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Movie Review – Belushi (2020)

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Belushi, 2020. Written and directed by R.J. Cutler. Featuring Chevy Chase, Carrie Fisher (archive), Dan Aykroyd, Jim Belushi, Harold Ramis (archive), Candice Bergen, Bruce McGill, John Belushi (archive), John Landis, Penny Marshall, Jane Curtin, Ivan Reitman, Don Novello, Joe Flaherty, Lorne Michaels, Michael Apted, Mitch Glazer, and Judith Belushi-Pisano. SYNOPSIS: John Belushi was an enigma […]

Blu-ray Review – Silent Running (1972)

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Silent Running, 1972. Directed by Douglas Trumbull. Starring: Bruce Dern, Cliff Potts, Ron Rifkin, and Jesse Vint. SYNOPSIS: Douglas Trumbull’s minor classic Silent Running arrives on Blu-ray again with a 2K restoration along with some new bonus features, a batch of extras ported over from previous editions, and a booklet with two essays. It’s a […]

Movie Review – Ronnie’s (2020)

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Ronnie’s, 2020. Written and Directed by Oliver Murray. SYNOPSIS: Ronnie’s explores the legacy, lineage and longevity behind the most revered jazz club in London. Through rare and intimate archive footage writer director Oliver Murray documents Ronnie Scott in all his idiosyncrasies. The man, the musician and reluctant cultural icon who loved music to his core. […]

The Mandalorian Season 2 Episode 4 Review – ‘The Siege’

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Ricky Church reviews the fourth episode of The Mandalorian season 2… Plenty of old faces returned to The Mandalorian this week as Mando put in a stop to his old stomping grounds of Nevarro and aided Greef Karga and Cara Dune to clear out some of the last remaining Empire soldiers on the planet. Directed […]

Movie Review – Dreamland (2020)

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Dreamland, 2020. Directed by Miles Joris-Peyrafitte. Starring Margot Robbie, Travis Fimmel, Finn Cole, Garrett Hedlund, Kerry Condon, Lola Kirke, Darby Camp, Hans Christopher, Jane Wilson, and Joe Berryman. SYNOPSIS: A teenager’s adventures as a bounty hunter takes an unexpected twist. The story of a teenager living through an early 20th century Texas agricultural drought, saddled […]

Video Game Review – The Pathless on PlayStation 5

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Shaun Munro reviews The Pathless on PS5… Giant Squid Studios’ follow-up to their gorgeous debut Abzû proves to be a decidedly more ambitious and expansive effort, and while The Pathless isn’t without a few formulaic frustrations, it largely offers up an enticingly ethereal action-adventure romp. The game takes place in a mysterious, mystical land which […]

Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom: A Career Best For Everyone | Video Review

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Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom, 2020. Directed by George C. Wolfe Starring Viola Davis and Chadwick Boseman,  Glynn Turman, Colman Domingo, and Michael Potts. Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom will be known as Chadwick Boseman’s final film, but the movie is so much more than that. Our host EJ Moreno discusses this upcoming Academy Awards contender. From […]

Movie Review – Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom (2020)

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Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom, 2020. Directed by George C. Wolfe. Starring Viola Davis, Chadwick Boseman, Glynn Turman, Colman Domingo, Michael Potts, Jonny Coyne, Taylour Paige, Jeremy Shamos, and Dusan Brown. SYNOPSIS: Chicago, 1927. A recording session. Tensions rise between Ma Rainey, her ambitious horn player and the white management determined to control the uncontrollable “Mother […]

Video Game Review – Astro’s Playroom on PlayStation 5

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Shaun Munro reviews Astro’s Playroom on PlayStation 5… While free pack-in launch games bundled with new consoles rarely invite high expectations – generally being piecemeal quasi-tutorials to the system’s quirks as they are – Astro’s Playroom is a rare title delivered in this manner which boasts all the charm and finesse of a full-fat retail […]