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X-Men ’97 Season 1 Episode 8 Review – ‘Tolerance Is Extinction Part 1’

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Ricky Church reviews the eighth episode of X-Men ’97… The home stretch of X-Men ’97‘s first season has begun and the show is still finding new ways to up the ante with captivating drama, character work, themes, action and animation. ‘Tolerance Is Extinction Part 1’ is a great opener to the three-part-finale, bringing all the elements […]

Movie Review – New Life (2024)

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New Life, 2024. Written and Directed by John Rosman. Starring Sonya Walger, Hayley Erin, Tony Amendola, Ayanna Berkshire, Nick George, Jeb Berrier, and Blaine Palmer. SYNOPSIS: A mysterious woman on the run, and the resourceful fixer assigned to bring her in. Their two unique stories inextricably link, as the stakes of the pursuit rise to […]

Movie Review – Unfrosted (2024)

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Unfrosted, 2024. Directed by Jerry Seinfeld. Starring Jerry Seinfeld, Melissa McCarthy, Jim Gaffigan, Hugh Grant, and Amy Schumer. SYNOPSIS: In 1963 Michigan, business rivals Kellogg’s and Post compete to create a cake that could change breakfast forever. If there is a hilarious movie to be made about the corporate rivalry between breakfast juggernauts Kellogg’s and […]

Movie Review – The Fall Guy (2024)

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The Fall Guy, 2024. Directed by David Leitch. Starring Ryan Gosling, Emily Blunt, Aaron Taylor-Johnson, Hannah Waddingham, Winston Duke, Stephanie Hsu, Teresa Palmer, David Collins, Zara Michales, Daniel Nelson, Matuse Paz, Charlotte Wood, Adam Dunn, Jack Doherty, Ben Knight, Matuse, Tahlia Crinis, Jason Momoa, Lee Majors, and Heather Thomas. SYNOPSIS: A down-and-out stuntman must find […]

Movie Review – The Idea of You (2024)

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The Idea of You, 2024. Directed by Michael Showalter. Starring Anne Hathaway, Nicholas Galitzine, Ella Rubin, Annie Mumolo, Reid Scott, Perry Mattfeld, Jordan Aaron Hall, Mathilda Gianopoulos, Meg Millidge, Cheech Manohar, Raymond Cham Jr., Jaiden Anthony, Vik White, Dakota Adan, Roxy Rivera, Graham Norton, Grace Junot, and Jon Levine. SYNOPSIS: Solène, a 40-year-old single mom, […]

Movie Review – The Fall Guy (2024)

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The Fall Guy, 2024. Directed by David Leitch. Starring Ryan Gosling, Emily Blunt, Aaron Taylor Johnson, Hannah Waddingham, Winston Duke, and Stephanie Hsu. SYNOPSIS: A down-and-out stuntman must find the missing star of his ex-girlfriend’s blockbuster film. Barbie and Oppenheimer collectively dominated the 2023 movie landscape both in terms of box office and awards, coincidentally […]

Blu-ray Review – Hardware Wars (1978)

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Hardware Wars, 1978. Directed by Ernie Fosselius. Starring Scott Mathews, Cindy Furgatch (Freeling), Jeff Hale, Bob Knickerbocker, Frank Robertson, and Paul Frees. SYNOPSIS: Ernie Fosselius’s seminal parody Hardware Wars arrives on Blu-ray from MVD, featuring a new 2K remaster from the only known 16mm print in existence, along with a big batch of extras that […]

Blu-ray Review – Footprints on the Moon (1975)

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Footprints on the Moon, 1975. Directed by Luigi Bazzoni. Starring Florinda Bolkan, Peter McEnery, Nicoletta Elmi, Caterina Boratto, Klaus Kinski, and Ida Galli. SYNOPSIS: A woman visits a secluded seaside town after being haunted by dreams about astronauts, and the people there already seem to know her. The yellow perils at Shameless Screen Entertainment are […]

4K Ultra HD Review – Ocean’s Trilogy

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Ocean’s Trilogy Directed by Steven Soderbergh. Starring George Clooney, Matt Damon, Andy García, Brad Pitt, Julia Roberts, Casey Affleck, Scott Caan, Elliott Gould, Bernie Mac, Carl Reiner, Catherine Zeta-Jones, Don Cheadle, Vincent Cassel, Eddie Jemison, Qin Shaobo, Ellen Barkin, and Al Pacino. SYNOPSIS: The Ocean’s Trilogy, consisting of Ocean’s Eleven, Ocean’s Twelve, and Ocean’s Thirteen, […]