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Movie Review – The World to Come (2021)

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The World to Come, 2021. Directed by Mona Fastvold. Starring Vanessa Kirby, Katherine Waterston, Casey Affleck, Christopher Abbott, Andreea Vasile, and Karina Ziana Gherasim. SYNOPSIS: Somewhere along the mid-19th century American East Coast frontier, two neighboring couples battle hardship and isolation, witnessed by a splendid yet testing landscape, challenging them both physically and psychologically. It’s […]

Movie Review – Crater (2023)

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Crater, 2023. Directed by Kyle Patrick Alvarez. Starring Isaiah Russell-Bailey, Mckenna Grace, Billy Barratt, Orson Hong, Thomas Boyce, Scott Mescudi, Selenis Leyva, Hero Hunter, Carson Minniear, Viviana Chavez, Matthew Rimmer, Michael Papajohn, Brad Davidorf, and Dann Florek. SYNOPSIS: After the death of his father, a boy growing up on a lunar mining colony takes a […]

Movie Review – Love Again (2023)

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Love Again, 2023. Directed by Jim Strouse. Starring Priyanka Chopra Jonas, Sam Heughan, and Céline Dion. SYNOPSIS: A young woman tries to ease the pain of her fiancé’s death by sending romantic texts to his old cell phone number and forms a connection with the man the number has been reassigned to. If you think […]

Movie Review – The Mother (2023)

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The Mother, 2023. Directed by Niki Caro. Starring Jennifer Lopez, Joseph Fiennes, Omari Hardwick, Gael García Bernal, Paul Raci, Lucy Paez, Fahim Fazli, Michael Karl Richards, Saif Mohsen, Yvonne Senat Jones, Link Baker, Jesse Garcia, and Edie Falco. SYNOPSIS: While fleeing from dangerous assailants, an assassin comes out of hiding to protect her daughter she […]

Movie Review – Air (2023)

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Air, 2023. Directed by Ben Affleck. Starring Matt Damon, Ben Affleck, Jason Bateman, Marlon Wayans, Chris Messina, Chris Tucker, Viola Davis, Julius Tennon, Damian Young, Matthew Maher, Gustaf Skarsgård, Barbara Sukowa, Jay Mohr, Joel Gretsch, Michael O’Neill, Asanté Deshon, Billy Smith, Al Madrigal, Jackson Damon, Dan Bucatinsky, Jessica Green, Gabrielle Bourne, Joshua Funk, Andy Hirsch, […]

Movie Review – Fool’s Paradise (2023)

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Fool’s Paradise, 2023. Written and Directed by Charlie Day. Starring Charlie Day, Ken Jeong, Kate Beckinsale, Adrien Brody, Jason Sudeikis, Ray Liotta, Steve Coulter, Jason Bateman, Edie Falco, Mary Elizabeth Ellis, Drew Droege, Artemis Pebdani, Jimmi Simpson, Dean Norris, Glenn Howerton, Common, Jillian Bell, Katherine McNamara, George Lopez, Travis Fimmel, Robert Belushi, Austin Zajur, and […]

Spring 2023 Horror Movie Recap: Evil Dead Rise, Beau Is Afraid, The Pope’s Exorcist

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EJ Moreno dives into the biggest horror films of Spring 2023… 2023 is off to a pretty strong start in terms of horror films. The genre has been in full force since the year began, and this spring wasn’t any different.  Three major horror films dropped right before we kicked off the summer movie season, […]

Movie Review – Still: A Michael J. Fox Movie (2023)

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Still: A Michael J. Fox Movie, 2023. Directed by Davis Guggenheim. Featuring Michael J. Fox and Tracy Pollan. SYNOPSIS: “Follows the life of beloved actor and advocate Michael J. Fox, exploring his personal and professional triumphs and travails and what happens when an incurable optimist confronts an incurable disease.” Still: A Michael J. Fox Movie […]

Movie Review – The Starling Girl (2023)

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The Starling Girl, 2023. Written and Directed by Laurel Parmet Starring Eliza Scanlen, Lewis Pullman, Wrenn Schmidt, Jimmi Simpson, Claire Elizabeth Green, Austin Abrams, Chris Dinner, Paige Leigh Landers, Kieran Sitawi, Jessamine Burgum, Kyle Secor, Andrew Riley Stephens, and K.J. Baker SYNOPSIS: 17-year-old Jem Starling struggles with her place within her Christian fundamentalist community. But […]