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Movie Review – Cut Throat City (2020)

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Cut Throat City, 2020.Directed by RZA. Starring Shameik Moore, Terrence Howard, Wesley Snipes, T.I., Eiza González, Demetrius Shipp Jr., Joel David Moore, Kat Graham, Rob Morgan, Keean Johnson, Denzel Whitaker, Isaiah Washington, Dominique DuVernay, Ethan Hawke, and Sam Daly.SYNOPSIS:Set after Hurricane Katrina, four boyhood friends out of options reluctantly accept an offer to pull off […]

Movie Review – Gamemaster (2020)

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Gamemaster, 2020.Directed by Charles Mruz. Featuring Nasha Balagamwala, Elan Lee, Charlie Bink, Bruno Cathala, Reiner Knizia, Kasper Lapp, Matt Leacock, Scott Rogers, Susan McKinley Ross, Jason Serrato, Alex Yeager, and Klaus TeuberSYNOPSIS:Documentary filmmaker Charles Mruz takes a deep dive into the world of table top gaming and the creators behind some of the most popular […]

Comic Book Review – Star Trek: Deep Space Nine – Too Long a Sacrifice #2

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Villordsutch reviews Star Trek: Deep Space Nine – Too Long a Sacrifice #2…Scott and David Tipton return with issue #2 of this extra special IDW Publishing release “Too Long a Sacrifice”, which brings more ‘lurking death’ to the shadows of Deep Space Nine.  There are so many twists, turns and hidden mysteries attached to these […]

Movie Review – Proximity (2020)

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Proximity, 2020.Directed by Eric Demeusy. Starring Ryan Masson, Highdee Kuan, Christian Prentice, Shaw Jones and Don Scribner.SYNOPSIS:A young NASA JPL scientist is abducted by extraterrestrials but when no one believes his story he becomes obsessed with finding proof which leads him on a journey of discovery.We’ve always wondered about whether or not we are alone […]

Movie Review – Open 24 Hours (2018)

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Open 24 Hours, 2018Directed by Padraig Reynolds. Starring Vanessa Grasse, Cole Vigue, Emily Tennant, Brendan Fletcher, Daniel O’Meara, Selina Giles, and Tomislav Stojanovic.SYNOPSIS:After setting her serial killer boyfriend on fire, a paranoid delusional woman gets a job at an all-night gas station.Open 24 Hours is by-the-books roadside horror in bumblefuck isolation, to a sensationless detriment. […]

Video Review – The One and Only Ivan

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The One and Only Ivan, 2020.Directed by Thea Sharrock. Starring Sam Rockwell, Angelina Jolie, Danny DeVito, Helen Mirren, Ramón Rodríguez, Ariana Greenblatt, and Bryan Cranston.Our host EJ Moreno dives into the latest film from Disney, The One and Only Ivan. From its charming story to the talented voice actors, the film is surprisingly enjoyable. In […]

Movie Review – Unhinged (2020)

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Unhinged, 2020.Directed by Derrick Borte. Starring Russell Crowe, Gabriel Bateman, Caren Pistorius, Anne Leighton, Jimmi Simpson, Lucy Faust, and Austin P. McKenzie.SYNOPSIS:After a confrontation with an unstable man at an intersection, a woman becomes the target of his rage.Unhinged opens with a sequence properly demonstrating that Russell Crowe’s nameless psychopath is just that, but the […]

Video Review – Train To Busan Presents: Peninsula

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Peninsula, 2020.Directed by Yeon Sang-ho. Starring Dong-Won Gang, Jung-hyun Lee, John D. Michaels, Daniel Joey Albright.Join our host EJ Moreno for a review of the new zombie action film, Peninsula. This follow-up to 2016’s Train To Busan is a gripping and entertaining film, even if it doesn’t come close to the magic of the first […]

Movie Review – The 24th (2020)

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The 24th, 2020.Directed by Kevin Willmott. Starring Trai Byers, Bashir Salahuddin, Aja Naomi King, Mo McRae, Tosin Morohunfola, Mykelti Williamson, Thomas Haden Church, Lorenzo Yearby, David King, Cuyle Carvin, Jim Klock, Cranston Johnson, Tony Demil, Joseph Lee Anderson, Derek Russo, Tyshon Freeman, Tanya Chisholm, Michael Rose, Bruce McKinnon, Troy Rudeseal, Matt Burke, and Rhoda Griffis.SYNOPSIS:It […]

Movie Review – The Good Things Devils Do (2020)

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The Good Things Devils Do, 2020. Directed by Jess Norvisgaard. Starring Bill Oberst Jr., Linnea Quigley, David Rucker III, and Kane Hodder. SYNOPSIS: On Halloween night, a small-time crook and a museum curator form a motley alliance to save their families from a centuries-old vampire. Independent horror comes with a certain set of things to expect, […]