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Movie Review – SAS: Red Notice (2021)

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SAS: Red Notice, 2021.Directed by Magnus Martens. Starring Sam Heughan, Ruby Rose, Andy Serkis, Tom Wilkinson, Tom Hopper, Hannah John-Kamen, Noel Clarke, Owain Yeoman, Ray Panthaki, Anne Reid, Sarah Winter, Caroline Boulton, Richard McCabe, and Douglas Reith.SYNOPSIS:A small army of well-trained criminals led by Laszlo Antonov have hijacked the Eurostar deep beneath the English Channel.Somewhere […]

Movie Review – Yes Day (2021)

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Yes Day, 2021.Directed by Miguel Arteta. Starring Jennifer Garner, Edgar Ramirez, Jenna Ortega, Julian Lerner, Everly Carganilla, Fortune Feimster, Nat Faxon, Hayden Szeto, Megan Stott, and Arturo Castro.SYNOPSIS:Always feeling like they have to say NO to their kids and co-workers, Allison (Jennifer Garner) and Carlos (Edgar Ramirez) decide to give their three kids a YES […]

Movie Review – Long Weekend (2021)

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Long Weekend, 2021.Written and Directed by Stephen Basilone. Starring Finn Wittrock, Zoe Chao, Damon Wayans Jr., Casey Wilson, Jim Rash, and Wendi McLendon-Covey.SYNOPSIS:A down-on-his-luck struggling writer, meets an enigmatic woman who enters his life at the right time.Bart (Finn Wittrock) is down on his luck right from the beginning of Long Weekend; he is only […]

Movie Review – Wander Darkly (2020)

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Wander Darkly, 2020.Written and Directed by Tara Miele. Starring Diego Luna, Sienna Miller, Tory Kittles, Brett Rice, Vanessa Bayer, Aimee Carrero, and Beth Grant. SYNOPSIS:New parents Adrienne and Matteo are forced to reckon with trauma amidst their troubled relationship. They must revisit the memories of their past and unravel haunting truths in order to face their […]

First Impressions – In My Shadow on PC

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Red Stewart with his first impressions of In My Shadow for PC (Steam)…In My Shadow is a platforming video game developed by Playbae and published by Alcon Interactive Group that is currently in playtest mode on Steam. Its eccentricity revolves around manipulating shadow projections for the sake of creating pathways around obstacles on a flat plane. […]

Movie Review – The Little Things (2021)

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The Little Things, 2021.Directed by John Lee Hancock Starring Denzel Washington, Rami Malek, Jared Leto, Chris Bauer, Michael Hyatt, Terry Kinney, Natalie Morales, Isabel Arraiza, Joris Jarsky, and Glenn MorshowerSYNOPSIS:Kern County Deputy Sheriff Joe Deacon (Denzel Washington) is sent to Los Angeles for what should have been a quick evidence-gathering assignment. Instead, he becomes embroiled […]

Movie Review – The Columnist (2019)

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The Columnist, 2019.Directed by Ivo van Aart. Starring Katja Herbers, Claire Porro, Bram van der Kelen and Rein Hofman.SYNOPSIS:Worn down by constant, vile abuse on social media, a newspaper columnist begins to track down and kill those who threaten her life online.The opening scenes of Dutch horror-comedy The Columnist are as striking as they are […]

Movie Review – Last Moment of Clarity (2021)

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Last Moment of Clarity, 2021.Written and Directed by Colin & James Krisel. Starring Zach Avery, Samara Weaving, Brian Cox, Carly Chaikin, Udo Kier, Alex Fernandez, Pasha D. Lychnikoff and Hal Ozsan.SYNOPSIS:Three years after witnessing the murder of his fiancé, a man finds himself a fearful drifter, until one day at a Parisian cinema he sees […]

American Gods Season 3 Episode 8 Review – ‘The Rapture of Burning’

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Martin Carr reviews the eighth episode of American Gods season 3…Sexual liberation can come in many forms and American Gods embraces that notion with open arms. Weaving Chinese folklore together with contemporary attitudes on attraction, gender fluidity and individual identity episode eight feels like a return to form. Myths and legends intertwine, confrontations are brutally brought […]

Movie Review – Cosmic Sin (2021)

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Cosmic Sin, 2021.Co-written and directed by Edward Drake. Starring Frank Grillo, Bruce Willis, Brandon Thomas Lee, C.J. Perry, Corey Large, Lochlyn Munro, Costas Mandylor, and Adelaide Kane.SYNOPSIS:Seven rogue soldiers launch a preemptive strike against a newly discovered alien civilisation in the hopes of ending an interstellar war before it starts.Bruce Willis’ descent into the streamer […]