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Movie Review – Padre Pio (2023)

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Padre Pio, 2022. Directed by Abel Ferrara. Starring Shia LaBeouf, Cristina Chiriac, Marco Leonardi, Asia Argento, Vincenzo Crea, Luca Lionello, Brando Pacitto, Stella Mastrantonio, Salvatore Ruocco, Federico Majorana, Michelangelo Dalisi, Martina Gatti, Alessio Montagnani, Roberta Mattei, Ermanno De Biagi, Alessandro Cremona, Ignazio Oliva, Valeria Correale, Federica Dordei, Piergiuseppe Francione, Anna Ferrara, and Francesco D’Angelo. SYNOPSIS: […]

Movie Review – A Good Person (2023)

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A Good Person, 2023. Written and Directed by Zach Braff. Starring Florence Pugh, Morgan Freeman, Molly Shannon, Celeste O’Connor, Zoe Lister-Jones, Chinaza Uche, Toby Onwumere, Nichelle Hines, Ignacio Diaz-Silverio, Oli Green, Brian Rojas, Ryann Redmond, Sydney Morton, Jackie Hoffman, Victor Cruz, Anthony Cedeño, and Emilia Suárez. SYNOPSIS: Allison’s life falls apart following her involvement in […]

Movie Review – Barbarians (2022)

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Barbarians, 2022. Written and Directed by Charles Dorfman. Starring Tom Cullen, Inès Spiridonov, Iwan Rheon, Catalina Sandino Moreno, Connor Swindells, Tommy McDonnell, Will Kemp, and Kevin Ryan. SYNOPSIS: A dinner party in a country house that sees four friends come together for a birthday celebration. But as the night progresses secrets emerge and unsettling events […]

Movie Review – Master Gardener (2023)

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Master Gardener, 2023. Written and Directed by Paul Schrader. Starring Joel Edgerton, Sigourney Weaver, Quintessa Swindell, Esai Morales, Eduardo Losan, Rick Cosnett, Victoria Hill, Amy Le, Samuel Ali, Erika Ashley, Jared Bankens, Cade Burk, Christian Freeman, DJames Jones, Matt Mercurio, Bruce Mohat, and Suzette Lange. SYNOPSIS:  A meticulous horticulturist who is devoted to tending the […]

Exclusive Interview – Ric Roman Waugh on Kandahar and working with Gerard Butler

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Robert Kojder chats with Kandahar director Ric Roman Waugh… It’s safe to say that readers are likely more familiar with Ric Roman Waugh’s films than they are with him as a filmmaker. That’s because he typically works with action star Gerard Butler, including taking over the Has Fallen series with Angel Has Fallen. The duo […]

Movie Review – The Wrath of Becky (2023)

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The Wrath of Becky, 2023 Directed by Matt Angel and Suzanne Coote. Starring Lulu Wilson, Seann William Scott, Denise Burse, Courtney Gains, Matt Angel, Michael Sirow, Aaron Dalla Villa, and John D. Hickman. SYNOPSIS: Two years after she escaped a violent attack on her family, 16-year-old Becky attempts to rebuild her life in the care […]

Movie Review – The Artifice Girl (2023)

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The Artifice Girl, 2023. Written and Directed by Franklin Ritch. Starring Tatum Matthews, Sinda Nichols, Lance Henriksen, David Girard, and Franklin Ritch. SYNOPSIS: A team of special agents discovers a revolutionary new computer program to bait and trap online predators. After teaming up with the program’s troubled developer, they soon find that the AI is […]

Movie Review – You Hurt My Feelings (2023)

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You Hurt My Feelings, 2023. Written and Directed by Nicole Holofcener Starring Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Tobias Menzies, Michaela Watkins, Arian Moayed, Owen Teague, Jeannie Berlin, Amber Tamblyn, David Cross, Spike Einbinder, Zach Cherry, Sarah Steele, LaTanya Richardson Jackson, Rebecca Henderson, Deniz Akdeniz, Sunita Mani, Julian Leong, Sue Jean Kim, and Clara Wong. SYNOPSIS: A novelist’s longstanding […]

Movie Review – The Little Mermaid (2023)

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The Little Mermaid, 2023. Directed by Rob Marshall. Starring Halle Bailey, Jonah Hauer-King, Daveed Diggs, Awkwafina, Jacob Tremblay, Noma Dumezweni, Javier Bardem, Melissa McCarthy, Art Malik, Jessica Alexander, Emily Coates, Lin-Manuel Miranda, Jude Akuwudike, Russell Balogh, Adrian Christopher, Simone Ashley, Martina Laird, John Dagleish, Sienna King, Karolina Conchet, David Stokes, and Craig Stein. SYNOPSIS: A […]

Movie Review – The Super Mario Bros. Movie (2023)

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The Super Mario Bros. Movie, 2023. Directed by Aaron Horvath and Michael Jelenic. Featuring the voice talents of Chris Pratt, Anya Taylor-Joy, Charlie Day, Jack Black, Keegan-Michael Key, Seth Rogen, Fred Armisen, Kevin Michael Richardson, Sebastian Maniscalco, Charles Martinet, Khary Payton, Eric Bauza, Jessica DiCicco, Jeannie Elias, and Juliet Jelenic. SYNOPSIS: While working underground to […]