Banned Books Week 2018 runs from Sept. 23 – 29 and celebrates our freedom to read (and write!) without interference.…
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b movies, birthdayoween, cinephile, couch potato, cult movies, film and tv, halloween, horror, modern horror, movies31 Days of Modern Horror: The Longlist
Last year, as part of our Halloween celebrations here at Castle Vanian, we had a 31 Days of Classic Horror…
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Movie Review: The Blue Lagoon (1980)
Honestly, I feel The Blue Lagoon (1980) hardly warrants the effort to write a review. I disliked it that much.…
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Movie Review: Cactus Jack (1979)
One of the problems with compiling a list of movies I haven’t seen is the reason I haven’t seen those…
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Book Review: A Discovery of Witches (All Souls Book #1), Deborah Harkness
I was a little reluctant to try this one. Everyone I asked about it compared it to Twilight. Kind of…
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autumn movies, back to school, back to school movies, cinema, cinephile, classic movies, fall movies, film and tv, high school, middle school, school, school movies, School Time Wondra20 Must-See Back-to-School Movies
It’s that time of year again! (Is it just me or is time going way faster than it used to?…
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Movie Review: Spirited Away (2001)
Let’s talk about anime. Until a recent trip to America (RIP America), I was adamant that I hated anime/manga because……
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b movies, cinephile, couch potato, cult movies, film and tv, movie review, music, musical, rock musicMovie Review: Phantom of the Paradise (1974)
When Jay starts a movie with the words, “I don’t know what you’re going to make of this,” I get…
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British cinema, cinema, cinephile, classic movies, dance, film and tv, film review, movie, movie review, musicalMovie Review: Billy Elliot (2000)
Because of its fame, I had an idea of what I was getting myself into when I settled down to…
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Movie Review: Ghostland (2018)
Ghostland (2018) starts hard and fast. By the time it gets to the opening credits, a whole horror movie has…
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