I’m a high school Film Studies teacher outside of Washington DC.
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Lilo & Stitch 2002
Still cute after all these years, despite some occasionally clunky shots where digital animation meets more traditional visuals.
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The Way Way Back 2013
This was always a fan favorite when I showed it in school. It’s been years since the last time I did so, but I pulled it back out this week to reward some classes for their recent efforts. Still works like a charm!
There are so many great things about this movie. The cast is fantastic and boasts so many Oscars, Emmys, Tonys, and Golden Globes between them. Even the writers have an Academy Award! The soundtrack is really good…
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Beautiful Boy 2018
I was surprised that this got some pretty average reviews online. I typically don’t care in the least what IMDb or Rotten Tomatoes says, but I happened to see the scores when I was reading about Beautiful Boy on Wikipedia. Shocked! I really can’t think of any way I would downgrade this film. The acting is great. The cinematography looks fabulous. Man… this is a beautiful film for your eyes. The story is compelling. The music is really good. It…
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Captain America: Brave New World 2025
Not a bad movie by any means, but when it’s the 35th MCU film and you also have all the tv shows and everything DC has put out too, the whole superhero thing is just kind of tired… very commonplace.
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