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Movie Review – Son (2021)

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Son, 2021.Directed by Ivan Kavanagh. Starring Andi Matichak, Emile Hirsch, Luke David Blumm, Cranston Johnson, Blaine Maye, J Robert Spencer, Rocco Sisto and Kristine Nielsen.SYNOPSIS:When a young boy contracts a mysterious illness, his mother must decide how far she will go to protect him from terrifying forces in her past.It’s often said that a mother […]

Movie Review – Boogie (2021)

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Boogie, 2021.Written and Directed by Eddie Huang. Starring Taylor Takahashi, Taylour Paige, Pamelyn Chee, Mike Moh, Jorge Lendeborg Jr., Alexa Mareka, Perry Yung, Bashar Jackson, Dave East, Domenick Lombardozzi, and Eddie Huang.SYNOPSIS:Coming-of-age story of Alfred “Boogie” Chin, a basketball phenom living in Queens, New York, who dreams of one day playing in the NBA. While […]

Movie Review – Chaos Walking (2021)

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Chaos Walking, 2021.Directed by Doug Liman. Starring Daisy Ridley, Tom Holland, Mads Mikkelsen, Demián Bichir, Cynthia Erivo, Nick Jonas, David Oyelowo, Ray McKinnon, and Kurt Sutter.SYNOPSIS:A dystopian world where there are no women and all living creatures can hear each other’s thoughts in a stream of images, words, and sounds called Noise.Not only have there […]

Movie Review – Boss Level (2021)

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Boss Level, 2021.Directed by Joe Carnahan. Starring Frank Grillo, Mel Gibson, Naomi Watts, Will Sasso, Annabelle Wallis, Sheaun McKinney, Selina Lo, Michelle Yeoh, Ken Jeong and Rio Grillo.SYNOPSIS:An ex-Delta Force officer (Frank Grillo) is trapped in a perpetual time loop, reliving the same over and over again.Boss Level starts with a bang then throws in bags […]

Raya and the Last Dragon: Disney Animation’s Most Epic Adventure | Video Review

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EJ Moreno reviews Disney’s Raya and the Last Dragon…In what feels like Disney’s Tomb Raider or Mad Max, Raya and the Last Dragon is among the studio’s strongest entries in years. Jam-packed with tension and action, our host recommends this upcoming Disney+ and theatrical release. You’ll find this adventure rewatchable, wanting to relive the journey […]

2021 Glasgow Film Festival Review – Black Bear

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Black Bear, 2020.Directed by Lawrence Michael Levine. Starring Aubrey Plaza, Christopher Abbott, Sarah Gadon, Paola Lazaro, Lindsay Burdge and Lou Gonzalez.SYNOPSIS:A film director seeks solace whilst vacationing at lake house, though quickly becomes entangled in the lives of the couple who own the property.The question of whether art imitates life or vice versa has been […]

Movie Review – The Affair (2019)

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The Affair, 2019.Directed by Julius Sevcík. Starring Carice van Houten, Hanna Alström, Claes Bang, Alexandra Borbély, Roland Møller and Martin Hofmann.SYNOPSIS:Two women find themselves separated by circumstances during the Second World War, only to realise their love for each other while apart.The tale of a loving relationship broken up by war is not a novel […]

Movie Review – Pixie (2020)

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Pixie, 2020.Directed by Barnaby Thompson. Starring Olivia Cooke, Ben Hardy, Daryl McCormack, Fra Fee, Rory Fleck Byrne, Pat Shortt, Frank McCafferty, Esme Thompson, Chris Walley, Colm Meaney, Dylan Moran and Alec Baldwin.SYNOPSIS:Pixie (Olivia Cooke) is living with gangsters, manipulating the affections of young men and dreaming of San Francisco without any hangers on. In this […]

Movie Review – Cosmic Sin (2021)

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Cosmic Sin, 2021.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:The year is 2524 and Earth has had colonies on Mars for centuries. After a catastrophic first contact with alien life, General Eron Ryle (Frank Grillo) calls on disgraced General James […]