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Movie Review – Mr Malcolm’s List (2022)

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Mr Malcolm’s List, 2022. Directed by Emma Holly Jones. Starring Ṣọpẹ́ Dìrísù, Freida Pinto, Zawe Ashton, Oliver Jackson-Cohen, Theo James, Naoko Mori and Ashley Park. SYNOPSIS: In the high society of 1800s London, an eligible bachelor with a list of requirements for his future wife looks set to get a rude awakening when a woman […]

4K Ultra HD Review – Red Sonja (1985)

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Red Sonja, 1985. Directed by Richard Fleischer Starring Arnold Schwarzenegger, Brigitte Nielsen, Sandahl Bergman, Paul Smith, Ronald Lacey, Ernie Reyes Jr., Pat Roach. SYNOPSIS: A female warrior sets out for revenge against the evil tyrant who murdered her sister, aided by a skilled swordsman and a child prince. Red Sonja is one of those ‘80s […]

Video Review – Beast sees Idris Elba face an evil lion in a lackluster battle

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EJ Moreno with a video review of Beast… With the premise of Idris Elba fighting a lion, you’d expect an epic battle of campiness and brutality. Sadly, Beast lacks both in what our critic EJ Moreno describes as a lackluster human vs. animal film. In the grand tradition of films like Jaws, Orca, or Anaconda, […]

Movie Review – Breaking (2022)

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Breaking, 2022. Directed by Abi Damaris Corbin. Starring John Boyega, Michael Kenneth Williams, Nicole Beharie, Connie Britton, Selenis Leyva, Jeffrey Donovan, Olivia Washington, London Covington, Robb Derringer, Carmine Giovinazzo, Kate Burton, Albert Kong, Elise Neal, Kelli Dawn Hancock, Mel Fair, Keith Ewell, and Miriam Silverman. SYNOPSIS: When Marine Veteran Brian Brown-Easley is denied support from […]

Movie Review – Murder at Yellowstone City (2022)

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Murder at Yellowstone City, 2022. Directed by Richard Gray. Starring Gabriel Byrne, Thomas Jane, Isaiah Mustafa, Anna Camp, Nat Wolff, Richard Dreyfuss, Aimee Garcia, Tanaya Beatty, Emma Kenney, Scottie Thompson, John Ales, Lia Marie Johnson, Isabella Ruby, Brian Brown, Brandon Lessard, Danny Bohnen, Scotty Bohnen, Ron Garritson, Tim Montana, and Zach McGowan. SYNOPSIS: A former […]

Movie Review – Agent Game (2022)

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Agent Game, 2022. Directed by Grant S. Johnson. Starring Dermot Mulroney, Adan Canto, Katie Cassidy, Jason Isaacs, Mel Gibson, Barkhad Abdi, Rhys Coiro, Annie Ilonzeh, and Matt Riedy. SYNOPSIS: A CIA officer finds himself the target of a rendition operation after being scapegoated for the death of an interrogation subject. The first thing director Grant […]

Movie Review – Infinite Storm (2022)

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Infinite Storm, 2022. Directed by Malgorzata Szumowska. Starring Naomi Watts, Billy Howle, Coco Sumner, Denis O’Hare, Parker Sawyers, Eliot Sumner, and Joshua Rollins. SYNOPSIS: When a climber gets caught in a blizzard, she encounters a stranded stranger and must get them both down the mountain before nightfall. Two lives were changed forever following the supposedly […]

House of the Dragon Episode 1 Review – ‘The Heirs of the Dragon’

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Chris Connor reviews the premiere episode of House of the Dragon… Game of Thrones was a cultural phenomenon, transporting George R. R. Martin’s A Song of Ice and Fire novels to the small screen and earning a legion of fans. The series was notable for its shocking, gruesome deaths and twists as an array of […]

Movie Review – Swan Song (2021)

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Swan Song, 2021. Written and directed by Todd Stephens. Starring Udo Kier, Jennifer Coolidge, Linda Evans, Michael Urie, Ira Hawkins, and Stephanie McVay. SYNOPSIS: An aging hairdresser escapes his nursing home and embarks on an odyssey across his small town to style a dead woman’s hair for her funeral, rediscovering his sparkle along the way. Whether […]