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The Cinema Scribe
by Bring Me 2 Life Network
The Cinema Scribe is a bi-weekly show hosted by Author Brent Marchant. Brent will focus on a specific movie each week and use its context for explaining what some call "law of attraction" and what Brent calls "conscious creation". This is a perfect show for those who enjoy going to the movies and learning how to create our realities.
Episodes
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Heartwarming French Comedy-Drama “The Marching Band”
Fostering brotherly love isn’t always easy, especially when siblings differ from one another or, more fundamentally, when they are unaware of one another’s existence. But sometimes circumstances break down these barriers and open up new dynamics, giving us a chance to test them and see what they...
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Three LGBTQ+ Releases from Reeling 2026
LGBTQ+ cinema has made tremendous strides in recent years. As groundbreaking as they once were, however, the tried-and-true narratives that dominated the genre in its early years grew somewhat stale and clichéd over time, forcing filmmakers specializing in these pictures to become more creative…
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Cinema Scribe Reviews Late Fame
Well-meaning optimists often nudge us to believe that it’s never too late to discover (or rediscover) our respective callings in life (and sometimes they’re right). At a time when many of us may have given up on our dreams or settled for a simpler way of life, some still eagerly follow such...
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Spielbergian Thrill Ride “The End of Oak Street”
Movies about second chances are fairly common fare in the world of cinema. They offer opportunities to explore themes like redemption and forgiveness. These notions usually appear in interpersonal dramas or gentle comedies. So it’s truly unusual to find them as thematic underpinnings in as…
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Love Stories “Magic Hour” and “Departures”
The hope most of us hold for romantic comedy-dramas is that everything will ultimately work out in the end. But, in real life, relationships don’t always turn out that way. So when filmmakers try to fuse those two divergent scenarios, the results can be unexpected, uneven, and even dismaying, if...
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Bio-Documentary of Actor-Comedian Martin Short
Celebrities are often regarded as vain, narcissistic, self-absorbed, and unapologetically materialistic, consumed with their own ambitions, the center of attention, and lining their own pockets. Seldom are they widely recognized for qualities like artistic integrity, personal fulfillment, and…
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Hilarious Comedy-Drama "The Invite"
Nineteenth-century Irish novelist, playwright, and raconteur Oscar Wilde, widely known for his witticisms and observations about life, is generally credited with the following arguably astute advice: “One should always be in love. That is the reason why one should never marry.” And it’s most...
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Sci-Fi Thriller "Disclosure Day" Review
“Disclosure” can be an awfully loaded word, one that carries connotations on multiple levels, nearly always with personally meaningful ramifications. However, those implications may sometimes be so subtle that they’re easy to miss, even though they do not diminish their importance. It’s also...
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Crime Romance “Tuner” Movie Review
It’s often been observed that “order comes out of chaos,” a notion that might seem counterintuitive but frequently rings true. It’s also something that can be seen in a variety of contexts, with corollaries all their own tailored to the area of endeavor in question. In the world of music, this…
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Fact-Based Comedy-Drama "I Swear"
They say you shouldn’t judge a book by its cover, because you just might be surprised by what’s inside. The content may readily defy observations and expectations in unanticipated ways. And the same, of course, can be said for people, especially those who exhibit traits or behavior that’s outside...
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Comedy-Drama-Character Study “La Grazia” Movie Review
As we approach the finish lines of our lives, we often take time to reflect on how we’ve spent the years of our existence. It’s a process that allows us to take stock of who we are and how we’ve lived, and it frequently provides a means to help us make decisions about any remaining unfinished...
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"The Chaplain & the Doctor" and "Your Attention Please" Movie Reviews
Social issues frequently provide considerable fodder for documentary features. especially when they address hot-button issues that are on the minds of many of us and have the potential to affect us significantly. That's very much the case when it comes to such subjects as effective, compassionate...
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Romantic Comedy-Drama “Is This Thing On?”
No matter how much we may care for our significant others, we sometimes appear to experience issues with them that threaten the future of our relationships. The love between us might still be seemingly present, but the overall tone of the partnership feels ... off, and we’re unlikely to know why....
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Delightful But Troubling Documentary “Mr. Nobody Against Putin”
Courage comes in many forms, some of them plainly apparent and others seemingly unlikely. Ironically, it’s those emboldened but unsuspecting heroes who often end up achieving the greatest victories in their endeavors, even when up against formidable opponents. And now the makings of such an...
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Oscar-Nominated Documentary "Viva Verdi!"
One of the most inspiring messages I’ve run across in my life maintains that “The greatest joy is in creation,” a message that, ironically, came my way via a Chinese fortune cookie just as I had begun work on my first book. The timing couldn’t have been better, as this sentiment fed directly into...
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Coming-of-Age Drama “The Plague”
Anyone who has ever been on the receiving end of a bully’s wrath can understand the hurt, anxiety, and self-esteem issues that frequently accompany such physical and emotional trauma. The abusive taunting, teasing, mockery, and ostracism that come with such cruel treatment can leave its victims...
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Heartfelt Story of Recovery “Rebuilding”
When the slate gets involuntarily wiped clean, we generally have two choices available to us: (1) walking away and starting anew or (2) attempting to rebuild. Both options usually represent hard choices, not only because of the effort required, but also due to the emotional anguish we’re likely…
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Domestic Comedy-Drama “Sentimental Value” Movie Review
Forgiveness is one of the most challenging but potentially rewarding exercises in which we can engage. Mustering up the courage and gumption to take on this task may be difficult, even anguishing. But, once we make our way through this potentially intimidating process, we often find ourselves...
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Movie Review of Comedy-Drama “Eleanor the Great”
We’ve all been taught the wisdom behind the notion of “honesty is the best policy.” It’s sound, solid guidance that’s nearly always appropriate (provided it’s not carried to an unhealthy extreme). But what about the opposite of this advice: Is there ever any benefit in a falsehood, the so-called...
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Cinema Scribe Reviews Eternity
Life can sometimes present us with hard choices. However, strange as it might sound, death might actually hand us some even bigger ones. That’s the dilemma posed to a recently deceased woman who led a long and largely happy life. But, much to her surprise, now that she's in the afterlife, she…
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Comedy-Drama-Sci Fi Fantasy "Bugonia"
In an age where distinguishing what seems genuine from something that’s clandestinely veiled, it may be difficult to know what to believe. As a result, we might abandon any attempt to identify inherent (and potentially significant) differences. Or, by contrast, we may become so obsessed with...
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Dark Comedy-Drama "Peacock"
In this age of increasingly untrustworthy AI, rampant fake news, and unabashedly self-serving social media, it’s becoming ever more difficult for many of us to distinguish what’s “real” and what isn’t, almost as if we’re stuck in a frightening new Orwellian paradigm. That’s significant, not only...
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Romantic Comedy-Drama-Fantasy “A Big Bold Beautiful Journey”
It’s been said that “life is what you make of it,” that “we become what we believe.” To some, this probably seems like the content of a warm, fuzzy, inspirational greeting card. But, if we truly take the time to examine ourselves and our lives, we’re likely to find that there’s more than a small...
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Coming of Age Comedy-Drama "We Were Dangerous"
Those who insist on being themselves, no matter what, are often met with staunch opposition from those expecting them to strictly comply with their wishes. But, by willingly giving license to their inner rebels, these free-spirited mavericks are often subjected to sanctions aimed at stifling…
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Hilarious Dark Romantic Comedy "The Roses"
When we’re fortunate enough to find ourselves in love, we should do all we can to cherish this blessing. After all, it seems like many more of us these days are having difficulty drawing this into our lives, so, when it’s present, we should do all we can to preserve and protect this precious...
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Superb Biographical Drama "Words of War"
As much as one would like to believe that humanity is capable of great things, we’ve also seen many instances where the opposite, unfortunately, is true. And, to make matters worse, many of those unsettling developments remain out of view, hidden in the shadows – that is, until someone comes…
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Comedy/Drama/Modern-Day Western "Eddington"
Some would say – and quite astutely at that – there’s plenty of madness to go around these days, and they’d be right. But where and when did this begin? Many would increasingly agree that a good place to start looking would be the COVID-19 Pandemic, a time when fear was ratcheted up, conspiracy...
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Social Sci-Fi Release "Can I Get a Witness?"
Successfully vanquishing global ills like environmental degradation, economic inequality, insufficient health care and armed conflict in order to purposely create an earthly paradise is undeniably an ambitious and virtuous goal that most of us would probably support. The benefits of creating a...
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Romantic Comedy-Drama "The Ballad of Wallis Island"
Recapturing the past may be an enticing, seductive prospect, especially when it involves revisiting pleasant memories of days gone by. If nothing else, it can help to plug holes of loneliness and despair in our psyche, filling us with feelings of warmth and happiness. But is it realistically...
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LGBTQ+ Romantic Comedy-Drama "Turtles"
Is love enough to sustain a relationship? It can certainly provide a powerful bond to keep partners together, but is that sufficient to maintain that connection when other issues arise (such as day-to-day life challenges, disagreements, and disconnects about fundamental goals and aspirations,...
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Social Sci-Fi Thriller "The Assessment" Movie Review
It often feels like we’re constantly being assessed, evaluated on everything from our creditworthiness to our work performance to our scholastic achievements. But imagine what it might be like if we were scrutinized on highly personal matters, with intrusive investigations into our most highly...
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Fact-Based Comedy-Drama-Memoir "The Penguin Lessons"
Most of us would probably agree that learning lessons is an important part of our life experience. However, at the same time, most of us would also likely concur that we seldom know what those lessons will be, what their messages are or how they will be delivered. Could they emerge from the...
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Insightful New Comedy "Universal Language"
Philosophers and metaphysicians are generally quick to agree that we’re all fundamentally connected, both to one another and to everything around us, that there’s a certain universality binding all there is in our existence. But how many of us actually take the time to truly recognize, consider…
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Hilarious Sci-Fi Satire "Mickey 17"
In a throw-away age like the one in which we live, virtually everything is vulnerable. In fact, we can become so accustomed to this way of thinking that it becomes an ingrained mindset, one in which we come to believe that anything perceived as not being expediently useful is potentially...
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Award-Winning Animated Feature “Flow” Review
Sometimes, the simplest yet most profound messages come to us from the unlikeliest of sources. In many cases, those messengers deliver their insights metaphorically and unwittingly, with an almost “innocent” nature, as if to give license to the notion of “out of the mouths of babes.” So imagine…
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Engaging Drama "The Room Next Door" Movie Review
Choice is arguably the most precious personal resource we possess. It makes so much possible, and it provides us with so many opportunities to seek the fulfillment of what we hold most dear. Because of that, however, there may well be times when what we choose to embrace and invoke won’t be...
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Dark Comedy-Drama “Hard Truths” Movie Review
Many of us these days are experiencing a certain inexplicable unsettledness with our lives, a constant sense of frustration and restlessness that seems to defy explanation – or resolution. Because of those conditions, we may also find ourselves becoming increasingly aggravated, with our fuses...
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Oscar-Nominated Historical Drama "I'm Still Here"
Hope is an undeniably powerful force, and a belief in it firmly cements our faith in it in our consciousness. It’s difficult to shake, too, hanging on persistently in our worldview. Admittedly, though, when circumstances challenge its validity and viability, that quality can come under fire,...
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Revealing Film Biography "Lee"
Many of us often find ourselves in the pursuit of callings that may seem out of character or that we don’t fully understand ourselves. These ventures frequently require true commitment on our part, yet we may also find ourselves perplexed by their seeming inexplicability. And, if we think about...
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Engaging New Drama "Exhibiting Forgiveness"
Engaging in acts of forgiveness can be among the most difficult life tasks that any of us undertake. In nearly every case, we’re called upon to absolve those who have harmed us. In many instances, we might feel so violated by these misdeeds that we simply don’t want to extend any type of grace...
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Engaging New Comedy-Drama "A Real Pain"
The search for self is a process that many of us believe we complete when we come of age. However, as we often later discover, it’s something we need to revisit as the circumstances of our lives evolve. In fact, we might find that this is an ongoing, life-long process that requires continual...
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Review of Delightful New Musical Fantasy "Wicked"
Creating and leading a life of fulfillment frequently requires the judicious use of our personal power. That can be challenging in light of what it takes to pull that off. We must be suitably focused yet handle the particulars involved with a deft touch. However, if we fail at that, it’s easy to...
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Insightful New Animated Feature "The Wild Robot"
There are times in our lives when nearly all of us exceed the limits of our capabilities (and often quite unexpectedly at that). But that can be a tremendous blessing, especially when we’re confronted by circumstances where such aptitudes are called for. Find out more in a review of the…
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Insightful New Documentary "Will & Harper" Movie Review
Friendship is one of those subjects that doesn’t receive nearly enough meaningful attention in the movies. Yet, when we look at its prevalence in life and the many forms it can take, it certainly provides plenty of fodder for engaging storytelling, given that it’s a topic we can all ultimately...
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New Sci-Fi Comedy-Drama "Omni Loop"
There are many ways we can live our lives, but the one quality that most of us strive for is to find out what makes that existence – and, consequently, us – great. We frequently encounter many fits and starts, and, no matter what “progress” we might like to think we’re making, we’re still often...
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Domestic Drama Dark Comedy "His Three Daughters" Movie Review
Sitting in on a loved one’s death watch can be a trying time in more ways than one can count, circumstances to which many of us can probably relate. It can be an especially stressful, even openly hostile, experience when incompatible family members are brought together for such an ordeal, one…
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Comedy-Drama About Dysfunctional Family Life "All Happy Families" Movie Review
An old saying maintains that we can pick our friends but not our family. But is that really so? It might seem that way at times, especially in situations where we struggle mightily to get along with them and put up with their annoyances and quirks. However, one could also contend that the...
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New Screen Biography "Widow Clicquot"
What makes us successful as creative beings? That’s a question that scholars, philosophers and artists have been asking rhetorically for eons. Much, of course, depends on the nature of the creation. A lot also depends on the traits and temperaments of the creators. But the actual mix of…
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New Fact-Based Drama "Sing Sing"
When everything gets taken away from one’s life, it must be nearly impossible to find something that provides a meaningful reason to carry on. The pervasive sense of hopelessness that sets in makes it difficult to establish a purpose in one’s existence. And so it often is for the incarcerated,...
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The Cinema Scribe is a bi-weekly show hosted by Author Brent Marchant. Brent will focus on a specific movie each week and use its context for explaining what some call "law of attraction" and what Brent calls "conscious creation". This is a perfect show for those who enjoy going to the movies and learning how to create our realities.
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