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Movie Review – The Mortuary Assistant (2026)

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The Mortuary Assistant, 2026. Directed by Jeremiah Kipp. Starring Willa Holland, Paul Sparks, John Adams, Keena Ferguson Frasier, Mark Steger, and Emily Bennett. SYNOPSIS: Rebecca Owens, a mortuary science graduate, takes a night job at River Fields Mortuary but what begins as a routine job soon turns sinister as she faces terrifying supernatural forces. Rebecca […]

Video Review – Christopher Nolan’s The Odyssey makes an epic look easy

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EJ Moreno with a video review of The Odyssey… Christopher Nolan is undoubtedly one of the best filmmakers of our time, but no one could have predicted how effortless and easy Nolan could make The Odyssey feel. With his swift direction, one of his best scripts to date, and an all-star cast giving it their […]

Video Game Review – The Walking Dead: Aftermath

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Andrew Newton reviews The Walking Dead: Aftermath… The Walking Dead: Aftermath, from Ares Interactive and Swift Games, brings the popular franchise to mobile gamers, but this time in another direction by giving it a Vampire Survivors-style roguelite formula. It’s an interesting combination that works well, despite some of its other ideas feeling a little too […]

Blu-ray Review – Weapons of Death (1977)

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Weapons of Death, 1977. Directed by Mario Caiano. Starring Leonard Mann, Henry Silva, Ida Galli, Jeff Blynn, Massimo Deda, Tino Bianchi, and Kirsten Gille. SYNOPSIS: A police commissioner tries to bring a gangster to justice as the kingpin’s out-of-control crimes set even his own underworld allies against him. In 1970s Naples crime is going through […]

Blu-ray Review – The Counsellor (1973)

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The Counsellor, 1973. Directed by Alberto De Martino. Starring Tomas Milian, Martin Baslam, Dagmar Lassander, Francisco Rabal, and Carlo Tamberlani. SYNOPSIS: When the godson of San Francisco’s crime lord asks permission to leave “the business,” Don Antonio agrees, but reluctantly. After being released from serving two years in prison for bribery, Thomas Accardo (Tomas Milian) […]

4K Ultra HD Review – Murders in the Rue Morgue (1971)

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Murders in the Rue Morgue, 1971. Directed by Gordon Hessler. Starring Jason Robards, Herbert Lom, Christine Kaufmann, Adolfo Celi, Lilli Palmer, Maria Perschy, and Brooke Adams. SYNOPSIS: Paris… at the turn of the century. Inspector Vidocq investigates a series of unexplained murders at a Grand Guignol-type theatre…where the players have suddenly become real-life victims. Edgar […]

Movie Review – The Odyssey (2026)

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The Odyssey, 2026 Written and Directed by Christopher Nolan. Starring Matt Damon, Tom Holland, Anne Hathaway, Robert Pattinson, Lupita Nyong’o, Charlize Theron, Zendaya, Benny Safdie, Jon Bernthal, John Leguizamo, Himesh Patel, Mia Goth, Will Yun Lee, Jimmy Gonzáles, Elliot Page, Bill Irwin, Samantha Morton, Jesse García, Rafi Gavron, Shiloh Fernandez, Corey Hawkins, Nick E. Tarabay, […]

Movie Review – The Odyssey (2026)

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The Odyssey, 2026 Written and Directed by Christopher Nolan. Starring Matt Damon, Tom Holland, Anne Hathaway, Robert Pattinson, Lupita Nyong’o, Charlize Theron, Zendaya, Benny Safdie, Jon Bernthal, John Leguizamo, Himesh Patel, Mia Goth, Will Yun Lee, Jimmy Gonzáles, Elliot Page, Bill Irwin, Samantha Morton, Jesse García, Rafi Gavron, Shiloh Fernandez, Corey Hawkins, Nick E. Tarabay, […]

Movie Review – Our Hero, Balthazar (2025)

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Our Hero, Balthazar, 2025. Directed by Oscar Boyson. Starring Jaeden Martell, Asa Butterfield, Jennifer Ehle, Pippa Knowles, Chris Bauer, Anna Baryshnikov, Noah Centineo, Becky Ann Baker, Avan Jogia, David M. Raine, Abby Pauly, and Will River. SYNOPSIS: Follows a wealthy New York City teenager who, eager to impress his activist crush, follows an online connection […]

Movie Review – New Year’s Absolution (2024)

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New Year’s Absolution, 2024 Directed by Nick Leisure. Starring Michael Copon, Joel Brady, Josh Gilmer, Rafael Siegel, Shala White, Victoria Brandart, Siddalee Diaz and Lamondo Hill II. SYNOPSIS: Four longtime friends reunite for their traditional New Year’s Eve party. But things start to go awry with the arrival of a mysterious resolution: Kill Someone. The […]