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Movie Review – IF (2024)

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IF, 2024.  Directed by John Krasinski. Starring Ryan Reynolds, John Krasinski, Cailey Fleming, Fiona Shaw, Phoebe Waller-Bridge, Louis Gossett Jr., Emily Blunt, Matt Damon, Maya Rudolph, Jon Stewart, Bobby Moynihan, Sam Rockwell, Sebastian Maniscalco, Christopher Meloni, Richard Jenkins, Awkwafina, and Steve Carell. SYNOPSIS:  After discovering she can see everyone’s imaginary friends, a girl embarks on […]

Movie Review – Back to Black (2024)

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Back to Black, 2024. Directed by Sam Taylor-Johnson. Starring Marisa Abela, Jack O’Connell, Eddie Marsan, Lesley Manville, Juliet Cowan, Bronson Webb, Ansu Kabia, Harley Bird, Michael S. Siegel, Matilda Thorpe, Ryan O’Doherty, Jeff Tunke, Izaak Cainer, Tracey Lushington, Sam Buchanan, Pete Lee-Wilson, Thelma Ruby, Anna Darvas, Spike Fearn, Liv Longborne, Kumbi Mushambi, Therica Wilson-Read, and […]

Movie Review – IF (2024)

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IF, 2024. Written and Directed by John Krasinski. Starring Ryan Reynolds, John Krasinski, Cailey Fleming, Phoebe Waller-Bridge, Louis Gossett Jr., Steve Carell, Fiona Shaw, Bobby Moynihan, Alan Kim, Matt Damon, Emily Blunt, Sam Rockwell, Maya Rudolph, Sebastian Maniscalco, Richard Jenkins, Christopher Meloni, Awkwafina, Jon Stewart, Liza Colón-Zayas, Catharine Daddario, Matthew Rhys, Keegan-Michael Key, Bradley Cooper, […]

4K Ultra HD Review – Once Upon a Time in the West (1968)

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Once Upon a Time in the West, 1968. Directed by Sergio Leone. Starring Claudia Cardinale, Henry Fonda, Jason Robards, Charles Bronson, Gabriele Ferzetti, Woody Strode, Jack Elam, Lionel Stander, Paolo Stoppa, Frank Wolff, and Keenan Wynn. SYNOPSIS: Sergio Leone’s timeless classic Once Upon a Time in the West makes its 4K Ultra HD debut as […]

4K Ultra HD Review – One From the Heart: Reprise

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One From the Heart, 1982. One From the Heart: Reprise, 2024. Directed by Francis Ford Coppola. Starring Frederic Forrest, Teri Garr, Raul Julia, Nastassja Kinski, Lainie Kazan, and Harry Dean Stanton. SYNOPSIS: Movie critic Gene Siskel once called One From the Heart a “buried treasure,” so if you feel the same way, you’ll want this […]

Movie Review – Wildcat (2024)

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Wildcat, 2024. Directed by Ethan Hawke. Starring Maya Hawke, Laura Linney, Philip Ettinger, Rafael Casal, Steve Zahn, Cooper Hoffman, Willa Fitzgerald, Alessandro Nivola, Vincent D’Onofrio, Christine Dye, Liam Neeson, John E. Brownlee, Jan Falk, Demetrius T. Wheeler, and Nik Pajic. SYNOPSIS: Follows the life of writer Flannery O’Connor while she was struggling to publish her […]

Movie Review – Babes (2024)

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Babes, 2024. Directed by Pamela Adlon. Starring Ilana Glazer, Michelle Buteau, John Carroll Lynch, Oliver Platt, Sandra Bernhard, Stephan James, Hasan Minhaj, Keith Lucas, Kenneth Lucas, Caleb Mermelstein-Knox, Elena Ouspenskaia, Crystal Finn, and Whoopi Goldberg. SYNOPSIS: It tells the story of Eden who becomes pregnant from a one-night-stand and leans on her married best friend […]

4K Ultra HD Review – American Sniper (2014)

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American Sniper, 2014. Directed by Clint Eastwood. Starring Bradley Cooper, Sienna Miller, Luke Grimes, Jake McDorman, and Max Charles. SYNOPSIS: 2014’s American Sniper makes its 4K Ultra HD debut from Warner Bros. I don’t believe it was remastered for this edition, but given the facts that it’s only ten years old and was shot on […]

Movie Review – Lazareth (2024)

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Lazareth, 2024. Written and Directed by Alec Tibaldi. Starring Ashley Judd, Sarah Pidgeon, Katie Douglas, Asher Angel, Edward Balaban, and Christine Uhebe. SYNOPSIS: Lee protects her orphaned nieces Imogen and Maeve from a self-destructing world, raising them in isolation until an outsider threatens their peaceful existence. Derivative and generic, writer/director Alec Tibaldi’s Lazareth is set […]

Movie Review – Mother of the Bride (2024)

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Mother of the Bride, 2024. Directed by Mark Waters. Starring Brooke Shields, Miranda Cosgrove, Benjamin Bratt, Rachael Harris, Sean Teale, Chad Michael Murray, Wilson Cruz, Michael McDonald, Tasneem Roc, and Dalip Sondhi. SYNOPSIS: Lana’s daughter Emma returns from London and announces that she’s getting married next month. Things become more complicated when Lana learns that […]