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Author: Rachel Bellwoar

Film Reviews 

Sammy Davis Jr. Double Feature: ‘Anna Lucasta’ / ‘A Man Called Adam’

Sammy Davis Jr. may be best known for being a singer and overall entertainer but, like many members of the

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January 21, 2021January 20, 2021 Rachel Bellwoar 136 Views A Man Called Adam, Anna Lucasta, DVD, Kino Lorber, Sammy Davis Jr.
TV 

You Have No Idea What Archie Is Going Through In This Preview For Next Week’s ‘Riverdale’

Just when you thought Riverdale wasn’t angsty enough … next week’s promo is all about Archie (KJ Apa), and from

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January 21, 2021January 21, 2021 Rachel Bellwoar 150 Views Camila Mendes, Cole Sprouse, KJ Apa, Lili Reinhart, Mark Consuelos, Riverdale, The CW, Vanessa Morgan, Zane Holtz
Film Reviews 

Fosse’s Choreography And Doris Day’s Voice: ‘The Pajama Game’ Reviewed

Warner Archive provided me with a free copy of the Blu-Ray I reviewed in this article. The opinions I share

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January 20, 2021January 19, 2021 Rachel Bellwoar 156 Views Blu-Ray, Doris Day, musical, The Pajama Game, Warner Archive
Comics Reviews 

New Year, New Name: Boom! Studios’ ‘Abbott: 1973’ #1 Reviewed

Abbott. Abbott: 1973. What’s the difference? A year isn’t that long, and for most series it probably wouldn’t be a

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January 20, 2021January 19, 2021 Rachel Bellwoar 174 Views Abbott, Abbott: 1973, Boom! Studios, Jim Campbell, mattia iacono, Saladin Ahmed, Sami Kivela
Comics Reviews 

Advanced Review: ‘Loot’ #1 Mixes ‘National Treasure’ With ‘Indiana Jones’

The first thing that must be said about Loot #1 is K. Lynn Smith’s cover is awesome. As with any

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January 18, 2021January 18, 2021 Rachel Bellwoar 322 Views Don Handfield, K. Lynn Smith, Loot, Loot #1, Richard Rayner, Scoot!, Scout Comics
Books Reviews 

Book Review: Amber Ruffin And Lacey Lamar’s ‘You’ll Never Believe What Happened To Lacey’ – A Personal Account Of Living With Racism

Amber Ruffin is one of the funniest people on the planet. If you watch Late Night with Seth Meyers then

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January 14, 2021January 13, 2021 Rachel Bellwoar 281 Views Amber Ruffin, Grand Central Publishing, Lacey Lamar, Late Night with Seth Meyers, Peacock, The Amber Ruffin Show, You'll Never Believe What Happened to Lacey
Reviews TV 

Dory Is Missing — ‘Search Party’ Season 4 Reviewed

When Chantal (Clare McNulty) went missing, Dory (Alia Shawkat) looked for her. Never mind that she wasn’t actually missing, or

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January 14, 2021January 14, 2021 Rachel Bellwoar 215 Views Alia Shawkat, Chloe Fineman, HBO Max, John Early, John Reynolds, Meredith Hagner, Ron Livingston, Search Party
Film Reviews 

What An Imaginary Bird Can Teach You About Anxiety: ‘Dr. Bird’s Advice For Sad Poets’ Reviewed

James Whitman (Anne With an E’s Lucas Jade Zumann) would be the first person to admit that an imaginary pigeon

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January 13, 2021January 12, 2021 Rachel Bellwoar 250 Views Dr. Bird's Advice for Sad Poets
Film Reviews 

Gregory Peck Is Captain Newman In ‘Captain Newman, M.D.,’ Reviewed

Films about mental health can be a slippery slope. From insensitive and judgmental to sappy and sentimental, it’s a topic

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January 11, 2021January 9, 2021 Rachel Bellwoar 208 Views Blu-Ray, Captain Newman M.D., Kino Lorber
Reviews TV 

‘Pennyworth’ Review S02, E03 & E04: ‘The Belt And Welt’ And ‘The Hunted Fox’

As if Alfie wasn’t seeing enough ghosts, Pennyworth’s two-part mid-series finale adds a new friend to his nightmares. While Dave

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December 30, 2020December 29, 2020 Rachel Bellwoar 351 Views alfred pennyworth, DC, Epix, Pennyworth
Film Reviews 

All Aboard! ‘The Harvey Girls’ Reviewed On Blu-Ray

In this first-rate musical from director, George Sidney, some people come to Sandrock to work. Susan (Judy Garland) is there

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December 29, 2020January 11, 2021 Rachel Bellwoar 690 Views Angela Lansbury, Blu-Ray, Judy Garland, musical, The Harvey Girls, Warner Archive
Film Reviews 

‘Estella Scrooge’ Reviewed: A New Musical Take On Charles Dickens’ Classics

There are a lot of things to be thankful for this year but, in terms of entertainment, there’s no show

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December 24, 2020December 29, 2020 Rachel Bellwoar 390 Views A Christmas Carol, Broadway, Charles Dickens, Estella Scrooge, Estella Scrooge: A Christmas Carol with a Twist, musical, Streaming Musicals
Reviews TV 

‘Pennyworth’ S02 E02 Review: ‘The Burning Bridge’

PR is the word of the day on this week’s Pennyworth, as everyone on both sides of the London Siege

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December 21, 2020December 29, 2020 Rachel Bellwoar 309 Views alfred pennyworth, DC, Epix, Pennyworth
Reviews TV 

‘Total Control’ Season 1, Episode 1 Review

Chances are if you watch Australian television then you’re probably familiar with actress, Deborah Mailman (and if you don’t watch

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December 17, 2020December 16, 2020 Rachel Bellwoar 335 Views Sundance Now, Total Control
Film Reviews 

Blu-Ray Review: Kino Lorber’s ‘Cary Grant Collection’

The first thing to know about Frank Tuttle’s Ladies Should Listen is that the title is actually really clever. It

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December 17, 2020December 17, 2020 Rachel Bellwoar 258 Views Big Brown Eyes, Blu-Ray, Cary Grant, Cary Grant Collection, Kino Lorber, Ladies Should Listen, Wedding Present
Reviews TV 

‘Pennyworth’ Review: Season 2, Episode 1 – ‘The Heavy Crown’

It’s been over a year since we last saw Alfred Pennyworth. On the show, too. Season two is set a

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December 14, 2020December 13, 2020 Rachel Bellwoar 426 Views alfred pennyworth, DC, Epix, Pennyworth
Reviews TV 

Audio Drama Review: ‘Doctor Who: The Flying Dutchman/Displaced’

Doctor Who: The Flying Dutchman / Displaced Directed by Samuel Clemens Starring Sylvester McCoy (The Doctor), Sophie Aldred (Ace), and

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December 11, 2020December 11, 2020 Rachel Bellwoar 268 Views Ace, audio drama, Big Finish, Displaced, Doctor Who, Hex, Philip Olivier, Sophie Aldred, Sylvestor McCoy, The Flying Dutchman, The Seventh Doctor
Film Reviews 

Christmas With A Dash Of Manipulation: ‘The Shop Around the Corner’ Reviewed

Christmas gets more commercial every year. Charlie Brown lamented it in A Charlie Brown Christmas and it’s no less true

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December 5, 2020December 4, 2020 Rachel Bellwoar 283 Views Blu-Ray, Christmas, Ernst Lubitsch, The Shop Around the Corner, Warner Archive
Film Reviews 

Cartoon Saloon Completes Its Irish Folklore Trilogy: Apple TV+’s ‘Wolfwalkers’ Advance Review

For fans of Irish mythology, a new Cartoon Saloon movie is an event. While Wolfwalkers doesn’t quite measure up to

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December 4, 2020December 7, 2020 Rachel Bellwoar 463 Views Apple TV+, Cartoon Saloon, Ross Stewart, Tomm Moore, Will Collins, Wolfwalkers
Comics Reviews 

Advanced Review: Homophobia In MMA Addressed In AfterShock Comics’ ‘Kill A Man’

Twenty years ago, Xavier Mayne fought DJ Bellyi and Bellyi died from the injuries he sustained. During the fight Bellyi

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November 30, 2020November 30, 2020 Rachel Bellwoar 414 Views Aftershock Comics, Al Morgan, Jim Campbell, Kill A Man, Phillip Kennedy Johnson, Steve Orlando
Comics Reviews 

Thinning Out The Love Triangle – ‘Sabrina The Teenage Witch: Something Wicked’ #4 Reviewed

Harvey Kinkle is as much a staple of Sabrina stories as Salem. While that’s not to say Sabrina hasn’t dated

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November 25, 2020November 27, 2020 Rachel Bellwoar 320 Views Andy Fish, Archie Comics, Jack Morelli, Kelly Thompson, Sabrina the Teenage Witch, Sabrina: Something Wicked, Veronica Fish
Comics Reviews 

Find Out Why Everyone’s Excited About ‘Dune’ With ‘Dune: The Graphic Novel, Book 1’

Kyle MacLachlan with those tubes coming out of his nose. The giant worm. Sting in a futuristic dance belt. After

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November 25, 2020November 27, 2020 Rachel Bellwoar 369 Views Abrams ComicArts, Brian Herbert, Dune, Dune: The Graphic Novel, Frank Herbert, Kevin J. Anderson, Patricia Martin, Raul Allen
Film Reviews 

Let The ‘Happiest Season’ Begin: An Advanced Review Of Clea DuVall’s New Film

Before Harper (Mackenzie Davis) invited her to spend Christmas with her family, Abby (Kristen Stewart) was ready to sit Christmas

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November 23, 2020November 23, 2020 Rachel Bellwoar 394 Views Christmas, Happiest Season, Hulu, Thanksgiving
Reviews TV 

‘I Hate Suzie’ But Billie Piper Rocks In The New HBO Max Series

I Love Lucy. Everyone Loves Raymond. I Hate Suzie. On the title card it’s even ‘I Hate Suzie” with a

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November 20, 2020November 20, 2020 Rachel Bellwoar 404 Views Billie Piper, HBO Max, I Hate Suzie
Film Reviews 

Incest Or Murder? ‘I Start Counting’ Reviewed

Is it incest if you’re adopted? That’s what Wynne (Jenny Agutter) would like to know, but setting aside the (possible)

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November 18, 2020November 19, 2020 Rachel Bellwoar 1360 Views Blu-Ray, Fun City Editions, I Start Counting
Film Reviews 

Seijun Suzuki’s Arthouse Masterpieces — ‘The Taisho Trilogy’ Reviewed

After being treated terribly by film studio Nikkatsu (for whom Suzuki would create some of his most popular pictures, including

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November 16, 2020November 17, 2020 Rachel Bellwoar 325 Views Arrow Films, Blu-Ray, Kagero-Za, Seijun Suzuki, The Taisho Trilogy, Yumeji, Zigeunerweisen
Film Reviews 

Isn’t It Romantic? A Review Of The Movie Musical, ‘Love Me Tonight’

Paris. The city of romance and, in Rouben Mamoulian’s musical, Love Me Tonight, the city where music is sung like

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November 16, 2020November 17, 2020 Rachel Bellwoar 368 Views Blu-Ray, Kino Lorber, Love Me Tonight, musicals
Film Reviews 

When Peter Cushing Was The Doctor — The ‘Doctor Who’ Films Reviewed

It’s easy to watch Dr. Who and the Daleks today and forget what a big deal it would’ve been to

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November 11, 2020November 12, 2020 Rachel Bellwoar 376 Views Blu-Ray, Daleks' Invasion Earth 2150 A.D, Doctor Who, Dr. Who and the Daleks, Kino Lorber, Peter Cushing
Film Reviews 

A Rocky Magic Carpet Ride: ‘The Wonders Of Aladdin’ Reviewed

There are two kinds of people who get three wishes: the kind that can make their dreams come true and

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November 9, 2020November 3, 2020 Rachel Bellwoar 417 Views Blu-Ray, Kino Lorber, The Wonders of Aladdin
Events Film 

29th Philadelphia Film Festival: Quick Takes And Top 5 Films

Yalda, a Night for Forgiveness Written and Directed by Massoud Bakhshi What if trials were carried out like American Idol,

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November 6, 2020November 6, 2020 Rachel Bellwoar 377 Views Marionette Land, PFF29, Philadelphia Film Festival, The Vigil, Yalda a Night for Forgiveness
Film Reviews 

Film Review — ‘Koko-Di, Koko-Da’

Music boxes are supposed to be comforting. You wind one up at night to lull yourself to sleep. The things

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November 6, 2020November 10, 2020 Rachel Bellwoar 342 Views Dark Star Pictures, Koko-Di Koko-Da
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