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2018 Movie Reviews

I've been reviewing movies on Instagram lately as I wanted to test out the waters of that platform but I have been neglecting my blog because I wanted to experiment the reviews on Instagram. (By the way: my Instagram username for movie reviews is: @cine_caro). However, if you want to see the reasons why I gave these star ratings. You can search for my IG profile. 2018 4 STARS Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse **** Roma (NETFLIX) **** The Favourite **** Can You Ever Forgive Me? **** The Rider **** A Star Is Born **** BlacKkKlansman **** Eighth Grade **** Leave No Trace **** Won't You Be My Neighbor? **** Hereditary **** A Quiet Place **** Black Panther **** 3.5 STARS If Beale Street Could Talk ***1/2 Green Book ***1/2 Instant Family ***1/2 Shoplifters ***1/2 The Hate U Give ***1/2 First Man ***1/2 To All The Boys I've Loved Before (NETFLIX) ***1/2 Searching ***1/2 Blindspotting ***1/2 Mission: Impossible - Fallout ***1/2 Three Identical Stran

The Christmas Chronicles (2018), Unrated, ★★★

Do you believe in Santa Claus? Well, do you? One can answer with a succinct, confident reply. But, when one comes to increasing age and maturity, reality surround a person's conscience to negate their childhood beliefs. However, in the case of the children characters, sometimes life can bite you hard when you are creating some familial memories as a tragedy can occur in the household. But, sometimes the Christmas spirit can re-kindle your feelings and emotions to get back in the swing of things with other people and yourself. It does share that lesson in this holiday film that is full of corniness and some bad acting, but when Kurt Russell is in the spotlight, the movie becomes a treat. In Lowell, Mass., the Pierce family has been festive with their Christmas traditions but unfortunately, the paternal figure of the household, Doug (Oliver Hudson), a firefighter, died in the line of duty. The mother, Claire (Kimberly Williams-Paisley), struggles to hold the family together, as