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In Defense of Disney’s live-action Lilo & Stitch

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EJ Moreno with a video on why the Lilo & Stitch remake works… Director Dean Fleischer Camp had a much more challenging task when bringing Lilo & Stitch to life than I ever thought. Not only was translating the rich visuals and fun characters near impossible, but who knew the film had such a dedicated […]

4K Ultra HD Review – Black Bag (2025)

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Black Bag, 2025. Directed by Steven Soderbergh. Starring Cate Blanchett, Michael Fassbender, Marisa Abela, Tom Burke, Naomie Harris, Regé-Jean Page, Pierce Brosnan, and Gustaf Skarsgård. SYNOPSIS: Steven Soderbergh’s latest film, Black Bag, arrives on 4K Ultra HD with an accompanying Blu-ray disc and a code for a digital copy. This is a smart, snappy little […]

Blu-ray Review – Contraband (1980)

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Contraband, 1980. Directed by Lucio Fulci. Starring Fabio Testi, Marcel Bozzuffi, Ivana Monti, Saverio Marconi, Ferdinand Murolo, Lucio Fulci, and Enrico Maisto. SYNOPSIS: A cigarette smuggler goes out for revenge when his business partner and brother is murdered by a rival drug smuggler. It is amazing that Italian splatter maestro Lucio Fulci found the time […]

I Watched Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning So You Don’t Have To

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EJ Moreno with his thoughts on the latest Mission: Impossible… Join me for a scathing look at Mission: Impossible—The Final Reckoning. With an admiration for the last film, and for Tom Cruise, the film should be easy to praise, but it barely reaches its potential. To quote the infamous Family Guy clip, ” It insists on […]

Movie Review – Fear Street: Prom Queen (2025)

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Fear Street: Prom Queen, 2025. Directed by Matt Palmer. Starring India Fowler, Suzanna Son, Fina Strazza, Chris Klein, David Iacono, Ella Rubin, Ariana Greenblatt, Lili Taylor, Katherine Waterston, Dale Whibley, Damian Romeo, Rebecca Ablack, Joanne Boland, Eden Summer Gilmore, Ilan O’Driscoll, Dakota Taylor, Brennan Clost, Cecilia Lee, Sienna Star, Darrin Baker, Ryan Rosery, Anna Mirodin, […]

Movie Review – Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning (2025)

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Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning, 2025. Directed by Christopher McQuarrie. Starring Tom Cruise, Hayley Atwell, Ving Rhames, Simon Pegg, Esai Morales, Pom Klementieff, Henry Czerny, Mariela Garriga, Holt McCallany, Janet McTeer, Nick Offerman, Hannah Waddingham, Tramell Tillman, Shea Whigham, Greg Tarzan Davis, Charles Parnell, Mark Gatiss, Rolf Saxon, Lucy Tulugarjuk, Angela Bassett, Marcin Dorociński, […]

Movie Review – Escape (2023)

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Escape, 2023. Directed by Howard J. Ford. Starring Sarah Alexander Marks, Sophie Rankin, Sean Cronin, Louis James, Angela Dixon, Glenn Salvage, Jon-Paul Gates ,Ksenia Islamova, Tiffany Hannam-Daniels, and Anthony Ofogebu. SYNOPSIS: When best friends Karla (Marks) and Lucy (Rankin) take a luxury getaway on a remote island resort, it’s not long before their heaven turns […]

Movie Review – Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning (2025)

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Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning, 2025. Directed by Christopher McQuarrie. Starring Tom Cruise, Hayley Atwell, Ving Rhames, Simon Pegg, Esai Morales, Pom Klementieff, Henry Czerny, Mariela Garriga, Holt McCallany, Janet McTeer, Nick Offerman, Hannah Waddingham, Tramell Tillman, Shea Whigham, Greg Tarzan Davis, Charles Parnell, Mark Gatiss, Rolf Saxon, Lucy Tulugarjuk, Angela Bassett, Marcin Dorociński, […]

Movie Review – Fountain of Youth (2025)

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Fountain of Youth, 2025. Directed by Guy Ritchie. Starring John Krasinski, Natalie Portman, Eiza González, Domhnall Gleeson, Carmen Ejogo, Arian Moayed, Stanley Tucci, Laz Alonso, Benjamin Chivers, Daniel De Bourg, Steve Tran, Russell Balogh, and Michael Epp. SYNOPSIS: Two estranged siblings join forces to seek the legendary Fountain of Youth. Using historical clues, they embark […]

Movie Review – Jane Austen Wrecked My Life (2025)

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Jane Austen Wrecked My Life, 2025. Written and Directed by Laura Piani. Starring Camille Rutherford, Pablo Pauly, Charlie Anson, Annabelle Lengronne, Liz Crowther, Alan Fairbairn, Lola Peploe, Alice Butaud, Roman Angel, Laurence Pierre, Alyzée Soudet, Rodrigue Pouvin, Nana Hedin, Frederick Wiseman, and Pierre-François Garel. SYNOPSIS: A desperately single bookseller, lost in a fantasy world, finds […]