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Movie Review – The Teachers’ Lounge (2023)

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The Teachers’ Lounge, 2023. Directed by Ilker Çatak. Starring Leonie Benesch, Leonard Stettnisch, Eva Löbau, Michael Klammer, Anne-Kathrin Gummich, Kathrin Wehlisch, Sarah Bauerett, Rafael Stachowiak, Katinka Auberger, Uygar Tamer, Özgür Karadeniz, and Leo Stettnisch. SYNOPSIS: When one of her students is suspected of theft, teacher Carla Nowak decides to get to the bottom of the […]

Movie Review – LaRoy, Texas (2024)

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LaRoy, Texas, 2024. Written and Directed by Shane Atkinson. Starring John Magaro, Steve Zahn, Galadriel Stineman. Matthew Del Negro, Bob Clendenin, Brad Leland, Dylan Baker, Megan Stevenson, Emily Pendergast, Alex Knight, Rio Alexander, Darcy Shean, Mimi Fletcher, Teagan Ireland, Vic Browder, Brannon Cross, Alaina Warren Zachary, Versai Knight, and Ian A. Hudson. SYNOPSIS: When Ray […]

Movie Review – Don’t Tell Mom the Babysitter’s Dead (2024)

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Don’t Tell Mom the Babysitter’s Dead, 2024. Directed by Wade Allain-Marcus. Starring Simone Joy Jones, Patricia Williams, Jermaine Fowler, June Squibb, Nicole Richie, Iantha Richardson, Tyriq Withers, Miles Fowler, Gus Kenworthy, Donielle T. Hansley Jr., Trishna, Ayaamii Sledge, and Carter Young. SYNOPSIS: Tanya finds her summer plans canceled when her mom jets off for a […]

Movie Review – Argylle (2024)

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Argylle, 2024. Directed by Matthew Vaughn. Starring Bryce Dallas Howard, Sam Rockwell, Henry Cavill, Bryan Cranston, Catherine O’Hara, Dua Lipa, Ariana DeBose, John Cena, Samuel L. Jackson, Sofia Boutella, Toby Haycock, Rob Delaney, Jason Fuchs, Jing Lusi, Alaa Habib, Alfredo Tavares, Tomás Paredes, and Richard E. Grant. SYNOPSIS: A reclusive author who writes espionage novels […]

Movie Review – Housekeeping for Beginners (2024)

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Housekeeping for Beginners, 2024. Written and Directed by Goran Stolevski. Starring Anamaria Marinca, Alina Serban, Samson Selim, Vladimir Tintor, Mia Mustafa, DŽada Selim, Sara Klimoska, Rozafa Celaj, Ajse Useini, Aleksandra Peševska, Irena Ristić, and Filip Trajkovikj. SYNOPSIS: Despite never aspiring to be a mother, Dita finds herself compelled to raise her girlfriend’s two daughters. As […]

Movie Review – Sleeping Dogs (2024)

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Sleeping Dogs, 2024. Directed by Adam Cooper. Starring Russell Crowe, Karen Gillan, Marton Csokas, Tommy Flanagan, Thomas M. Wright, Harry Greenwood, Elizabeth Blackmore, Lynn Gilmartin, Jane Harber, Ming-Zhu Hii, Lucy-Rose Leonard, Pacharo Mzembe, Simon Maiden, Paula Arundell, Jasper Bagg, and Cameron Leonard. SYNOPSIS: An ex-homicide detective (Russell Crowe) with memory loss is forced to solve […]

Movie Review – She is Love (2022)

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She is Love, 2022. Written and Directed by Jamie Adams. Starring Haley Bennett, Sam Riley, Marisa Abela, Rosa Robson, and Craig Russell. SYNOPSIS: Coming face-to-face after being estranged for over a decade, divorced couple Idris and Patricia opt to revisit the past and traverse that treacherous path together, emerging open to new beginnings. If nothing […]

Movie Review – The Long Game (2024)

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The Long Game, 2024. Directed by Julio Quintana. Starring Jay Hernandez, Dennis Quaid, Cheech Marin, Julian Works, Jaina Lee Ortiz, Brett Cullen, Oscar Nunez, Paulina Chávez, Gregory Diaz IV, José Julián, Christian Gallegos, Miguel Ángel García, Gillian Vigman, Richard Robichaux, Jimmy Gonzales, Michael Southworth, Mykle McCoslin, Chet Grissom, Boo Arnold, Larry Jack Dotson, Mariana Alvarez, […]

Movie Review – Bleeding Love (2024)

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Bleeding Love, 2024. Directed by Emma Westenberg. Starring Clara McGregor, Ewan McGregor, Kim Zimmer, Devyn McDowell, Sasha Alexander, Jake Weary, Vera Bulder, Travis Hammer, Clint Obenchain, Kristin K. Berg, Jacob Browne, J. Nathan Simmons, Willard Runsabove, Helen Trencher, Eve Kozikowski, Erica Bitton, and Ilasiea Gray. SYNOPSIS: A father takes his estranged daughter on a road […]

Movie Review – Skin Deep (2022)

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Skin Deep, 2022. Directed by Alex Schaad. Starring Mala Emde, Jonas Dassler, Dimitrij Schaad, Maryam Zaree, Edgar Selge, and Thomas Wodianka. SYNOPSIS:  A young couple travel to a remote mysterious island where they hope to rebuild their struggling relationship. It soon becomes apparent that the island offers more than just a tranquil holiday, as it is […]