Sunday, December 4, 2022
A Life on our Planet- Movie Review
Amazing Grace- Movie Review
The movie Amazing Grace, produced in 2006 and directed by Michael Apted, is an inspiring story based on the true life efforts of William Wilberforce. 
William Wilberforce was an MP who lived in the late 1700s and early 1800s who devoted his life to abolishing the slave trade in the British Empire. The movie follows his efforts, and those of the people encouraging him, including his wife Barbara Spooner, and friends like William Pitt. If you enjoy will made movies, an inspiring storyline, and skillful acting, I am confident that you will enjoy Amazing Grace. Amazing Grace is rated PG.
Enola Holmes 2- Movie Review
Enola Holmes 2, which is available on Netflix.com, and is directed by Harry Bradbeer, continues the adventures of young Enola Holmes, a brave and enthusiastic detective living in London in the late 1800s. 
While her older brother Sherlock Holmes gets more attention in the newspapers, she is just as smart and inventive. This time, she's trying to find the missing sister of a young match girl. But she quickly finds the case is more complicated than she first expected. The match factory where the girls work has a high number of young women getting sick and dying from what the owners clame is typhus. And leading her brother Sherlock from one clue to another through the city of London, is a mysterious and sinister figure known as Moriarty. Will Enola and Sherlock find all the clues to their cases before it's too late? Watch the movie and find out! Enola Holmes 2 was first produced in 2022. Enola Holmes is rated PG-13, and may be inappropriate for young children.
Sunday, November 20, 2022
Annie: The Musical, Performed by Duchesne High School
Duchesne High School's Drama department has completed 2 performances of Annie: The Musical on Friday evening, and Saturday evening. I attended the Saturday evening performance and enjoyed it very much. Annie is a spunky, redheaded orphan growing up under the critical eye of Miss Hannigan in a New York City orphanage. Despite her difficult situation, Annie is brave and resilient, as well as supportive to her fellow orphans. One thing she really believes is that her parents will one day come for her. 
She was left on the step of Miss Hannigan's orphanage as a baby with a note that her parents would come back for her someday. She was also left with a broken locket, with a promise that when her parents returned, they would bring the other piece with them, to prove that they are her parents. But Annie is 11 years old, and her parents still have not shown up yet. And Miss Hannigan is mean! But then one day, Grace, the secretary of wealthy Mr. Warbucks shows up at the orphanage and says that Mr. Warbucks would like an orphan to stay at his house for two weeks. And Grace picks Annie to stay. But what happens when Miss Hannigan, her brother Rooster, and Rooster's girlfriend hatch a plan to trick Mr. Warbucks out of some of his money? Come to the play on Monday the 21st or Tuesday the 22nd at 7:30 pm (preshow starts at 7 pm) to find out! Tickets at the door are $7.00 for kids 11 and under, and $9.00 for everyone 12 and older.
Tuesday, November 1, 2022
Swiss Family Robinson- Movie Review
Swiss Family Robinson, first released in 1960 by Disney, is a fun classic movie about a family, a mom, dad, and three boys ranging from their early twenties, to pre-teen. After being abandoned by the crew of the ship they were sailing on, the family barely make it to an island where they bring as much ashore as they can, including the animals. There is an exciting scene where the dad and older sons have tied all the animals that can swim in a line behind the raft their on, and are trying to get them to shore when sharks start to circle. They're able to fight off the sharks without anything bad happening, and continue to make the best of things on the island. Some conflict enters in when the older boys, on a trip to explore around the island, rescue someone from some pirates, and realize later that they've rescued a young woman! They thought at first from the way she was dressed, that she was a boy. And then the two brothers start to compete for her attention. But then their problems only worsen when the same pirates that captured the young woman come after the family as well! Will the six of them be able to fight off a whole boatload of pirates? Watch the movie and find out! 
Encanto- Movie Review
Encanto is a delightful story about a family where each member has marvelous powers. Except for Mirabel. The grandmother, Alma, subtly looks down on her granddaughter because of this, but Mirabel has an amazingly bright outlook on life despite the inner struggle she has with not having a power of her own. At least until she starts to realize, and helps her family members start to realize that their worth is not defined by what they can do, but simply by their being themselves. Will Abuela start to see her children and grandchildren as worthwhile people with or without magical powers? Watch the exciting movie to find out! Encanto was directed by Jared Bush and Bryon Howard, and was first released in 2021. 
Jumanji- Movie Review
Jumanji, starring Robin Williams, Bonnie Hunt, Kirsten Dunst, and Bradley Pierce, is an exciting, family friendly movie about a dangerous board came that two children and adults are forced to play to the end to make the bad things that come out of it, go away! But will they be able to get to the end of the game before the dangerous animals, plants, and a human hunting hunter get them? Watch the exciting movie to find out! Jumanji was first produced in 1995. 
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