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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 inherits her grandfather’s […]

Movie Review – Sweetwater (2023)

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Sweetwater, 2023.Written and Directed by Martin Guigui. Starring Everett Osborne, Cary Elwes, Jeremy Piven, Eric Roberts, Jim Caviezel, Richard Dreyfuss, Kevin Pollak, Emmaline, Mike Starr, Jim Meskimen, Jason Sklar, Ashani Roberts, Robert Ri’chard, Paul Hipp, Eric Etebari, Gary Clark Jr., Ernest Harden Jr., Wayne Federman, Billy Malone, Dahlia Waingort, Tim Kavanagh, Ca’Ron Jaden Coleman, Delijah […]

Movie Review – Suzume (2023)

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Suzume, 2023. Directed by Makoto Shinkai Starring Nanoka Hara, Hokuto Matsumura, Eri Fukatsu, Kôshirô Matsumoto, Shôta Sometani, Sairi Itô, Kotone Hanase, Kana Hanazawa, Ryunosuke Kamiki, Ann Yamane, Akari Miura, and Aimi TerakawaSYNOPSIS: As the skies turn red and the planet trembles, Japan stands on the brink of disaster. However, a determined teenager named Suzume sets out on […]

Movie Review – Batman: The Doom That Came to Gotham (2023)

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Batman: The Doom That Came to Gotham, 2023.Directed by Christopher Berkeley & Sam Liu. Featuring the voice talents of David Giuntoli, Jason Marsden, Christopher Gorham, Tati Gabrielle, John DiMaggio, Emily O’ Brien, and David Dastmalchian.SYNOPSIS:An ancient evil has come to Gotham and only Batman can save the city from its inevitable doom.I’ve always been a […]

Video Game Review – Tron: Identity

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Shaun Munro reviews Tron: Identity…While Tron fans might remain thirsty for Disney to finally bankroll an open-world RPG set within the iconic sci-fi universe – ever a slam-dunk proposition if there was one, right? – throwing the ball to acclaimed developer Mike Bithell (Thomas Was Alone, Subsurface Circular, John Wick Hex) was an appealingly left-field […]

The Mandalorian Season 3 Episode 6 Review – ‘Guns For Hire’

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Ricky Church reviews the sixth episode of The Mandalorian season 3…The fifth episode of The Mandalorian marked a nice bounce back as the third season crossed its halfway point with plenty of action, character development and story progression as Din Djarin and Bo-Katan had a clear mission to unite the Children of the Watch with Mandalorians who […]

Succession Season 4 Episode 3 Review – ‘Connor’s Wedding’

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Chris Connor reviews the third episode of Succession’s fourth and final season….After the trials and tribulations of the Roy family coming to face to face at Connor’s wedding rehearsal, episode three – set in the run-up to the wedding itself – turns expectations for the whole season on their head. With Roman still torn between […]

Movie Review – Linoleum (2023)

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Linoleum, 2023.Written and Directed by Colin West. Starring Jim Gaffigan, Rhea Seehorn, Katelyn Nacon, Gabriel Rush, Amy Hargreaves, West Duchovny, Michael Ian Black, Tony Shalhoub, Elisabeth Henry-Macari, Roger Hendricks, Simon Elliot, Frances Flynn, Jay Walker, Levi Chapin, Mike Gaffigan, Patrick Gaffigan, Desmond Joseph Conrad-Fern, Willoughby Pyle, and Twinkle Burke.SYNOPSIS:When the host of a failing children’s […]

4K Ultra HD Review – Cool Hand Luke (1967)

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Cool Hand Luke, 1967.Directed by Stuart Rosenberg. Starring Paul Newman, George Kennedy, J. D. Cannon, Robert Drivas, Lou Antonio, Strother Martin, and Jo Van Fleet.SYNOPSIS:Warner Bros. continues its centennial celebration with a beautiful new 4K Ultra HD release of Cool Hand Luke, a Paul Newman film that has one of the most-quoted lines in cinema […]

4K Ultra HD Review – The Maltese Falcon (1941)

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The Maltese Falcon, 1941.Directed by John Huston. Starring Humphrey Bogart, Mary Astor, Gladys George, Peter Lorre, Barton MacLane, Lee Patrick, and Sydney Greenstreet.SYNOPSIS:Warner Bros. is celebrating its centennial with a series of classic movies released on 4K Ultra HD, and the first one I’m looking at is 1941’s The Maltese Falcon, starring Humphrey Bogart and […]