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Movie Review – The Ballad of Wallis Island (2025)

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The Ballad of Wallis Island, 2025. Directed by James Griffiths. Starring Tom Basden, Tim Key, Carey Mulligan, Sian Clifford, Akemnji Ndifornyen, Steve Marsh, Luka Downie, and Kerrie Thomason. SYNOPSIS: Eccentric lottery winner Charles lives alone on a remote island but dreams of hiring his favorite musician, Herb McGwyer, to play an exclusive, private gig. Unbeknownst […]

Movie Review – The Thicket (2024)

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The Thicket, 2024. Directed by Elliott Lester. Starring Peter Dinklage, Juliette Lewis, Levon Hawke, Leslie Grace, Gbenga Akinnagbe, Esme Creed-Miles, Andrew Schulz, Macon Blair, Arliss Howard, James Hetfield, Ryan Robbins, Ned Dennehy, David Midthunder, Sophia Fabris, Guy Sprung, Derek Gilroy, Chris Enright, and Teach Grant. SYNOPSIS: West Texas. A boy who, after his sister is […]

Comic Book Review – The Goddamn Tragedy

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Andrew Newton reviews Oni Press’ new one-shot comic The Goddamn Tragedy… Oni Press’ The Goddamn Tragedy is exactly what the title promises, a slow-burning, sorrow-drenched Western that lingers in the mind long after the last page. Chris Condon (best known for That Texas Blood) brings a different kind of bleakness to this story, trading sun-scorched […]

In Defense of Disney’s live-action Lilo & Stitch

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EJ Moreno with a video on why the Lilo & Stitch remake works… Director Dean Fleischer Camp had a much more challenging task when bringing Lilo & Stitch to life than I ever thought. Not only was translating the rich visuals and fun characters near impossible, but who knew the film had such a dedicated […]

4K Ultra HD Review – Black Bag (2025)

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Black Bag, 2025. Directed by Steven Soderbergh. Starring Cate Blanchett, Michael Fassbender, Marisa Abela, Tom Burke, Naomie Harris, Regé-Jean Page, Pierce Brosnan, and Gustaf Skarsgård. SYNOPSIS: Steven Soderbergh’s latest film, Black Bag, arrives on 4K Ultra HD with an accompanying Blu-ray disc and a code for a digital copy. This is a smart, snappy little […]

Blu-ray Review – Contraband (1980)

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Contraband, 1980. Directed by Lucio Fulci. Starring Fabio Testi, Marcel Bozzuffi, Ivana Monti, Saverio Marconi, Ferdinand Murolo, Lucio Fulci, and Enrico Maisto. SYNOPSIS: A cigarette smuggler goes out for revenge when his business partner and brother is murdered by a rival drug smuggler. It is amazing that Italian splatter maestro Lucio Fulci found the time […]

I Watched Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning So You Don’t Have To

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EJ Moreno with his thoughts on the latest Mission: Impossible… Join me for a scathing look at Mission: Impossible—The Final Reckoning. With an admiration for the last film, and for Tom Cruise, the film should be easy to praise, but it barely reaches its potential. To quote the infamous Family Guy clip, ” It insists on […]

Movie Review – Fear Street: Prom Queen (2025)

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Fear Street: Prom Queen, 2025. Directed by Matt Palmer. Starring India Fowler, Suzanna Son, Fina Strazza, Chris Klein, David Iacono, Ella Rubin, Ariana Greenblatt, Lili Taylor, Katherine Waterston, Dale Whibley, Damian Romeo, Rebecca Ablack, Joanne Boland, Eden Summer Gilmore, Ilan O’Driscoll, Dakota Taylor, Brennan Clost, Cecilia Lee, Sienna Star, Darrin Baker, Ryan Rosery, Anna Mirodin, […]

Movie Review – Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning (2025)

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Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning, 2025. Directed by Christopher McQuarrie. Starring Tom Cruise, Hayley Atwell, Ving Rhames, Simon Pegg, Esai Morales, Pom Klementieff, Henry Czerny, Mariela Garriga, Holt McCallany, Janet McTeer, Nick Offerman, Hannah Waddingham, Tramell Tillman, Shea Whigham, Greg Tarzan Davis, Charles Parnell, Mark Gatiss, Rolf Saxon, Lucy Tulugarjuk, Angela Bassett, Marcin Dorociński, […]

Movie Review – Escape (2023)

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Escape, 2023. Directed by Howard J. Ford. Starring Sarah Alexander Marks, Sophie Rankin, Sean Cronin, Louis James, Angela Dixon, Glenn Salvage, Jon-Paul Gates ,Ksenia Islamova, Tiffany Hannam-Daniels, and Anthony Ofogebu. SYNOPSIS: When best friends Karla (Marks) and Lucy (Rankin) take a luxury getaway on a remote island resort, it’s not long before their heaven turns […]