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Second Opinion – Suicide Squad (2016)

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Suicide Squad, 2016. Directed by David Ayer. Starring Will Smith, Jared Leto, Margot Robbie, Jai Courtney, Joel Kinnaman, Viola Davis, Cara Delevingne, Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje, Jay Hernandez, Adam Beach, Jim Parrack, Ben Affleck, Karen Fukuhara, Common, Ike Barinholtz and Scott Eastwood SYNOPSIS: A secret government agency recruits imprisoned supervillains to execute dangerous black ops missions in […]

Blu-ray Review – Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice Ultimate Edition (2016)

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Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice Ultimate Edition, 2016. Directed by Zack Snyder. Starring Ben Affleck, Henry Cavill, Amy Adams, Jesse Eisenberg, Gal Gadot, Diane Lane, Laurence Fishburne, Jeremy Irons, Holly Hunter, Scoot McNairy, Tao Okamoto, Lauren Cohan, Jeffrey Dean Morgan, Ray Fisher, Jena Malone, Ezra Miller and Callan Mulvey. SYNOPSIS: In “Batman v Superman: Dawn […]

Blu-ray Review – The Witch (2015)

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The Witch, 2015. Written and Directed by Robert Eggers. Starring Anya Taylor-Joy, Ralph Ineson, Kate Dickie, Harvey Scrimshaw, Ellie Grainger, and Lucas Dawson. SYNOPSIS: A family in 1630s New England is torn apart by the forces of witchcraft, black magic and possession. Much to the chagrin of its fans, the horror genre is often incorrectly dismissed […]

Movie Review – Yoga Hosers (2016)

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Yoga Hosers (2016) Directed By Kevin Smith Starring Johnny Depp, Lily-Rose Depp, Harley Quinn Smith, Adam Brody, Justin Long, Natasha Lyonne, Haley Joel Osment, Genesis Rodriguez, Kevin Smith, Tony Hale, Ralph Garman, Tony Hale, Harley Morenstein, Tyler Posey, Austin Butler, Jason Mewes and Vanessa Paradis. SYNOPSIS: Two teenage yoga enthusiasts team up with a legendary man-hunter to […]

Movie Review – Warcraft: The Beginning (2016)

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Warcraft: The Beginning, 2016 Directed by Duncan Jones Starring Travis Fimmel, Paula Patton, Ben Foster, Dominic Cooper, Toby Kebbell, Ben Schnetzer, Robert Kazinsky, Clancy Brown, Daniel Wu, Ruth Negga, Anna Galvin SYNOPSIS: The peaceful realm of Azeroth stands on the brink of war as its civilization faces a fearsome race of invaders: orc warriors fleeing their […]

Movie Review – X-Men: Apocalypse (2016)

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X-Men: Apocalypse (2016). Directed by Bryan Singer. Starring James McAvoy, Jennifer Lawrence, Michael Fassbender, Oscar Isaac, Sophie Turner, Nicholas Hoult, Rose Byrne, Tye Sheridan, Alexandra Shipp, Kodi Smit-McPhee, Ben Hardy, Olivia Munn, Lana Condor and Evan Peters. SYNOPSIS: Apocalypse, the world’s first mutant, awakes from a centuries-long slumber. The X-Men must reunite to stop him from destroying […]

BFI Review – Macbeth (1971)

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Macbeth, 1971. Directed by Roman Polanski. Starring Jon Finch, Martin Shaw, Nicholas Selby, Francesca Annis and Terence Bayler. SYNOPSIS: Macbeth craves, and kills, for the role of King but his demons haunt him as he slowly loses his mind… After last year’s vivid depiction of Macbeth, starring Michael Fassbender, it is worth turning back the clocks […]

Comic Book Review – Heroes: Godsend #1

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Tai Freligh reviews Heroes: Godsend #1… Farah Nazan… Former soldier and tough protector of Malina… But how did she become the woman she is today? Farah’s origins are explored in Godsend. From Titan Comics comes a series of comic stories that serve as prequels to the Heroes Reborn television show on NBC.  They plan on coming out […]

BFI Review – The Lady Eve (1941)

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The Lady Eve, 1941. Directed by Preston Sturges. Starring Barbara Stanwyck and Henry Fonda. SYNOPSIS: A con-woman, and her family, have their eyes on a rich man who joins their cruise ship. But love is in the air… We know Eve. The temptress seducing Adam to take a bite out of the apple in the Garden of Eden. […]