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Good Witch (2015)
Hallmark the answer to everything
An easily watched if shallow catalog of white first world problems all solved with a Hallmark aphorism or epigram, just a few lines of feel better. . Not much here, but then I'm a Bell fan, although in this they make her up to look somewhat eastern European, maybe more like a witch, her face broadened, instead of how she looked in JAG, slimmer, beautiful,
You end up hoping for something major to happen, but the whole thing moves with he alacrity of a '50's comic strip: "Tune in next week for the same thing, and the week after that, nd so on.."
Technically well done, just written like a high school play. Yawn.
The women actors show a fair amount of range, But the repeated plot elements, someone enters the scene, immediately leaves to study or. Look or something, an the remaining characters talk about them.
Remember (2015)
Tension builds in a well-told tale
I'd caution people to not read any of these reviews that contain spoilers, because they will rob you of a captivating movie experience. This is one movie, believe me, where you do not want to know how it comes out until the movie itself has a chance to tell its tale, much Like "Crying Game" some years ago. I cannot understand people who do this, self-appointed film "experts" who have decided that you do not deserve to let the movie speak for itself. They're like people who blab about surprise parties, or who say "Now watch this!" loudly in a theater. This movie is as well-written and directed as anything you're likely to see this year, and to know too much beforehand robs you of a rare cinematic experience.
Unbranded (2015)
Good movie! Go see it!
Saw this tonight in a theater full of horse people, and we all loved it. Scenic, accurate in terms of back country riding, well produced and filmed. I was pleasantly surprised, expecting a much rougher go-pro kind of thing, but this was slick, well edited and a lot of fun to watch.
Not much to say about it plot-wise, but you do get a little deeper look at the human dynamics of almost six months on the trail than you'd expect, not to mention a balanced look at the politics of preserving the Mustangs.
This is a documentary straight out of today's west, showing a lifestyle that's unfettered, offering a welcome relief from all the urban blow-em-ups and superheroes in movies now. It's authentic, even to the cowboy poet singing his own song about the ride. It's well worth seeing, and is one you could take kids to.