GUEST EDITORIAL: Helpful Tips to Stop Smoking for Good

by Kevin Gardner

Are you ready to stop smoking – for good? Are you tired of the gimmicks and products that just don’t work? If so, you probably need some proven tips that will help you achieve the desired results – to help you become a non-smoker, for good. It’s a good idea to start by speaking to your doctor. You can also research different products and tools to help you with your goal, such as the Thrive patch. After doing that, remember some of the tips below to help you achieve your goal.

2022, Editorial, GUEST EDITORIALDon ShanahanFebruary 22, 2022Comment

GUEST EDITORIAL: Why "National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation" is a Sentimental Favorite

When you ask people what Christmas movie is their favorite, the answers are usually split into two categories. There is the group that gushes about the classic films that focus on Christmas spirit and family values and the group that raves about edgier, irreverent movies that often embrace a darker vibe. There's not a lot of crossover between these two groups and each one often adopts a bit of a judgmental attitude towards the choices of the others' Christmas fare.

2022, Column, Editorial, GUEST EDITORIALDon ShanahanFebruary 21, 2022Comment

MOVIE REVIEW: The Desperate Hour

Instead of empathy leading to absorb the full breadth of such a possible tragedy, the conjured thrills selfishly serve only one side of the story and plead a hollow case by the end. By staying on Amy and her radical involvement in the climax, the movie forgets to consider the unseen characters in the story that do not fare as well. The movie is laser-focused on this one mom and her one kid with very little respect extended to the fullness of the event or larger issue. Even with the objective of making a claustrophobic and voyeuristic movie, that larger picture cannot responsibly be dismissed for selfish or singular gain.

MOVIE REVIEW: Strawberry Mansion

That exchange is one of few that typifies the giddy hospitality and the bizarre allure of Strawberry Mansion from the writing and directing team of Kentucker Audley and Albert Birney. The movie extends a coy and welcome hand to join its descent into weirdness while still spinning plenty of heady oddities to rattle cages of normal sensibilities. Go ahead and take this movie’s leap into the surreal. You may just like what you find.

GUEST REVIEW: "How to Make an American Quilt"

by Lewis Robinson

Based on the 1991 novel by the same name, How To Make An American Quilt (1995) is a movie that touches on the struggle of a young girl to figure out what she wants out of life. The movie starts out as Finn (Winona Ryder) is being proposed to by her boyfriend, Sam. She decides to spend the summer at the ranch of her grandmother and great-aunt while she finishes her thesis in order to do some soul-searching.

2022, Column, GUEST EDITORIAL, GUEST CRITIC, Home MediaDon ShanahanFebruary 16, 2022Comment

GUEST REVIEW: "John Wick"

by Lewis Robinson

John Wick is a neo-noir action thriller directed by Chad Stahelski. The 2014 film stars Keanu Reeves, Alfie Allen, Willem Dafoe, Bridget Moynahan and Adrianne Palicki. It is the opening film of a franchise that now has four installments and a fifth on the way.

2022, Column, GUEST CRITIC, GUEST EDITORIALDon ShanahanFebruary 16, 2022Comment

GUEST EDITORIAL: Best Movies To Watch in February

by Kevin Gardner

February is a time to celebrate love and romance: the promise of it if you are in a relationship and the prospect of it if you are not. No matter how you are spending Valentine's Day, or the rest of the month, whether with a significant other, a group of friends, or an adoring pet, here are some movies that celebrate the hope and joy of romantic love.

2022, Column, Editorial, GUEST EDITORIALDon ShanahanFebruary 16, 2022Comment

How To Know If Someone Has Reported You On Instagram

Instagram is one of the most important social media apps on the internet and has millions of followers too. Although almost all the accounts on Instagram are very entertaining as well as productive too. Among all the members not everyone has a genuine ID and some of the accounts have some inappropriate content too. Instagram provides its users with all the things that they need to secure their accounts and takes proper care of its followers.

2022, Column, EditorialDon ShanahanFebruary 16, 2022Comment

MOVIE REVIEW: Uncharted

None of those interactions and traits do Tom Holland any favors in a big spot that he should have been allowed to outright own. By golly, it’s a good thing the kid (see, there I go doing it too) is an upper-level movie star athlete pulling off his own moves and an even better thing the high adventure that requires him to run, jump, leap, flip, and swing without his trusty Marvel webs is very entertaining. Still, what should be the second coming of Indiana Jones comes off more like a graduation and gender swap of Dora the Explorer.

2022, 2 STARS, ADVANCE MOVIE REVIEW, MOVIE REVIEWDon ShanahanFebruary 15, 2022Uncharted, Tom HollandComment

GUEST EDITORIAL: Learning from Example: Great Leaders in Movies

by Lewis Robinson

Who hasn't aspired to be more like a character they've seen in a movie? Some of us want to be Audrey Hepburn in "Breakfast at Tiffany's." Others want to be John Wayne in "The Searchers." Or maybe we want to be Iron Man from "The Avengers." While these are all fun fantasies, most of us won't be stylish socialites, cowboys, or superheroes. On the other hand, most of us do work for managers, and many of us want to work our way up. While Hollywood has created some negative caricatures of business leaders, there are examples of exceptional managers in film.

2022, Column, Editorial, GUEST EDITORIALDon ShanahanFebruary 15, 2022Comment

MOVIE REVIEW: I Want You Back

Charlie Day and Jenny Slate are both very calibrated when it comes to self-deprecating humor. He has his plucky fluster and she has her Debbie Downer magnetism and their mutual resumes before this movie are full of that specialty. When they’re together, the two best actors and characters are bouncing emotions off each other. Their comedic cadences click for their future foregone conclusion of “will they” or “won’t they.”

2022, 2 STARS, Independent Film, MOVIE REVIEW, StreamingDon ShanahanFebruary 14, 2022Comment

MEDIA APPEARANCE: Featured in Spot Pet Insurance piece on iconic dog roles

I was recently approached to offer a list of iconic dog roles from movies by the PR company for the Spot Pet Insurance website. I love those mental exercises of ranking and celebrating, so I barked… err… jumped at the chance. While I am currently pet-less myself at home, I’ve had my cherished animal buddies in the past. I feel I put together a solid little list to lead their article. Check out my cited Top 5 and the full article linked below.

2022, Column, Editorial, Media AppearanceDon ShanahanFebruary 14, 2022Dogs, Movie DogsComment