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Video Review – The Kitchen

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The Kitchen, 2019. Directed by Andrea Berloff. Starring Melissa McCarthy, Tiffany Haddish, Elisabeth Moss, Domhnall Gleeson, Common, and Bill Camp. This week sees the release of The Kitchen, a new film from Andrea Berloff based on the Vertigo comic book. In the video below, Flickering Myth critic EJ Moreno shares his feelings on McCarthy and […]

Movie Review – Nekrotronic (2019)

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Nekrotronic, 2019. Directed by Kiah Roache-Turner. Starring Monica Bellucci, David Wenham, Ben O’Toole, Caroline Ford, Tess Haubrich, Bob Savea, and Benedict Hardie. SYNOPSIS: A man who discovers that he is part of a secret sect of magical beings who hunt down and destroy demons in the internet. Given Kiah Roache-Turner’s statement debut Wyrmwood: Road Of […]

Comic Book Review – Blade Runner 2019 #2

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Matt Rodgers reviews Blade Runner 2019 #2… With the parallel narrative threads of Isobel Selwyn and her assailant Ash established in Blade Runner 2019 #1, this second installment of Titan Comics hugely impressive extension of the cinematic world really hits the ground running. Straight from the first few panels we get some breadcrumbs about the […]

Blu-ray Review – The Curse of La Llorona (2019)

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The Curse of La Llorona, 2019. Directed by Michael Chaves. Starring Linda Cardellini, Raymond Cruz, Marisol Ramirez, Patricia Velasquez, Roman Christou, Jaynee-Lynne Kinchen, Sean Patrick Thomas, and Tony Amendola. SYNOPSIS: When a social worker (Linda Cardellini) visits the home of a troubled mother suspected of child neglect, she puts her own family at risk by […]

Movie Review – Good Boys (2019)

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Good Boys, 2019. Directed by Gene Stupnitsky Starring Jacob Tremblay, Keith L. Williams, Brady Noon, Molly Gordon, Midora Francis, Will Forte, Sam Richardson, Stephen Merchant, Lil Rey Howery, Retta SYNOPSIS: When sixth-graders Max (Jacob Tremblay), Lucas (Keith L. Williams) and Thor (Brady Noon) get invited to a kissing party, they embark on an epic journey […]

Movie Review – Opus Zero (2017)

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Opus Zero, 2017. Written and Directed by Daniel Graham. Starring Willem Dafoe, Andrés Almeida, and Cassandra Ciangherotti. SYNOPSIS: After missing his father’s funeral, Paul (Willem Dafoe) visits the Mexican village where he lived while continuing to work on an unfinished symphony. Opus Zero is a movie stuck on the cusp. As much leeway as your […]

Movie Review – Batman: Hush (2019)

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Batman: Hush, 2019. Directed by Justin Copeland Featuring the voice talents of Jason O’Mara, Jennifer Morrison, Jerry O’Connell, Rebecca Romijn, Rainn Wilson, Sean Maher, Bruce Thomas, Stuart Allan, James Garrett, Maury Sterling, Geoffrey Arend, Vanessa Williams, Jason Spisak, Adam Gifford, Dachie Alessio, Peyton List, and Tara Strong. SYNOPSIS: A new adversary who calls himself Hush […]

Movie Review – Crawl (2019)

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Crawl, 2019. Directed by Alexandre Aja. Starring Kaya Scodelario, Barry Pepper, Ross Anderson, Morfydd Clark, Jose Palma, and Anson Boon. SYNOPSIS: When high-school swimmer Hayley (Kaya Scodelario) attempts to check up on her father during the onset of a Stage 5 hurricane, she ends up trapped in their family home as the tide rises, and […]

Blu-ray Review – Pokémon: Detective Pikachu (2019)

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Pokémon: Detective Pikachu, 2019. Directed by Rob Letterman. Starring Ryan Reynolds, Justice Smith, Kathryn Newton, Bill Nighy, Ken Watanabe, Chris Geere, Suki Waterhouse, Josette Simon, Rita Ora, Karan Soni, Diplo, Omar Chaparro, and Rob Delaney. SYNOPSIS: In a world where people collect Pokémon to do battle, a boy comes across an intelligent talking Pikachu who […]