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Patricia Henderson

Patricia Henderson

A 40-something from Northern California. I love movies. I love writing. So, here we are.

  • Streaming AnimationStreaming Reviews

    The Land of ‘Luck’ Feels Like Charted Territory

    by Patricia Henderson August 8, 2022
    by Patricia Henderson August 8, 2022

    At its heart, the new Apple TV+ movie Luck is quite touching. The animation is cute, and the voice cast is impressive. There is a lot to like about it, really. Somewhere along the way, however, things…

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  • Retrospectives

    Seven Great Things About ‘Singin’ in the Rain’

    by Patricia Henderson May 1, 2022
    by Patricia Henderson May 1, 2022

    Singin’ in the Rain is a go-to movie for me. I reach for it whenever I want something familiar and fun. The comedy holds up upon repeated viewings (and, in fact, seems to grow funnier),…

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  • DramaReviews

    Being ‘Clean’ Can Get a Bit Messy

    by Patricia Henderson February 3, 2022
    by Patricia Henderson February 3, 2022

    Clean is a passion project of sorts for one Mr. Adrien Brody. He serves as the film’s star, co-writer, co-producer, and even composer. It took about a decade to get this film from his imagination, to…

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    The Lord of the Rings Trilogy Is Still My Precious

    by Patricia Henderson January 3, 2022
    by Patricia Henderson January 3, 2022

    Movies have always been an important part of my life; from my first (traumatic) cinema experience, to a present where I write about movies, and yap about them on YouTube. However, in the later 1990s-very…

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  • Streaming ComedyStreaming Reviews

    ‘Psych 3: This Is Gus’ Does Exactly What It Should

    by Patricia Henderson November 26, 2021
    by Patricia Henderson November 26, 2021

    It all began when my friend Alisha mentioned the TV series Psych during a conversation we were having. She told me about the humor, the pop culture references, and at its core: the strong friendship.…

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  • Retrospectives

    ‘That Thing You Do!’ Still Deserves That Blue Ribbon!

    by Patricia Henderson November 2, 2021
    by Patricia Henderson November 2, 2021

    When someone dons multiple hats on a production (such as starring, directing, and/or writing), the results can vary greatly. Yes, there are times when everything falls into place, and we end up with Citizen Kane,…

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    ‘Halloween II’: The Best of the Sequels That No Longer Exist

    by Patricia Henderson October 14, 2021
    by Patricia Henderson October 14, 2021

    Along with the highly-anticipated release of Halloween Kills, comes the desire to revisit past films in the franchise. Coincidentally, Halloween II, one of the best chapters in the Michael Myers lore, turns 40 this month. Kind…

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    ‘An American Werewolf in London’: Horror, Comedy, and Childhood Trauma

    by Patricia Henderson September 5, 2021
    by Patricia Henderson September 5, 2021

    Every so often, the “What was the first movie you saw on the big screen?” topic comes up. For most people, the answer is something like Bambi, or E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial (incidentally, the second film I…

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  • ReviewsThriller

    The Road to the ‘City of Lies’ Was a Long One

    by Patricia Henderson April 2, 2021
    by Patricia Henderson April 2, 2021

    The “new” movie City of Lies is based on a 2002 nonfiction book called (deep breath), LAbyrinth: A Detective Investigates the Murders of Tupac Shakur and Notorious B.I.G., the Implication of Death Row Records’ Suge…

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  • DramaReviews

    ‘One Night in Miami…’ Deserves a Date With Oscar

    by Patricia Henderson January 20, 2021
    by Patricia Henderson January 20, 2021

    In the interest of full disclosure, I should tell you I am a Sam Cooke fan, and his inclusion as a character in One Night in Miami… is what initially drew my interest. Leslie Odom Jr.‘s…

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    ‘The Mortuary Collection’ Is at Once Horrifying and Adorable

    by Patricia Henderson October 16, 2020
    by Patricia Henderson October 16, 2020

    When I noticed the name Clancy Brown in The Mortuary Collection‘s description, it was all the motivation I needed. He is one of my favorite character actors. In fact, he’s so good, he even makes…

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  • Streaming DocumentariesStreaming Reviews

    Killing Gets Wholesome in ‘Dick Johnson is Dead’

    by Patricia Henderson October 11, 2020
    by Patricia Henderson October 11, 2020

    In 2007, filmmaker Kirsten Johnson lost her mother, Catherine (nicknamed Katie Jo), to Alzheimer’s. Johnson was struck by how little footage she had shot of her mother, despite being a cinematographer for many years. That…

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  • Retrospectives

    An Unnecessarily Deep Dive Into ‘Predators’

    by Patricia Henderson July 21, 2020
    by Patricia Henderson July 21, 2020

    This article was heavily inspired by our own Kali Tuttle, and her masterpiece on the 20th anniversary of Thomas and the Magic Railroad. Kali live tweeted the movie as part of her process, and I thought that…

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  • DocumentaryReviews

    ‘Money Machine’: Disturbing and Sensational (Not in the Good Way)

    by Patricia Henderson July 11, 2020
    by Patricia Henderson July 11, 2020

    On the first day of October, 2017, tragedy struck in Las Vegas, Nevada. It was the final night of Route 91 Harvest, an outdoor country music festival. An estimated 22,000 people were in attendance. At…

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  • Features

    The Lasting Legacy of ‘Victor and Victoria’

    by Patricia Henderson June 12, 2020
    by Patricia Henderson June 12, 2020

    The charming, operetta-style film, Viktor und Viktoria was originally released in its native Germany in 1933. It had a wider release as Victor and Victoria, with English subtitles, two years later. The latter is the version…

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  • Streaming ComedyStreaming Reviews

    ‘The Lovebirds’: A Romcom Murder Mystery All in One Night

    by Patricia Henderson June 2, 2020
    by Patricia Henderson June 2, 2020

    The last time I was physically in a movie theater (for Impractical Jokers: The Movie), I saw The Lovebirds’ trailer. I thought it looked cute, and figured I’d see it once it came to streaming services.…

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  • Retrospectives

    Freddy vs. Freddy: How the ‘A Nightmare on Elm Street’ Remake (2010) Stacks Up to the Original

    by Patricia Henderson May 2, 2020
    by Patricia Henderson May 2, 2020

    On April 30, 2010, a remake of the classic 1984 horror film, A Nightmare on Elm Street was released. Many, including me, asked the burning question: “Why?” How could you tackle something so iconic, and why even…

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    Five Movies (or Franchises) I Watch Whenever They’re On

    by Patricia Henderson March 16, 2020
    by Patricia Henderson March 16, 2020

    Now that we’re all staying in our homes, TV viewing is increasing for many of us. While scrolling through the guide,  praying for something I like to be on, I was reminded of the fact…

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  • ComedyReviews

    A Beloved TV Show Takes a Shot at the Big Screen in ‘Impractical Jokers: The Movie’

    by Patricia Henderson March 3, 2020
    by Patricia Henderson March 3, 2020

    Full disclosure: my family and I are fans of the television program, Impractical Jokers. In fact, on weekends, when my husband is home, it’s on for much of the day. It’s in heavy rotation on truTV,…

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  • Retrospectives

    ‘Before Sunrise’ is All About the Dialogue

    by Patricia Henderson February 2, 2020
    by Patricia Henderson February 2, 2020

    In the interest of full disclosure, I must tell you that what drew me to this movie was its title. One of my favorite albums of all time is by a band called Dead By…

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  • DramaReviews

    ‘The Death and Life of John F. Donovan’ is Essentially About Loneliness

    by Patricia Henderson January 24, 2020
    by Patricia Henderson January 24, 2020

    The Death and Life of John F. Donovan is one of those movies that was made, and sat around for a bit. It made the rounds on the festival circuit in 2018 and 2019, but…

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  • ComedyReviews

    Watching ‘Man Camp’ Without Expectations

    by Patricia Henderson November 15, 2019
    by Patricia Henderson November 15, 2019

    Most of us have had this happen. You see an impressive trailer or hear people rave about how good a movie is. You have to see this movie! More often than not, when you finally do,…

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    Tim Burton Conjures Up the Halloween Spirit

    by Patricia Henderson November 1, 2019
    by Patricia Henderson November 1, 2019

    For many people, Halloween means watching horror movies. Television networks air marathons of the standard franchises:  A Nightmare on Elm Street, Friday the 13th, and my favorite, Halloween. While I do partake in some of this,…

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  • Retrospectives

    Where ‘Summer of Sam’ Went Wrong

    by Patricia Henderson July 14, 2019
    by Patricia Henderson July 14, 2019

    I should warn you, this retrospective on the 20th anniversary of Spike Lee’s Summer of Sam is going to make me sound like a prude. Despite the risk of said label, I maintain that this movie…

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  • ReviewsRomance

    Film Review – Hampstead (2019)

    by Patricia Henderson June 21, 2019
    by Patricia Henderson June 21, 2019

    When I reviewed Welcome to Marwen in 2018, I lamented the fact that many movies “based on a true story” seem to add in a love story. Even if the real story did not contain one.…

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  • Retrospectives

    The 30th Anniversary of ‘Ghostbusters II’: It’s More Fun Than We Remember

    by Patricia Henderson June 19, 2019
    by Patricia Henderson June 19, 2019

    My mother and I went on a cross-country Greyhound bus trip in the summer of 1989. At the time, they had a pass you could buy that gave you a lot of freedom. We made…

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  • Streaming ReviewsStreaming Romance

    Film Review – Always Be My Maybe (2019)

    by Patricia Henderson June 7, 2019
    by Patricia Henderson June 7, 2019

    Netflix’s new romantic comedy offering, Always Be My Maybe, is a story written by its stars: real-life friends Randall Park, and Ali Wong. According to interviews the two have done in support of this film,…

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  • DramaReviews

    Film Review – A Violent Separation (2019)

    by Patricia Henderson May 26, 2019
    by Patricia Henderson May 26, 2019

    Mix two directors, young attractive leads, some good performances, nice cinematography, and a made-for-TV vibe, and you get A Violent Separation. While this movie has some things going for it, there was clearly an untapped well…

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  • Retrospectives

    Important Lessons to Take From ‘The Brothers Bloom’

    by Patricia Henderson May 19, 2019
    by Patricia Henderson May 19, 2019

    Bedtime Story, a con artist film starring Marlon Brando, and David Niven, was released in 1964. A remake known as Dirty Rotten Scoundrels arrived in 1988 (with Michael Caine, and Steve Martin), which is arguably more popular…

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  • ComedyReviews

    Film Review – Drunk Parents (2019)

    by Patricia Henderson April 30, 2019
    by Patricia Henderson April 30, 2019

    By now, you may have caught on to the fact that most of my reviews are of streaming service, and “pay-per-view” fare. I so rarely get out to the theater/cinema in person, this is the…

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