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Movie Review – The Equalizer 2 (2018)

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The Equalizer 2, 2018. Directed by Antoine Fuqua. Starring Denzel Washington, Pedro Pascal, Ashton Sanders, Orson Bean, Melissa Leo, and Bill Pullman. SYNOPSIS: Robert McCall serves an unflinching justice for the exploited and oppressed, but how far will he go when that is someone he loves? Throughout Denzel Washington’s long and varied career he hasn’t […]

Movie Review – The Meg (2018)

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The Meg (2018) Directed by Jon Turtletaub Starring Jason Statham, Li Bingbing, Rainn Wilson, Ruby Rose, Winston Chao, Page Kennedy, Jessica McNamee, Ólafur Darri Ólafsson, Robert Taylor, Sophia Shuya Cai, Masi Oka, and Cliff Curtis SYNOPSIS: After escaping an attack by what he claims was a 70-foot shark, Jonas Taylor must confront his fears to […]

Movie Review – Ant-Man and the Wasp (2018)

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Ant-Man and the Wasp, 2018. Directed by Peyton Reed. Starring Paul Rudd, Evangeline Lilly, Michael Douglas, Michael Pena, Walton Goggins, Michelle Pfeiffer, Hannah John-Kamen, T.I., Judy Greer, David Dastmalchian, Randall Park, Abby Ryder Forston, Laurence Fishburne and Bobby Cannavale. SYNOPSIS: As Scott Lang balances being both a Super Hero and a father, Hope van Dyne […]

Movie Review – Mission: Impossible – Fallout (2018)

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Mission: Impossible – Fallout, 2018. Directed by Christopher McQuarrie. Starring Tom Cruise, Ving Rhames, Simon Pegg, Rebecca Ferguson, Henry Cavill, Angela Bassett, Alex Baldwin, Sean Harris, Vanessa Kirby, Michelle Monaghan, and Wes Bentley.   SYNOPSIS: Ethan Hunt and his IMF team, along with some familiar allies, race against time after a mission gone wrong. So […]

Movie Review – Incredibles 2 (2018)

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Incredibles 2, 2018. Directed by Brad Bird. Featuring the voice talents of Craig T. Nelson, Holly Hunter, Sarah Vowell, Huck Milner, Catherine Keener, Eli Fucile, Bob Odenkirk, Samuel L. Jackson, Sophia Bush, Isabella Rossellini, and Jonathan Banks. SYNOPSIS: Bob Parr (Mr. Incredible) is left to care for the kids while Helen (Elastigirl) is out saving […]

Second Opinion – The Secret of Marrowbone (2018)

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The Secret of Marrowbone, 2018. Directed by Sergio G. Sánchez. Starring George Mackay, Anya Taylor-Joy, Charlie Heaton, Mia Goth, Matthew Stagg, and Kyle Soller. SYNOPSIS: A young man and his three younger siblings, who have kept secret the death of their beloved mother in order to remain together, are plagued by a sinister presence in […]

Movie Review – Skyscraper (2018)

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Skyscraper, 2018. Directed by Rawson Marshall Thurber. Starring Dwayne Johnson, Neve Campbell, Chin Han, Noah Taylor, Hannah Quinlivan, Roland Møller, McKenna Roberts and Noah Cottrell. SYNOPSIS: A father goes to great lengths to save his family from a burning skyscraper. The plot for Skyscraper is unbelievably stupid and the various death-defying set pieces even more […]

Movie Review – Sicario 2: Soldado (2018)

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Sicario 2: Soldado, 2018. Directed by Stefano Sollima. Starring Benicio Del Toro, Josh Brolin, Catherine Keener, Isabela Moner, Elijah Rodriguez, and Matthew Modine. SYNOPSIS: The drug war on the U.S.-Mexico border has escalated as the cartels have begun trafficking terrorists across the US border. To fight the war, federal agent Matt Graver re-teams with the […]

Tom Cruise – Unstoppable

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Helen Murdoch on Tom Cruise and his continued success… With the sixth instalment of the Mission: Impossible franchise being released at the end of July, it got me thinking about the enigma of Tom Cruise and why regardless of how crazy he seems in real life, I always go and watch his films. My love […]