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Movie Review – Transformers: Rise of the Beasts (2023)

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Transformers: Rise of the Beasts, 2023. Directed by Stephen Caple Jr. Starring Anthony Ramos, Dominique Fishback, Luna Lauren Velez, Dean Scott Vazquez, Tobe Nwigwe, Peter Cullen, Ron Perlman, Peter Dinklage, Michelle Yeoh, Liza Koshy, John DiMaggio, David Sobolov, Michaela Jaé Rodriguez, Pete Davidson, Cristo Fernández, Tongayi Chirisa, Colman Domingo, and Michael Kelly. SYNOPSIS: During the […]

Movie Review – Flamin’ Hot (2023)

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Flamin’ Hot, 2023. Directed by Eva Longoria. Starring Jesse Garcia, Annie Gonzalez, Dennis Haysbert, Matt Walsh, Tony Shalhoub, Bobby Soto, Pepe Serna, Emilio Rivera, Vanessa Martinez, Jimmy Gonzales, Eric Marq, Fabian Alomar, and Hunter Jones. SYNOPSIS: Flamin’ Hot is the story of Richard Montañez, the Frito Lay janitor who channeled his Mexican American heritage and […]

Blu-ray Review – Caged Heat (1974)

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Caged Heat, 1974. Directed by Jonathan Demme. Starring Juanita Brown, Erica Gavin, Roberta Collins, Cheryl Smith, Barbara Steele, Warren Smith. SYNOPSIS: Inmates in a women’s prison rebel when the prison doctor begins experimenting with electric shock therapy to control their behaviour. It is often interesting to go back through the career of a big-name director […]

Movie Review – Transformers: Rise of the Beasts (2023)

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Transformers: Rise of the Beasts, 2023. Directed by Stephen Caple Jr. Starring Anthony Ramos, Dominique Fishback, Luna Lauren Velez, Dean Scott Vazquez, Tobe Nwigwe, Peter Cullen, Ron Perlman, Peter Dinklage, Michelle Yeoh, Liza Koshy, John DiMaggio, David Sobolov, Michaela Jaé Rodriguez, Pete Davidson, Cristo Fernández, Tongayi Chirisa, Colman Domingo, and Michael Kelly. SYNOPSIS: During the […]

Superman & Lois Season 3 Episode 11 Review – ‘Complications’

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Ricky Church reviews the eleventh episode of Superman & Lois season 3… Two big storylines reached their climax in the latest Superman & Lois as the Mannheims tried to make an escape out of Metropolis while Lois underwent her surgery. It was a significant episode for its characters, though a little odd given that there are two […]

Movie Review – Stars at Noon (2022)

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Stars at Noon, 2022. Directed by Claire Denis. Starring Margaret Qualley, Joe Alwyn, Benny Safdie, John C. Reilly, Danny Ramirez, Nick Romano, Robin Durán, Stephan Proaño, Héctor Moreno, Sebastian Donoso, and Monica Bartholomew. SYNOPSIS: In present-day Nicaragua, a headstrong American journalist and a mysterious English businessman strike up a romance as they become embroiled in […]

Video Review – The Flash pays respect to DC Films legends including Zack Snyder & Richard Donner

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EJ Moreno with a video review of The Flash… The Flash had the daunting task of paying respect to all things DC Films while also trying to give the titular hero his most compelling story yet. While it does rely on nostalgia and some awkward comedic bits too much, the love letter quality from The […]

Movie Review – Mending the Line (2023)

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Mending the Line, 2023. Directed by Joshua Caldwell. Starring Brian Cox, Sinqua Walls, Perry Mattfeld, Patricia Heaton, Wes Studi, Irene Bedard, Julian Works, Chris Galust, Tristan Thompson, Pressly Coker, Michaela Sasner, Melanie Rae Wendt, Gabriel Clark, Jenna Ciralli, Scott McCauley, Phaedra Nielson, and Josef Patterson. SYNOPSIS: A Marine wounded in Afghanistan is sent to a […]

Movie Review – Giving Birth to a Butterfly (2021)

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Giving Birth to a Butterfly, 2021. Directed by Theodore Schaefer. Starring Annie Parisse, Gus Birney, Rachel Resheff, Constance Shulman, Owen Campbell, Paul Sparks. SYNOPSIS: A woman who has had her identity stolen goes on a road trip with her son’s pregnant girlfriend to find those responsible.  Theodore Schaefer’s surreal debut places a flickering light on […]

Movie Review – Old Man (2022)

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Old Man, 2022. Directed by Lucky McKee. Starring Stephen Lang, Marc Senter, Patch Darragh, and Liana Wright-Mark. SYNOPSIS: When a lost hiker stumbles upon an erratic old man living in the woods, he could never have imagined the nightmare that awaits. An old man is jolted awake agape, presumably by a nightmare. That’s how director […]