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Movie Review – Night Teeth (2021)

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Night Teeth, 2021.Directed by Adam Randall. Starring Jorge Lendeborg Jr., Debby Ryan, Lucy Fry, Raúl Castillo, Alfie Allen, Sydney Sweeney, Megan Fox, Alexander Ludwig, Bryan Batt, Marlene Forte, Devyn Tyler, Martin Bats Bradford, Ash Santos, Hunter Burke, Lee Coc, Chase Yi, Robert Larriviere, Jaren Mitchell, and Nandy Martin.SYNOPSIS:A college student moonlighting as a chauffeur picks […]

Video Review – Ambulance is the continued downfall of Michael Bay

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EJ Moreno with a video review of Michael Bay’s Ambulance…Seeing a Michael Bay movie on the line-up of 2022 movies, you have an idea of what to expect: The typical “bayhem” with wild camera work and over-the-top action. What surprises you the most about Ambulance is how painfully dull it all is by the end. […]

Movie Review – Inu-oh (2022)

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Inu-oh, 2022Directed by Masaaki Yuasa Starring Avu-chan (voice), Mirai Moriyama (voice), Kenjirô Tsuda (voice), Yutaka Matsushige (voice) and Tasuku Emoto (voice)SYNOPSIS:A fictionalized depiction of the life of Inu-oh (“King Dog”), a 14th-century Japanese performer of music drama at the time of its transition from the folk art of sarugaku (“monkey music”) into the formalized traditions […]

Movie Review – All the Old Knives (2022)

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All the Old Knives, 2022.Directed by Janus Metz. Starring Chris Pine, Thandiwe Newton, Jonathan Pryce, Laurence Fishburne, Corey Johnson, Jonjo O’Neill, Ahd Kamel, David Dawson, Nasser Memarzia, David Bedella, Alexander Devrient, Oscar Coleman, Anna Jones, Derek Siow, Karina Wiedman, and Orli Shuka.SYNOPSIS:Two CIA operatives, and former lovers, reunite at idyllic Carmel-by-the-Sea to re-examine a mission […]

Movie Review – Metal Lords (2022)

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Metal Lords, 2022.Directed by Peter Sollett. Starring Jaeden Martell, Isis Hainsworth, Adrian Greensmith, Phelan Davis, Brett Gelman, Sufe Bradshaw, Michelle Fang, Noah Urrea, Teddy Van Ee, and Analesa Fisher.SYNOPSIS:Two friends try to form a heavy metal band with a cellist for the Battle of the Bands.If you had asked me how key Game of Thrones […]

Movie Review – Prayers for the Stolen (2021)

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Prayers for the Stolen, 2021.Written and Directed by Tatiana Huezo. Starring Ana Cristina Ordóñez González, Marya Membreño, Mayra Batalla, Norma Pablo, Eileen Yáñez, Alejandra Camacho, Memo Villegas, Julián Guzmán Girón, Blanca Itzel Pérez, Giselle Barrera Sánchez, Nohelia Moreno Álvarez, José Estrada, and Camila Gaal.SYNOPSIS:Life in a town at war is seen through the eyes of […]

Movie Review – You Are Not My Mother (2021)

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You Are Not My Mother, 2021.Directed by Kate Dolan. Starring Hazel Doupe, Paul Reid, Carolyn Bracken, Jade Jordan and Ingrid Craigie.SYNOPSIS:A teenage girl’s mother goes missing after suffering a mental breakdown, only to return a changed woman, and not for the better.Irish folklore is a rich tapestry of tales and traditions dating back centuries, full […]

Movie Review – Ambulance (2022)

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Ambulance, 2022.Directed by Michael Bay. Starring Jake Gyllenhaal, Yahya Abdul-Mateen II, Eiza González, Garret Dillahunt, Keir O’Donnell, and Moses Ingram.SYNOPSIS:Needing money to cover his wife’s medical bills, a decorated veteran teams up with his adoptive brother to steal $32 million from a Los Angeles bank. However, when their getaway goes spectacularly wrong, the desperate thieves […]

Movie Review – Julia (2021)

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Julia, 2021.Written and directed by Julie Cohen and Betsy West.SYNOPSIS:Julia tells the story of the legendary cookbook author and television superstar who changed the way Americans think about food, television, and even about women.Oscar-nominated documentarians Julie Cohen and Betsy West (RGB) return with another highly compelling and slyly affecting portrait of a trailblazing woman, this […]

Movie Review – Bull (2021)

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Bull, 2021.Directed by Paul Andrew Williams. Starring Neil Maskell, David Hayman, Tamzin Outhwaite, Laura McAlpine, Jake Davies, and Jay Simpson.SYNOPSIS:Bull returns to his hometown after 10 years away to take revenge on those who double-crossed him.Bull is a British revenge thriller the likes of which we haven’t seen for a long while; well, we have, […]