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Movie Review – The Advent Calendar (2021)

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The Advent Calendar, 2021. Written and directed by Patrick Ridremont. Starring Eugénie Derouand, Honorine Magnier, Clément Olivieri, Janis Abrikh, and Cyril Garnier. SYNOPSIS: Eva, a former ballet dancer and now a paraplegic, has been in a wheelchair for three years. For her birthday, her friend Sophie sends her a strange Advent calendar. It’s not the […]

Movie Review – Strange World (2022)

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Strange World, 2022. Directed by Don Hall and Qui Nguyen. Featuring the voice talents of Dennis Quaid, Jake Gyllenhaal, Jaboukie Young-White, Gabrielle Union, Lucy Liu, and Alan Tudyk. SYNOPSIS: A journey deep into an uncharted and treacherous land, where fantastical creatures await the legendary Clades—a family of explorers whose differences threaten to topple their latest, […]

Movie Review – Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery (2022)

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Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery, 2022. Written and Directed by Rian Johnson. Starring Daniel Craig, Edward Norton, Dave Bautista, Janelle Monáe, Kate Hudson, Kathryn Hahn, Madelyn Cline, Leslie Odom Jr., and Jessica Henwick. SYNOPSIS: Famed Southern detective Benoit Blanc travels to Greece for his latest case. Writer/director Rian Johnson has whipped up another eclectic […]

Slow Horses Season 2 Episode 5 Review – ‘Boardroom Politics’

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Chris Connor reviews the fifth episode of Slow Horses season 2…  Slow Horses’ second season has continued to build on the work of the first, skilfully adapting Mick Herron’s Dead Lions while subtly changing the narrative for the small screen. The series continues to be a relentless thrill ride but not losing the pitch-black exquisitely […]

Video Review – I Wanna Dance With Somebody lets down the iconic Whitney Houston

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EJ Moreno with a video review of the Whitney Houston biopic I Wanna Dance With Somebody… Trying to capture the iconic Whitney Houston is no easy task. The new biopic film, I Wanna Dance With Somebody, feels too hollow and rushed to capture the singer’s essence.  Our critic EJ Moreno dives into why I Wanna […]

4K Ultra HD Review – House of the Dragon: The Complete First Season

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Ricky Church reviews the 4K Ultra HD release of House of the Dragon: The Complete First Season… As the first spin-0ff in HBO’s massive and successful Game of Thrones franchise, House of the Dragon had a lot to live up to – especially in the wake of the bitter taste Game of Thrones‘ conclusion left for many audiences. Fortunately, House of […]

Movie Review – Corsage (2022)

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Corsage, 2022. Written and Directed by Marie Kreutzer. Starring Vicky Krieps, Florian Teichtmeister, Katharina Lorenz, Jeanne Werner, Alma Hasun, Finnegan Oldfield, Manuel Rubey, Aaron Friesz, Colin Morgan, Tamás Lengyel, Ivana Urban, Alexander Pschill, Raphael Nicholas, Rosa Hajjaj, Lilly Marie Tschörtner, May Garzon, Norman Hacker, Marlene Hauser, Adrien Papritz, Oliver Rosskopf, Peter Faerber, Klaus Huhle, Johanna […]

Movie Review – Empire of Light (2022)

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Empire of Light, 2022. Written & Directed by Sam Mendes. Starring Olivia Colman, Micheal Ward, Toby Jones, and Colin Firth. SYNOPSIS: Set in an English seaside town in the early 1980s, Empire of Light is a powerful and poignant story about human connection and the magic of cinema Sam Mendes is one of the most […]

Movie Review – I Wanna Dance with Somebody (2022)

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I Wanna Dance with Somebody, 2022. Directed by Kasi Lemmons. Starring Naomi Ackie, Ashton Sanders, Stanley Tucci, Nafessa Williams, Lance A. Williams, Tamara Tunie, Clarke Peters, Daniel Washington, JaQuan Malik Jones, Kris Sidberry, Tanner Beard, Bailee Lopes, Jennifer Ellis, Bria Danielle Singleton, Adrian M. Mompoint, Dave Heard, Jaison Hunter, Luke Crory, Lynn Leger, Elegance Bratton, […]

Movie Review – Living (2022)

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Living, 2022. Directed by Oliver Hermanus. Starring Bill Nighy, Aimee Lou Wood, Alex Sharp, Tom Burke, Adrian Rawlins, Oliver Chris, Michael Cochrane, Zoe Boyle, Lia Williams, Richard Cunningham, Ffion Jolly, Jamie Wilkes, John MacKay, Celeste Dodwell, Hubert Burton, Anant Varman, Jessica Flood, John Mackay, Jonathan Keeble, Barney Fishwick, Patsy Ferran, Eunice Roberts, and Nichola McAuliffe. […]