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Movie Review – The Nest (2020)

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The Nest, 2020.Written and Directed by Sean Durkin. Starring Jude Law, Carrie Coon, Charlie Shotwell, Oona Roche, and Anne Reid.SYNOPSIS:Rory (Jude Law) and his wife Allison (Carrie Coon) move back to the UK when he gets offered a big opportunity. Once in situ surrounded by acres of land and a country mansion things seem idyllic. […]

Video Game Review – Struggling

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 Red Stewart reviews Struggling for PC (Steam)…Much like how Ren & Stimpy inspired an era of gross-out cartoons, I’ve always felt that Super Meat Boy and, to a greater extent, The Binding of Isaac, had a similar effect on the indie game market. Both came out within a year of each other, showcased a morbidly appealing aesthetic, had violent imagery, […]

Movie Review – The Take (2016)

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The Take (a.k.a. Bastille Day), 2016.Directed by James Watkins Starring Idris Elba, Richard Madden, Kelly Reilly, Charlotte le BonSYNOPSIS:Michael Mason, an American conman in Paris, is embroiled in a terrorist plot which leads him into the path of hard-edged CIA officer Sean Briar…On the evidence of movies such as The Take, formerly released as Bastille […]

Movie Review – Johnny English Strikes Again (2018)

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Johnny English Strikes Again, 2018.Directed by David Kerr. Starring Rowan Atkinson, Ben Miller, Olga Kurylenko, Emma Thompson, and Jake Lacy.SYNOPSIS:After a cyber-attack reveals the identity of all of the active undercover agents in Britain, Johnny English is forced to come out of retirement to find the mastermind hacker.Johnny English Strikes Again is the film we deserve; […]

Movie Review – First Man (2018)

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First Man, 2018.Directed by Damien Chazelle. Starring Ryan Gosling, Claire Foy, Jason Clarke, Kyle Chandler, Patrick Fugit, Ciaran Hinds, Ethan Embry, Olivia Hamilton, Shea Whigham, Corey Stoll, and Pablo Schreiber.SYNOPSIS:The story of Neil Armstrong, who would become the first man to talk on the moon, and the NASA scientists that helped him to get there.First […]

The Devil All The Time – The Bleakest Movie of 2020 | Video Review

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The Devil All The Time, 2020.Directed by Antonio Campos. Starring Tom Holland, Eliza Scanlen, Sebastian Stan, Robert Pattinson, Riley Keough, Jason Clarke, Bill Skarsgård, Haley Bennett, Harry Melling, and Mia Wasikowska.Brutal and bleak, The Devil All The Time is one of the toughest viewings of 2020. From director Antonio Campos, this is a film that […]

Why is Antebellum So Hated? | Video Review

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Antebellum, 2020.Written and Directed by Gerard Bush and Christopher Renz. Starring Janelle Monáe, Robert Aramayo, Kiersey Clemons, Jack Huston, Gabourey Sidibe, Eric Lange, Marque Richardson, Lily Cowles, Grace Junot, T.C. Matherne, Tongayi Chirisa, Devyn A. Tyler, Choppy Guillotte, Betsy Borrego, and Jena Malone.Antebellum is one of the most controversial horror films of the year. Join our […]

Movie Review – All In: The Fight for Democracy (2020)

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All In: The Fight for Democracy, 2020. Directed by Liz Garbus and Lisa Cortés. Featuring Stacey Abrams, Ari Berman, David Pepper SYNOPSIS: A close examination at the history of voter suppression and the activists who fight for the rights of U.S. citizens. Living in America, you sometimes see how politics play out but have very little knowledge […]

Movie Review – Rocks (2019)

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Rocks, 2019.Directed by Sarah Gavron. Starring Bukky Bakray, D’angelou Osei Kissiedu, Kosar Ali, Shaneigha-Monik Greyson, Tawheda Begum, Ruby Stokes and Sarah Niles.SYNOPSIS:When her mother disappears without warning, a teenage girl and her younger brother take to the streets in order to avoid the care system.One of the bright spots of this year’s lack of major […]