Short Summary is an original series in which I write brief reviews of movies, TV shows, video games, books, and more. Spoiler alert, just in case! Wes Anderson's very name can bring a few negative descriptors to mind: pretentious, depressing, awkward, and straight-up creepy. The same could be said of all 8 of his films, …
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Short Summary – The Departed
Short Summary is an original series in which I write brief reviews of movies, TV shows, video games, books, and more. Spoiler alert, just in case! The Departed doesn't tell us the story of a typical cat-and-mouse game. Instead, it shows us a game of two mice, crawling up and out of the gutters and chasing …
Kingsman: The Golden Circle
Note: I deleted my "Longest Summary Yet" post to organize my ideas better and write a more refined review of this movie. Spoilers abound! It's been five months since Kingsman: The Golden Circle was released in theaters, and I still have thoughts about it. It's been that long, and I'm still disappointed by it, bordering on …
Short Summary – Wind River
Short Summary is an original series in which I write brief reviews of movies, TV shows, video games, books, and more. Spoiler alert, just in case! There are certain movies out there that you don't necessarily "enjoy" because of their dark and gut-wrenching subject matter. It's difficult to like a movie that revolves around rape …
Short Summary – Leon: The Professional
Short Summary is an original series in which I write brief reviews of movies, TV shows, video games, books, and more. Spoiler alert, just in case! Leon: The Professional is often included on lists of the top action movies of all time and placed rather highly on those lists. But when I finished watching this …
Short Summary – Murder on the Orient Express (2017)
Short Summary is an original series in which I write brief reviews of movies, TV shows, video games, books, and more. Spoiler alert, just in case! I haven't read the novel by Agatha Christie nor seen the 1974 movie or any other adaptation. But you can bet that, because of Kenneth Branagh's take on Murder on …
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Short Summary – The Nice Guys
Short Summary is an original series in which I write brief reviews of movies, TV shows, video games, books, and more. Spoiler alert, just in case! The Nice Guys is simply fantastic. It’s one of the most well-written films I’ve seen in a while now. The dialogue is so sharp and witty that it’s practically …
Short Summary – Apocalypse Now
Short Summary is an original series in which I write brief reviews of movies, TV shows, video games, books, and more. No spoilers in this one, I swear! Hollywood does not make movies like this one anymore. That’s not just an old saying being applied here; that’s a fact. It just doesn’t. Much in the …
Short Summary – Blade Runner 2049
Short Summary is an original series in which I write brief reviews of movies, TV shows, video games, books, and more. No spoilers in this one, I swear! I don’t want to say anything that might give away any part of Blade Runner 2049. It’s pretty damn amazing, and I think that you should go …
Short Summary – Logan Lucky
Short Summary is an original series in which I write brief reviews of movies, TV shows, video games, books, and more. Spoiler alert, just in case! I was born in Arkansas and, after moving twice, I returned and spent my primary school years there. I consider myself a simple southern gal. So, I see a …
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