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The United States Vs. Billie Holiday: Pure Lee Daniels Insanity | Video Review

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The United States Vs. Billie Holiday, 2021.Directed by Lee Daniels. Starring Andra Day, Trevante Rhodes, Garrett Hedlund, Melvin Gregg, Natasha Lyonne, Leslie Jordan, Tyler James Williams, Da’Vine Joy Randolph, Rob Morgan, Miss Lawrence, Evan Ross, and Tone Bell.If you enjoy the work of Lee Daniels, then you’ll love what he offers up in The United […]

Showtime Review – Supervillain: The Making of Tekashi 6ix9ine

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Martin Carr reviews Showtime’s documentary Supervillain: The Making of Tekashi 6ix9ine…This three-part documentary directed by Karam Gill explores the cultural impact of Daniel Hernandez, known globally as Brooklyn born rapper Tekashi69, and charts his rise from obscurity into a media spotlight of his own making. Using intimate footage and talking head soundbites from close family, music […]

Movie Review – The United States vs. Billie Holiday (2021)

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The United States vs. Billie Holiday, 2021.Directed by Lee Daniels. Starring Andra Day, Trevante Rhodes, Garrett Hedlund, Melvin Gregg, Natasha Lyonne, Tyler James Williams, Da’Vine Joy Randolph, Rob Morgan, Miss Lawrence, Evan Ross, and Tone Bell.SYNOPSIS:Follows Holiday during her career as she is targeted by the Federal Department of Narcotics with an undercover sting operation […]

Movie Review – Breeder (2020)

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Breeder, 2020.Directed by Jens Dahl. Starring Sara Hjort Ditlevsen, Anders Heinrichsen, Morten Holst, Jens Andersen, Signe Egholm Olsen, and Eeva Putro.SYNOPSIS:A ruthless businesswoman kidnaps women and performs experiments on them in order to make paying male customers younger.Danish movie Breeder is a love story where Mia (Sara Hjort Ditlevsen) and her husband Thomas (Anders Heinrichsen) […]

Marvel’s WandaVision – Episode 7 Review

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Martin Carr reviews the seventh episode of Marvel’s WandaVision…Aside from the Modern Family makeover, there are enough Easter eggs to satisfy the most eagle-eyed fanboy this week. Glitches in the fabric of this superficial suburbia mix seamlessly with a Wanda in flux. Elizabeth Olsen displays a gift for direct to camera delivery which elevates the […]

Movie Review – Nomadland (2020)

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Nomadland, 2020.Written and Directed by Chloé Zhao. Starring Frances McDormand, David Strathairn, Linda May, Bob Wells, Tay Strathairn, Swankie, Derek Endres, Gay DeForest, Patricia Grier, Angela Reyes, Carl R. Hughes, Douglas G. Soul, Ryan Aquino, Teresa Buchanan, Karie Lynn McDermott Wilder, Brandy Wilber, Makenzie Etcheverry, Annette Wells, and Rachel Bannon.SYNOPSIS:Follows a woman in her sixties […]

Movie Review – Pelé (2021)

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Pelé, 2021Directed by David Tryhorn and Ben Nicholas.SYNOPSIS:Pelé chronicles the life of the Brazilian football player, Edson Arantes do Nascimento – better known as Pelé. The documentary looks back at the extraordinary period that Pelé, the only player to win three World Cup titles, went from a young superstar in 1958 to a national hero, […]

Comic Book Review – Superman: Kryptonite Nevermore

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Ricky Church reviews Superman: Kryptonite Nevermore…One of the most common pieces of knowledge regarding Superman is his weakness to Kryptonite, radioactive pieces from his home that are the only other thing to have survived the planet’s destruction. The concept of Kryptonite has even made its way over to wider pop culture to be used as […]

Movie Review – Body Brokers (2021)

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Body Brokers, 2021.Written and Directed by John Swab. Starring Jack Kilmer, Michael Kenneth Williams, Jessica Rothe, Alice Englert, Peter Greene, Owen Campbell, Thomas Dekker, Sam Quartin, Frank Grillo, and Melissa Leo.SYNOPSIS:Brought to Los Angeles for treatment, a recovering junkie soon learns that the rehab center is not about helping people, but a cover for a […]