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Movie Review – Eternals (2021)

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Eternals, 2021. Directed by Chloe Zhao Starring Gemma Chan, Richard Madden, Angelina Jolie, Salma Hayek, Kit Harrington, Kumail Nanjiani, Lia McHugh, Brian Tyree Henry, Lauren Ridloff, Barry Keoghan, Don Lee, and Bill Skarsgard. SYNOPSIS:  Eternals is a story of immortal guardians charged with overseeing an Earth in perpetual evolution. Over thousands of years it tells […]

Movie Review – The Pink Cloud (2021)

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The Pink Cloud, 2022. Written and Directed by Iuli Gerbase. Starring Renata de Lélis, Eduardo Mendonça, Kaya Rodrigues, Helena Becker, and Girley Paes. SYNOPSIS: After a toxic and mysterious pink cloud appeared, Giovana finds herself stuck in a flat with a man she just met, changing her life in a way she never expected. Credit […]

Movie Review – The Colony (2021)

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The Colony, 2021. Directed by Tim Fehlbaum. Starring Nora Arnezeder, Iain Glen, Sarah-Sofie Boussnina, Sope Dirisu, Sebastian Roché, Joel Basman, Cloé Albertine Heinrich, Bella Bading, Nicola Perot, Luna Mwezi Hong, Indira Rieck, and Eden Gough. SYNOPSIS: Set in the distant future, a female astronaut, shipwrecked on the long-decimated Earth, must decide the fate of the […]

Fantasia Film Festival 2020 Review – Monster Seafood Wars

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Monster Seafood Wars, 2020. Directed by Minoru Kawasaki. Starring Keisuke Ueda, Ayano Yoshida Christie, Yuya Asato, Shojiro Yokoi, Reon Kurosaki, Gota Ihashi, and Satoshi Kobayashi. SYNOPSIS: A minor bicycle accident on his annual visit to the shrine is just the start of the troubles awaiting disgraced scientist (now employed at his dad’s sushi shop) Yuta […]

Movie Review – Blood Machines (2019)

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Blood Machines, 2019. Directed by Seth Ickerman. Starring Elisa Lasowski, Anders Heinrichsen, Christian Erickson, Joelle Berkmans. SYNOPSIS: Two Blade Runners must chase down an artificial intelligence anomaly in the deep reaches of space. This visually arresting extravaganza comes from the creative team behind musician Carpenter Brut’s mesmerizing music video Turbo Killer released in 2015. Touted […]

Movie Review – Hotel Transylvania: Transformania (2022)

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Hotel Transylvania: Transformania, 2022. Directed by Derek Drymon and Jennifer Kluska. Featuring the voice talents of Brian Hull, Andy Samberg, Selena Gomez, Kathryn Hahn, Keegan-Michael Key, Steve Buscemi, David Spade, Asher Blinkoff, Brad Abrell, Fran Drescher, Jim Gaffigan, Molly Shannon, and Tyler “Ninja” Blevins. SYNOPSIS: When Van Helsing’s mysterious invention, the “Monsterfication Ray”, goes haywire, […]

Movie Review – Castle Falls (2021)

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Castle Falls, 2021. Directed by Dolph Lundgren. Starring Scott Adkins, Dolph Lundgren, Jim E. Chandler, Kim DeLonghi, Scott Hunter, Kevin Wayne. SYNOPSIS: Three million dollars in cash hidden in a building due to be demolished becomes the focal point of a desperate father, a skint construction worker and a gang of ruthless criminals. Action star […]

Movie Review – Italian Studies (2022)

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Italian Studies, 2022. Written and Directed by Adam Leon. Starring Vanessa Kirby, Simon Bruckner, Annabel Hoffman, Annika Wahlsten, Chris Arias, Fred Hechinger, Ray Lipstein, Maya Hawke, and David Ajala. SYNOPSIS: A writer loses her memory. Adrift in NYC, she connects with a group of teenagers – in conversations both real and imagined – and searches […]

Movie Review – American Siege (2021)

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American Siege, 2021. Written and directed by Edward Drake. Starring Timothy V. Murphy, Bruce Willis, Rob Gough, Anna Louise Morse, Johnny Messner, Cullen G. Chambers, Trevor Gretzky, and Janet Jones. SYNOPSIS: An ex-NYPD officer-turned-sheriff of a small rural Georgia town has to contend with a gang of thieves who have taken a wealthy doctor hostage. […]