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Video Game Review – Somerville

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Shaun Munro reviews Somerville…Somerville is the debut title from new dev outfit Jumpship, formed by Dino Patti, who previously co-founded Playdead, the studio behind beloved indie platformers Limbo and Inside.As such there’s been a tremendous, probably unfair weight of expectation placed upon this game ever since it was first unveiled back in 2017. But even so, […]

Movie Review – Armageddon Time (2022)

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Armageddon Time, 2022.Written and Directed by James Gray. Starring Banks Repeta, Anne Hathaway, Jeremy Strong, Anthony Hopkins, Jaylin Webb, Ryan Sell, Teddy Coluca, Tovah Feldshuh, Marcia Jean Kurtz, Andrew Polk, Lauren Yaffe, Dane West, Dupree Francois Porter, Griffin Wallace Henkel, Marcia Haufrecht, Eva Jette Putrello, Landon James Forlenza, John Dinello, Jacob Mackinnon, and Jessica Chastain.SYNOPSIS:A […]

Video Review – Bones And All is arthouse Twilight

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EJ Moreno reviews Luca Guadagnino’s Bones And All…Luca Guadagnino is back with another artful and challenging film. Bones And All blends horror, romance, and some dark comedy to create one of the sickest love stories.Keeping the whole thing together is the beautiful talents that are Taylor Russell and Timothee Chalamet. The young actors eat up […]

Star Wars: Andor Episode 11 Review – ‘Daughter of Ferrix’

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Chris Connor reviews the penultimate episode of the first season of Star Wars: Andor…After the clear highpoint of ‘One Way Out’, ‘Daughter of Fennix’ had a tough act to follow and while it may dial back the action, Andor’s penultimate episode does a fine job tying up the various story threads ahead of the finale […]

Movie Review – Dead for a Dollar (2022)

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Dead for a Dollar, 2022.Directed by Walter Hill. Starring Christoph Waltz, Willem Dafoe, Rachel Brosnahan, Hamish Linklater, Benjamin Bratt, Guy Burnet, Brandon Scott, Scott Peat, Warren Burke, Luis Chávez, Gabriela Alicia Ortega, Jackamoe Buzzell, J.D. Garfield, Shawn-Caulin Young, Vic Browder, Alfredo Quiroz, Diane Villegas, Herman Johansen, and Fidel Gomez.SYNOPSIS:1897. Dead for a Dollar follows veteran […]

Movie Review – Confess, Fletch (2022)

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Confess, Fletch, 2022.Directed by Greg Mottola. Starring Jon Hamm, Roy Wood Jr., Annie Mumolo, Ayden Mayeri, Lorenza Izzo, Kyle MacLachlan, Marcia Gay Harden, Kenneth Kimmins, John Behlmann. and John Slattery.SYNOPSIS:The roguishly charming and endlessly troublesome Fletch becomes the prime suspect in a murder case while searching for a stolen art collection. The only way to […]

Movie Review – Smile (2022)

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Smile, 2022.Written and Directed by Parker Finn. Starring Sosie Bacon, Kyle Gallner, Caitlin Stasey, Jessie T. Usher, Rob Morgan, Kal Penn, Robin Weigert, Judy Reyes, Gillian Zinser, Dora Kiss, Nick Arapoglou, Jared Johnston, Felix Melendez Jr., Matthew Lamb, Jack Sochet, and Meghan Brown Pratt.SYNOPSIS:After witnessing a bizarre, traumatic incident involving a patient, Dr. Rose Cotter […]

Movie Review – Taurus (2022)

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Taurus, 2022.Written and Directed by Tim Sutton. Starring Colson Baker, Maddie Hasson, Megan Fox, Demetrius ‘Lil Meech’ Flenory, Lil Tjay, Ruby Rose, Scoot McNairy, Naomi Wild, Siri Miller, Sara Silva, Zaria, Luis Da Silva Jr., Angela Landis, Paul Bartholomew, Angela Fornero, Avery Tiiu Essex, Ron G., David Abed, T.K. Weaver, Joe Dioletto, and Steven Herrera.SYNOPSIS:A […]

Movie Review – There There (2022)

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There There, 2022.Written and Directed by Andrew Bujalski. Starring Jason Schwartzman, Lili Taylor, Molly Gordon, Lennie James, Avi Nash, Annie LaGanga, Roy Nathanson, and Jon Natchez.SYNOPSIS:A lover’s doubt in the cold light of morning leads a chain of uneasy intimacies–counselors, disruptors, peacemakers and fire-starters–every one looking to have a little faith rewarded.Anyone even remotely paying […]

Movie Review – Slumberland (2022)

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Slumberland, 2022.Directed by Francis Lawrence. Starring Jason Momoa, Marlow Barkley, Kyle Chandler, Chris O’Dowd, Weruche Opia, India de Beaufort, Humberly Gonzalez, Tonya Cornelisse, Ava Cheung, Michael Blake, Luxton Handspiker, Jamillah Ross, Katerina Taxia, and Owais Sheikh.SYNOPSIS:A young girl discovers a secret map to the dreamworld of Slumberland, and with the help of an eccentric outlaw, […]