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Movie Review – She Dies Tomorrow (2020)

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She Dies Tomorrow, 2020. Written and Directed by Amy Seimetz. Starring Kate Lyn Sheil, Jane Adams, Josh Lucas, Chris Messina, Michelle Rodriguez, Olivia Taylor Dudley, Katie Aselton, Adam Wingard, Tunde Adebimpe, Jennifer Kim, Kentucker Audley, and Madison Calderon. SYNOPSIS: Amy thinks she’s dying tomorrow…and it’s contagious. The idea that a strong feeling can be contagious […]

Movie Review – Summerland (2020)

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Summerland, 2020. Written and Directed by Jessica Swale. Starring Gemma Arterton, Gugu Mbatha-Raw, Penelope Wilton, Sian Phillips and Tom Courtenay. SYNOPSIS: Isolated academic Alice Lamb (Gemma Arterton & Penelope Wilton) shuns convention, frowns on slovenliness and keeps people at a distance. Wartime brings its own responsibilities and soon her icy demeanour is compromised by Frank […]

Movie Review – Last and First Men (2020)

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Last and First Men, 2020. Directed by Jóhann Jóhannsson. Starring Tilda Swinton. SYNOPSIS: A message from billions of years in the future, alerting humanity to its ultimate extinction. “Listen patiently,” intones the other-worldly voice over of Tilda Swinton. “We who are the last men earnestly desire to communicate with you.” As she speaks, the camera […]

Quibi Review – Don’t Look Deeper

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Martin Carr reviews Don’t Look Deeper… At first glance Don’t Look Deeper is a contemporary tale of adolescent angst, repressed emotions and personal loss. However, much of this Quibi series which brings revered director Catherine Hardwicke on board trades in subterfuge. There are shades of Blade Runner, elements of Ex Machina and a touch of […]

Movie Review – I Used to Go Here (2020)

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I Used to Go Here, 2020. Written and Directed by Kris Rey. Starring Gillian Jacobs, Jemaine Clement, Jorma Taccone, Kate Micucci, Hannah Marks, Forrest Goodluck, Josh Wiggins, Kristina Valada-Viars, Jennifer Joan Taylor, Rammel Chan, Brandon Daley, Khloe Janel, and Zoe Chao. SYNOPSIS: Following the launch of her new novel, 35-year-old writer Kate is invited to […]

Perry Mason Season 1 Episode 6 Review – ‘Chapter Six’

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Martin Carr reviews the sixth episode of Perry Mason… We are in the realm of court room drama at last as Perry Mason joins convention, embraces archetype and Matthew Rhys rises like a phoenix to embody this character. Stephen Root’s Maynard Barnes leads the despicable charge elsewhere as a conniving district attorney, seeking to profit […]

DVD Review – The Luminaries

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Rachel Bellwoar reviews the miniseries, The Luminaries… A young man gets shot only to stand up unscathed. A young woman faints after bleeding… gold? The Luminaries is a lot more reality-based than its opening sequence suggests but if you can handle that, the rest of the series is gravy. It’s still an unusual tactic, though. […]

Comic Book Review – Transformers #21

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Ricky Church reviews Transformers #21… ‘Rise of the Decepticons’ in the latest issue of Transformers is certainly living up to its name as Brian Ruckley wastes little time in getting to a fight between Cybertron’s security team and several early Decepticon members. It’s another instance of Ruckley paying off on some seeds he planted in his story […]

Movie Review – Parasite: Black-And-White Edition (2020)

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Parasite: Black-And-White Edition, 2020. Directed by Bong Joon-ho. Starring Song Kang-ho, Choi Woo-shik, Jang Hyae-jin, Park So-dam, Cho Yeo-jeong, Lee Sun-kyun, Jung Ziso and Lee Jung-eun. SYNOPSIS: A poor family living in a semi-basement apartment trick their way into the lavish home of a wealthy one by posing as various household workers. It feels like […]