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Movie Review – Hustlers (2019)

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Hustlers, 2019. Directed by Lorene Scafaria. Starring Jennifer Lopez, Constance Wu, Julia Stiles, Keke Palmer, Lili Reinhart, Cardi B, Lizzo, Madeline Brewer, Mette Towley, and Trace Lysette. SYNOPSIS: When the dollar bills dry up in the wake of the 2008 financial crisis, a group of savvy strip-club employees group together in order to turn-the-tables on […]

Toronto International Film Festival 2019 Review – Calm with Horses

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Calm with Horses, 2019 Directed by Nick Rowland Starring Cosmo Jarvis, Barry Keoghan, Niamh Algar, Ned Dennehy and David Wilmot SYNOPSIS When former boxer Douglas ‘Arm’ Armstrong is offered a gig as an enforcer with the Devers drug mafia, life seems on the uptick — but the demands weigh heavily as he makes inroads with […]

Movie Review – Satanic Panic (2019)

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Satanic Panic, 2019. Directed by Chelsea Stardust. Starring Rebecca Romijn, Arden Myrin. Hayley Griffith, Ruby Modine, Mike E. Winfield, AJ Bowen, Jordan Ladd, Jeff Daniel Phillips, and Jerry O’Connell. SYNOPSIS: A pizza delivery girl at the end of her financial rope has to fight for her life – and her tips – when her last […]

Toronto International Film Festival Review – A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood

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A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood, 2019. Directed by Marielle Heller. Starring Tom Hanks, Matthew Rhys, Susan Kelechi Watson, Chris Cooper, Enrico Colantoni, Maryann Plunkett, Tammy Blanchard, and Wendy Makkena. SYNOPSIS: After a jaded magazine writer is assigned a profile of Fred Rogers, he overcomes his skepticism, learning about empathy, kindness, and decency from America’s […]

Toronto International Film Festival 2019 Review – Hustlers

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Hustlers, 2019. Directed by Lorene Scafaria. Starring Jennifer Lopez, Constance Wu, Lili Reinhart, Cardi B, Mette Towley, Madeline Brewer, Lizzo, Keke Palmer and Julia Styles. SYNOPSIS Inspired by a 2015 New York Magazine article that went viral, Hustlers follows a savvy crew of former strippers who band together to turn the tables on their Wall Street clients. […]

Movie Review – Haunt (2019)

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Haunt, 2019. Directed by Scott Beck and Bryan Woods. Starring Katie Stevens, Will Brittain, Lauryn Alisa McClain, Andrew Caldwell, Shazi Raja, Schuyler Helford, and Phillip Johnson Richardson. SYNOPSIS: On Halloween, a group of friends encounter an “extreme” haunted house that promises to feed on their darkest fears. The night turns deadly as they come to […]

Movie Review – Seeds (2019)

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Seeds, 2019. Directed by Owen Long. Starring Trevor Long, Andrea Chen, Garr Long, Kevin Breznahan, Chris McGarry, Michelle Liu Coughlin, Adrian Enscoe, and Shannon Hartman. SYNOPSIS: When his increasingly depraved behavior spirals out of control, Marcus retreats to his family home along the New England coast. But instead of finding solace, Marcus is haunted by […]

Toronto International Film Festival 2019 Review – Guest of Honour

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Guest of Honour, 2019. Directed by Atom Egoyan Starring David Thewlis, Laysla De Oliveira, Luke Wilson, Rossif Sutherland, Arsinée Khanjian and Alexandre Bourgeois SYNOPSIS: Jim (Thewlis) is a health inspector whose daughter, Veronica (De Oliveira), has recently been convicted of a crime. Although Jim is certain that she isn’t guilty, his efforts to reduce her […]

Movie Review – It Chapter Two (2019)

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It Chapter Two, 2019. Directed by Andy Muschietti. Starring James McAvoy, Jessica Chastain, Bill Skargard, Bill Hader, Isaiah Mustafa, Jay Ryan, James Ransone, Andy Bean, Teach Grant, Jaeden Martell, Jeremy Ray Taylor, Sophia Lillis, Finn Wolfhard, Chosen Jacobs, Jack Dylan Grazer, Wyatt Oleff, and Nicholas Hamilton. SYNOPSIS: Twenty-seven years after their first encounter with the […]