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Movie Review – Monster (2021)

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Monster, 2021. Directed by Anthony Mandler. Starring Kelvin Harrison Jr., Jeffrey Wright, Jennifer Hudson, Jennifer Ehle, Tim Blake Nelson, John David Washington, A$AP Rocky, Lovie Simone, Nas, Jharrel Jerome, Mikey Madison, Paul Ben-Victor, Dorian Missick, Jeremy Dash, Liam Obergfoll, Rege Lewis, Nyleek Moore, Joel Van Liew, Danny Henriquez, Adriana DeGirolami, Jonny Coyne, Roberto Lopez, Amanda […]

Amazon’s The Underground Railroad – Video Review

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EJ Moreno reviews the latest from director Barry Jenkins… The latest project from filmmaker Barry Jenkins is the Amazon Prime series, The Underground Railroad. While it holds nothing back and may be uncomfortable at times, critic EJ Moreno feels this is one of 2021’s must-see shows. Watch the video below as EJ breaks down the […]

Movie Review – Fried Barry (2020)

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Fried Barry, 2020. Directed by Ryan Kruger. Starring Gary Green, Chanelle de Jager, Bianka Hartenstein, Sean Cameron Michael, Joe Vaz and Jonathan Pienaar. SYNOPSIS: A drug addict returns to Earth with an alien visitor inside him following an abduction. Fried Barry opens with a twist on the famous Simon Bates messages which used to play […]

Movie Review – Here Today (2021)

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Here Today, 2021. Directed by Billy Crystal. Starring Billy Crystal, Tiffany Haddish, Sharon Stone, Penn Badgley, Kevin Kline, Laura Benanti, Barry Levinson, Louisa Krause, Anna Deavere Smith, Nyambi Nyambi, Susan Pourfar, Shiloh Verrico, Alex Brightman, Joanna Adler, Matthew Broussard, Grayson Eddey, Brandon Uranowitz, Andrew Durand, Justin Linville, Max Gordon Moore, Audrey Hsieh, Gianmarco Soresi, Tony […]

Video Game Review – Dark Nights with Poe and Munro

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Calum Petrie reviews Dark Nights with Poe and Munro… D’avekki Studios have an extremely impressive line up of FMV games under their belts. This studio first came to my attention when I was sent a review code for The Shapeshifting Detective, a charming and atmospheric game about murder and deception. After that I was drawn […]

Movie Review – The Water Man (2021)

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The Water Man, 2021. Directed by David Oyelowo. Starring Rosario Dawson, Alfred Molina, Maria Bello, David Oyelowo, Amiah Miller, and Lonnie Chavis. SYNOPSIS: A boy sets out on a quest to save his ill mother by searching for a mythic figure said to have magical healing powers. Family adventure doesn’t always have to be 100% […]

Movie Review – Justice Society: World War II (2021)

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Justice Society: World War II, 2021. Directed by Jeff Wamester. Featuring the voice talents of Matt Bomer, Stana Katic, Armen Taylor, Chris Diamantopoulos, Elysia Rotaru, Omid Abtahi, Matthew Mercer, Liam McIntyre, Geoffrey Arend, Ashleigh LaThrop and Keith Ferguson. SYNOPSIS: Barry Allen – prior to the formation of the Justice League – discovers he can run […]

Movie Review – Oxygen (2021)

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Oxygen, 2021. Directed by Alexandre Aja. Starring Mélanie Laurent, Mathieu Amalric, Malik Zidi, Marc Saez, Vincent Maraval, Brahim Chioua, Noémie Devide, Grégory Levasseur, Lyah Valade, Pascal Germain, Marie Lemiale, Laura Boujenah, Cathy Cerda, and Éric Herson-Macarel. SYNOPSIS: A woman wakes in a cryogenic chamber with no recollection of how she got there and must find […]

Comic Book Review – Critical Role: Vox Machina Origins Vol. 3 #2

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Calum Petrie reviews Critical Role: Vox Machina Origins Vol. 3 #2… As we return to Exandria, the legends of Vox Machina grow more righteous (or notorious) by the day. The future heroes of Tal’dorei are still relatively early on in their story, and yet that does not mean that their journey is any less entertaining. […]