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2022 SXSW Film Festival Review – The Pez Outlaw

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The Pez Outlaw, 2022.Directed by Amy Bandlien Storkel and Bryan Storkel. Starring Steven J. Glew.SYNOPSIS:Steve Glew spent the 1990s smuggling rare Pez dispensers into the U.S. from Eastern Europe, making millions of dollars. It was all magical until his arch-nemesis, The Pezident, decided to destroy him.Amy Bandlien Storkel and Bryan Storkel’s deliriously entertaining documentary digs […]

Movie Review – Measure of Revenge (2022)

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Measure of Revenge, 2022.Directed by Peyfa. Starring Melissa Leo, Bella Thorne, Jake Weary, Kevin Corrigan, Benedict Samuel, Adrian Martinez, Ivan Martin, Roma Maffia, Jasmine Carmichael, and Michael Potts.SYNOPSIS:The story follows a theater actress, Lillian Cooper (Leo) whose son (Weary) dies mysteriously. When the investigating officer rules the cause of death an accidental overdose, Lillian conducts […]

Peaky Blinders Season 6 Episode 3 Review – ‘Gold’

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Liam Hoofe reviews the third episode of Peaky Blinders season 6…In the same week as International Women’s Day, Peaky Blinders shifted its focus onto the women behind the gangsters in the third episode of season six, ‘Gold’. Ada, Esme, and Lizzie were the main attraction in this week’s episode, but it was a younger girl […]

Movie Review – Panama (2022)

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Panama, 2022.Directed by Mark Neveldine. Starring Cole Hauser, Mel Gibson, Kate Katzman, Charlie Weber, Jackie Cruz, Victor Turpin, Simon Phillips, Kiara Liz, and Mauricio Hénao.SYNOPSIS:An ex-marine is hired by a defense contractor to travel to Panama to complete an arms deal. In the process, he becomes involved with the U.S. invasion of Panama and learns […]

Video Game Preview – Ghostwire: Tokyo

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Harrison Abbott previews Ghostwire: Tokyo….The near adjacent releases of Horizon Forbidden West and Elden Ring (a pair of titles that are diametrically opposed in many ways) have ignited a fierce debate about the design principles for open-world games.To give you the short version, one camp believes that everything ought to be neatly packaged and signposted […]

2022 SXSW Film Festival Review – The Unknown Country

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The Unknown Country, 2022.Written and Directed by Morrisa Maltz. Starring Lily Gladstone, Raymond Lee, Richard Ray Whitman, Lainey Bearkiller Shangreaux, Devin Shangreaux, Jasmine “Jazzy” Bearkiller Shangreaux, Pam Richter, Dale Leander Toller, Florence R. Perrin, and Scott Stampe.SYNOPSIS:An invitation to reunite with her estranged Oglala Lakota family launches a grieving young woman on an unexpected road […]

SXSW Film Festival 2022 Review – Master

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Master, 2022.Written and Directed by Mariama Diallo. Starring Regina Hall, Zoe Renee, Amber Gray, Talia Ryder, Talia Balsam, Ella Hunt, Noa Fisher, Kara Young, Bruce Altman, Jennifer Dundas, Joel de la Fuente, and Anna Van Patten.SYNOPSIS:Two African American women begin to share disturbing experiences at a predominantly white college in New England.It’s tough to call […]

The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel – Season 4 Review

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Chris Connor reviews the fourth season of The Marvelous Mrs Maisel…Amy Sherman-Palladino’s The Marvelous Mrs Maisel has been one of Amazon’s flagship show’s since the launch of its first season in 2017. It has earned rave reviews and awards galore for lead star Rachel Brosnahan as divorced Miriam “Midge” Maisel who embarks on a career […]

Movie Review – The Batman (2022)

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The Batman, 2022.Directed by Matt Reeves. Starring Robert Pattinson, Zoë Kravitz, Paul Dano, Jeffrey Wright, John Turturro, Peter Sarsgaard, Andy Serkis, Colin Farrell, Barry Keoghan, Alex Ferns, Jayme Lawson, Rupert Penry-Jones, Con O’Neill, Vic Waghorn, Dave Simon, Luke Roberts, Stella Stocker, Oscar Novak, and Archie Barnes.SYNOPSIS:In his second year of fighting crime, Batman uncovers corruption […]