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Top 5 Disney Songs

Remember the good old days when you could sit down with your friends and a bowl of popcorn and watch old Disney cartoons? When deadlines and tests didn’t bog you down and the only thing you had to do was sing along with Aladdin and Jasmine to “A Whole New World”? In memory of the […]

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My Generation’s Answer to Citizen Kane

Oh, hi Unwind readers. So, I’m doing something even more different this week:  I’m not going to talk about books at all.  As you (probably don’t) know, last week I ranted about my generation’s lack of affinity for reading.  This week, I’d like to present a cautionary tale regarding what happens when people who are […]

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Can’t Say Too Much…

Spectacular. That’s all that needs to be said, truthfully. Spec-tac-u-lar. Tim Burton’s Alice in Wonderland enthralls and inspires. The CG effects (that literally pop in 3D) and the acting of Johnny Depp (Mad Hatter), Helena Bonham Carter (Red Queen), and Mia Wasikowska (Alice) draw you in. There’s no escaping Wonderland here.

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Shutter Island – See It

Martin Scorsese latest movie, Shutter Island, is a dark, devious, punch-in-the face brain tease. And it’s spectacular. This intense psychological thriller will leave you shaken, shocked, thinking and talking. The wicked atmosphere alone of this movie will leave an impression, let alone the plot and characters. From the opening scene, where you meet a sea-sick […]

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Let’s go February!

February’s arrived with soggy, snow-trodden grounds, mounds of mud, and the start of school exams, papers, and projects. Not exactly the happiest start to the shortest month of the year. But, luckily, February also sees the release of many (hopefully) great movies. Let’s start with today, Friday the 5th. We have Dear John and From […]

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Jackson Does it Again…

The Lovely Bones directed by Sir Peter Jackson is a visual masterpiece.   It’s the coming-of-age story in the afterlife. A young girl, Susie Salmon (Saoirse  Ronan), is murdered at the age of fourteen. But she hasn’t left her family behind. She watches and she waits, living the life she will never have through those […]

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Movie Rundown

Here’s the quick December 25th movie release rundown:   Sherlock Holmes – Robert Downey Jr. looks brilliant in this renovated Holmes tale. Jude Law is the perfect actor to keep up with Downey’s Sherlock-ian charisma. This tale is a lot darker and a little more adult than what the trailer lets on to it being. […]

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An Old Way to Relax

Let’s talk old school today. Let’s talk Disney. December has been a long month hasn’t it? It’s been busy and it’s been stressful. Dead week, and now Finals week, and next week is Christmas. Yikes. So much to do! So, what is a good way to wind down? Disney movies. And I mean the old […]

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Things That Probably Shouldn’t Be

My posting as of late has been sparse due to the relentless nature of life (not to mention my own work ethic–about 70 percent of which could be called whimsical at best), but it’s all finally calming down again.  All of this leads me into something somewhat unorthodox for my section of Unwind, since all […]

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The Joy of a Kid’s Movie

Wotcher, readers. Hope your Turkey Day was good. So, I’m going to admit something (and I’m proud for it): I saw Planet 51. And I liked it. A lot. It was funny, no, it was hilarious. Then again, I’m also the person who has re-watched the two-hour A Very Potter Musical on YouTube. But, anyway, […]

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