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Four new Easter week reviews from Don Shanahan on Every Movie Has a Lesson

I KILL GIANTS For the YA film demographic, I would trade the dozens of run-of-the-mill repetitive and mindless roller coaster rides for more stories and movies that…… Read more “Four new Easter week reviews from Don Shanahan on Every Movie Has a Lesson”

JOURNEY’S END That’s the beauty found in the bleakness of R.C. Sheriff’s 1928 play Journey’s End. Rarely are the plights of officers given this much tangible intimacy. Sheriff’s…… Read more “Six new March film reviews from Don Shanahan on Every Movie Has a Lesson”

The end of the year brings grading and reflection points for both the school teacher in me and the film critic. Looking at the online Trapper Keeper…… Read more “Every Movie Has a Lesson posts its list of the 10 best films of 2017”

Click on the titles for the full reviews PHANTOM THREAD n Phantom Thread, everyone who enters the studio, workplace, and residence of The House of Woodcock, occupied by…… Read more “Five new awards season reviews from Don Shanahan and Every Movie Has a Lesson”

The draw of a good casino game is the thrill of victories, large and small. From slots to table games and everything in between, popular sports betting websites like…… Read more “Every Movie Has a Lesson lists its top ten sports betting films”

Plenty of regular everyday people make New Year’s Resolutions, but I think bigger entities, namely movie makers and movie moguls, need to make them too. Annually, including…… Read more “Don Shanahan editorializes New Year’s Resolutions for the Movie Industry for 2018 on Every Movie Has a Lesson”

TE ATA Not all actors and actresses are motivated by fame and profit. Some are in it for the performance and chance to share culture through an…… Read more “Don Shanahan reviews “Te Ata” and “American Made” to close September on Every Movie Has a Lesson”

To get people talking about a film, or better yet keep them talking about it, storytellers and filmmakers can choose one of two extremes to ensure conversation.…… Read more “Don Shanahan of Every Movie Has a Lesson reviews “Blade Runner 2049” exclusively for Medium.com”

STRONGER Diametric to its title, the core of Stronger’s life after trauma chronicles a venerating angle applied to the “Boston Strong” nature with little melodrama. This is director…… Read more “Don Shanahan reviews “Stronger” and “Battle of the Sexes” for Every Movie Has a Lesson and Medium”

mother! The technical and performance merits are unquestioned. Where the divisiveness for mother! will arise from the substance, metaphors, and connotations. Reactions will range across those appalled to others…… Read more “Don Shanahan reviews “mother!” and “Viceroy’s House” on Every Movie Has a Lesson and Medium”