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A Review of ‘Smurfs’ by Claire Ramsey A movie like ‘Smurfs’ comes only once in a Blue Moon… but only because blue moons are more common than the legend would have it. Starring Neil Patrick Harris and Hank Azaria, ‘Smurfs’ has a lot going for it, especially for 80′s kids like me who grew up [...]
New Effects in the Final Chapter A Review by Claire Ramsey I think Peter Jackson and David Yates are secretly related. Long-lost cousins, or something. Based on my enthusiastic viewing of the final installments of the Harry Potter and Lord of the Rings film series, I have to say that here are two directors who [...]
Review by Claire Ramsey May 2011 Strange and stranger, indeed, or perhaps, to quote from Lewis Carroll, curiouser and curiouser. The subtitle of the latest installation of the popular Johnny-Depp-headed saga is appropriate in more than one way. First, the strangers – which means the majority of the cast. Familiar faces include Kevin McNally as [...]
Beastly A review by Claire Ramsey (c) May 2011 “Everyone knows that story,” says Lindy to Kyle, still darting her head as she looks for Hunter, the boy with whom she has fallen in love. It takes another minute and a cell phone ringing in Kyle’s pocket for her to realize that Kyle and Hunter [...]
© Claire Ramsey Used by Permission I think, with the advent of Stephanie Meyer and the Twilight Saga, together with the continued popularity of Anne Rice and the once-and-future-king of vampire stories, Bram Stoker, I can make a safe assumption: humans, especially young adult humans, LOVE the tales of the bloodsucking fiends that look at [...]
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