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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 most beloved neighbor.If […]

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.SYNOPSISInspired 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.Inspired by the crazy […]

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 the horrifying realization […]

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 BourgeoisSYNOPSIS: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 sentence are hampered […]

Preacher Season 4 Episode 7 Review – ‘Messiahs’

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Martin Carr reviews the seventh episode of Preacher season 4…There are choices to be made this week which leave no room for grey area. God remains an absentee landlord whilst retribution is personified by a tulip and an angry vampire. Theological discussions underpin an episode which carries a full quota of crazy alongside several side […]

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 terrifying Pennywise, the […]

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 terrifying Pennywise, the […]

Movie Review – Gags The Clown (2019)

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Gags The Clown. 2019. Directed by Adam Krause. Starring Lauren Ashley Carter, Tracy Perez, Aaron Christensen, Evan Gamble, Wyatt Kuether, Jake Martin, Michael Gideon Sherry, Squall Charlson, Halley Sharp, and Eric Heuvelman. SYNOPSIS: An unidentified man in Green Bay, WI has captured worldwide attention for roaming the streets dressed as a clown. Many write it […]