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Movie Review – American Pie Presents: Girls’ Rules (2020)

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American Pie Presents: Girls’ Rules, 2020. Directed by Mike Elliott. Starring Madison Pettis, Piper Curda, Darren Barnet, Lizze Broadway, Sara Rue, Jeannie Elise Mai, Lily Bleu Andrew, Stephanie Wong, Natasha Behnam, Lucas Adams, Barry Bostwick, Lisa Linke, Rasheda Crockett, Zayne Emory, Camaron Engels, Zachary Gordon, Clint Howard, Dylan Lawson, Robert Peters, Ed Quinn, Danny Trejo, […]

Movie Review – Bullet Train (2022)

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Bullet Train, 2022. Directed by David Leitch. Starring Brad Pitt, Aaron Taylor-Johnson, Brian Tyree Henry, Joey King, Zazie Beetz, Bad Bunny, Andrew Koji, Michael Shannon, Hiroyuki Sanada, Sandra Bullock, and Logan Lerman. SYNOPSIS: Five assassins aboard a fast-moving bullet train find out their missions have something in common. Aboard the titular bullet train (a high-speed […]

Movie Review – Prey (2022)

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Prey, 2022. Directed by Dan Trachtenberg. Starring Amber Midthunder, Harlan Blayne Kytwayhat, Dane DiLiegro, Dakota Beavers, Nelson Leis, Stormee Kipp, Michelle Thrush, Julian Black Antelope, and Stefany Mathias. SYNOPSIS: Naru, a skilled female warrior, fights to protect her tribe against one of the first highly-evolved Predators to land on Earth. Director Dan Trachtenberg understands creature […]

Video Review – They/Them sees Kevin Bacon elevating the indie queer horror

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EJ Moreno with a video review of Peacock’s slasher They/Them… In many ways, They/Them is a very standard slasher; sometimes in a good way, sometimes in a bad way. But the setting and focus on LGBTQ characters allow the film to add needed new layers. Join critic EJ Moreno for a review on the indie […]

Movie Review – Easter Sunday (2022)

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Easter Sunday, 2022. Directed by Jay Chandrasekhar. Starring Jo Koy, Tia Carrere, Lydia Gaston, Eugene Cordero, Brandon Wardell, Jimmy O. Yang, Tiffany Haddish, Lou Diamond Phillips, Asif Ali, Eva Noblezada, Michael Weaver, Dustin Ybarra, Gavin Matts, Carly Pope, Melody Butiu, Rodney To, Joey Guila, Elena Juatco, Rodney Perry, Melanie Rees, Michael Jonsson, Xavier de Guzman, […]

Movie Review – Hypochondriac (2022)

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Hypochondriac, 2022. Written and directed by Addison Heimann. Starring Zach Villa, Devon Graye, Madeline Zima, Yumarie Morales, Marlene Forte, Chris Doubek, Paget Brewster, Adam Busch, Michael Cassidy, Peter Mensah, and Debra Wilson. SYNOPSIS: A young potter’s life devolves into chaos as he loses function of his body while being haunted by the physical manifestation of […]

Movie Review – Thirteen Lives (2022)

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Thirteen Lives, 2022.  Directed by Ron Howard. Starring Viggo Mortensen, Colin Farrell, Joel Edgerton, Sukollawat Kanarot, Theerapat Sajakul, Sahajak Boonthanakit, Vithaya Pansringarm, Teeradon Supapunpinyo, Nophand Boonyai, Tom Bateman, Paul Gleeson, Lewis Fitz-Gerald, Josh Helman, Zahra Newman, Kevin Spink, and Pasakorn Hoyhon. SYNOPSIS: In the true story of Thirteen Lives, twelve boys and the coach of […]

Movie Review – Luck (2022)

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Luck, 2022. Directed by Peggy Holmes. Featuring the voice talents of Eva Noblezada, Simon Pegg, Jane Fonda, Whoopi Goldberg, Colin O’Donoghue, Lil Rel Howery, Flula Borg, John Ratzenberger, Maurice J. Irvin, Jayssolitt. and Adelynn Spoon. SYNOPSIS: The curtain is pulled back on the millennia-old battle between the organizations of good luck and bad luck that […]

Fantasia International Film Festival 2022 Review – Megalomaniac

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Megalomaniac, 2022. Written and Directed by Karim Ouelhaj Starring Raphaëlle Lubansu, Benjamin Ramon, Eline Schumacher, and Wim Willaert. SYNOPSIS: The adult daughter of a notorious serial killer descends into degradation and violence. Twentysomething Martha (Eline Schumacher) lives a life of quiet desperation in Brussels with her older brother Felix (Benjamin Ramon). They share a large, […]

Movie Review – Lightyear (2022)

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Lightyear, 2022 Directed by Angus MacLane. Featuring the voice talents of Chris Evans, Keke Palmer, Dale Soules, Taika Waititi, Peter Sohn, Uzo Aduba, James Brolin, Mary McDonald-Lewis, Efren Ramirez, Isiah Whitlock Jr., and Keira Hairston. SYNOPSIS: Legendary Space Ranger Buzz Lightyear embarks on an intergalactic adventure alongside a group of ambitious recruits and his robot […]