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Movie Review – Inu-oh (2022)

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Inu-oh, 2022 Directed by Masaaki Yuasa Starring Avu-chan (voice), Mirai Moriyama (voice), Kenjirô Tsuda (voice), Yutaka Matsushige (voice) and Tasuku Emoto (voice) SYNOPSIS: A fictionalized depiction of the life of Inu-oh (“King Dog”), a 14th-century Japanese performer of music drama at the time of its transition from the folk art of sarugaku (“monkey music”) into […]

Video Review – Ambulance is the continued downfall of Michael Bay

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EJ Moreno with a video review of Michael Bay’s Ambulance… Seeing a Michael Bay movie on the line-up of 2022 movies, you have an idea of what to expect: The typical “bayhem” with wild camera work and over-the-top action. What surprises you the most about Ambulance is how painfully dull it all is by the […]

Movie Review – Coast (2022)

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Coast, 2022. Directed by Jessica Hester and Derek Schweickart. Starring Fatima Ptacek, Cristela Alonzo, Kane Ritchotte, Ciara Bravo, Mia Rose Frampton, Andres Velez, Shanda Renee, Mia Xitlali, Victoria del Rosal, Paul McCarthy-Boyington, Eduardo Roman, Kaylee Kamiya, and Melissa Leo. SYNOPSIS: 16-year-old Abby’s life changes when a traveling rock band gets stuck in her small town. […]

Movie Review – All the Old Knives (2022)

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All the Old Knives, 2022. Directed by Janus Metz. Starring Chris Pine, Thandiwe Newton, Jonathan Pryce, Laurence Fishburne, Corey Johnson, Jonjo O’Neill, Ahd Kamel, David Dawson, Nasser Memarzia, David Bedella, Alexander Devrient, Oscar Coleman, Anna Jones, Derek Siow, Karina Wiedman, and Orli Shuka. SYNOPSIS: Two CIA operatives, and former lovers, reunite at idyllic Carmel-by-the-Sea to […]

Movie Review – Metal Lords (2022)

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Metal Lords, 2022. Directed by Peter Sollett. Starring Jaeden Martell, Isis Hainsworth, Adrian Greensmith, Phelan Davis, Brett Gelman, Sufe Bradshaw, Michelle Fang, Noah Urrea, Teddy Van Ee, and Analesa Fisher. SYNOPSIS: Two friends try to form a heavy metal band with a cellist for the Battle of the Bands. If you had asked me how […]

Movie Review – Prayers for the Stolen (2021)

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Prayers for the Stolen, 2021. Written and Directed by Tatiana Huezo. Starring Ana Cristina Ordóñez González, Marya Membreño, Mayra Batalla, Norma Pablo, Eileen Yáñez, Alejandra Camacho, Memo Villegas, Julián Guzmán Girón, Blanca Itzel Pérez, Giselle Barrera Sánchez, Nohelia Moreno Álvarez, José Estrada, and Camila Gaal. SYNOPSIS: Life in a town at war is seen through […]

Movie Review – You Are Not My Mother (2021)

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You Are Not My Mother, 2021. Directed by Kate Dolan. Starring Hazel Doupe, Paul Reid, Carolyn Bracken, Jade Jordan and Ingrid Craigie. SYNOPSIS: A teenage girl’s mother goes missing after suffering a mental breakdown, only to return a changed woman, and not for the better. Irish folklore is a rich tapestry of tales and traditions […]

Movie Review – Julia (2021)

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Julia, 2021. Written and directed by Julie Cohen and Betsy West. SYNOPSIS: Julia tells the story of the legendary cookbook author and television superstar who changed the way Americans think about food, television, and even about women. Oscar-nominated documentarians Julie Cohen and Betsy West (RGB) return with another highly compelling and slyly affecting portrait of […]

Movie Review – Bull (2021)

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Bull, 2021. Directed by Paul Andrew Williams. Starring Neil Maskell, David Hayman, Tamzin Outhwaite, Laura McAlpine, Jake Davies, and Jay Simpson. SYNOPSIS: Bull returns to his hometown after 10 years away to take revenge on those who double-crossed him. Bull is a British revenge thriller the likes of which we haven’t seen for a long […]

Movie Review – You Are Not My Mother (2022)

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You Are Not My Mother, 2022. Written and Directed by Kate Dolan. Starring Paul Reid, Hazel Doupe, Ingrid Craigie, Jordanne Jones, Carolyn Bracken, Colin Peppard, Martin O’Sullivan, Katie White, Jade Jordan, and Florence Adebamo. SYNOPSIS: In a North Dublin housing estate Char’s mother goes missing. When she returns Char is determined to uncover the truth […]