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Movie Review – Small Engine Repair (2021)

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Small Engine Repair, 2021. Written and Directed by John Pollono. Starring John Pollono, Jon Bernthal, Shea Whigham, Jordana Spiro, Ciara Bravo, Ashlie Atkinson, Josh Helman, John Rothman, Jenna Lamia, Joshua Bitton, Shannon Esper, and Spencer House. SYNOPSIS: Events spin wildly out of control when three lifelong friends agree to do a favor on behalf of […]

WTF Happened To Amazon’s Cinderella!? | Video Review

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EJ Moreno with a scathing review of Amazon’s Cinderella… Amazon Prime Video and Camila Cabello come together for the most lackluster Cinderella re-telling yet. From the “girl boss” energy to the bland songs, the film tries so hard to say something but says nothing. Critic EJ Moreno tears into 2021’s Cinderella and holds nothing back […]

Movie Review – Mortal Kombat Legends: Battle of the Realms (2021)

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Mortal Kombat Legends: Battle of the Realms, 2021 Directed by Ethan Spaulding Starring the voice talents of Jordan Rodrigues, Jennifer Carpenter, Joel McHale, Grey Griffin, Patrick Seitz, Fred Tatasciore, Matthew Mercer, Debra Wilson, Emily O’Brien, Ike Amadi, Matthew Yang King, Bayardo De Murguia, Dave B. Mitchell, Artt Butler, Robin Atkin Downes and Paul Nakauchi. SYNOPSIS: […]

Comic Book Review – The Witcher: Witch’s Lament #4

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Calum Petrie reviews The Witcher: Witch’s Lament #4… Geralt’s time within Witch’s Lament is coming to a close, and the series has seen the Witcher cast doubt on past decisions while compartmentalising and then moving on with his next job, the whole time not entirely sure if he can move past the apparent regret facing […]

HBO Review – Scenes from a Marriage

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Martin Carr reviews HBO’s Scenes from a Marriage… This intimate examination of long term relationships is stylistically absorbing, intrusively unsettling and genuinely engrossing. Adapted from the Ingmar Bergman original by Hagai Levi, who came to prominence on HBO through The Affair, it features some powerhouse performances from Oscar Isaac and Jessica Chastain. Playing Jonathan and […]

Movie Review – The Perfection (2019)

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The Perfection. 2019. Directed by Richard Shepard. Starring Allison Williams, Logan Browning, Alaina Huffman, and Steven Weber. SYNOPSIS: When troubled musical prodigy Charlotte seeks out Elizabeth, the new star pupil of her former school, the encounter sends both musicians down a sinister path with shocking consequences. Richard Shepard’s The Perfection is the sexiest, trashiest erotic […]

Movie Review – The Golem (2019)

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The Golem. 2019. Directed by Doron Paz and Yoav Paz. Starring Hani Furstenberg, Ishai Golan, and Brynie Furstenberg. SYNOPSIS: During an outbreak of a deadly plague, a mystical woman must save her tight-knit Jewish community from foreign invaders, but the entity she conjures to protect them is a far greater evil. Israel’s burgeoning horror scene […]

Movie Review – Fear Street Part One: 1994 (2021)

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Fear Street Part One: 1994, 2021. Directed by Leigh Janiak. Starring Kiana Madeira, Olivia Scott Welch, Benjamin Flores Jr., Ashley Zukerman, Fred Hechinger, Julia Rehwald, Jeremy Ford, Darrell Britt-Gibson, Gillian Jacobs, Sadie Sink, and Maya Hawke. SYNOPSIS: In 1994, a group of teenagers discover the terrifying events that have haunted their town for generations may […]

Movie Review – Gerald’s Game (2017)

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Gerald’s Game, 2017. Directed by Mike Flanagan. Starring Carla Gugino, Bruce Greenwood, Chiara Aurelia, Henry Thomas, Kate Siegel, and Carel Struycken. SYNOPSIS:  A middle-aged couple’s weekend away to solve their marital issues is brought to a startling halt when, during a sex game, the husband has a heart attack, leaving his wife handcuffed to a bed […]