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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 save his family […]

Movie Review – Maggie Moore(s) (2023)

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Maggie Moore(s), 2023Directed 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 nothing ever happens, […]

Star Trek: Strange New Worlds Season 2 Episode 1 Review – ‘The Broken Circle’

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Chris Connor reviews the season 2 premiere of Star Trek: Strange New Worlds….There has been no shortage of Star Trek content in recent years from the Chris Pine-led films depicting alternate versions of the adventures of Kirk and Spock to Star Trek: Discovery (which originally was set in the lead-up to the Original Series before […]

Blu-ray Review – Gorky Park (1983)

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Gorky Park, 1983.Directed by Michael Apted. Starring William Hurt, Lee Marvin, Brian Dennehy, Ian Bannen, and Joanna Pacula.SYNOPSIS:Gorky Park didn’t light the box office on fire when it was released in 1983, but it has its fans, so Kino Lorber has issued it again on Blu-ray. This time, they used a disc with more capacity, […]

4K Ultra HD Review – Rain Man (1988)

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Rain Man, 1988.Directed by Barry Levinson. Starring Dustin Hoffman, Tom Cruise, Valeria Golino, and Jerry Molen.SYNOPSIS:Rain Man, winner of four Academy Awards, arrives on 4K Ultra HD, with the film and bonus features included on a Blu-ray disc too. The movie looks sharp, and while MVD didn’t commission any new extras for this 35th anniversary […]

Movie Review – Watcher (2022)

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Watcher, 2022.Directed by Chloe Okuno. Starring Maika Monroe, Karl Glusman, and Burn Gorman.SYNOPSIS:A young woman moves into a new apartment with her fiancé, only to be tormented by the feeling that she is being stalked by an unseen watcher in an adjacent building.There’s perhaps less of a general appreciation than there should be for basic-parts […]

Movie Review – Transformers: Rise of the Beasts (2023)

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Transformers: Rise of the Beasts, 2023.Directed by Stephen Caple Jr. Starring Anthony Ramos, Dominique Fishback, Luna Lauren Velez, Dean Scott Vazquez, Tobe Nwigwe, Peter Cullen, Ron Perlman, Peter Dinklage, Michelle Yeoh, Liza Koshy, John DiMaggio, David Sobolov, Michaela Jaé Rodriguez, Pete Davidson, Cristo Fernández, Tongayi Chirisa, Colman Domingo, and Michael Kelly.SYNOPSIS:During the ’90s, a new […]

Movie Review – Flamin’ Hot (2023)

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Flamin’ Hot, 2023.Directed by Eva Longoria. Starring Jesse Garcia, Annie Gonzalez, Dennis Haysbert, Matt Walsh, Tony Shalhoub, Bobby Soto, Pepe Serna, Emilio Rivera, Vanessa Martinez, Jimmy Gonzales, Eric Marq, Fabian Alomar, and Hunter Jones.SYNOPSIS:Flamin’ Hot is the story of Richard Montañez, the Frito Lay janitor who channeled his Mexican American heritage and upbringing to turn […]

Movie Review – Transformers: Rise of the Beasts (2023)

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Transformers: Rise of the Beasts, 2023.Directed by Stephen Caple Jr. Starring Anthony Ramos, Dominique Fishback, Luna Lauren Velez, Dean Scott Vazquez, Tobe Nwigwe, Peter Cullen, Ron Perlman, Peter Dinklage, Michelle Yeoh, Liza Koshy, John DiMaggio, David Sobolov, Michaela Jaé Rodriguez, Pete Davidson, Cristo Fernández, Tongayi Chirisa, Colman Domingo, and Michael Kelly.SYNOPSIS:During the ’90s, a new […]

Superman & Lois Season 3 Episode 11 Review – ‘Complications’

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Ricky Church reviews the eleventh episode of Superman & Lois season 3…Two big storylines reached their climax in the latest Superman & Lois as the Mannheims tried to make an escape out of Metropolis while Lois underwent her surgery. It was a significant episode for its characters, though a little odd given that there are two more […]