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Movie Review – A Disturbance in the Force (2023)

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A Disturbance in the Force, 2023.Directed by Jeremy Coon and Steve Kozak. Featuring Bruce Vilanch, Kevin Smith, “Weird Al” Yankovic, Mick Garris, Donny Osmond, Jason Lenzi, Seth Green, Taran Killam, Steve Binder, Craig Miller, Gilbert Gottfried, Lenny Ripps, Brian Ward, Paul Scheer, Kyle Newman, Matthew Robbins, Miki Herman, Marc Pevers, Jonathan Rinzler, Anthony Caleca, Larry […]

Movie Review – Maestro (2023)

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Maestro, 2023.Directed by Bradley Cooper. Starring Carey Mulligan, Bradley Cooper, Matt Bomer, Maya Hawke, Sarah Silverman, Sam Nivola, Michael Urie, Gideon Glick, Miriam Shor, William Hill, Oscar Pavlo, Mallory Portnoy, Sara Sanderson, Kate Eastman, Vincenzo Amato, Greg Hildreth, Brian Klugman, Nick Blaemire, and Tim Rogan.SYNOPSIS:This love story chronicles the lifelong relationship of conductor-composer Leonard Bernstein […]

Slow Horses Season 3 Episode 5 Review – ‘Cleaning Up’

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Chris Connor reviews the fifth episode of Slow Horses season 3…After an almighty cliffhanger in the previous episode with Nick Duffy’s dogs and the remnants of Chieftain attempting to enter MI5’s storage facility, the penultimate episode of the third season of Slow Horses, ‘Cleaning Up’ is one of its most intense to date. It cuts […]

Movie Review – Vindicta (2023)

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Vindicta, 2023.Directed by Sean McNamara. Starring Elena Kampouris, Michasha Armstrong, Sean Astin, Jaime M. Callica, Karolina Cubitt, Daniel Cudmore, Travis Nelson, Adam Pateman, Jeremy Piven, Bradley Stryker, and Olivia Summers.SYNOPSIS:When a city is terrorized by a sadistic serial killer, a seasoned detective and a newly recruited paramedic discover the key to stopping the bloodshed lies […]

Movie Review – Silent Night (2023)

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Silent Night, 2023.Directed by John Woo. Starring Joel Kinnaman, Kid Cudi, Harold Torres, Catalina Sandino Moreno, Vinny O’Brien, Yoko Hamamura, Anthony Giulietti, and John Pollack.SYNOPSIS:A tormented father witnesses his young son die when caught in a gang’s crossfire on Christmas Eve. While recovering from a wound that costs him his voice, he makes vengeance his […]

Movie Review – The Family Plan (2023)

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The Family Plan, 2023.Directed by Simon Cellan Jones. Starring Mark Wahlberg, Michelle Monaghan, Maggie Q, Zoe Colletti, Van Crosby, Saïd Taghmaoui, Ciarán Hinds, Marcus Anderson, Al Vicente, Valkyrae, and iiTzTimmy.SYNOPSIS:A former top assassin living incognito as a suburban dad must take his unsuspecting family on the run when his past catches up to him.In The […]

Movie Review – Rebel Moon – Part One: A Child of Fire (2023)

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Rebel Moon – Part One: A Child of Fire, 2023.Directed by Zack Snyder Starring Sofia Boutella, Charlie Hunnam, Djimon Hounsou, Anthony Hopkins, Doona Bae, Ray Fisher, Stuart Martin, Cary Elwes, Corey Stoll, Michiel Huisman, Alfonso Herrera, Ed Skrein, Cleopatra Coleman, Fra Fee, Rhian Rees, Jena Malone, E. Duffy, Charlotte Maggi, Sky Yang, and Staz Nair.SYNOPSIS:When […]

Movie Review – Rebel Moon – Part One: A Child of Fire (2023)

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Rebel Moon – Part One: A Child of Fire, 2023.Directed by Zack Snyder Starring Sofia Boutella, Charlie Hunnam, Djimon Hounsou, Anthony Hopkins, Doona Bae, Ray Fisher, Stuart Martin, Cary Elwes, Corey Stoll, Michiel Huisman, Alfonso Herrera, Ed Skrein, Cleopatra Coleman, Fra Fee, Rhian Rees, Jena Malone, E. Duffy, Charlotte Maggi, Sky Yang, and Staz Nair.SYNOPSIS:When […]

Monarch: Legacy of Monsters Episode 6 Review – ‘Terrifying Miracles’

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Chris Connor reviews the sixth episode of Monarch: Legacy of Monsters…After a couple of episodes entirely centred around the 2015 timeline of the show, episode sixgives us a sizable chunk of the mid 1950s and our younger versions of Lee Shaw, Bill Randa and Keiko Miura. The trio continue to investigate the Titans and radiation […]

Movie Review – Chicken Run: Dawn of the Nugget (2023)

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Chicken Run: Dawn of the Nugget, 2023. Directed by Sam Fell Featuring Thandiwe Newton, Zachary Levi, Bella Ramsey, Imelda Staunton, Lynn Ferguson, David Bradley, Jane Horrocks, Romesh Ranganathan, Daniel Mays, Josie Sedgwick-Davies, Peter Serafinowicz, Nick Mohammed, and Miranda RichardsonSYNOPSIS: Having pulled off an escape from Tweedy’s farm, Ginger has found a peaceful island sanctuary for the whole […]