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Movie Review – Deadstream (2022)

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Deadstream, 2022.Written and Directed by Joseph Winter and Vanessa 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 his life.About the […]

Movie Review – Occupation: Rainfall (2021)

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Occupation: Rainfall, 2021.Directed by Luke Sparke. Starring: Dan Ewing, Temuera Morrison, Daniel Gillies, Lawrence Makoare, Mark Coles Smith, Ken Jeong and Jason Isaacs.SYNOPSIS:A small-band of resistance fighters has since grown to huge numbers, now working to repel alien invaders that have landed in Australia for an all-out assault on mankind. When the fighters learn of […]

Movie Review – Nightmare Alley (2021)

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Nightmare Alley, 2021.Directed by Guillermo del Toro. Starring Bradley Cooper, Cate Blanchett, Toni Collette, Willem Dafoe, Richard Jenkins, Rooney Mara, Ron Perlman, David Strathairn, Holt McCallany, Mark Povinelli, Jim Beaver, Romina Power, Paul Anderson, Clifton Collins Jr., David Hewlett, Lara Jean Chorostecki, Drew Nelson, Troy James, Dian Bachar, Linden Porco, and Tim Blake Nelson.SYNOPSIS:An ambitious […]

2022 SXSW Film Festival Review – The Pez Outlaw

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The Pez Outlaw, 2022.Directed by Amy Bandlien Storkel and Bryan Storkel. Starring Steven J. Glew.SYNOPSIS:Steve Glew spent the 1990s smuggling rare Pez dispensers into the U.S. from Eastern Europe, making millions of dollars. It was all magical until his arch-nemesis, The Pezident, decided to destroy him.Amy Bandlien Storkel and Bryan Storkel’s deliriously entertaining documentary digs […]

Movie Review – Measure of Revenge (2022)

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Measure of Revenge, 2022.Directed by Peyfa. Starring Melissa Leo, Bella Thorne, Jake Weary, Kevin Corrigan, Benedict Samuel, Adrian Martinez, Ivan Martin, Roma Maffia, Jasmine Carmichael, and Michael Potts.SYNOPSIS:The story follows a theater actress, Lillian Cooper (Leo) whose son (Weary) dies mysteriously. When the investigating officer rules the cause of death an accidental overdose, Lillian conducts […]

Peaky Blinders Season 6 Episode 3 Review – ‘Gold’

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Liam Hoofe reviews the third episode of Peaky Blinders season 6…In the same week as International Women’s Day, Peaky Blinders shifted its focus onto the women behind the gangsters in the third episode of season six, ‘Gold’. Ada, Esme, and Lizzie were the main attraction in this week’s episode, but it was a younger girl […]

Movie Review – Panama (2022)

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Panama, 2022.Directed by Mark Neveldine. Starring Cole Hauser, Mel Gibson, Kate Katzman, Charlie Weber, Jackie Cruz, Victor Turpin, Simon Phillips, Kiara Liz, and Mauricio Hénao.SYNOPSIS:An ex-marine is hired by a defense contractor to travel to Panama to complete an arms deal. In the process, he becomes involved with the U.S. invasion of Panama and learns […]

Video Game Preview – Ghostwire: Tokyo

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Harrison Abbott previews Ghostwire: Tokyo….The near adjacent releases of Horizon Forbidden West and Elden Ring (a pair of titles that are diametrically opposed in many ways) have ignited a fierce debate about the design principles for open-world games.To give you the short version, one camp believes that everything ought to be neatly packaged and signposted […]

4K Ultra HD Review – The Matrix Resurrections (2021)

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The Matrix Resurrections, 2021.Directed by Lana Wachowski. Starring Keanu Reeves, Carrie-Anne Moss, Yahya Abdul-Mateen II, Jessica Henwick, Jonathan Groff, Neil Patrick Harris, Priyanka Chopra Jonas, and Jada Pinkett Smith.SYNOPSIS:The Matrix Resurrections is fresh off its disappointing theatrical run with a 4K UltraHD release that pretty much recreates the movie-going experience. The film looks beautiful and […]