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Movie Review – Jack Reacher: Never Go Back (2016)

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Jack Reacher: Never Go Back, 2016. Directed by Edward Zwick. Starring Tom Cruise, Cobie Smulders, Aldis Hodge, Danika Yarosh, Patrick Heusinger, Holt McCallany, Robert Catrini and Madalyn Horcher. SYNOPSIS: Jack Reacher goes on the run to clear his name, and in the process discovers a secret from his past.   The first Jack Reacher film […]

Movie Review – Annabelle (2014)

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Annabelle, 2014. Directed by John R. Leonetti. Starring Annabelle Wallis, Ward Horton, Tony Amendola, Alfre Woodard, Brian Howe, Kerry O’Malley, and Eric Ladin. SYNOPSIS: A couple begin to experience terrifying supernatural occurrences involving a vintage doll shortly after their home is invaded by satanic cultists. Last year’s unexpectedly fantastic The Conjuring was so suspenseful to watch […]

Movie Review – Bank Job (2021)

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Bank Job, 2021. Directed by Dan Edelstyn and Hilary Powell. SYNOPSIS: Financial institutions are under the spotlight in this eye opening indie film about greed and consumer credit. Dan Edelstyn and Hilary Powell are not household names. In fact, these film makers are inconsequential alongside their subject matter. Bank Job is important because debt affects everyone […]

Movie Review – Cliff Walkers (2021)

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Cliff Walkers, 2021. Directed by Zhang Yimou. Starring Hewei Yu, Yi Zhang, Hailu Qin, Haocun Liu, and Yawen Zhu. SYNOPSIS: Four Communist spies conduct a covert operation to extract a former prisoner of war from the puppet state of Manchukuo, but not everything goes according to plan. Zhang Yimou can best be described as a […]

Movie Review – Surge (2020)

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Surge, 2020. Directed by Aneil Karia. Starring Ben Whishaw, Ellie Haddington, Ian Gelder, Jasmine Jobson and Perry Fitzpatrick. SYNOPSIS: Joseph (Ben Whishaw) takes London by storm in one twenty four hour period. This is a visual record of that journey. Surge is a profound sensory experience with a force of nature at its centre in […]

Movie Review – I Used to Be Normal: A Boyband Fangirl Story (2018)

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I Used to Be Normal: A Boyband Fangirl Story, 2018. Directed by Jessica Leski. SYNOPSIS: An exploration of boyband fandom, driven by the stories of women from four different generations. There are few groups of people more unfairly maligned for what they love than teenage girls. Society absolutely loves to look down its noses at […]

Movie Review – Cruella (2021)

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Cruella, 2021. Directed by Craig Gillespie. Starring Emma Stone, Emma Thompson, Joel Fry, Paul Walter Hauser, John McCrea, Emily Beecham, and Mark Strong. SYNOPSIS: Estella (Emma Stone) is a girl with original ideas. When necessity brings her to London, she encounters The Baroness (Emma Thompson). A meeting which awakens something different, dangerous and decidedly cruel. […]

Friends: The Reunion Review

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Martin Carr reviews Friends: The Reunion… There was something seismic about Friends, whether you were a devotee or fair weather fan. That a reunion was wrangled seventeen years after it ended, is testament to the legacy of this series. Not only was it syndicated in over twenty countries and translated into most known languages, but Friends made megastars […]

Video Review – Disney’s Cruella is a masterclass in camp

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EJ Moreno with a video review of Disney’s latest, Cruella… Our critic EJ Moreno isn’t known for Disney films, so liking Cruella is a shock to many. Though, with fierce fashion and insanely over-the-top performances, it’s easy to see why anyone could fall in love with this. Join EJ as he dives into the latest […]