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Movie Review – Monster (2023)

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Monster, 2023. Directed by Hirokazu Kore-eda. Starring Sakura Ando, Eita Nagayama, Soya Kurokawa, Hinata Hiiragi, Yuko Tanaka, Mitsuki Takahata, Akihiro Kakuta, and Shido Nakamura. SYNOPSIS: A mother demands answers from teacher when her son begins acting strangely. Sure to leave one questioning what they are getting themselves into in the best possible way, Soya Kurokawa’s […]

Movie Review – Napoleon (2023)

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Napoleon, 2023. Directed by Ridley Scott. Starring Joaquin Phoenix, Vanessa Kirby, Tahar Rahim, John Hollingworth, Youssef Kerkour, Davide Tucci, Edouard Philipponnat, Ludivine Sagnier, Matthew Needham, Erin Ainsworth, Thom Ashley, Anna Mawn, Gavin Spokes, and Jonathan Barnwell. SYNOPSIS: An epic that details the checkered rise and fall of French Emperor Napoleon Bonaparte and his relentless journey […]

Movie Review – Leo (2023)

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Leo, 2023. Directed by Robert Marianetti, Robert Smigel, and David Wachtenheim Featuring the voice talents of Adam Sandler, Bill Burr, Cecily Strong, Jason Alexander, Sadie Sandler, Sunny Sandler, Jackie Sandler, Heidi Gardner, Nick Swardson, Nicholas Turturro, Robert Smigel, Jo Koy, Stephanie Hsu, Kevin James, Rob Schneider, Chris Kattan, Coulter Ibanez, Bryant Tardy, Corey J, Ethan […]

Movie Review – Wish (2023)

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Wish, 2023. Directed by Chris Buck and Fawn Veerasunthorn. Featuring the voice talents of Ariana DeBose, Chris Pine, Alan Tudyk, Angelique Cabral, Victor Garber, Natasha Rothwell, Jennifer Kumiyama, Harvey Guillén, Niko Vargas, Ramy Youssef, Evan Peters, Jon Rudnitsky, and Della Saba. SYNOPSIS: Wish will follow a young girl named Asha who wishes on a star […]

Movie Review – Heir of the Witch (2023)

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Heir of the Witch, 2023. Directed by Victoria U Bell. Starring Victoria U Bell, Ben Holtzmuller, Deanna Rashell, Lorayn DeLuca, and Julian Brittano. SYNOPSIS: A seamstress is haunted by a family curse whilst trying to fit in with her high society friends. In Heir of the Witch – the directorial debut of actor/writer/producer Victoria U […]

Slow Horses Season 3 Episodes 1 & 2 Review

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Chris Connor reviews the first two episodes of Slow Horses season 3… Slow Horses has been one of Apple TV+’s biggest hits over the course of its two seasons. It is an immaculate translation of Mick Herron’s source material with foul-mouthed Gary Oldman heading up a set of disgraced MI5 agents. The latest season is […]

Movie Review – Triangle of Sadness (2022)

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Triangle of Sadness, 2022. Written and Directed by Ruben Östlund. Starring Harris Dickinson, Charlbi Dean, Woody Harrelson, Zlatko Burić, Henrik Dorsin, Iris Berben, Sunnyi Melles, Dolly de Leon, Vicki Berlin, Oliver Ford Davies, Jean-Christophe Folly, Amanda Walker, Hanna Oldenburg, Malte Gårdinger, Linda Anborg, Carolina Gynning, Arvin Kananian, Camilla Läckberg, Beata Borelius, Shaniaz Hama Ali, Ralph […]

Movie Review – The Lake (2023)

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The Lake, 2023. Directed by Lee Thongkham Starring Sushar Manaying, Teerapat Satjakul, Vithaya Pansringarm, Wanmai Chatborrirak, and Lamyai Haithongkham SYNOPSIS: A gigantic and bloodthirsty monster emerges from a lake after its egg is stolen and unleashes its fury on a town’s inhabitants, leaving a trail of destruction and death in its wake. The town of […]

Movie Review – Napoleon (2023)

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Napoleon, 2023. Directed by Ridley Scott. Starring Joaquin Phoenix, Vanessa Kirby, Tahar Rahim, John Hollingworth, Youssef Kerkour, Davide Tucci, Edouard Philipponnat, Ludivine Sagnier, Matthew Needham, Erin Ainsworth, Thom Ashley, Anna Mawn, Gavin Spokes, and Jonathan Barnwell. SYNOPSIS: An epic that details the checkered rise and fall of French Emperor Napoleon Bonaparte and his relentless journey […]

Monarch: Legacy of Monsters – Episodes 1 and 2 Review

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Chris Connor reviews the first two episodes of Monarch: Legacy of Monsters…. Beginning in 2014 with Godzilla through to its most recent entry, 2021’s Godzilla vs Kong, the MonsterVerse franchise has now set its sights on the small screen with Apple TV+’s Monarch: Legacy of Monsters. The series fills in some of the blanks for […]