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My Review of the movie “The Breadwinner”

The Breadwinner, rated PG
** ½

The Breadwinner is the first feature film starring comedian Nate Bargatze. It’s a humorous film about how Nate, a dad played by Bargatze tries to manage the household and take care of his three daughters while wife Katie, played by Emmy nominee Mandy Moore (This is Us), is gone for weeks to pursue a business opportunity. The film will appeal to all ages and would be a good one for the entire family to enjoy together.
The film was directed by Emmy winner Eric Appel (Weird: The Al Yankovic Story) and written by Bargatze and Dan Lagana. As the credits roll at the end of the film, you see jokes from Bargatze’s standup routine that made it into the script of the film.

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My Review of MIDWAY

Midway, rated PG-13
***

Midway is a well-made, fast-paced war film about the naval battle that is considered to be the turning point in World War II’s Pacific Theater. The film, released on Veteran’s Day weekend, is directed by Roland Emmerich (Independence Day) and written by Wes Tooke. The two hour and eighteen-minute film sticks to the historical details (no unnecessary fictional love stories etc. added), and had a budget of approximately $100 million.
The film takes us through the events in the first months of the war in the Pacific beginning with Pearl Harbor and culminating in the Battle of Midway in June 1942. The surprise bombing of Pearl Harbor and the resulting devastation is powerfully and soberly depicted. Continue reading