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Movie Review – She’s Allergic To Cats (2020)

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She’s Allergic To Cats. 2020. Directed by Michael Reich. Starring Mike Pinkney, Sonja Kinski, Flula Borg, Veronika Dash, and Honey Davis. SYNOPSIS: A dog groomer in Hollywood aspires to be more than a dog groomer in Hollywood. I doubt writer/director Michael Reich will exhibit shock upon hearing his latest film, She’s Allergic To Cats, is […]

Movie Review – The Other Lamb (2020)

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The Other Lamb. 2020. Directed by Malgorzata Szumowska. Starring Michiel Huisman, Raffey Cassidy, Denise Gough, Eve Connolly, Kelly Campbell, and Isabelle Connolly. SYNOPSIS:  A girl born into an all-female cult led by a man in their compound begins to question his teachings and her own reality. When recalling Rose Glass’ hushed and captivating Saint Maud, […]

Movie Review – Vivarium (2019)

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Vivarium, 2019. Directed by Lorcan Finnegan. Starring Imogen Poots, Jesse Eisenberg, Jonathan Aris, Senan Jennings, and Eanna Hardwicke. SYNOPSIS: A young couple looking for the perfect home find themselves trapped in a mysterious labyrinth-like neighborhood of identical houses. Can someone please check on Lorcan Finnegan? Vivarium is as subtle as the asteroid’s intentions in Armageddon. […]

Movie Review – Saint Maud (2020)

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Saint Maud. 2020. Directed by Rose Glass. Starring Morfydd Clark, Jennifer Ehle, Lily Knight, Lily Frazer, Turlough Convery, Rosie Sansom, and Marcus Hutton. SYNOPSIS: Follows a pious nurse who becomes dangerously obsessed with saving the soul of her dying patient. To say A24 has a “type” when it comes to their horror stable is treading […]

Movie Review – M.O.M (Mothers Of Monsters) (2020)

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M.O.M (Mothers Of Monsters), 2020. Directed by Tucia Lyman. Starring Melinda Page Hamilton, Bailey Edwards, Julian de la Celle, Janet Ulrich Brooks, and Edward Asner. SYNOPSIS: A distraught mother suspects her teenage son is plotting a school shooting, but when he slips through the cracks of the system, she is forced to take matters into […]

Movie Review – The Room (2020)

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The Room, 2020. Directed by Christian Volckman. Starring Olga Kurylenko, Kevin Janssens, Joshua Wilson, John Flanders, and Francis Chapman. SYNOPSIS:  Matt and Kate buy an isolated house. While moving, they discover a strange room that grants them an unlimited number of material wishes. But, since Kate has had two miscarriages, what they miss the most […]

Movie Review – Swallow (2020)

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Swallow. 2020. Directed by Carlo Mirabella-Davis. Starring Haley Bennett, Austin Stowell, Denis O’Hare, Elizabeth Marvel, David Rasche, and Laith Nakli. SYNOPSIS: Hunter, a newly pregnant housewife, finds herself increasingly compelled to consume dangerous objects. As her husband and his family tighten their control over her life, she must confront the dark secret behind her new […]

Movie Review – The Dare (2020)

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The Dare, 2020. Directed by Giles Alderson. Starring Bart Edwards, Richard Brake, Richard Short, Robert Maaser, Alexandra Evans, Mitchell Norman, Harry Jarvis, and Daniel Schutzmann. SYNOPSIS: A rare family night for Jay takes a brutal twist when he awakens in a basement with three other prisoners. As their vengeful captor runs riot, Jay engages in […]

Movie Review – Beneath Us (2020)

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Beneath Us, 2020. Directed by Max Pachman. Starring Lynn Collins, Rigo Sanchez, James Tupper, Josue Aguirre, Roberto ‘Sanz’ Sanchez, and Thomas Chavira. SYNOPSIS: The American Dream becomes a nightmare for a group of undocumented day laborers hired by a wealthy couple. What they expect to be their biggest payday turns into a terrifying fight for […]

Movie Review – Camp Cold Brook (2020)

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Camp Cold Brook, 2020. Directed by Andy Palmer. Starring Chad Michael Murray, Danielle Harris, Michael Eric Reid, Candice De Visser, Courtney Gains, and Doug Van Liew. SYNOPSIS: A paranormal team sets to check out an abandoned summer camp where a mass murder had taken place decades previous. Andy Palmer’s Camp Cold Brook left me feeling […]