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4K Ultra HD Review – Crash (1996)

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Crash, 1996.Directed by David Cronenberg. Starring James Spader, Holly Hunter, Elias Koteas, Deborah Kara Unger, Rosanna Arquette, and Peter MacNeill.SYNOPSIS:A couple looking to spice up their sex life discover an underground cult of car crash victims who get sexual thrills out of road traffic accidents.A timely release given that Brandon Cronenberg’s sublime Possessor has hit […]

Blu-ray Review – Dragon: The Bruce Lee Story (1993)

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Dragon: The Bruce Lee Story, 1993.Directed by Rob Cohen. Starring Jason Scott Lee, Lauren Holly, Robert Wagner, Michael Learned, Eric Bruskotter, Nancy Kwan, Sterling Macer Jr., and Ric Young.SYNOPSIS:A fictionalised account of the life of martial arts superstar Bruce Lee.The life and tragically early death of martial arts legend Bruce Lee will forever hold interest, […]

His Dark Materials Season 2 Episode 6 Review – ‘Malice’

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Martin Carr reviews the penultimate episode of His Dark Materials season 2…In this penultimate episode witches and aeronauts jockey for attention with shamans and spectres. Wounds begin weeping and treachery runs deep as a certified allegiance gets dissolved in a cold blooded fashion. Cardinals and their cohorts make ruthless advances while celestial observers enter the […]

The Mandalorian Season 2 Episode 7 Review – ‘The Believer’

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Ricky Church reviews the seventh episode of The Mandalorian season 2…The penultimate episode of The Mandalorian‘s second season brought about several exciting and interesting aspects as Din Djarin and his allies tried to discover Grogu’s location. Much of this was due to the return of Bill Burr as the mercenary and ex-Imperial Mayfeld as director […]

Movie Review – The Midnight Sky (2020)

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The Midnight Sky, 2020.Directed by George Clooney. Starring George Clooney, Felicity Jones, Kyle Chandler, Demián Bichir, David Oyelowo, Tiffany Boone, Caoilinn Springall, Sophie Rundle, and Ethan Peck.SYNOPSIS:This post-apocalyptic tale follows Augustine, a lonely scientist in the Arctic, as he races to stop Sully and her fellow astronauts from returning home to a mysterious global catastrophe.George […]

Movie Review – Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom (2020)

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Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom, 2020.Directed by George C. Wolfe. Starring Viola Davis, Chadwick Boseman, Glynn Turman, Colman Domingo, Jeremy Shamos, Taylour Paige, Jonny Coyne, Michael Potts, and Dusan Brown.SYNOPSIS:Chicago, 1927. A recording session. Tensions rise between Ma Rainey, her ambitious horn player, and the white management determined to control the uncontrollable “Mother of the Blues”.In […]

Movie Review – My Dinner With Alan: A Sopranos Session (2020)

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My Dinner With Alan: A Sopranos Session, 2020.Directed by Kristian Fraga. Featuring Matt Zoller Seitz, Alan Sepinwall, David Chase, Federico Castellucio, Arthur J Nascarella, Vincent Pastore and Vincent Curatola.SYNOPSIS:Thirteen years after it finished The Sopranos is still held up the gold standard. HBO built their house on it and in three compelling segments fans are […]

Movie Review – News of the World (2020)

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News of the World, 2020.Directed by Paul Greengrass. Starring Tom Hanks, Helena Zengel, Fred Hechinger, Michael Angelo Covino, Thomas Francis Murphy, Elizabeth Marvel, Mare Winningham, Neil Sandilands, and Chukwudi Iwuji.SYNOPSIS:A Civil War veteran agrees to deliver a girl, taken by the Kiowa people years ago, to her aunt and uncle, against her will. They travel […]

Movie Review – Knock Knock (2015)

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Knock Knock, 2015.Directed by Eli Roth. Starring Keanu Reeves, Lorenza Izzo, and Ana de Armas.SYNOPSIS:When a devoted husband and father is left home alone for the weekend, two stranded young women unexpectedly knock on his door for help. What starts out as a kind gesture results in a dangerous seduction and a deadly game of […]