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THE FLORIDA PROJECT (2017) movie review in haiku by Gwen Hughes

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Mother and daughter

Live in a purple castle,

Not Cinderella’s

Danger all around

Little Moonee rules the roost

With buddies in tow

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Landlord Bobby watches

Mother Halley make mistakes

Can’t help but protect

Mom smokes in the room

Unwelcome guests come at night

Moonee, still smiling

You might lose friends, but

Nothing like a mother’s love

And breakfast buffets

Disney adjacent

We grow where we are planted

No break for Moonee

Sean Baker is king

Of cotton candy colors

And iPhone endings

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(Now streaming on Netflix)

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Gwen Hughes is a seasoned writer and the Editor-in-Chief at Madison Park Living magazine. When she is not working, she enjoys reading short stories, quoting John Mulaney Netflix specials, and eating family-size boxes of Mott’s Fruit Snacks. 

MURDER ON THE ORIENT EXPRESS (2017) movie review

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When a novel becomes a film we all get front row seats on a trek into the familiar. As promised, it’s a lovely shady whodunit – every passenger a suspect, every side-glance a confession of guilt. Star-studded, humorous, curious, mysterious, we step onto the train platform with the famous detective Hercule Poirot in order to solve a crime and a murder. The old tale and BBC favorite has been masterfully reimagined by Kenneth Branagh, both director and main character.From point A to point B, this dangerous journey is thwarted with clues and interviews captured from every creative camera angle. Bright colors glint over the snowy landscape as crisply cast characters reveal nothing until the dastardly finale. It’s a brilliant film, beautifully created and worth seeing.