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Blu-ray Review – Gorky Park (1983)

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Gorky Park, 1983. Directed by Michael Apted. Starring William Hurt, Lee Marvin, Brian Dennehy, Ian Bannen, and Joanna Pacula. SYNOPSIS: Gorky Park didn’t light the box office on fire when it was released in 1983, but it has its fans, so Kino Lorber has issued it again on Blu-ray. This time, they used a disc […]

4K Ultra HD Review – Rain Man (1988)

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Rain Man, 1988. Directed by Barry Levinson. Starring Dustin Hoffman, Tom Cruise, Valeria Golino, and Jerry Molen. SYNOPSIS: Rain Man, winner of four Academy Awards, arrives on 4K Ultra HD, with the film and bonus features included on a Blu-ray disc too. The movie looks sharp, and while MVD didn’t commission any new extras for […]

Movie Review – Watcher (2022)

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Watcher, 2022. Directed by Chloe Okuno. Starring Maika Monroe, Karl Glusman, and Burn Gorman. SYNOPSIS: A young woman moves into a new apartment with her fiancé, only to be tormented by the feeling that she is being stalked by an unseen watcher in an adjacent building. There’s perhaps less of a general appreciation than there […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]