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Movie Review – The Haunting of Sharon Tate (2019)

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The Haunting of Sharon Tate, 2019. Directed by Daniel Farrands. Starring Hilary Duff, Jonathan Bennett, Lydia Hearst, Pawel Szajda. SYNOPSIS: Young and promising actress Sharon Tate becomes plagued by visions of her imminent death. Inspired by an actual quote from Tate, the film follows the events that led to the murder of her and her friends by the […]

Movie Review – Little Italy (2018)

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Little Italy, 2018. Directed by Donald Petrie. Starring Emma Roberts, Hayden Christensen, Adam Ferrara, Gary Basaraba, Andrea Martin, Danny Aiello, Alyssa Milano, Linda Kash, Andrew Phung and Jane Seymour. SYNOPSIS: The offspring of a pair of warring pizzeria owners develop a romantic relationship when they are reunited after five years apart. Donald Petrie has come […]

Movie Review – Division 19 (2019)

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Division 19, 2019. Directed by S. A. Halewood Starring Alison Doody, Clarke Peters, Linus Roache, and Jamie Draven. SYNOPSIS: In the year 2039, the world has plunged into the loss of personal anonymity, and as a result, the prison system has altered in addition. This allows the general public to determine everything a prisoner does including what […]

Movie Review – Juanita (2019)

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Juanita, 2019. Directed by Clark Johnson. Starring Alfre Woodard, Blair Underwood, Marcus Henderson, Adam Beach, Ashlie Atkinson, Tsulan Cooper, LaTanya Richardson Jackson and Kat Smith. SYNOPSIS: Fed up with her deadbeat grown kids and marginal urban existence, Juanita takes a Greyhound bus to Paper Moon, Montana where she reinvents herself and finds her mojo. Coming-of-middle-age […]

Movie Review – Captain Marvel (2019)

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Captain Marvel, 2019. Directed by Anna Boden and Ryan Fleck. Starring Brie Larson, Samuel L. Jackson, Ben Mendelsohn, Annette Bening, Gemma Chan, Lashana Lynch, Kenneth Mitchell, Colin Ford, Chuku Modu, Robert Kazinsky, Lee Pace, Mckenna Grace, Djimon Hounsou, Rune Temte, Jude Law, and Clark Gregg. SYNOPSIS: While in training to be a Kree warrior, an […]

HBO throws gauntlet at Comic-Con with Game of Thrones activation during SXSW

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Remember the fallen, fight for the living, and “Bleed for the Throne” San Diego Comic-Con may be the most known convention for extensive and immersive experiences tied to popular movies and TV shows, but the past two years HBO has made SXSW an experience to rival the biggest comic-book convention in the US. Last year, […]

Movie Review – Motel Mist (2016)

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Motel Mist, 2016. Directed by Prabda Yoon Starring Surapol Poonpiriya, Prapamonton Eiamchan, Vasuphon Kriangprapakit, Wissanu Likitsathaporn, and Katareeya Theapchatri. SYNOPSIS: In just a few hours, at an unusual love motel on the outskirts of Bangkok called Motel Mistress, four (human) lives intertwine and change forever. Motel Mist takes place at a weird out of town motel where sexual proclivity […]

Movie Review – The Kindergarten Teacher (2019)

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The Kindergarten Teacher, 2019. Directed by Sara Colangelo. Starring Maggie Gyllenhaal, Gael García Bernal, Parker Sevak, Michael Chernus, Rosa Salazar, Anna Baryshnikov, Daisy Tahan, Ato Blankson-Wood. SYNOPSIS: Lisa Spinelli (Maggie Gyllenhaal) is an unhappy kindergarten teacher in New York, who suddenly becomes obsessed with one of her students whom she believes is a child prodigy. The Kindergarten Teacher is one of […]

Movie Review – Rosie (2018)

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Rosie, 2018. Directed by Paddy Breathnach. Starring Sarah Greene, Moe Dunford, Ellie O’Halloran, Ruby Dunne, Darragh Mckenzie and Molly McCann. SYNOPSIS: A desperate family in Dublin, evicted from their rental property so the landlord can sell it, hop between council-funded hotel stays to keep themselves off the streets. The sad reality of the precarious modern […]