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Movie Review – Taurus (2022)

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Taurus, 2022. Written and Directed by Tim Sutton. Starring Colson Baker, Maddie Hasson, Megan Fox, Demetrius ‘Lil Meech’ Flenory, Lil Tjay, Ruby Rose, Scoot McNairy, Naomi Wild, Siri Miller, Sara Silva, Zaria, Luis Da Silva Jr., Angela Landis, Paul Bartholomew, Angela Fornero, Avery Tiiu Essex, Ron G., David Abed, T.K. Weaver, Joe Dioletto, and Steven […]

Movie Review – There There (2022)

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There There, 2022. Written and Directed by Andrew Bujalski. Starring Jason Schwartzman, Lili Taylor, Molly Gordon, Lennie James, Avi Nash, Annie LaGanga, Roy Nathanson, and Jon Natchez. SYNOPSIS: A lover’s doubt in the cold light of morning leads a chain of uneasy intimacies–counselors, disruptors, peacemakers and fire-starters–every one looking to have a little faith rewarded. […]

Movie Review – Slumberland (2022)

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Slumberland, 2022. Directed by Francis Lawrence. Starring Jason Momoa, Marlow Barkley, Kyle Chandler, Chris O’Dowd, Weruche Opia, India de Beaufort, Humberly Gonzalez, Tonya Cornelisse, Ava Cheung, Michael Blake, Luxton Handspiker, Jamillah Ross, Katerina Taxia, and Owais Sheikh. SYNOPSIS: A young girl discovers a secret map to the dreamworld of Slumberland, and with the help of […]

Movie Review – Poker Face (2022)

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Poker Face, 2022. Written and Directed by Russell Crowe. Starring Russell Crowe, Liam Hemsworth, Elsa Pataky, RZA, Jacqueline McKenzie, Lynn Gilmartin, Daniel MacPherson, Matt Nable, Steve Bastoni, Benedict Hardie, Paul Tassone, Molly Grace, Addam Bramich, Jemima Quinn, Oscar Mitchell, Aden Young, Brooke Satchwell, Jack Thompson, Zara Zoe, and Lucy Lock. SYNOPSIS: A tech billionaire hosts […]

Movie Review – Both Sides of the Blade (2022)

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Both Sides of the Blade, 2022. Directed by Claire Denis. Starring Juliette Binoche, Vincent Lindon, Grégoire Colin, Mati Diop, Hana Magimel, Bulle Ogier, and Issa Perica. SYNOPSIS: A love triangle story about a woman caught between two men, her long-time partner and his best friend, her former lover. In a tender dialogue-free opening set to […]

Movie Review – Fall (2022)

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Fall, 2022. Directed by Scott Mann. Starring Virginia Gardner, Grace Caroline Currey, Jeffrey Dean Morgan, and Mason Gooding. SYNOPSIS: Best friends Becky and Hunter find themselves at the top of a 2,000-foot radio tower. Director Scott Mann (also co-writing alongside Jonathan Frank) practically backs himself into a corner with Fall, leaving it difficult to care […]

Movie Review – Voyagers (2021)

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Voyagers, 2021. Written and Directed by Neil Burger. Starring Lily-Rose Depp, Tye Sheridan, Fionn Whitehead, Colin Farrell, Lou Llobell, Viveik Kalra, Archie Madekwe, Chanté Adams, Madison Hu, Quintessa Swindell, Veronica Falcón, Wern Lee, Reda Elazouar, and Isaac Hempstead-Wright SYNOPSIS: A crew of astronauts on a multi-generational mission descend into paranoia and madness, not knowing what […]

Movie Review – Here Before (2021)

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Here Before. 2021 Written and Directed by Stacey Gregg. Starring Andrea Riseborough, Martin McCann, Jonjo O’Neill, Eileen O’Higgins, Louise Mathews, Niamh Dornan, and Lewis McAskie. SYNOPSIS: When a new family moves in next door to Laura and her family, their young daughter, Megan, quickly captivates her, stirring up painful memories of her own daughter, Josie, […]

Movie Review – Bardo: False Chronicle of a Handful of Truths (2022)

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Bardo: False Chronicle of a Handful of Truths, 2022. Directed by Alejandro G. Iñárritu. Starring Daniel Giménez Cacho, Griselda Siciliani, Ximena Lamadrid, Íker Sánchez Solano, Grantham Coleman, Andrés Almeida, Omar Leyva, Edison Ruiz, Mar Carrera, Grace Shen, Daniel Damuzi, Misha Arias De La Cantolla, and Jorge Gidi. SYNOPSIS: An acclaimed journalist-turned-documentarian goes on an oneiric […]

Movie Review – Black Panther: Wakanda Forever (2022)

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Black Panther: Wakanda Forever, 2022. Directed by Ryan Coogler. Starring Letitia Wright, Lupita Nyong’o, Danai Gurira, Winston Duke, Dominique Thorne, Florence Kasumba, Michaela Coel, Tenoch Huerta, Martin Freeman, Angela Bassett, Mabel Cadena, Alex Livinalli, Danny Sapani, and Lake Bell. SYNOPSIS: The people of Wakanda fight to protect their home from intervening world powers as they […]