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October Horrors 2019 Day 21 – Hereditary (2018)

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Hereditary, 2018. Directed by Ari Aster. Starring Toni Collette, Alex Wolff, Milly Shapiro, Ann Dowd and Gabriel Byrne. SYNOPSIS: After the death of her secretive mother, Annie Graham and her family are subjected to a series of increasingly horrific events that threaten destroy her and her family. The relationship between a mother and her children […]

Batwoman Season 1 Episode 3 Review – ‘Down Down Down’

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Jessie Robertson reviews the third episode of Batwoman… So, episode three of Batwoman and let’s take stock of where we are. Cool costume, check. Badass main star, check. Extremely overloaded cast of support characters, check. Love interest, check. Deep, layered past, check. Okay, it’s only taken Batwoman 3 episodes to pile in the mini-van of […]

Comic Book Review – Transformers #13

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Ricky Church reviews Transformers #13… If there was any indication needed that Brian Ruckley is inching closer and closer to all-out war on Cybertron, Transformers #13 is it. Featuring a great balance of plot progression, character development and exposition, the latest issue of IDW’s reboot is nicely focused on the growing Ascenticon movement (sporting the classic Decepticon […]

Movie Review – Zombieland: Double Tap (2019)

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Zombieland: Double Tap, 2019. Directed by Ruben Fleischer. Starring Woody Harrelson, Jesse Eisenberg, Emma Stone, Abigail Breslin, Rosario Dawson, Zoey Deutch, Avan Jogia, Thomas Middleditch, Bill Murray, Luke Wilson, Al Roker, and Grace Randolph. SYNOPSIS: Columbus, Tallahassee, Wichita, and Little Rock return to face off against a new zombie threat, as well as deal with […]

Movie Review – Eli (2019)

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Eli. 2019. Directed by Ciarán Foy. Starring Charlie Shotwell, Kelly Reilly, Max Martini, Lili Taylor, and Sadie Sink. SYNOPSIS: A boy receiving treatment for his auto-immune disorder discovers that the house he’s living in isn’t as safe as he thought. Generic repetition can at times plague Netflix’s catalog of interchangeable horror offerings, but then a […]

October Horrors 2019 Day 20 – The Greasy Strangler (2016)

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The Greasy Strangler, 2016. Directed by Jim Hosking. Starring Michael St. Michaels, Sky Elobar and Elizabeth De Razzo. SYNOPSIS: Ronnie and his son Brayden run a disco walking tour in a small town. When the pair meet Janet on one of these tours, the father and son find themselves in an increasingly vicious competition for […]

October Horrors 2019 Day 19 – The Devil’s Advocate (1997)

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The Devil’s Advocate, 1997. Directed by Taylor Hackford. Starring Keanu Reeves, Al Pacino, Charlize Theron, Jeffrey Jones, Judith Ivey, Craig T. Nelson and Connie Nielsen. SYNOPSIS: Kevin Lomax, a hotshot Florida attorney with an unusually successful career is invited to join a top New York City law firm headed by the charismatic John Milton. As […]

Movie Review – Zombieland: Double Tap (2019)

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Zombieland: Double Tap, 2019. Directed by Ruben Fleischer. Starring Woody Harrelson, Jesse Eisenberg, Emma Stone, Abigail Breslin, Rosario Dawson, Zoey Deutch, Avan Jogia, Thomas Middleditch, Bill Murray, Luke Wilson, Al Roker, and Grace Randolph. SYNOPSIS: Columbus, Tallahassee, Wichita, and Little Rock move to the American heartland as they face off against evolved zombies, fellow survivors, […]

Movie Review — On a Magical Night (2019)

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On a Magical Night, 2019. Directed by Christophe Honoré. Starring Chiara Mastroianni, Benjamin Biolay, Vincent Lacoste, Camille Cottin. SYNOPSIS: After ending her latest casual fling with an attractive young student, a University lecturer reveals her long history of affairs to her husband of twenty years. Leaving him devastated, she checks into a hotel room across […]