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  • Inside Out 2

    ★★½

  • The Muppet Christmas Carol

    ★★★

  • Wicked

    ★★★★½

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  • Inside Out 2

    Inside Out 2

    ★★½

    Pretty predictable. I did respect their attempt to demonstrate to kids/tweens the impact that anxiety can have, but the story line and how she was able to overcome her anxiety so easily seemed rather rushed and unrealistic.

    The introduction to self beliefs was interesting, but a bit too abstract for younger audiences and kind of missing the mark for adults. In general, I thought that’s how the overall movie was. Too abstract for kids, but too shallow for adults.

  • The Muppet Christmas Carol

    The Muppet Christmas Carol

    ★★★

    My first intro to a Christmas Carol. Very cute and sweet. The ghost of Christmas past needed an upgrade cus it was lookin kinda ugly… but in all honesty, Tiny Tim got me cryin. It makes me want to read the story.

    Watched with J on Christmas evening.

  • Wicked

    Wicked

    ★★★★½

    Why yes, I did cry within 2 minutes of the film starting. Wicked was my first intro to musical theater and I fell in love with it when I was around 12 years old. I was pleasantly surprised by how much I loved it.

    The entire Ozdust Ballroom scene got me ballin and by the time “Defying Gravity” was over, I was wiping my snot with my sleeves as I ugly cried. Had to stay till the very end of…

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