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Movie Review – Death of a Unicorn (2025)

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Death of a Unicorn, 2025. Written and Directed by Alex Scharfman. Starring Paul Rudd, Jenna Ortega, Will Poulter, Richard E. Grant, Téa Leoni, Sunita Mani, Steve Park, Anthony Carrigan, and Jessica Hynes. SYNOPSIS: Father-daughter duo Elliott and Ridley hit a unicorn with their car and bring it to the wilderness retreat of a mega-wealthy pharmaceutical […]

Movie Review – A Nice Indian Boy (2025)

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A Nice Indian Boy, 2025. Directed by Roshan Sethi. Starring Karan Soni, Jonathan Groff, Sunita Mani, Zarna Garg, Harish Patel, Peter S. Kim, Sean Amsing, Sas Goldberg, Sachin Sahel, and Dhirendra. SYNOPSIS: When Naveen brings his fiancé Jay home to meet his traditional Indian family, they must contend with accepting his white-orphan-artist boyfriend and helping […]

Movie Review – Eric LaRue (2023)

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Eric LaRue, 2023. Directed by Michael Shannon. Starring Judy Greer, Alexander Skarsgård, Paul Sparks, Alison Pill, Tracy Letts, Annie Parisse, Kate Arrington, Logan Newkirk, and Nation Sage Henrikson. SYNOPSIS: Janice is struggling; she moves through life as if in a haze, unable to let go of her anger and frustration. While her husband has found […]

Movie Review – The Woman in the Yard (2025)

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The Woman in the Yard, 2025. Directed by Jaume Collet-Serra. Starring Danielle Deadwyler, Okwui Okpokwasili, Russell Hornsby, Peyton Jackson, and Estella Kahiha. SYNOPSIS: A mysterious woman repeatedly appears in a family’s front yard, often delivering chilling warnings and unsettling messages, leaving them to question her identity, motives, and the potential danger she might pose. All […]

Exclusive Interview – The Ballad of Wallis Island writers and stars Tim Key and Tom Basden

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Robert Kojder chats with The Ballad of Wallis Island writers/stars Tim Key and Tom Basden…  In 2007, the three-man team of director James Griffiths and screenwriters/leads Tim Key and Tom Basden made the award-winning short film The One and Only Herb McGwyer Plays Wallis Island. Centered on a man living on a stunningly beautiful remote […]

Movie Review – A Working Man (2025)

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A Working Man, 2025. Directed by David Ayer. Starring Jason Statham, David Harbour, Michael Peña, Jason Flemyng, Arianna Rivas, Noemi Gonzalez, Emmett Scanlan, Eve Mauro, Maximilian Osinski, Kristina Poli, Andrej Kaminsky, Isla Gie, Chidi Ajufo, Alana Boden, Sophie-Louise Craig, David Witts, Daniel Lundh, Piotr Witkowski, Andrea Vasiliou, Greg Kolpakchi, Neil Bishop, Jose Conejo Martin, Eddie […]

Movie Review – The End (2024)

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The End, 2024. Written and Directed by Joshua Oppenheimer. Starring Tilda Swinton, George MacKay, Moses Ingram, Michael Shannon, Bronagh Gallagher, Tim McInnerny, Lennie James, and Danielle Ryan. SYNOPSIS: After decades alone, a wealthy family living in a salt mine encounters a stranger. The premise of acclaimed documentary filmmaker Joshua Oppenheimer’s narrative debut The End invites a tantalizing […]

Movie Review – The Mistress (2023)

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The Mistress, 2023. Written and Directed by Greg Pritkin. Starring John Magaro, Chasten Harmon, Aylya Marzolf, Kat Cunning, Eddie Alfano, James Carpinello, Jake Sidney Cohen, Tina D’Marco, Alexandra Grey, and Paul Schackman. SYNOPSIS: Newlyweds move into their dream home where they discover a collection of 100-year-old letters from a young woman who committed suicide after […]

Movie Review – Audrey’s Children (2024)

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Audrey’s Children, 2024. Directed by Ami Canaan Mann. Starring Natalie Dormer, Jimmi Simpson, Clancy Brown, Rose Decker, Evelyn Giovine, Brandon Michael Hall, Julianna Layne, Roberto Lombardi, Kat Murphy, Jeff Panzarella, Charles W Harris III, Todd Berry, Bobby Favoretto, J.P. Edwards, Scott Teller, Sabrina Halzel, Michael Sontarp, and Ben Chase. SYNOPSIS: 1969. Dr. Audrey Evans joins […]

Movie Review – We Live in Time (2024)

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We Live in Time, 2024. Directed by John Crowley. Starring Andrew Garfield, Florence Pugh, Grace Delaney, Lee Braithwaite, Aoife Hinds, Adam James, Douglas Hodge, Amy Morgan, Niamh Cusack, Lucy Briers, Robert Boulter, Nikhil Parmar, Kerry Godliman, Heather Craney, Matt Kennard, Sam Kennard, Laura Guest, Marama Corlett, Sue Wallace, Eliot Salt, Kevin Brewer, Fumilayo Brown-Olateju, and […]