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Movie Review – Pearl (2022)

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Pearl, 2022. Directed by Ti West. Starring Mia Goth, David Corenswet, Tandi Wright, Matthew Sunderland, Alistair Sewell, and Emma Jenkins-Purro. SYNOPSIS: Trapped on her family’s isolated farm, Pearl must tend to her ailing father under the bitter and overbearing watch of her devout mother. Lusting for a glamorous life like she’s seen in the movies, […]

Movie Review – About My Father (2023)

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About My Father, 2023. Directed by Laura Terruso Starring Sebastian Maniscalco, Robert De Niro, Leslie Bibb, Anders Holm, David Rasche, Brett Dier, Kim Cattrall, Arielle Prepetit, Jessie Camacho, and Adan James Carrillo. SYNOPSIS: Encouraged by his fiancée, Sebastian brings his immigrant, hairdresser father, Salvo, to a weekend get-together with Ellie’s super-rich and exceedingly eccentric family. They […]

Movie Review – The Flash (2023)

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The Flash, 2023. Directed by Andy Muschietti. Starring Ezra Miller, Sasha Calle, Michael Shannon, Ron Livingston, Maribel Verdú, Kiersey Clemons, Antje Traue, Michael Keaton, Ben Affleck, Ian Loh, Saoirse-Monica Jackson, Rudy Mancuso, Luke Brandon Field, Gal Gadot, and Jeremy Irons. SYNOPSIS: Barry Allen uses his super speed to change the past, but his attempt to […]

Movie Review – Infinity Pool (2023)

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Infinity Pool, 2023. Written and Directed by Brandon Cronenberg. Starring Alexander Skarsgård, Mia Goth, Cleopatra Coleman, Thomas Kretschmann, Amanda Brugel, John Ralston, Caroline Boulton, Jeff Ricketts, Jalil Lespert, and Adam Boncz. SYNOPSIS: James and Em Foster are enjoying an all-inclusive beach vacation in the fictional island of La Tolqa, when a fatal accident exposes the […]

Movie Review – Extraction 2 (2023)

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Extraction 2, 2023. Directed by Sam Hargrave. Starring Chris Hemsworth, Rudhraksh Jaiswal, Golshifteh Farahani, Adam Bessa, Justin Howell, Olga Kurylenko, Tinatin Dalakishvili, Sinéad Phelps, Tornike Bziava, Patrick Newall, Tako Tabatadze, Tornike Gogrichiani, Levan Saginashvili, Dato Bakhtadze, Rayna Campbell, George Lasha, Shahaub Roudbari, and Idris Elba. SYNOPSIS: Tasked with extracting a family who is at the […]

Video Review – The Flash pays respect to DC Films legends including Zack Snyder & Richard Donner

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EJ Moreno with a video review of The Flash… The Flash had the daunting task of paying respect to all things DC Films while also trying to give the titular hero his most compelling story yet. While it does rely on nostalgia and some awkward comedic bits too much, the love letter quality from The […]

Blu-ray Review – Thief (1981)

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Thief, 1981. Directed by Michael Mann. Starring James Caan, Tuesday Weld, Willie Nelson, James Belushi, Robert Prosky, Dennis Farina and William Petersen. SYNOPSIS: A professional safecracker starts working for the mob in order to make enough money to quit his criminal lifestyle but things don’t go according to plan. You have to hand it to […]

Movie Review – The Blackening (2023)

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The Blackening, 2023. Directed by Tim Story. Starring Antoinette Robertson, Sinqua Walls, Dewayne Perkins, X Mayo, Melvin Gregg, Grace Byers, Jermaine Fowler, Diedrich Bader, Yvonne Orji, and Jay Pharoah. SYNOPSIS: Seven black friends go away for the weekend only to find themselves trapped in a cabin with a killer who has a vendetta. Will their […]

Movie Review – The Flash (2023)

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The Flash, 2023. Directed by Andy Muschietti. Starring Ezra Miller, Sasha Calle, Michael Shannon, Ron Livingston, Maribel Verdú, Kiersey Clemons, Antje Traue, Michael Keaton, Ben Affleck, Ian Loh, Saoirse-Monica Jackson, Rudy Mancuso, Luke Brandon Field, Gal Gadot, and Jeremy Irons. SYNOPSIS: Barry Allen uses his super speed to change the past, but his attempt to […]

Movie Review – Maggie Moore(s) (2023)

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Maggie Moore(s), 2023 Directed by John Slattery Starring Jon Hamm, Tina Fey, Micah Stock, Nick Mohammed, Happy Anderson, Christopher Denham, Mary Holland, Louisa Krause, Nicholas Azarian, Allison Dunbar, Tate Ellington, Bobbi Kitten, Oona Roche, Peter Diseth, Richard Lippert, Derek Basco, and Jodi Lynn Thomas. SYNOPSIS: Maggie Moore(s) takes place in a dusty desert town where […]