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Movie Review – Offseason (2022)

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Offseason, 2022.Written and Directed by Mickey Keating. Starring Jocelin Donahue, Joe Swanberg, Richard Brake, Melora Walters, Jeremy Gardner, April Linscott, Amanda Grace Benitez, Jonathan Medina, and Larry Fessenden.SYNOPSIS:Upon receiving a mysterious letter that her mother’s grave has been vandalized, Marie travels to the desolate island town where she’s buried. Just as she arrives, the island […]

Movie Review – Jurassic World Dominion (2022)

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Jurassic World Dominion. 2022Directed by Colin Trevorrow. Starring Sam Neill, Laura Dern, Jeff Goldblum, Chris Pratt, Bryce Dallas Howard, Mamoudou Athie, Scott Haze, Dichen Lachman, Daniella Pineda, Caleb Hearon, Isabella Sermon, Justice Smith, Omar Sy, DeWanda Wise, Campbell Scott, BD Wong, Joel Elferink, Jake Johnson, Kristoffer Polaha, and Elva Trill.SYNOPSIS:Four years after the destruction of […]

Movie Review – Hustle (2022)

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Hustle, 2022.Directed by Jeremiah Zagar. Starring Adam Sandler, Robert Duvall, Ben Foster, Queen Latifah, Jordan Hull, Juancho Hernangomez, María Botto, Ainhoa Pillet, Kenny Smith, Tobias Harris, Seth Curry, Tyrese Maxey, Matisse Thybulle, Jaleel White, Raúl Castillo, and Anthony Edwards.SYNOPSIS:After discovering a once-in-a-lifetime player with a rocky past abroad, a down on his luck basketball scout […]

Ms. Marvel – Episodes 1 & 2 Review

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Chris Connor reviews the first two episodes of Marvel Studios’ new Disney+ series Ms. Marvel, “one of the most out-and-out fun entries in the MCU in some time”…The Marvel Cinematic Universe is in what is far and away its most content heavy period, and is fresh off the success of the more introspective, character-driven Moon […]

Movie Review – The Feast (2021)

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The Feast, 2021.Directed by Lee Haven Jones. Starring Annes Elwy, Nia Roberts, Julian Lewis Jones, Steffan Cennydd, Sion Alun Davies, Rhodri Meilir, Lisa Palfrey, and Caroline Berry.SYNOPSIS:Filmed in Welsh, the picture follows a young woman serving privileged guests at a dinner party in a remote house in rural Wales. The assembled guests do not realize […]

Video Review – Ms. Marvel is Spider-Man: Homecoming meets Turning Red

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EJ Moreno with a video review of Ms. Marvel…With Ms. Marvel’s introduction into the Marvel Cinematic Universe, it’s confirmed the youth movement is here to stay. Starting with Spider-Man: Homecoming and expanding with Kate Bishop, the MCU seems to be heading in a younger direction. When it comes to this new Disney+ series, it helps […]

Movie Review – The Contractor (2022)

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The Contractor, 2022.Directed by Tarik Saleh. Starring Chris Pine, Ben Foster, Gillian Jacobs, Eddie Marsan, Kiefer Sutherland, Florian Munteanu, Tait Fletcher, Fares Fares, Nina Hoss, J.D. Pardo, Amira Casar, Alexej Manvelov, Tyner Rushing, Sander Thomas, Nico Woulard, and Toby Dixon.SYNOPSIS:A discharged U.S. Special Forces sergeant, James Harper, risks everything for his family when he joins […]

Blu-ray Review – Midnight (2021)

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Midnight, 2021.Directed by Oh-Seung Kwon. Starring Wi Ha-Joon, Park Hoon, Ki-joo Jin, Kim Hye-Yoon, and Hae-yeon Kil.SYNOPSIS:A deaf mother and daughter try and escape a psychopathic killer in the dark backstreets of the city.Korean genre cinema has been a thing of beauty to watch over the past few years – and not just the Oscar-nominated […]

Movie Review – Tahara (2022)

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Tahara, 2022.Directed by Olivia Peace. Starring Madeline Grey DeFreece, Rachel Sennott, Shlomit Azoulay, Bernadette Quigley, and Daniel Taveras.SYNOPSIS:A queer, coming-of-age drama set in Rochester, NY about an anxious teen girl who is manipulated into a romantic encounter with her best friend during the funeral service of their former Hebrew school classmate.Taking place at a Hebrew […]