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Movie Review – Marlowe (2023)

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Marlowe, 2023. Directed by Neil Jordan. Starring Liam Neeson, Diane Kruger, Jessica Lange, Danny Huston, Alan Cumming, Ian Hart, Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje, Daniela Melchior, Patrick Muldoon, Colm Meaney, Seána Kerslake, Mitchell Mullen, and François Arnaud. SYNOPSIS: In the late 1930s, Bay City, a brooding, down-on-his-luck detective, is hired to find the ex-lover of a glamorous heiress. […]

Movie Review – The Integrity of Joseph Chambers (2023)

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The Integrity of Joseph Chambers, 2023. Written and Directed by Robert Machoian. Starring Clayne Crawford, Jordana Brewster, Michael Raymond-James, Jeffrey Dean Morgan, Colt Crawford, Carl Kennedy, Hix Crawford, and Charline St. Charles. SYNOPSIS: A family man, hoping to prove his survivalist capabilities and manliness to his family, decides to irresponsibly head off into the woods […]

Movie Review – Saint Omer (2022)

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Saint Omer, 2022. Directed by Alice Diop. Starring Kayije Kagame, Guslagie Malanga, Atillahan Karagedik, Aurélia Petit, Ege Guner, Mustili, Fatih Berk Şahin, Salih Sigirci, Valérie Dréville, Xavier Maly, Robert Cantarella, Salimata Kamate, and Thomas De Pourquery. SYNOPSIS: Follows Rama, a novelist who attends the trial of Laurence Coly at the Saint-Omer Criminal Court to use […]

Succession Season 4 Episode 4 Review – ‘The Honeymoon States’

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Chris Connor reviews the fourth episode of Succession’s fourth and final season… Succession’s previous episode upended how many would have seen the show ending, with the sudden death of Brian Cox’s Logan Roy so early in the season. Episode 4 revolves around plans for the interim and longer-term future with schemes being formed by both […]

Superman & Lois Season 3 Episode 5 Review – ‘Head On’

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Ricky Church reviews the fifth episode of Superman & Lois season 3… What an episode of Superman & Lois! ‘Head On’ had it all: emotional moments, great character dynamics and evolution, intriguing insight and an especially terrific action scene. This season has so far been firing on all cylinders and ‘Head On’ is the best example […]

Movie Review – Evil Dead Rise (2023)

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Evil Dead Rise, 2023. Written and Directed by Lee Cronin. Starring Lily Sullivan, Alyssa Sutherland, Morgan Davies, Gabrielle Echols, and Nell Fisher. SYNOPSIS: A twisted tale of two estranged sisters whose reunion is cut short by the rise of flesh-possessing demons, thrusting them into a primal battle for survival as they face the most nightmarish […]

Movie Review – Renfield (2023)

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Renfield, 2023. Directed by Chris McKay. Starring Nicholas Hoult, Nicolas Cage, Awkwafina, Ben Schwartz, Adrian Martinez, Jenna Kanell, Shohreh Aghdashloo, Bess Rous, James Moses Black, Caroline Williams, Camille Chen, Joshua Mikel, Derek Russo, Rhonda Johnson Dents, Christopher Matthew Cook, Michael P. Sullivan, Rosha Washington, T.C. Matherne, Marcus Lewis, Marvin Ross, Gabriel ‘G-Rod’ Rodriguez, Stephen Louis […]

The Mandalorian Season 3 Episode 7 Review – ‘The Spies’

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Ricky Church reviews the seventh episode of The Mandalorian season 3… This season of The Mandalorian has been rather hit-and-miss in quality with some episodes diverging too much into subplots that took away from the main story or being fairly repetitive. What a marked improvement the penultimate episode ‘The Spies’ was as it had a terrific balance […]

Movie Review – Kids vs. Aliens (2023)

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Kids vs. Aliens, 2023. Directed by Jason Eisener. Starring Dominic Mariche, Phoebe Rex, Calem MacDonald, Asher Grayson, Ben Tector, Emma Vickers, Isaiah Fortune, Jonathan Torrens, Caleb Allred, and Jessica Marie Brown. SYNOPSIS: An all-time rager of a teen house party turns to terror when aliens attack, forcing two warring siblings to band together to survive […]

Movie Review – Mafia Mamma (2023)

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Mafia Mamma, 2023. Directed by Catherine Hardwicke. Starring Toni Collette, Monica Bellucci, Rob Huebel, Alfonso Perugini, Yonv Joseph, Tommy Rodger, Eduardo Scarpetta, Alessandro Bressanello, Tim Daish, Jay Natelle, Sophia Nomvete, Giulio Corso, Dora Romano, Francesco Mastroianni, Giuseppe Zeno, Mitch Salm, and Claire Palazzo. SYNOPSIS: Mafia Mamma follows an insecure American woman (Toni Collette) who unexpectedly […]