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Movie Review – The Last Showgirl (2024)

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The Last Showgirl, 2024.Directed by Gia Coppola. Starring Pamela Anderson, Jamie Lee Curtis, Dave Bautista, Brenda Song, Kiernan Shipka, Billie Lourd, John Clofine, Jason Schwartzman and Patrick Hilgart.SYNOPSIS:A seasoned showgirl must plan for her future when her show abruptly closes after a 30-year run.At one point during Gia Coppola’s The Last Showgirl (from a screenplay by […]

Movie Review – Riff Raff (2025)

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Riff Raff, 2025.Directed by Dito Montiel. Starring Miles J. Harvey, Jennifer Coolidge, Ed Harris, Gabrielle Union, Bill Murray, Lewis Pullman, Pete Davidson, P.J. Byrne, Emanuela Postacchini, Angelic Zambrana, Michael Angelo Covino, Derrick Simmons, Sage Spielman, Lucinda Carr, Craig ‘Radio Man’ Castaldo, and Brooke Dillman.SYNOPSIS:A former criminal’s ordinary life, which is turned upside down when his […]

Movie Review – My Dead Friend Zoe (2025)

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My Dead Friend Zoe, 2025.Directed by Kyle Hausmann-Stokes. Starring Sonequa Martin-Green, Natalie Morales, Ed Harris, Morgan Freeman, Utkarsh Ambudkar, Gloria Reuben, Rich Paul, Del Lewis, James Bane, Assia Lau’ren, Alicia Borja, Thom Tran, Richard Milanesi, Zeke Alton, and John-Peter Cruz.SYNOPSIS:Engaged in a mysterious relationship with her dead best friend from the Army, a female Afghanistan […]

4K Ultra HD Review – Amadeus (1984)

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Amadeus, 1984.Directed by Miloš Forman. Starring F. Murray Abraham, Tom Hulce, Elizabeth Berridge, Simon Callow, Roy Dotrice, Christine Ebersole, Jeffrey Jones, and Charles Kay.SYNOPSIS:Miloš Forman and Peter Shaffer’s 1984 classic Amadeus gets its debut on 4K Ultra HD, although you’ll only find the theatrical version here, and the bonus features are a bit lacking. However, […]

Movie Review – Cold Wallet (2024)

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Cold Wallet, 2024.Directed by Cutter Hodierne. Starring Raúl Castillo, Melonie Diaz, Tony Cavalero, Josh Brener, and Zoe Winters.SYNOPSIS:A team of Redditors lose everything after a cryptocurrency scam leads them to plot to kidnap the “financial influencer” who screwed them over.Within the opening moments of director Cutter Hodierne’s Cold Wallet, the film drops titles that say […]

Movie Review – Old Guy (2024)

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Old Guy, 2024.Directed by Simon West. Starring Christoph Waltz, Cooper Hoffman, Lucy Liu, Desmond Eastwood, and Ann Akinjirin.SYNOPSIS:Follows a contract killer facing the end of his career who is thrilled when The Company pulls him back into the field training Gen Z newcomer: Wihlborg, a prodigy assassin with an attitude.Christoph Waltz is a treasure of […]

Movie Review – The Monkey (2025)

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The Monkey, 2025.Written and Directed by Osgood Perkins. Starring Theo James, Elijah Wood, Tatiana Maslany, Rohan Campbell, Christian Convery, Adam Scott, Sarah Levy, Colin O’Brien, Zia Newton, Kingston Chan, Osgood Perkins, Laura Mennell, Corin Clark, Danica Dreyer, Dianne Greenwood, and Beatrix Perkins.SYNOPSIS:When twin brothers Bill and Hal find their father’s old monkey toy in the […]

Comic Book Review – Rick and Morty: Ricklemania #1

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Andrew Newton reviews Rick and Morty: Ricklemania #1…If you’ve ever wondered what a Rick and Morty wrestling episode would look like in comic form, Rick and Morty: Ricklemania #1 from Oni Press delivers exactly that. Written by Marc Ellerby, this first of four issues perfectly captures the show’s signature humour, self-awareness, and fast-paced absurdity—right down […]

Movie Review – The Unbreakable Boy (2025)

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The Unbreakable Boy, 2025.Written and Directed by Jon Gunn. Starring Zachary Levi, Jacob Laval, Gavin Warren, Meghann Fahy, Bruce Davis, Kellen Martelli, Roy Jackson Miller, Elle Adler, Patricia Heaton, Kellen Martelli, Pilot Bunch, Drew Powell, Todd Terry, Tyrone Betters, Amy Acker, Kevin Downes, and Peter Facinelli.SYNOPSIS:Austin is a boy with both a rare brittle-bone disease […]

4K Ultra HD Review – The Social Network (2010)

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The Social Network, 2010.Directed by David Fincher. Starring Jesse Eisenberg, Andrew Garfield, Justin Timberlake, Armie Hammer, and Max Minghella.SYNOPSIS:The Social Network gets a standalone 4K Ultra HD release after previously only being found in the Columbia Classics 4K Ultra HD Collection: Volume 2 set. You also get a code for a digital copy, as well […]