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Back to School with Monster High
Review, Entertainment Traci Shannon Review, Entertainment Traci Shannon

Back to School with Monster High

Our kids aren’t the only ones going back to school. The girls from Monster High are back, as well. Clawdeen Wolf, Draculaura, and Frankie Stein are sophomores this year and face a new threat along with new classes and new friends. Sounds about right for a school with monster in the name, right?

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Surprised by Love
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Surprised by Love

Sometimes love. whether it comes for or from something can be frustrating. In fact, correction, that is more often than not the case. This can be true whether it is a passion for a subject studied, a romance blossoming, or even an understanding of something greater than oneself, a newfound, or refound belief in God.

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It’s Not Business, Only Personal
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It’s Not Business, Only Personal

I am loathe to share anything about the show other than it was my FAVORITE current show. I hated it ending.

My only consolation is that “Succession: The Complete Fourth & Final Season” will also be available to purchase on DVD on September 12. “Succession: The Fourth and Final Season” and “Succession: The Complete Series” are available now to purchase Digitally from Amazon Prime Video, AppleTV, Google Play, Vudu, and more.

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Let the “Sound of Freedom” Ring
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Let the “Sound of Freedom” Ring

On this holiday, freedom is a word we will all be saying a lot. How often do we contemplate the word? Not just the larger macro-definition, but the true daily sense of what it means to be free?

The film, “Sound of Freedom” opening in theaters today, looks at that very subject. There are people living among us that are not free. Their lives are not their own. their choices are not their own. Their bodies are not their own. And in all too many cases, they are precious children.

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Fun from X,Y, to Z
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Fun from X,Y, to Z

In the new film, The Super Mario Bros Movie, we follow Mario and his brother Luigi through an adventure that reflects all three of the generations. From bumping heads and eating mushrooms to carts and Princess Peach, Gens X, Y, and Z will enjoy seeing our heroes traverse through all these worlds fighting a lovesick Bowser along the way.

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Ready for a Ride?
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Ready for a Ride?

Hallmark certainly threw us for a flip this season with its new drama, Ride. Yes, a drama. And, yes, that Hallmark Channel. The one we know and love, and sometimes groan at, for those comfy, cozy, always working out in the end romance Hallmark.

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Uh, oh! It’s Magic
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Uh, oh! It’s Magic

The Magician’s Elephant is lush in tale, beauty, and emotion. I am so loathe to share much more than to say that it is a testament to the undeniable beauty of innocence, a belief in that is possible, and a bit of magic. It speaks on so many levels so that everyone in the family can truly have fun and be inspired at a deep level.

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A Gift in the Garden
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A Gift in the Garden

Lenny and Lion are tasked with setting up a theatre for the Christmas pageant. As you can imagine, things don’t go smoothly, but the lesson they learn isn’t about how better to manage a project. Instead, they learn that it is never too late for a heart to be changed by the Christmas spirit.

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Two-Rivers, Three Pines, a Forest of Mystery
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Two-Rivers, Three Pines, a Forest of Mystery

If you are looking for a great who-dunit along the lines of Agatha Christie, the new Amazon Prime series, “Three Pines”, just may fit the bill. Led by the inimitable Alfred Molina in the Hercule Poirot position as Chief Inspector Armand Gamache with a rag-tag team standing in for Miss Lemon and Captain Hastings. Weekly on Friday nights, we will be indulged to a new unlikely murderer hiding in an idyllic Quebec village.

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It’s a Strange World
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It’s a Strange World

It’s a Strange World. Well, we knew that one. Of course, as an 80’s girl, I can’t help but hear the melancholic refrain of “Mad World” by Tears for Fears. This candy-colored world is a Disney one, however, so there is no long-standing melancholy.

Just fun. Strange fun, as to be expected.

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A Journey Home
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A Journey Home

Sam is a tiny kitten that we follow from a pocket in an overcoat of a woman living on the streets to life on a farm. Throughout we hear from all of the colorful characters along the way, learning each’s perspective of the world that Max was entering.

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Power of Joy
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Power of Joy

I could write so much more here. In fact, I took copious notes and just hit delete over three full paragraphs. Words would not do this film justice. You simply must see it.

It’s a big film masquerading as a small one.

Find it.

See it.

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Paul’s Promise
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Paul’s Promise

Everybody on earth is doing what they can to help put out Paul’s fire, but it takes a broken promise to his Momma that finally changes everything. This film at its core is about redemption.

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