Nell Minow

Nell Minow is the Contributing Editor at RogerEbert.com. She reviews movies and DVDs each week as The Movie Mom online and on radio stations across the US. She is the author of The Movie Mom's Guide to Family Movies and 101 Must-See Movie Moments. Her articles have appeared in the Chicago Tribune, the Chicago Sun-Times, the Kansas City Star, USA Today, Family Fun, Daughters, Parents, and three editions of The Practical Guide to Practically Everything. She has been profiled in the New York Times, the Economist, Forbes nowhere she is a contributing editor and columnist. She has also appeared as The Movie Mom on CBS This Morning, Fox Morning News, nPR, and CNN. Nell Minow is the founder of Miniver Press, a publishing company specializing in non-fiction ebooks and print books about the arts, music, sports, history,

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The Daily's Verdict

This author has a mixed reputation for journalistic standards. It is advisable to fact-check, scrutinize for bias, and check for conflicts of interest before relying on the author's reporting.

Bias

80%

Examples:

  • The production design by Patrick Tatopoulos and costumes by Amanda Monk are gorgeous throughout. The wedding scene is spectacular.

Conflicts of Interest

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Examples:

No current examples available.

Contradictions

95%

Examples:

  • <strong>Contradiction:</strong✔The royal family in Aurea has an ancient curse that requires three daughters to be sacrificed to a dragon for eternity. This contradicts the fact stated in this article that Elodie lives with her sister Floria in a remote, snowy community.
  • <strong>Contradiction:✔The story follows Elodie, a princess who tries to escape conventions and prove her independence
  • <strong✔Millie Bobby Brown shines in her role as Princess Elodie, but other actors are hung out to dry due to a thin script that fails to utilize their talents effectively.
  • <strong✔The dragon design and voice performance are creative ideas that add value to the film. However, they do not make up for the lack of depth in storytelling.
  • <strong✔The movie's script is weak and lacks depth in storytelling. The connective tissue between the constituent parts of the film is paper-thin, making it difficult to engage with.

Deceptions

100%

Examples:

  • ✔Millie Bobby Brown shines in her role as Princess Elodie, but other actors are hung out to dry due to a thin script that fails to utilize their talents effectively.
  • ✔The movie✙s script is weak and lacks depth in storytelling.

Recent Articles

Damsel: A Headstrong Princess's Unexpected Engagement and Dangerous Marriage Proposal

Damsel: A Headstrong Princess's Unexpected Engagement and Dangerous Marriage Proposal

Broke On: Friday, 08 March 2024 Damsel is a fantasy film about Elodie, a princess who tries to escape conventions and prove her independence. She sees a stranger from her window that awakens mutual recognition between them. The movie features Millie Bobby Brown as Elodie, Angela Bassett as Queen Maudara, Nick Robinson as Prince Henry of Aurea, Robin Wright as Lady Beatrice de Montforte and Ray Winstone as Lord Blackthorn. Damsel is about a headstrong woman whose engagement takes an unexpected turn and faces danger in the form of marriage to Prince Harry of Aurea.