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Movie Review – Richard Jewell (2019)

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Richard Jewell. 2019 Directed by Clint Eastwood Starring Paul Walter Hauser, Sam Rockwell, Kathy Bates, Jon Hamm, Olivia Wilde, Nina Arianda, Ian Gomez, Dylan Kussman, Mike Pniewski, Billy Slaughter, Niko Nicotera, Alex Collins, Desmond Phillips, Grant Roberts, Ronnie Allen, Garon Grigsby, Brian Brightman, David de Vries, and David Shae SYNOPSIS: American security guard Richard Jewell […]

Video Game Review – Arise: A Simple Story

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Shaun Munro reviews Arise: A Simple Story… The debut title from developer Piccolo Studio might seem like yet another predictably minimalist indie puzzle-platformer, yet there’s an emotional honesty and resonance to Arise: A Simple Story which ensures the game’s brief-but-bracing journey is anything but familiar. And indeed, Arise‘s narrative is as straight-forward as its title […]

Movie Review – The Nightingale (2019)

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The Nightingale, 2019. Directed by Jennifer Kent. Starring Aisling Franciosi, Sam Claflin, Baykali Ganambarr, Damon Herriman, Harry Greenwood, Ewen Leslie and Magnolia Maymuru. SYNOPSIS: In 19th century Australia, an Irish convict embarks on a mission of violent revenge when her family is attacked by a group of English soldiers. The Nightingale is a film about […]

Movie Review – The Two Popes (2019)

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The Two Popes, 2019 Directed by Fernando Meirelles. Starring Jonathan Pryce, Anthony Hopkins, Sidney Cole, Juan Minujín, and Federico Torre. SYNOPSIS: The Two Popes explores the relationship and opposing visions between two of the most powerful leaders in the Catholic Church, both of whom must address their own pasts and the demands of the modern […]

Movie Review – The Nightingale (2019)

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The Nightingale, 2019. Directed by Jennifer Kent. Starring Aisling Franciosi, Sam Claflin, Baykali Ganambarr, Damon Herriman, Harry Greenwood, Ewen Leslie and Magnolia Maymuru. SYNOPSIS: In 19th century Australia, an Irish convict embarks on a mission of violent revenge when her family is attacked by a group of English soldiers. Aussie director Jennifer Kent immediately became […]

Second Opinion – Dumbo (2019)

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Dumbo, 2019. Directed by Tim Burton. Starring Colin Farrell, Michael Keaton, Danny DeVito, Eva Green, Finley Hobbins, Nico Parker, Sandy Martin, Joseph Gatt, Deobia Oparei, Roshan Seth, Lars Eidinger, Zenaida Alcalde, Douglas Reith, Phil Zimmerman, Miguel Muñoz Segura, Sharon Rooney, Michael Buffer, and Alan Arkin. SYNOPSIS: A young elephant, whose oversized ears enable him to […]

Movie Review – Hotel Mumbai (2019)

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Hotel Mumbai, 2019. Directed by Anthony Maras. Starring Dev Patel, Armie Hammer, Nazanin Boniadi, Jason Isaacs, Anupam Kher, Amandeep Singh, Suhail Nayyar, Kapil Kumar Netra, Natasha Liu Bordizzo, Tilda Cobham-Hervey, Sachin Joab, Rodney Afif, Zenia Starr, Rohan Mirchandaney, Alex Pinder, and Pawan Singh. SYNOPSIS: The true story of the Taj Mahal Palace Hotel terrorist attack […]

Movie Review – The Highwaymen (2019)

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The Highwaymen, 2019. Directed by John Lee Hancock. Starring Woody Harrelson, Kevin Costner, Kathy Bates, John Carroll Lynch, Kim Dickens, Thomas Mann, W. Earl Brown, Emily Brobst, and Edward Bossert. SYNOPSIS: A pair of police officers come out of retirement to catch the infamous outlaws Bonnie & Clyde. I’m all for bad ideas that could […]

Movie Review – Us (2019)

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Us, 2019. Written and Directed by Jordan Peele. Starring Lupita Nyong’o, Winston Duke, Evan Alex, Shahadi Wright Joseph, Elisabeth Moss, Tim Heidecker, Kara Hayward, Anna Diop, Cali Sheldon, Noelle Sheldon, Madison Curry, and Yahya Abdul-Mateen II. SYNOPSIS: A family’s serenity turns to chaos when a group of doppelgängers begins to terrorize them. Opening up with […]