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Movie Review – Castle in the Ground (2020)

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Castle in the Ground, 2020. Written and Directed by Joey Klein. Starring Alex Wolff, Imogen Poots, Tom Cullen, Keir Gilchrist, Neve Campbell, Kiowa Gordon, Star Slade, and Marie-Josee Dionne. SYNOPSIS: After the untimely death of his mother, a teenager befriends his charismatic but troubled next-door neighbor and becomes embroiled in a world of addiction and […]

Movie Review – The Shed (2019)

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The Shed, 2019. Directed by Frank Sabatella. Starring Jay Jay Warren, Cody Kostro, Sofia Happonen, Frank Whaley, and Timothy Bottoms. SYNOPSIS: A teenager discovers a vampire living in his shed, prompting his best friend to use the opportunity to teach the school bullies a lesson. With its fairly nondescript title giving very little away, The […]

Movie Review – Ip Man 4: The Finale (2019)

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Ip Man 4: The Finale, 2019. Directed by Wilson Yip. Starring Donnie Yen, Kwok-Kwan Chan, Yue Wu, Scott Adkins, Vanness Wu, and Jim Liu. SYNOPSIS: The final chapter of the Ip Man saga sees the titular hero wrestle not only with the challenges of the arena, but also with that of his personal life. To […]

Killing Eve Season 3 Episode 5 Review – ‘Are You From Pinner?’

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Martin Carr reviews the fifth episode of Killing Eve season 3… Memories, menace and dysfunction prevail in an episode which pulses with unresolved issues. Absent fathers, resentful matriarchs and half measure siblings plug the gaps, while harvest festivals clash with violent outbursts. Elsewhere moments of extreme disconnection, childish overreaction and emotional drama balance this homecoming […]

TV Review – Snowpiercer Season One

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Matt Rodgers reviews the first season of Snowpiercer… Adapting a revered film into a scripted hour-long television series is a brave move, especially one from the mind of newly crowned Hollywood royalty Bong Joon-Ho. But then people scoffed at the idea of Fargo being re-packaged for the small screen, and look at the masterful results […]

Movie Review – Valley Girl (2020)

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Valley Girl, 2020. Directed by Rachel Lee Goldenberg Starring Jessica Rothe, Josh Whitehouse, Logan Paul, Chloe Bennet, Mae Whitman, Jessie Ennis, Ashleigh Murray, Judy Greer, Allyn Rachel, Alicia Silverstone and Randall Park. SYNOPSIS: An age old tale of star-crossed lovers set against the backdrop of classic ’80s tunes, Valley Girl is the story of Julie […]

Movie Review – A Good Woman Is Hard To Find (2020)

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A Good Woman Is Hard To Find, 2020. Directed by Abner Pastoll. Starring Sarah Bolger, Edward Hogg, Andrew Simpson, Jane Brennan, Caolan Byrne, and Packy Lee. SYNOPSIS: A recently widowed young mother will go to any lengths to protect her children as she seeks the truth behind her husband’s murder. Abner Pastoll’s A Good Woman […]

Movie Review – Z (2020)

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Z. 2020. Directed by Brandon Christensen. Starring Keegan Connor Tracy, Jett Klyne, Sean Rogerson, Sara Canning, Stephen McHattie, Chandra West, Ali Webb, and Deborah Ferguson. SYNOPSIS:  A family find themselves terrorized by their eight-year-old son’s imaginary friend. An imaginary friend brings with it stigmatic labels, inherent horror, and farfetched uncertainty. Brandon Christensen’s Z addresses how […]

Movie Review – Valley Girl (2020)

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Valley Girl, 2020. Directed by Rachel Lee Goldenberg. Starring Jessica Rothe, Josh Whitehouse, Logan Paul, Chloe Bennet, Mae Whitman, Jessie Ennis, Ashleigh Murray, Judy Greer, Allyn Rachel, Alicia Silverstone and Randall Park. SYNOPSIS: A wealthy girl from the Valley forms an unlikely romance with a rocker from the wrong side of the tracks. If you […]