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2019 BFI London Film Festival Review – Sid & Judy

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Sid & Judy, 2019.Directed by Stephen Kijak. Starring Jon Hamm and Jennifer Jason Leigh.SYNOPSIS:A revealing new look at Judy Garland fifty years after her tragic, untimely death, fusing the unpublished recollections of producer, manager and third husband, Sid Luft, with film clips, rare concert footage and Judy’s own inimitable words.Between this documentary and the just-released Renée […]

Movie Review – Joker (2019)

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Joker, 2019. Directed by Todd Phillips. Starring Joaquin Phoenix, Zazie Beetz, Robert De Niro, Brett Cullen, Frances Conroy, Douglas Hodge, Shea Whigham, Marc Maron, Bryan Callen, Bill Camp, Josh Pais, Glenn Fleshler, Dante Pereira-Olson, and Brian Tyree Henry. SYNOPSIS: One of the most infamous comic book villains in history gets his very own film. The […]

October Horrors 2019 Day 4 – A Nightmare on Elm Street (1984)

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A Nightmare on Elm Street, 1984.Directed by Wes Craven. Starring Heather Langenkamp, John Saxon, Ronee Blakely, Johnny Depp and Robert Englund.SYNOPSIS:A group of teens are all suffering from a spate of recurring nightmares in which they are stalked by a scarred psychopath with a knifed fingers, quickly discovering that if they die in their dreams […]

The Good Place Season 4 Episode 2 Review – ‘A Girl From Arizona Part 2’

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Liam Hoofe reviews the second episode of The Good Place season 4…The Good Place has typically premiered with an hour-long episode, so the decision to cut this season’s opening episode into two parts was a curious one.  In many ways, it paid off, with A Girl From Arizona Part 2 bringing a more emotional balance […]

Movie Review – In The Tall Grass (2019)

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In the Tall Grass, 2019.Directed by Vincenzo Natali. Starring Patrick Wilson, Laysla De Oliveria, Harrison Gilbertson, Avery Whitted, Rachel Wilson and Will Buie Jr.SYNOPSIS:When siblings Becky and Cal hear the cries of a young boy lost within a field of tall grass, they venture in to rescue him, only to become ensnared themselves by a […]

2019 BFI London Film Festival Review – The Last Black Man in San Francisco

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The Last Black Man in San Francisco, 2019.Directed by Joe Talbot. Starring Jimmie Fails, Jonathan Majors, Rob Morgan, Tichina Arnold, Danny Glover, Mike Epps, Mari Kearney, Tonya Glanz, Thora Birch, and Finn Wittrock.SYNOPSIS:A young man searches for home in the changing city that seems to have left him behind.The prospect of a white young filmmaker […]

TV Review – RuPaul’s Drag Race UK Series 1 Episode 1

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EJ Moreno reviews the premiere episode of RuPaul’s Drag Race UK…One of the most beautiful times of the year is the start of a new season of RuPaul’s Drag Race. As a fan of the original version, it’s become tiresome with so many seasons back-to-back, though. Thankfully the UK version of the show is here […]

2019 BFI London Film Festival Review – Cold Case Hammarskjöld

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Cold Case Hammarskjöld, 2019.Directed by Mads Brügger. Starring Mads Brügger and Göran Björkdahl.SYNOPSIS:Danish director Mads Brügger and Swedish private investigator Göran Björkdahl are trying to solve the mysterious death of Dag Hammarskjöld. As their investigation closes in, they discover a crime far worse than killing the Secretary-General of the United Nations.Documentary filmmakers en masse have […]

Comic Book Review – Transformers #12

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Ricky Church reviews Transformers #12…After Transformers #11‘s Decepticon-heavy development, Brian Ruckley takes another break from the series’ main story to take us back a little bit in time and more fully introduce his version of Nautica and other bots who have been missing in the series up until now. It was a fun one-off tale showcasing […]