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Movie Review – The Pod Generation (2023)

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The Pod Generation, 2023. Written and Directed by Sophie Barthes. Starring Emilia Clarke, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Rosalie Craig, Vinette Robinson, Kathryn Hunter, and Jean-Marc Barr. SYNOPSIS: In a not-so-distant future, tech giant Pegazus offers couples the opportunity to share their pregnancies via detachable artificial wombs or pods. And so begins Rachel and Alvy’s wild ride to […]

Movie Review – The Boy and the Heron (2023)

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The Boy and the Heron, 2023. Directed by Hayao Miyazaki. Featuring of the voice talents of Soma Santoki, Masaki Suda, Aimyon, and Yoshino Kimura. SYNOPSIS: Through encounters with his friends and uncle, The Boy and the Heron follows a teenage boy’s psychological development. He enters a magical world with a talking grey heron after finding […]

Movie Review – Freelance (2023)

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Freelance, 2023. Directed by Pierre Morel. Starring John Cena, Alison Brie, Juan Pablo Raba, Alice Eve, Marton Csokas, Christian Slater, Julianne Arrieta, Molly McCann, Daniel Toro, Sebastian Eslava, and Roberto Cano. SYNOPSIS: An ex-special forces operative takes a job to provide security for a journalist as she interviews a dictator, but, a military coup breaks […]

Movie Review – Next Goal Wins (2023)

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Next Goal Wins, 2023. Directed by Taika Waititi. Starring Michael Fassbender, Oscar Kightley, Kaimana, David Fane, Rachel House, Beulah Koale, Will Arnett, Elisabeth Moss, Uli Latukefu, Chris Alosio, Semu Filipo, Ioane Goodhue, Lehi Makisi Falepapalangi, Hio Pelesasa, Taika Waititi, Frankie Adams, Rhys Darby, Angus Sampson, Sisa Grey, Luke Hemsworth, Russell Satele, and Kaitlyn Dever. SYNOPSIS: […]

Movie Review – The Color Purple (2023)

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The Color Purple, 2023. Directed by Blitz Bazawule. Starring Fantasia Barrino, Taraji P. Henson, Danielle Brooks, Colman Domingo, Corey Hawkins, H.E.R., Halle Bailey, Phylicia Pearl Mpasi, Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor, Ciara, Louis Gossett Jr., David Alan Grier, Deon Cole, Stephen Hill, Jon Batiste, Tiffany Elle Burgess, Aba Arthur, Terrence J. Smith, Tamela Mann, Adetinpo Thomas, Charles Green, […]

4K Digital Review – The Abyss (1989)

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The Abyss, 1989. Directed by James Cameron. Starring Ed Harris, Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio, and Michael Biehn. SYNOPSIS: James Cameron’s The Abyss has finally, after years of fans asking for it, been released in a 4K remastered edition. This is just the digital version, though — the 4K Ultra HD release is slated for early next […]

4K Digital Review – True Lies (1994)

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True Lies, 1994. Directed by James Cameron. Starring Arnold Schwarzenegger, Jamie Lee Curtis, Tom Arnold, Bill Paxton, Art Malik, and Tia Carrere. SYNOPSIS: Like The Beatles finally coming to the iTunes Store, James Cameron’s True Lies and The Abyss have finally been released in remastered editions. I had a chance to check out the digital […]

Movie Review – Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom (2023)

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Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom, 2023. Directed by James Wan. Starring Jason Momoa, Patrick Wilson, Amber Heard, Yahya Abdul-Mateen II, Nicole Kidman, Dolph Lundgren, Randall Park, Temuera Morrison, Indya Moore, Pilou Asbæk, Jani Zhao, Vincent Regan, and Martin Short. SYNOPSIS: Black Manta, still driven by the need to avenge his father’s death and wielding the […]

Monarch: Legacy of Monsters Episode 7 Review – ‘Will the Real May Please Stand Up?’

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Chris Connor reviews the seventh episode of Monarch: Legacy of Monsters… After a double dose of Godzilla in the previous episode, episode seven of Monarch’s first season takes a more sedate pace with a more character-driven narrative. Initially seemingly unconnected to the larger series arc, it becomes clear it is all connected and it will […]