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Movie Review – Sometimes I Think About Dying (2023)

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Sometimes I Think About Dying, 2023.Directed by Rachel Lambert. Starring Daisy Ridley, Dave Merheje, Parvesh Cheena, Marcia DeBonis, Megan Stalter, Brittany O’Grady, Bree Elrod, Lauren Beveridge, Ayanna Berkshire, Sean Tarjyoto, Jeb Berrier, Rich Hinz, June Eisler, Audrey Blanchet, Nicole Marie Green, Treasure Lunan, Andy Perkins, and Vin Shambry.SYNOPSIS:Fran, who likes to think about dying, makes […]

Movie Review – The Seeding (2023)

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The Seeding, 2023.Written and Directed by Barnaby Clay. Starring Scott Haze and Kate Lyn Sheil.A hiker lost in the desert takes refuge with a woman living alone, and discovers she might not be there willingly. With The Seeding, writer/director Barnaby Clay takes a bleak and intriguing look at survival in a microcosm. Experienced largely in music […]

Movie Review – Punch (2023)

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Punch, 2023.Directed by Andy Edwards. Starring Kierston Wareing, Jamie Lomas, Mark Sears, Faye Campbell, and Alina Allison.SYNOPSIS:A killer disguised as Mr. Punch stalks a young woman the night before she leaves her seaside town for university.When you look back, there aren’t many horror movies set in British seaside towns, which is something of a missed […]

Video Game Review – Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown

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Shaun Munro reviews Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown…I approached the release of Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown with a mixture of excitement and unease – relieved that the beloved platformer franchise was finally getting a new entry, yet crushingly aware of my own patent disinterest in its backtracking-heavy Metroidvania gameplay loop. But Ubisoft Montpellier […]

2024 Sundance Film Festival Review – Sebastian

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Sebastian, 2024.Written and Directed by Mikko Makela. Starring Ruaridh Mollica, Hiftu Quasem, Ingvar E. Sigurðsson, Jonathan Hyde, Lara Rossi, Leanne Best, David Nellist, Pedro Minas, Fleur Keith, Dylan Brady, Akbar Kurtha, Marcus Macleod, and Laurent Maria.SYNOPSIS:Max, a 25-year-old aspiring writer living in London, begins a double life as a sex worker in order to research […]

Movie Review – Justice League: Crisis on Infinite Earths – Part One (2024)

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Justice League: Crisis on Infinite Earths – Part One, 2024.Directed by Jeff Wamester. Featuring the voice talents of Matt Bomer, Darren Criss, Jensen Ackles, Stana Katic, Nolan North, Meg Donnelly, Jimmi Simpson, Zachary Quinto, Ike Amadi, Aldis Hodge, Jonathan Adams, Geoffrey Arend, Zack Callison, Alexandra Daddario, Alastair Duncan, Matt Lanter, Ato Essandoh, Cynthia Hamidi, Erika […]

Movie Review – The End We Start From (2023)

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The End We Start From, 2023. Directed by Mahalia Belo Starring Jodie Comer, Joel Fry, Marc Strong, Katherine Waterson, Gina McKee, Nina Sosanya and Benedict Cumberbatch. SYNOPSIS: A woman who along with her newborn try to find their way home as environmental crisis that submerges London in flood waters and sees a young family torn apart in the […]

Movie Review – The Holdovers (2023)

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The Holdovers, 2023.Directed by Alexander Payne. Starring Paul Giamatti, Dominic Sessa, Da’Vine Joy Randolph, Carrie Preston, Brady Hepner, Ian Dolley, Jim Kaplan, Michael Provost, Andrew Garman, Naheem Garcia, Stephen Thorne, Gillian Vigman, Tate Donovan, Bill Mootos, Dustin Tucker, Darby Lee-Stack, Colleen Clinton, and Juanita Pearl.SYNOPSIS:A cranky history teacher at a prep school is forced to […]

Movie Review – Wanted Man (2024)

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Wanted Man, 2024.Directed by Dolph Lundgren. Starring Dolph Lundgren, Kelsey Grammer, Michael Paré, Roger Cross, Michael Worth, Bourke Floyd, Aaron McPherson, James Joseph Pulido, Julian Cavett, Xzavier Estrada, Sherrie Prose, Christopher A. Brooks Sr., Tony Messenger, Ben Steele, and Daniela Soto Vell.SYNOPSIS:Follows a police officer who must retrieve an eyewitness and escort her after a […]

4K Ultra HD Review – Mean Streets (1973)

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Mean Streets, 1973.Directed by Martin Scorsese. Starring Robert De Niro, Harvey Keitel, Amy Robinson, David Proval, David Carradine, Robert Carradine, and Cesare Danova.SYNOPSIS:A low-level mafia hood must choose between his career in the mob or his loyalty to his wayward friend.Second Sight kick off 2024 in style with their latest special edition 4K UHD release, […]