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Movie Review – The Virtuoso (2021)

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The Virtuoso, 2021. Directed by Nick Stagliano. Starring Anson Mount, Abbie Cornish, Anthony Hopkins, Eddie Marsan, Richard Brake, Diora Baird, Chris Perfetti, and David Morse. A lonesome stranger, secure, nerves of steel, must track down and kill a rogue Hitman to satisfy an outstanding debt. But the only information he’s been given is a time […]

Movie Review – Four Good Days (2021)

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Four Good Days, 2021. Directed by Rodrigo Garcia. Starring Mila Kunis, Glenn Close, Stephen Root, Joshua Leonard, Rebecca Field, Chad Lindberg, Michael Hyatt, and Sam Hennings. SYNOPSIS: A mother helps her daughter work through four crucial days of recovery from substance abuse. Played by a disheveled and strung-out looking Mila Kunis in Four Good Days […]

4K Ultra HD Review – The Good, the Bad & the Ugly (1966)

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The Good, the Bad & the Ugly, 1966. Directed by Sergio Leone. Starring Clint Eastwood, Lee Van Cleef, and Eli Wallach. SYNOPSIS: The Good, the Bad & the Ugly was restored in 4K a few years ago, and now Kino Lorber has issued it on 4K UltraHD Blu-ray, with an accompanying 2K Blu-ray disc. You’ll […]

Movie Review – The Resort (2021)

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The Resort, 2021. Written and Directed by Taylor Chien. Starring Bianca Haase, Brock O’Hurn, Michael Vlamis, Michelle Randolph, Dave Sheridan, Dante Jimenez, Romualdo Castillo, and Rodney Gemberling. SYNOPSIS: Four friends head to Hawaii to investigate reports of a haunting at an abandoned resort in hopes of finding the infamous Half-Faced Girl. When they arrive, they […]

Movie Review – Eat Wheaties! (2021)

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Eat Wheaties!, 2021. Written and Directed by Scott Abramovitch. Starring Tony Hale, Paul Walter Hauser, Danielle Brooks, Lamorne Morris, Robbie Amell, David Walton, Sarah Burns, Elisha Cuthbert, Sarah Chalke, Sarah Goldberg, and Alan Tudyk. SYNOPSIS: Sid Straw’s life unravels as he tries to prove that he was friends with a celebrity in college. Some stories […]

4K Ultra HD Review – Battle Royale Limited Edition 4K UHD Box Set

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Battle Royale Limited Edition 4K UHD Box Set, 2021. Directed by Kinji Fukasaku/Kenta Fukasaku. Starring Tatsuya Fujiwara, Aki Maeda, Tarô Yamamoto, Ai Maeda, and Shûgo Oshinari. SYNOPSIS: 4K UHD box set featuring the violent and hugely influential Japanese action shocker, along with its not-so-influential sequel. It would take the hardiest of armchair grouches to grumble […]

Oscars 2021: Best Documentary Short Film Nominees Reviewed

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Shaun Munro reviews 2021’s Oscar-nominated documentary short films… The final instalment of our three-part series delving into this year’s short-form Oscar nominees tackles the Best Documentary Short field. Of the three short film categories, this collective is by far the most pervasively upsetting and difficult-to-watch, but their journalistic, humanistic value absolutely speaks for itself. Several […]

Oscars 2021: Best Live-Action Short Film Nominees Reviewed

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Shaun Munro reviews 2021’s Oscar-nominated live-action short films… We’re right on the eve of the 93rd Academy Awards, and in an attempt to foreground the typically under-discussed short film categories, this review series tackles each of the three fields – Animated, Live-Action, and Documentary. True to form, this year’s batch of live-action nominees offer hard-hitting […]

Oscars 2021: Best Animated Short Film Nominees Reviewed

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Shaun Munro reviews 2021’s Oscar-nominated animated short films… With the 93rd Academy Awards imminently due to take place, what better time to shine a light on the typically underserved short film categories? This year’s slate of nominees for the Best Animated Short Film Oscar range from traditional and quaint to boundary-pushing, transgressive, and inevitably heartbreaking. […]