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American Idol: Is it Starting to Get Boring?

I haven’t actually seen it in a couple of years, but I would say yes, indeed it is. The thing about that show is that even if you don’t watch it, you’re still bombarded with advertising for it and articles about the various contestants. Plus, if you happen to belong to one of the social […]

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Movie Review: Love Comes Softly

How exactly I came upon this movie is kind of interesting. I usually watch movies based on an interest in a particular actor, or based on movie reviews that I read in magazines. Sometimes I also watch movies because they are suggested to me by Netflix. When it came to Love Comes Softly, it was […]

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Movie Review: Twilight

I first heard about Twilight when I was in Borders looking for a book. It was a huge display set up so that anyone who walked into the store couldn’t help but notice it. The display was in anticipation of the movie release. Then I started reading about the movie in People Magazine, saw promos […]

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Is James Bond Still a Relevant Action Hero?

It’s a question I found myself asking after I recently saw Quantum of Solace. I really loved Casino Royale, and I was looking forward to the next chapter of the Daniel-Craig-as-James-Bond saga. In my opinion (sorry, Sean Connery fans) Daniel Craig is definitely the best James Bond. In Casino Royale, I was not only enamored by […]

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