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“Stepmom” Movie Review – Dare Daniel Classics

STEPMOM (1998; Chris Columbus) GRADE: D- By Daniel Barnes *Originally published on the Movie City USA blog on June 5, 2008. At the end of Chris Columbus’ mummified would-be tearjerker Stepmom, a credit reads, “In Loving Memory of Irene Columbus.”  It’s a reference to the director’s mother, who […]

“The Big Wedding” Dare Daniel Review by Daniel Barnes

The Big Wedding (2013; Justin Zackham) GRADE: F By Daniel Barnes It is important to note that I was dared to watch The Big Wedding by my father, Walter Barnes, Jr.  Besides being a wonderful Dad, my father is a huge movie fan, and his early influence is […]