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Movie Review – The Night House (2020)

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The Night House, 2020. Directed by David Bruckner. Starring Rebecca Hall, Sarah Goldberg, Vondie Curtis-Hall, Evan Jonigkeit, Stacy Martin, David Abeles, Christina Jackson, and Patrick Klein. SYNOPSIS: A widow begins to uncover her recently deceased husband’s disturbing secrets. Rebecca Hall’s take on a grieving widow in director David Bruckner’s 2020 Sundance chiller The Night House […]

Movie Review – Annette (2021)

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Annette, 2021. Directed by Leos Carax. Starring Adam Driver, Marion Cotillard, Simon Helberg, Devyn McDowell, Angèle, Rebecca Dyson-Smith, Ron Mael, and Russell Mael. SYNOPSIS: A stand-up comedian and his opera singer wife have a 2-year-old daughter with a surprising gift. In a stacked year for cinematic musicals, there’s no denying that Leos Carax’s delirious new […]

Blu-ray Review – A Tale of Two Sisters (2003)

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A Tale of Two Sisters, 2003. Directed by Kim Jee-woon. Starring Im Soo-jung, Moon Geun-young, Kim Kap-su, and Yum Jung-ah. SYNOPSIS: A young girl returns home after being released from a mental institution to find that her troubles are far from over. You have to hand it to South Korea as when it comes to […]

Blu-ray Review – Prophecy (1979)

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Prophecy, 1979. Directed by John Frankenheimer. Starring Talia Shire, Robert Foxworth, Armand Assante, Richard Dysart, Victoria Racimo, Kevin Peter Hall, Tom McLoughlin and George Clutesi. SYNOPSIS: A scientist and his wife investigate why the inhabitants of a Native American reservation and the surrounding wildlife are affected by genetic mutations. Ah, 1979! The year that cinema […]

Amazon TV Review – Nine Perfect Strangers

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Martin Carr reviews Amazon series Nine Perfect Strangers… The talent behind this Hulu original, making its way onto Amazon this August beggars belief. Writer John-Henry Butterworth penned Edge of Tomorrow, Get On Up and Le Mans ‘66. Director Jonathan Levine was behind teenage zombie rom-com Warm Bodies, comedy drama 50/50 and had a hand in Seth Rogen hit […]

Movie Review – The Courier (2021)

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The Courier, 2021. Directed by Dominic Cooke. Starring Benedict Cumberbatch, Merab Ninidze, Rachel Brosnahan, Jessie Buckley, Angus Wright, Kirill Pirogov, Iva Šindelková, James Schofield, Anton Lesser, Keir Hills, and Vladimir Chuprikov. SYNOPSIS: Cold War spy Greville Wynne and his Russian source try to put an end to the Cuban Missile Crisis. The Courier director Dominic […]

Comic Book Review – Superman: The Man of Steel Vol. 3

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Ricky Church reviews Superman: The Man of Steel Vol. 3… DC’s collection of John Byrne’s seminal run on the Superman titles continues with Superman: The Man of Steel Vol. 3 and much like the previous two volumes it features a mix of episodic adventures with a larger overarching story and several team-ups between Superman and DC heroes. […]

Movie Review – Wendy (2020)

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Wendy, 2020. Directed by Benh Zeitlin. Starring Devin France, Yashua Mack, Gage Naquin, Gavin Naquin, Ahmad Cage, Krzysztof Meyn, Shay Walker, Tommie Lynn Milazzo, and Stephanie Lynn Wilson. SYNOPSIS: Lost on a mysterious island where aging and time have come unglued, Wendy must fight to save her family, her freedom, and the joyous spirit of […]