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Movie Review – Jakob’s Wife (2021)

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Jakob’s Wife, 2021.Written and Directed by Travis Stevens. Starring Barbara Crampton, Larry Fessenden, Bonnie Aarons, Sarah Lind, Phillip Jack Brooks, Robert Rusler, Mark Kelly, and Jay DeVon Johnson.SYNOPSIS:Anne, married to a small-town Minister, feels her life has been shrinking over the past 30 years. Encountering “The Master” brings her a new sense of power and […]

Movie Review – Zeros and Ones (2021)

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Zeros and Ones, 2021.Written and Directed by Abel Ferrara. Starring Ethan Hawke, Cristina Chiriac, Phil Neilson, Anna Ferrara, Salvatore Ruocco, Valerio Mastandrea, Babak Karimi, Dounia Sichov, Valeria Correale, Korlan Rachmetova, and Mahmut Sifa Erkaya.SYNOPSIS:Called to Rome to stop an imminent terrorist bombing, a soldier desperately seeks news of his imprisoned brother — a rebel with […]

Movie Review – The Djinn (2021)

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The Djinn, 2021.Written and Directed by David Charbonier and Justin Powell. Starring Ezra Dewey, Rob Brownstein, Tevy Poe, John Erickson, and Donald Pitts.SYNOPSIS:A mute boy is trapped in his apartment with a sinister monster when he makes a wish to fulfill his heart’s greatest desire.In The Djinn, young Dylan Jacobs (Ezra Dewey) doesn’t have life […]

Video Review – Resident Evil: Welcome To Raccoon City is B-movie fun, but a messy adaptation

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EJ Moreno with a video review of Resident Evil: Welcome To Raccoon City…Resident Evil fans are no stranger to live-action movies, but the new film attempts to take it back to the games. Sadly, Welcome To Raccoon tried to cram too much into one film for critic EJ Moreno. In this review, we’ll break down […]

Movie Review – The Tragedy of Macbeth (2021)

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The Tragedy of Macbeth, 2021.Written and Directed by Joel Coen. Starring Denzel Washington, Frances McDormand, Alex Hassell, Bertie Carvel, Brendan Gleeson, Corey Hawkins, Harry Melling, Miles Anderson, Matt Helm, Moses Ingram, Kathryn Hunter, Lucas Barker, Stephen Root, Robert Gilbert, Ethan Hutchison, James Udom, Richard Short, Sean Patrick Thomas, and Ralph Ineson.SYNOPSIS:A Scottish lord becomes convinced […]

Star Wars: The Book of Boba Fett Episode 2 Review – ‘The Tribes of Tatooine’

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Chris Connor reviews the second episode of Star Wars: The Book of Boba Fett…Following on from its opening episode, The Book of Boba Fett continues where the present day story left off with Boba and Fennec interrogating one of their assailants who claims he was sent by the mysterious Mayor.  This leads the duo to […]

Movie Review – The Tender Bar (2021)

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The Tender Bar, 2021.Directed by George Clooney. Starring Ben Affleck, Tye Sheridan, Lily Rabe, Christopher Lloyd, Daniel Ranieri, Max Martini, Sondra James, Michael Braun, Matthew Delamater, Max Casella, Rhenzy Feliz, Ivan Leung, and Briana Middleton.SYNOPSIS:A boy growing up on Long Island seeks out father figures among the patrons at his uncle’s bar.A young man is […]

Video Review – Slumber Party Massacre is how you do a horror remake

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EJ Moreno with a video review of the Slumber Party Massacre remake…Director Danishka Esterhazy introduces us to the new Slumber Party Massacre, a remake of Roger Corman’s 1982 cult classic slasher. In this updated take on the satirical splatter film, the filmmaker adds her spin to the material but stays true to what we all […]

Movie Review – Ailey (2021)

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Ailey, 2021.Directed by Jamila Wignot.SYNOPSIS:An immersive portrait of dance pioneer Alvin Ailey, told through his own words and a new dance inspired by his life.Great documentaries are often able to present a holistic – though not necessarily all-encompassing – account of their subject which appeals to acolytes and newcomers alike, yet Jamila Wignot’s (Town Hall) Ailey […]