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Movie Review – Waiting for Anya (2020)

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Waiting for Anya, 2020. Directed by Ben Cookson. Starring Anjelica Huston, Jean Reno, Thomas Kretschmann, Sadie Frost, Noah Schnapp, Elsa Zylberstein, Urs Rechn, Lukas Sauer, Tómas Lemarquis, Nicholas Rowe, Gilles Marini. Joséphine de La Baume, William Abadie, Jean-François Balmer, and Frederick Schmidt. SYNOPSIS: During the harrows of WWII, Jo, a young shepherd along with the […]

Fantastic Film Festival Australia 2020 Review – Chained for Life

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Chained for Life, 2019. Directed by Aaron Schimberg. Starring Jess Weixler, Adam Pearson, Stephen Plunkett, and Charlie Korsmo. SYNOPSIS: A beautiful actress struggles to connect with her disfigured co-star on the set of a European auteur’s English-language debut. Director/writer Aaron Schimberg’s second feature film, Chained for Life, follows actress Mabel (Jess Weixler) as she works […]

Fantastic Film Festival Australia 2020 Review – Jallikattu

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Jallikattu, 2019. Directed by Lijo Jose Pellissery. Starring Antony Varghese, Sabumon Abdusamad, and Chemban Vinod Jose. SYNOPSIS: A portrait of a remote village where a buffalo escapes and causes a frenzy of ecstatic violence. The Malayalam film, Jallikattu begins as a simple tale, but by the end of its frenetic 90-minute chase, it has transformed […]

Black Lightning Season 3 Episode 13 Review – ‘The Book of Markovia: Chapter Four: Grab the Strap’

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Red Stewart reviews the thirteenth episode of Black Lightning season 3… In spite of my fears, Black Lightning managed to deliver another mostly solid episode following the surprisingly enjoyable “Motherless Id” from last week. That episode set-up the events of “Grab the Strap” wherein Jefferson headlines a plan to break into a Markovian facility to […]

Movie Review – Trauma Center (2019)

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Trauma Center, 2019. Directed by Matt Eskandari. Starring Nicky Whelan, Bruce Willis, Texas Battle, Tito Ortiz, and Steve Guttenberg. SYNOPSIS: Alone and trapped in a locked-down hospital, an injured young woman must escape a pair of vicious killers who are after the only piece of evidence that can implicate them in a grisly murder, the […]

Movie Review – The Call of the Wild (2020)

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The Call of the Wild, 2020. Directed by Chris Sanders. Starring Harrison Ford, Dan Stevens, Omar Sy, Cara Gee, Bradley Whitford and Karen Gillan. SYNOPSIS: A pampered St. Bernard finds himself forced to adjust to a more dangerous world when he is kidnapped and sold for a profit. You’d be forgiven for raising something an […]

Comic Book Review – Critical Role: Vox Machina Origins II #5

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Calum Petrie reviews Critical Role: Vox Machina Origins II #5… Vox Machina are still within the early stages of their adventures, and a split in the party requires two objectives to be tackled at the same time. The previous issue showed Vex, Vax, Trinket and Grog heading into the Frostweald to find the heart of […]

Movie Review – The Call of the Wild (2020)

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The Call of the Wild, 2020. Directed by Chris Sanders. Starring Harrison Ford, Omar Sy, Dan Stevens, Karen Gillan, Bradley Whitford, Cara Gee, and Terry Notary as Buck. SYNOPSIS: Based on Jack London’s 1903 adventure novel, The Call of the Wild charts the remarkable journey through the Alaskan Yukons for an intrepid dog and the […]

Movie Review – The Last Movie Star (2017)

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The Last Movie Star, 2017. Written and directed by Adam Rifkin. Starring Burt Reynolds, Ariel Winter, Chevy Chase, Clark Duke, Ellar Coltrane, and Nikki Blonsky. SYNOPSIS: An aging film star is invited to receive a lifetime achievement award in Middle America… This rites of passage road trip movie written and directed by Adam Rifkin does […]