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Movie Review – Tamara Drewe (2010)

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Tamara Drewe, 2010. Directed by Stephen Frears. Starring Gemma Arterton, Dominic Cooper, Roger Allam, Luke Evans and Tamsin Greig. SYNOPSIS: A glamorous newspaper journalist returns to the scene of her adolescence as her family home is put up for sale, only to cause a stir among the locals. Consensus = broad unanimity; general or widespread […]

Movie Review – Four Good Days (2021)

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Four Good Days, 2021. Directed by Rodrigo Garcia. Starring Mila Kunis, Glenn Close, Stephen Root, Joshua Leonard, Rebecca Field, Chad Lindberg, Michael Hyatt, and Sam Hennings. SYNOPSIS: A mother helps her daughter work through four crucial days of recovery from substance abuse. Played by a disheveled and strung-out looking Mila Kunis in Four Good Days […]

Movie Review – Sleight (2016)

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Sleight, 2016. Directed by J.D. Dillard. Starring Jacob Latimore, Seychelle Gabriel, Dulé Hill, Storm Reid, Sasheer Zamata, Brandon Johnson, Cameron Esposito, and Frank Clem. SYNOPSIS: A young street magician (Jacob Latimore) is left to care for his little sister after their parents passing, and turns to illegal activities to keep a roof over their heads. […]

Movie Review – Sabotage (2014)

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Sabotage, 2014. Directed by David Ayer. Starring Arnold Schwarzenegger, Sam Worthington, Olivia Williams, Terence Howard, Joe Manganiello, Josh Holloway, Max Martini, Harold Perrineau and Mireille Enos. SYNOPSIS: Members of an elite DEA task force find themselves being taken down one by one after they rob a drug cartel safe house. Arnold Schwarzenegger’s post political return […]

Movie Review – Cop Out (2010)

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Cop Out, 2010. Directed by Kevin Smith. Starring Bruce Willis, Tracy Morgan, Sean William-Scott and Adam Brody. SYNOPSIS: When a veteran NYPD cop’s rare baseball card – his only hope to pay for his daughter’s upcoming wedding – is stolen, he recruits his partner to track down the thief, a memorabilia-obsessed gangster. Two buddies and […]

Movie Review – Madagascar 3: Europe’s Most Wanted (2012)

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Madagascar 3: Europe’s Most Wanted, 2012. Directed by Eric Darnell, Tom McGrath and Conrad Vernon. Featuring the voice talents of Ben Stiller, Chris Rock, David Schwimmer, Jada Pinkett Smith, Sacha Baron Cohen, Cedric the Entertainer, Frances McDormand, Jessica Chastain, Andy Richter, Bryan Cranston, Martin Short and Vinnie Jones. SYNOPSIS: Alex, Marty, Gloria and Melman are […]

Movie Review – Zero Dark Thirty (2012)

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Zero Dark Thirty, 2012. Directed by Kathryn Bigelow. Starring Jessica Chastain, Jason Clarke, Joel Edgerton, Mark Strong, Chris Pratt, Kyle Chandler, Taylor Kinney, Mark Duplass, Frank Grillo, Edgar Ramirez, Stephen Dillane, Harold Perrineau, Jennifer Ehle, James Gandolfini, Scott Adkins and John Barrowman. SYNOPSIS: A chronicle of the decade-long hunt for al-Qaeda terrorist leader Osama bin […]

Movie Review – The Resort (2021)

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The Resort, 2021. Written and Directed by Taylor Chien. Starring Bianca Haase, Brock O’Hurn, Michael Vlamis, Michelle Randolph, Dave Sheridan, Dante Jimenez, Romualdo Castillo, and Rodney Gemberling. SYNOPSIS: Four friends head to Hawaii to investigate reports of a haunting at an abandoned resort in hopes of finding the infamous Half-Faced Girl. When they arrive, they […]

Movie Review – Eat Wheaties! (2021)

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Eat Wheaties!, 2021. Written and Directed by Scott Abramovitch. Starring Tony Hale, Paul Walter Hauser, Danielle Brooks, Lamorne Morris, Robbie Amell, David Walton, Sarah Burns, Elisha Cuthbert, Sarah Chalke, Sarah Goldberg, and Alan Tudyk. SYNOPSIS: Sid Straw’s life unravels as he tries to prove that he was friends with a celebrity in college. Some stories […]