Category Archives: Romance

My Review of ‘Silent Life’ (2023)

Posted on March 5, 2026 by Debbi

Hi everyone. Today I’m going to do a review of Silent Life: The Story of the Lady in Black. I’m doing this because I heard about this movie when somebody sent me an invitation to basically get a, what do … Continue reading →

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My Review of ‘Stormy Monday’ (1988)

Posted on February 12, 2026 by Debbi

Hi, today I’m doing a review of Stormy Monday, and I had a number of thoughts about this movie that I kind of wish I’d written down. I did write down my thoughts, but so many of them were echoed … Continue reading →

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My Review of ‘Holiday Boyfriend’ (2023)

Posted on November 30, 2023 by Debbi

Hi, today I’m reviewing a movie called Holiday Boyfriend. Yeah, this is an interesting movie. One. I think that, well, this is the kind of movie that will appeal to people that watch rom-coms, no matter how idiotic certain characters … Continue reading →

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My Review of ‘The Quiet Man’ (1952)

Posted on November 11, 2021 by Debbi

This is one of those movies I’ve always heard I should see, but never got around to watching until recently. And I might never have seen it, except that it was chosen for the movie group I’m in. Yep, I’m … Continue reading →

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Bernard Herrmann and ‘North by Northwest’

Posted on October 28, 2021 by Debbi

You know, it’s been a while since I’ve done one of these blogathon thingies, so hopefully I won’t totally screw this up. Especially given the topic of film composer! I’m a music enthusiast (and something of a lapsed musician), as … Continue reading →

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My Review of ‘While You Were Sleeping’ (1995)

Posted on December 17, 2020 by Debbi

Rather than write a holiday round up, I thought I’d focus on one movie in particular that fits the season in more ways than one. Given the ridiculous levels of stress we’ve endured this year, what better form of distraction … Continue reading →

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My Review of ‘Time After Time’ (1979)

Posted on March 9, 2018 by Debbi

Time After Time is a very clever time travel movie. It’s also something of the genre-bender, in that it’s a science fiction/thriller/romantic suspense movie. And it’s a fictionalized account involving real people—one of whom wrote a novel about a time … Continue reading →

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My Review of ‘Casablanca’ (1942)

Posted on November 30, 2017 by Debbi

It came to my attention earlier this week that this movie recently had an anniversary. That reminded me of when I first saw it at the age of 17 on TV (of course). I think it was a lazy Sunday … Continue reading →

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My Review of ‘Easter Parade’ (1948)

Posted on June 11, 2017 by Debbi

This review is being posted as part of the Judy Garland Blogathon this weekend being hosted on the blog In The Good Old Days Of Classic Hollywood. This film is sort of like Pygmalion, if it hadn’t been made into … Continue reading →

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My Review of ‘Atlantic City’ (1980)

Posted on February 3, 2017 by Debbi

First off, you should know that this review is part of the “O Canada!” blogathon, co-hosted by Ruth of Silver Screenings and Kristina of Speakeasy. Having said that, there are at least three Canadian connections in this film. For one, … Continue reading →

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