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Movie Review – The War with Grandpa (2020)

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The War with Grandpa, 2020.Directed by Tim Hill. Starring Robert De Niro, Uma Thurman, Christopher Walken, Jane Seymour, Oakes Fegley, Laura Marano, Rob Riggle, Cheech Marin, T.J. McGibbon, Isaac Kragten, Juliocesar Chavez, and Lydia Styslinger.SYNOPSIS:Upset that he has to give the room he loves to his grandfather, Peter decides to declare war in an attempt […]

Movie Review – Hubie Halloween (2020)

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Hubie Halloween, 2020.Directed by Steven Brill Starring Adam Sandler, Kevin James, Julie Bowen, Ray Liotta, Steve Buscemi, Rob Schneider, Maya Rudolph, Tim Meadows, Michael Chiklis, June Squibb, George Wallace, Keenan Thompson, Shaquille O’Neill, Noah Schnapp, and Paris BerelcSYNOPSIS:For years Hubie Dubois (Adam Sandler) has kept the streets of Salem safe from trouble, all while being […]

Disney+ Review – The Right Stuff

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Martin Carr reviews The Right Stuff…Philip Kaufman’s adaptation of the Tom Wolfe novel is recognised as a classic. Broad, bold and epic in scale The Right Stuff which starred a young Dennis Quaid and Jeff Goldblum, and character actors of merit still holds up. Burnished earth, heat haze horizons and containing more sound barrier breaking […]

Movie Review – Shithouse (2020)

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Shithouse, 2020.Written and Directed by Cooper Raiff. Starring Cooper Raiff, Dylan Gelula, Amy Landecker, Logan Miller, Olivia Welch, Abby Quinn, Joy Sunday, Ashley Padilla, Tre Hall, Alina Patra, Chinedu Unaka, Nick Saso, Wyatt Whipple, Juan Wood, Danny Scharar, Mallory Low, Adan Rocha, Natalie Rousseau, Teddy Padilla, Adam Foster Ballard, Tessa Hope Slovis, and Mike Raiff. SYNOPSIS:A […]

2020 BFI London Film Festival Review – The Painter and the Thief

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The Painter and the Thief, 2020.Directed by Benjamin Ree.SYNOPSIS:A Czech artist forms a surprising friendship with a Norwegian man who stole two of her paintings.For journalist-turned-documentary-filmmaker Benjamin Ree, the desire to make an art heist movie had been simmering away since the release of his acclaimed chess-champ doc Magnus in 2016. But even at the […]

Movie Review – Colombiana (2011)

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Colombiana, 2011.Directed by Olivier Megaton. Starring Zoe Saldana, Michael Vartan, Cliff Curtis and Lennie James.SYNOPSIS: A young woman, after witnessing her parents’ murder as a child in Bogota, grows up to be a stone-cold assassin.This is a no holds barred ‘vengeance actioner’ with the great Zoe Saldana (Avatar, Star Trek) getting a role that lies […]

Movie Review – Overlord (2018)

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Overlord, 2018.Directed by Julius Avery Starring Wyatt Russell, Jovan Adepo, Pilou Asbæk, John Magaro, Iain De Caestecker, Bokeem Woodbine, Mathilde OlliverSYNOPSIS:When a group of American G.I.s find themselves behind enemy lines, they quickly dicover that the small French village is home to more than just Nazi soldiers.J.J. Abrams chooses to open his infamous mystery box in enemy […]

October Horrors 2020 – Persona (1966)

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Persona, 1966.Directed by Ingmar Bergman. Starring Bibi Andersson, Liv Ullman, Margaretha Krook, Gunnar Bjornstrand and Jorgen Lindstrom.SYNOPSIS:Alma, a nurse is assigned to care for actress Elisabet Volger who has suddenly stopped speaking. When the two move to a cottage for treatment, Alma confides in Elisabet and soon struggles to distinguish herself from her patient.Boasting a […]

2020 BFI London Film Festival Review – Honeymood

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Honeymood, 2020.Directed by Talya Lavie. Starring Avigail Harari and Ran Danker.SYNOPSIS:Following a fight in their honeymoon suite on the night of their wedding, a bride and groom embark on a surreal urban odyssey through the streets of Jerusalem.Israeli filmmaker Talya Lavie’s new comedy is a disappointing and unfunny tale of a petty couple bickering on […]