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Movie Review – One Fine Morning (2022)

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One Fine Morning, 2022.Written & Directed by Mia Hansen-Løve. Starring Léa Seydoux, Melvil Poupaud, Pascal Greggory, and Nicole Garcia.SYNOPSIS:With a father suffering from neurodegenerative disease, a young woman lives with her eight-year-old daughter. While stuggling to secure a decent nursing home, she runs into a friend who although being in a relationship, embarks an affair.French […]

Movie Review – Mad God (2021)

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Mad God, 2021.Directed by Phil Tippett. Featuring the voice talents of Alex Cox, Niketa Roman, Satish Ratakonda, Anthony Ruivivar.SYNOPSIS:The Assassin is sent down into a twisted world of tortured souls and nightmares, all from the mind of special effects wizard Phil Tippett.Imagine, if you will, a stop-motion mash-up between David Cronenberg, David Lynch and Tim […]

Movie Review – Violent Night (2022)

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Violent Night, 2022.Directed by Tommy Wirkola. Starring David Harbour, Beverly D’Angelo, John Leguizamo, Cam Gigandet, Edi Patterson, Brendan Fletcher, Alex Hassell, Mike Dopud, Alexis Louder, Mitra Suri, Stephanie Sy, Alexander Elliot, John B. Lowe, André Eriksen, Leah Brady, and Erik Athavale.SYNOPSIS:When a group of mercenaries attacks the estate of a wealthy family, Santa Claus must […]

Movie Review – The Eternal Daughter (2022)

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The Eternal Daughter, 2022.Written and Directed by Joanna Hogg. Starring Tilda Swinton, Joseph Mydell, Carly-Sophia Davies, Alfie Sankey-Green, Zinnia Davies-Cooke, and August Joshi.SYNOPSIS:An artist and her elderly mother confront long-buried secrets when they return to a former family home, now a hotel haunted by its mysterious past.It is a bold act of confidence that Joanna Hogg’s […]

Movie Review – White Noise (2022)

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White Noise, 2022.Directed by Noah Baumbach. Starring Adam Driver, Greta Gerwig, Raffey Cassidy, Sam Nivola, May Nivola, Don Cheadle, Jodie Turner-Smith, André 3000, Lars Eidinger, Barbara Sukowa, Mike Gassaway, Matthew Shear, Francis Jue, Danny Wolohan, J. David Hinze, Logan Fry, Thomas W. Wolf, Bob Gray, Erik Moth, Bill Camp, and Gideon Glick.SYNOPSIS:Jack Gladney, professor of […]

Movie Review – Lady Chatterley’s Lover (2022)

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Lady Chatterley’s Lover, 2022.Directed by Laure de Clermont-Tonnerre. Starring Emma Corrin, Jack O’Connell, Matthew Duckett, Joely Richardson, Ella Hunt, Faye Marsay, Nicholas Bishop, Anthony Brophy, Eugene O’Hare, Rachel Andrews, Jonah Russell, Sandra Huggett, Ellie Piercy, Rachel Pedley, Zoé Wallon, Marianne McIvor, Holly Dennis, and Christopher Jordan.SYNOPSIS:An unhappily married aristocrat begins a torrid affair with the […]

Movie Review – Summering (2022)

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Summering, 2022.Co-written and directed by James Ponsoldt. Starring Lia Barnett, Madalen Mills, Eden Grace Redfield, and Sanai Victoria.SYNOPSIS:Four best friends on the brink of starting middle school realise their lives are about to change forever. So on the last weekend of summer, they set out to make the most of it.James Ponsoldt returns with his […]

Slow Horses Season 2 Episodes 1 and 2 Review

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Chris Connor reviews the opening two episodes of Slow Horses season 2…In a year that’s been full of strong offerings for Apple TV+, Slow Horses based on Mick Herron’s acclaimed series of novels stood out as one of the best with its first season. The showfocuses on a group of cast out MI5 agents who […]

Movie Review – The Woman King (2022)

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The Woman King, 2022.Directed by Gina Prince-Bythewood. Starring Viola Davis, Thuso Mbedu, Lashana Lynch, Sheila Atim, John Boyega, Hero Fiennes Tiffin, Adrienne Warren, Jayme Lawson, Masali Baduza, Angélique Kidjo and Jordan Bolger.SYNOPSISInspired by true events that took place in the Kingdom of Dahomey, one of the most powerful states of 18th and 19th century Africa, […]

Movie Review – Guillermo del Toro’s Pinocchio (2022)

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Guillermo del Toro’s Pinocchio, 2022. Directed by Guillermo del Toro and Mark Gustafson Starring David Bradley, Ewan McGregor, Gregory Mann, Christoph Waltz, Ron Perlman, Cate Blanchett, Tilda Swinton, Finn Wolfhard, Burn Gorman, Tim Blake Nelson and John TurturroSYNOPSIS:A darker version of the classic children’s fairy tale of a wooden puppet that transforms into a real living […]