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Second Opinion – Hearts Beat Loud (2018)

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Hearts Beat Loud, 2018.Written and Directed by Brett Haley. Starring Nick Offerman, Kiersey Clemons, Sasha Lane, Toni Collette, Blythe Danner, Alex Reznik, Quincy Dunn-Baker, and Ted Danson.SYNOPSIS:A father and daughter form an unlikely songwriting duo in the summer before she leaves for college.Tired of watching aspiring musicians suffer for their art? Hearts Beat Loud (the […]

Second Opinion – Ocean’s 8 (2018)

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Ocean’s 8, 2018.Directed by Gary Ross. Starring Sandra Bullock, Anne Hathaway, Cate Blanchett, Helena Bonham Carter, Mindy Kaling, Rihanna, Awkwafina, Sarah Paulson, Richard Armitage, Dakota Fanning, and James Corden.SYNOPSIS:Debbie Ocean gathers an all-female crew to attempt an impossible heist at New York City’s yearly Met Gala.As George Clooney’s Danny Ocean passes the franchise torch to his […]

Second Opinion – Hotel Artemis (2018)

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Hotel Artemis, 2018.Written and Directed by Drew Pearce. Starring Jodie Foster, Sterling K. Brown, Sofia Boutella, Jeff Goldblum, Brian Tyree Henry, Jenny Slate, Zachary Quinto, Charlie Day, Dave Bautista, and Kenneth Choi.SYNOPSIS:Set in riot-torn, near-future Los Angeles, ‘Hotel Artemis’ follows the Nurse, who runs a secret, members-only emergency room for criminals.Hotel Artemis is best summarized […]

Movie Review – For the Love of the Boogeyman: 40 Years of Halloween (2018)

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For the Love of the Boogeyman: 40 Years of Halloween, 2018.Directed by Paul Downey. Starring Dave McRae, Jack Norman, James Secker, Nathan Thomas Milliner, P.J. Starks, Richard Stringham,  J. Blake Fichera, Daniel Mark Young, James Morrissey, Chris Johnson, Evan Tapper, Nils Reucker, and James Plumb.SYNOPSIS: For the Love of the Boogeyman is a retrospective dissection of John Carpenter’s landmark slasher: Halloween. […]

Chicago Critics Film Festival 2018 Review – American Animals

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American Animals, 2018.Written and Directed by Bart Layton. Starring Evan Peters, Barry Keoghan, Blake Jenner, Jared Abramson, Udo Kier, Ann Dowd, Spencer Reinhard, Warren Lipka, Chas Allen, and Eric Borsuk.SYNOPSIS:Four young men mistake their lives for a movie and attempt one of the most audacious heists in U.S. history.Imitation is supposedly the sincerest form of flattery, […]

Comic Book Review – Optimus Prime #19

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Ricky Church reviews Optimus Prime #19…Optimus Prime continues to fire on all cylinders as Shockwave continues to make his big move that’s been millions of years in the making. Optimus Prime #19 makes great use of Shockwave’s return and emphasizes Starscream’s role in whatever the former Decepticon is planning, showing how much of a tool he really […]

Movie Review – Cargo (2018)

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Cargo, 2018.Directed by Yolanda Ramke and Ben Howling. Starring Martin Freeman, Simone Landers, Susie Porter, Anthony Hayes, Caren Pistorius, David Gulpilil, Kris McQuade, Bruce R. Carter, and Natasha Wanganeen.SYNOPSIS:Amid a terrifying pandemic, a father searches the wilds of Australia for someone willing to protect and care for his infant daughter.There has been an overabundance of zombie […]

Second Opinion – Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom (2018)

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Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom , 2018.Directed by J.A. Bayona. Starring Chris Pratt, Bryce Dallas Howard, Rafe Spall, James Cromwell, Justice Smith, Toby Jones, BD Wong, Ted Wheatley, and Jeff Goldblum.SYNOPSIS:Four years have passed since the Jurassic World theme park was closed, but now a volcano on Isla Nublar has become active and it’s threatening to wipe out […]

Comic Book Review – Optimus Prime #18

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Ricky Church reviews Optimus Prime #18…After the shocking revelation at the end of Optimus Prime #17, the latest issue wastes little time exploring the ramifications of Shockwave’s return and what it means to the whole history of Cybertron. Optimus Prime #18 is a densely packed issue as John Barber uses this interlude to explain how Shockwave has been […]