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Blu-ray Review – Skinamarink (2022)

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Skinamarink, 2022.Directed by Kyle Edward Ball. Starring Lucas Paul, Dali Rose Tetreault, Ross Paul, and Jaime Hill.SYNOPSIS:Two siblings wake up in their home and discover that their parents are not there… or are they?It is all the fault of The Blair Witch Project, of course. The idea that you can film literal blackness, have nothing […]

Movie Review – Shark Bait (2022)

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Shark Bait, 2022.Directed by James Nunn. Starring Holly Earl, Jack Trueman, Catherine Hannay, Malachi Pullar-Latchman, and Thomas Flynn.SYNOPSIS:A group of teens on spring break get stranded at sea and attract the attention of a great white shark.It’s coming round to the summer, which means that the latest wave of shark movies is making its way […]

Movie Review – It Is In Us All (2022)

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It Is In Us All, 2022.Written and directed by Antonia Campbell-Hughes. Starring Cosmo Jarvis, Rhys Mannion, Claes Bang, Antonia Campbell-Hughes, and Lalor Roddy.SYNOPSIS:A formidable man who cares for nothing is forced to confront his self-destructive core when a violent car crash involving a sexually charged boy who epitomises life, challenges him to face his truth.Actress-filmmaker […]

Movie Review – Run Rabbit Run (2023)

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Run Rabbit Run, 2023.Directed by Daina Reid. Starring Sarah Snook, Lily Latorre, Damon Herriman, and Greta Scacchi.SYNOPSIS:A fertility doctor who believes firmly in life and death must challenge her own values and confront a ghost from her past after noticing the strange behavior of her young daughter.A psychological horror film starring the great Sarah Snook […]

Video Review – Everything That Went Wrong With Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny

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EJ Moreno with a video review of Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny…Harrison Ford dons the fedora and grabs the whip for one final outing as Indiana Jones, and it proves to be a lackluster blockbuster that ends the franchise with a dud.Join critic EJ Moreno for a spoiler-free discussion on Indiana Jones and […]

Movie Review – Children of the Corn (2023)

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Children of the Corn, 2023.Written and Directed by Kurt Wimmer. Starring Elena Kampouris, Kate Moyer, Callan Mulvey, Bruce Spence, Stephen Hunter, Erika Heynatz, Ashlee Juergens, Sisi Stringer, Orlando Schwerdt, Anna Samson, Joe Klocek, Andrew S. Gilbert, Brian Meegan, Mike Duncan, Alyla Browne, and Jayden McGinlay.SYNOPSIS:The film describes the events leading up to, and including, the […]

Movie Review – Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny (2023)

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Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny, 2023.Directed by James Mangold. Starring Harrison Ford, Phoebe Waller-Bridge, Mads Mikkelsen, Antonio Banderas, John Rhys-Davies, Toby Jones, Boyd Holbrook, Ethann Isidore, Karen Allen, Shaunette Renée Wilson, Thomas Kretschmann, Olivier Richters, Martin McDougall, Alaa Safi, Nasser Memarzia, Anna Francolini, Billy Postlethwaite, Holly Lawton, Guy Paul, and Harriet Slater.SYNOPSIS:Archaeologist Indiana […]

Movie Review – Last Sentinel (2023)

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Last Sentinel, 2023.Directed by Tanen Toom. Starring Kate Bosworth, Lucien Laviscount, Martin McCann, and Thomas Kretschmann.SYNOPSIS:A squad of soldiers is stranded on an abandoned military base on near-future Earth, waiting for relief or the enemy, whichever comes first.The dystopian future in Last Sentinel (riffing on where our current world is potentially headed) that director Tanel […]

Video Review – Bottoms is the funniest comedy of 2023

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EJ Moreno with a video review of Bottoms…Rachel Sennot and Ayo Edebiri star in what critic EJ Moreno calls the funniest movie of 2023. Bottoms is a bodacious raunchy comedy that’s bound to become an instant cult classic.2023 could be the best year for comedies in quite some time, and Bottoms is a perfect example. […]

4K Ultra HD Review – Mallrats (1995)

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Mallrats, 1995.Directed by Kevin Smith. Starring Jason Lee, Jeremy London, Shannen Doherty, Claire Forlani, Ben Affleck, Jason Mewes, Joey Lauren Adams, and Michael Rooker.SYNOPSIS:Kevin Smith’s 1995 sophomore effort, Mallrats, arrives on 4K Ultra HD courtesy of Arrow, which included the theatrical and extended cuts along with a ton of new and old bonus material. If […]