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Movie Review – ‘Brooklyn’ is Perfectly Pleasant and More! – Ice the Burn

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Reviews, Rants, and other Thoughts. Movie Review – ‘Brooklyn’ is Perfectly Pleasant and More! Offers that and more with a plot set in the 1950s and a wide array of characters that offer moments of different tones that keep the audience entertained in multiple ways. So here goes a summary and review…. For those who don’t know) was a shocking surprise that kept me wanting to see a little more from her character. Rating: A, slight lean towards A-. November 30, 2015. March 23, 2016. Liked by 1 person. Movie ...

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Movie Review: ‘The Intern’ – Charming, Humorous, and not Overbearing. – Ice the Burn

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Reviews, Rants, and other Thoughts. Movie Review: ‘The Intern’ – Charming, Humorous, and not Overbearing. Despite reading reviews all across the board from disdain to praise to somewhere in the mediocre middle, I wanted to see. The Devil Wears Prada. Background that makes her character a futuristic extension of her character Andy Sachs. Similar personality, every-girl trope that we root for. So is it the way she plays the characters, the roles themselves, or Anne Hathaway herself? Then there’s the ...

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The Strong Female Lead in Mission: Impossible – Rogue Nation (2015) – Ice the Burn

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Reviews, Rants, and other Thoughts. The Strong Female Lead in Mission: Impossible – Rogue Nation (2015). Rebecca Ferguson plays Ilsa in Mission: Impossible – Rogue Nation from Paramount Pictures and Skydance Production. Mission: Impossible – Rogue Nation. In June 2014, Tasha Robinson wrote an article for. On what she calls the Trinity Syndrome. In short, she argues that a large number of strong female characters, who seem pretty awesome and strong role models for their capabilities, are eventually pu...

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Movie Review: ‘The Martian’ – Exciting, Suspenseful, and a whole lot of Potatoes! – Ice the Burn

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Reviews, Rants, and other Thoughts. Movie Review: ‘The Martian’ – Exciting, Suspenseful, and a whole lot of Potatoes! After four weeks of being released in theatres, I finally got around to seeing. Based on Andy Weir’s 2011 novel of the same name. Even so, I somehow managed to avoid spoilers (although, with a plot like this, what is there really to spoil? And got to enjoy it without really any idea of what I’d be watching except something like. 12 Years a Slave. Also known as Childish Gambino). The ensem...

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Captain America: Civil War (2016) Review – Ice the Burn

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Reviews, Rants, and other Thoughts. Captain America: Civil War (2016) Review. I may have skipped. Batman v. Superman. For viewing and reviewing, but the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) is for me and. Captain America: Civil War. General Plot: a mission involving the Avengers to stop Brock Rumlow, or Crossbones (seen in. Avengers: Age of Ultron. It’s tricky to tackle this review without spoilers, so I’ll save that for a Part 2 critique. But for things without the spoilers, here’s what I can say:. It has a ...

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Portfolio – Ice the Burn

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Reviews, Rants, and other Thoughts. While I will write creatively or analytically depending on the day, I’ve also written and produced study guides for the theatre organization Live Arts in Charlottesville. As the Education Intern, I created study guides for the main stage productions of the 2014-2015 season which were uploaded onto the website as supplementary material for each show. Each required extensive research and writing, and occasionally something more to keep it exciting! Les Mis Study Guide.

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Oscars 2016, Movie Review: The Revenant – Ice the Burn

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Reviews, Rants, and other Thoughts. Oscars 2016, Movie Review: The Revenant. Strange as you may think,. Is another film that I didn’t really want to watch. While the plot is vastly different, the general design and feel from the trailer made me think it’d be like. But in the snow. And, while the remake was made well and received numerous Oscar nominations (it didn’t win any), I found it to be boring because of the incredibly slow place. As for. Mad Max: Fury Road. Now, plot-wise it’s similar to. From whe...

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Oscars 2016, Movie Review: Ex Machina – Ice the Burn

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Reviews, Rants, and other Thoughts. Oscars 2016, Movie Review: Ex Machina. This movie has been on my to-watch list probably since I first watched the trailer way back in fall 2014. Didn’t come out until spring 2015 to the U.S. and I think it’s gained even more traction with Alicia Vikander gaining Oscar praise and Oscar Isaac with his featured role in the new. A film about human emotions through Artificial Intelligence. Love that. Check it out:. Now let’s talk Oscar nominations:. Never Let Me Go. This is...

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Zootopia (2016) – Fun, Smart, and Tackling Discrimination – Ice the Burn

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Reviews, Rants, and other Thoughts. Zootopia (2016) – Fun, Smart, and Tackling Discrimination. Took some time to finally see this film and it was worth it! Another strong film for Walt Disney Pictures, and giving this year an overall great start for animated films (in terms of the memorable ones anyway). Check it out:. The most surprising part is how thought-provoking this film is when it comes to the portrayal of prejudice. Many animated films touch on real-world issues:. Kung Fu Panda 2. Is smart and h...

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X-Men: The Last Stand (2006) 10 Years Later – Ice the Burn

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Reviews, Rants, and other Thoughts. X-Men: The Last Stand (2006) 10 Years Later. Yes, it is the 10th anniversary of when. X-Men: The Last Stand. 2006) hit theatres. And while this movie can be remembered as a sloppy conglomeration of. Characters, it can also be forgotten in the overall. Series because, after the events of. X-Men: Days of Future Past. 2014), history/the future was rewritten as if this 2006 movie never existed! Came out 10 years prior! And then we have the characters…. Was a cameo in the f...