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Category: TV & Movie Reviews

July 2, 2023July 2, 2023 Melissa T. Miller

The Best Bluey Episodes for Adults

Two animated dogs run on the surface of Jupiter

Is this show even for kids?

TV & Movie Reviews
June 9, 2021June 9, 2021 Melissa T. Miller

The Mandalorian’s Trail of Destruction

**All Star Wars is good Star Wars and I’ve enjoyed seasons 1-2 of The Mandalorian (I even co-host a podcast about it!). That being said, I wish the creatives and Read More …

Creative Writing, TV & Movie Reviews
June 9, 2021June 9, 2021 Melissa T. Miller

Time Loop Round-up

This post doesn’t get into the science of time loops, this is more of an appreciation post of the genre. The movie Palm Springs is a wonderful addition to the Read More …

TV & Movie Reviews
October 25, 2020June 9, 2021 Melissa T. Miller

Ranking the Star Wars movies

How have you been spending your quarantine time? As a Star Wars fan, I’m using it to up my game a bit. My husband Reed and I have been wanting Read More …

TV & Movie Reviews
December 22, 2018December 22, 2018 Melissa T. Miller

Netflix Holidays

It’s never happened to me before, but this year I watched one cheesy “made for TV” Christmas movie and caught the bug. The Hallmark Channel has been banking on this Read More …

TV & Movie Reviews
June 11, 2017August 17, 2017 Melissa T. Miller

Six More Weeks of Obsessing about Groundhog Day

***There are lots of spoilers in this post, though if you’ve seen the movie then you know the story. There is also cursing, as there is in the show – which makes Read More …

TV & Movie Reviews
April 12, 2017April 12, 2017 Melissa T. Miller1 Comment

2D to 3D, literally and emotionally: Beauty and the Beast

A spoiler-free primer… I was nervous to see the new live-action version of Beauty and the Beast for a multitude of reasons. Because I found the recent Cinderella underwhelming, if Read More …

TV & Movie Reviews
January 10, 2017April 12, 2017 Melissa T. Miller1 Comment

So you think you could do better…

This first section at least is spoiler-free. To set the proper expectation for this movie, you should know that it is not just a pretty space movie with both romantic Read More …

TV & Movie Reviews
April 14, 2013April 14, 2017 Melissa T. Miller

Fan mail for Quentin Tarantino

Dear Mr. Tarantino, At some point before Django Unchained came out, I realized that I’d never seen any of your movies on the big screen. I couldn’t believe it – Read More …

TV & Movie Reviews
October 27, 2012April 14, 2017 Melissa T. Miller

Hard Target, an easy movie to love

Oh Jean Claude. The mullet. The gold hoop in your ear. The lingering glamor shot on each serving as an introduction both to your character and to the year (1993). Read More …

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