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2022 SXSW Film Festival Review – Deadstream

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Deadstream, 2022. Written and directed by Vanessa Winter and Joseph Winter. Starring Joseph Winter and Melanie Stone. SYNOPSIS: A disgraced internet personality attempts to win back his followers by livestreaming one night alone in a haunted house. But when he accidentally pisses off a vengeful spirit, his big comeback event becomes a real-time fight for […]

SXSW Film Festival 2022 Review – Women Do Cry

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Women Do Cry, 2022. Directed by Vesela Kazakova and Mina Mileva. Starring Maria Bakalova, Vesela Kazakova, Iossif Surchadzhiev, Diana Spasova, Bilyana Kazakova, Dobriela Popova, Rositca Gevrenova, Ralitsa Stoyanova, and Katia Kazakova. SYNOPSIS: A family full of women in a society where “gender” is not a familiar word. Based on real-life interactions and stories from writers […]

Superman & Lois Season 2 Episode 7 Review – ‘Anti-Hero’

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Ricky Church reviews the seventh episode of Superman & Lois season 2… Events in Superman & Lois really came to a head in surprising ways by the conclusion of ‘Anti-Hero’ with the tension having risen for both Superman’s mission to save the world and on the Kent homefront. It was a pretty exciting episode from director Elizabeth […]

Movie Review – The Adam Project (2022)

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The Adam Project, 2022. Directed by Shawn Levy. Starring Ryan Reynolds, Zoe Saldana, Jennifer Garner, Mark Ruffalo, Catherine Keener, Alex Mallari Jr., Walker Scobell, Braxton Bjerken, Mellanie Hubert, Ben Wilkinson, Jessica Bodenarek, and Kasra Wong. SYNOPSIS: A time-traveling pilot teams up with his younger self and his late father to come to terms with his […]

Movie Review – Turning Red (2022)

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Turning Red, 2022. Directed by Domee Shi. Featuring the voice talents of Rosalie Chiang, Sandra Oh, Jordan Fisher, Grayson Villanueva, Josh Levi, Topher Ngo, Finneas O’Connell, Orion Lee, Wai Ching Ho, Ava Morse, Maitreyi Ramakrishnan, Hyein Park, and Addie Chandler. SYNOPSIS: A 13-year-old girl named Mei Lee turns into a giant red panda whenever she […]

Movie Review – Settlers (2021)

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Settlers, 2021. Written and Directed by Wyatt Rockefeller. Starring Brooklynn Prince, Nell Tiger Free, Sofia Boutella, Ismael Cruz Córdova, and Jonny Lee Miller. SYNOPSIS: Mankind’s earliest settlers on the Martian frontier do what they must to survive the cosmic elements and each other. First-time feature-length writer and director Wyatt Rockefeller has a confidently distinct style, […]

Movie Review – Red Rocket (2021)

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Red Rocket, 2021. Written and Directed by Sean Baker. Starring Simon Rex, Suzanna Son, Bree Elrod, Ethan Darbone, Shih-Ching Tsou, Brittany Rodriguez, Marlon Lambert, Brenda Deiss, and Sam EidsonVicky. SYNOPSIS: Mikey Saber is a washed-up porn star who returns to his small Texas hometown, not that anyone really wants him back. Upon returning to his […]

Movie Review – The Exorcism of God (2022)

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The Exorcism of God, 2022. Directed by Alejandro Hidalgo. Starring Will Beinbrink, María Gabriela de Faría, Irán Castillo, Joseph Marcell, Hector Kotsifakis, Juan Ignacio Aranda, and Evelia Di Gennaro. SYNOPSIS: An American priest working in Mexico is possessed during an exorcism and ends up committing a terrible act. Eighteen years later, the consequences of his […]

2022 Glasgow Film Festival Review – The Outfit

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The Outfit, 2022. Directed by Graham Moore. Starring Mark Rylance, Zoey Deutch, Dylan O’Brien, Johnny Flynn, and Simon Russell Beale. SYNOPSIS: An expert tailor must outwit a dangerous group of mobsters in order to survive a fateful night. Oscar-winning screenwriter Graham Moore (The Imitation Game) makes his directorial debut with the 1950s set twisty-turny thriller The […]