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Movie Review – The High Note (2020)

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The High Note, 2020.Directed by Nisha Ganatra. Starring Dakota Johnson, Tracee Ellis Ross, Kelvin Harrison Jr., Ice Cube, Zoe Chao, Bill Pullman, June Diane Raphael, Sandra Rosko, Eddie Izzard, Diplo, and Deniz Akdeniz.SYNOPSIS:A superstar singer and her overworked personal assistant are presented with a choice that could alter the course of their respective careers.About halfway […]

Movie Review – Marmaduke (2022)

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Marmaduke, 2022.Directed by Mark Dippé. Featuring the voice talents of Pete Davidson, J.K. Simmons, Julie Nathanson, David Koechner, Erin Fitzgerald, Mary Hart, Jason Anthony, Shelby Young, Sabra May, Terri Douglas, Brian Hull, Stephen Stanton, Andrew Morgado, Sumalee Montano, Johnny Yong Bosch, Nika Futterman, Melissa Disney, and Fred Tatasciore.SYNOPSIS:A legendary dog trainer believes he can help […]

Movie Review – The Takedown (2022)

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The Takedown, 2022.Directed by Louis Leterrier. Starring Omar Sy, Laurent Lafitte, Izïa Higelin, Dimitri Storoge, and Jean-Louis Tilburg.SYNOPSIS:Ousmane Diakité and François Monge are two cops with very different styles, backgrounds and careers. The unlikely pair are reunited once again for a new investigation that takes them across France. What seemed to be a simple drug […]

Movie Review – Compartment No. 6 (2021)

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Compartment No. 6, 2021.Directed by Juho Kuosmanen. Starring Seidi Haarla, Yuriy Borisov, Dinara Drukarova, Dmitry Belenikhin, Polina Aug, and Yuliya Aug.SYNOPSIS:As a train weaves its way up to the arctic circle, two strangers share a journey that will change their perspective on life.Aspiring archaeologist and Russian college student Laura (Seidi Haarla, adept at conveying the […]

Movie Review – All My Puny Sorrows (2022)

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All My Puny Sorrows. 2022Written and Directed by Michael McGowan. Starring Alison Pill, Sarah Gadon, Amybeth McNulty, Mare Winningham, Donal Logue, Mimi Kuzyk, Michael Musi, and Aly Mawji.SYNOPSIS:The poignant story of two sisters-one a concert pianist obsessed with ending her life, the other, a writer, who in wrestling with this decision, makes profound discoveries about […]

Movie Review – Belle (2021)

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Belle, 2021.Written and Directed by Mamoru Hosoda. Featuring the voice talents of Kaho Nakamura, Takeru Satoh, Tina Tamashiro, Shota Sometani, Ikura, Ryo Narita, Toshiyuki Morikawa, Kenjiro Tsuda, Mami Koyama, Mamoru Miyano, Sachio Nakao, Fuyumi Sakamoto, Ryoko Moriyama, Yoshimi Iwasaki, Michiko Shimizu, Koji Yakusho, ermhoi, and Ken Ishiguro.SYNOPSIS:Suzu is a shy high school student living in […]

Movie Review – The Bad Guys (2022)

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The Bad Guys, 2022.Directed by Pierre Perifel. Featuring the voice talents of Sam Rockwell, Marc Maron, Craig Robinson, Anthony Ramos, Awkwafina, Richard Ayoade, Zazie Beetz, Lilly Singh, Alex Borstein, Barbara Goodson, and Walt Dohrn.SYNOPSIS:Several reformed yet misunderstood criminal animals attempt to become good, with some disastrous results along the way.Full disclosure, I was somewhat dreading […]

Movie Review – The Devil You Know (2022)

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The Devil You Know, 2022.Written and Directed by Charles Murray. Starring Omar Epps, Michael Ealy, William Catlett, Glynn Turman, Curtiss Cook, Vanessa Bell Calloway, Erica Tazel, Vaughn W. Hebron, B.J. Britt, Murray Gray, Michael Beach, Keisha Epps, Ashley A. Williams, and Theo Rossi.SYNOPSIS:After a lifetime of trouble, a man has the chance to turn things […]

Movie Review – Tom Clancy’s Without Remorse (2021)

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Tom Clancy’s Without Remorse, 2021.Directed by Stefano Sollima. Starring Michael B. Jordan, Jamie Bell, Jodie Turner-Smith, Cam Gigandet, Jack Kesy, Brett Gelman, Jacob Scipio, Luke Mitchell, Colman Domingo, Lauren London, Adrian Rawlins, Todd Lasance, Lucy Russell, Merab Ninidze, George Asprey, Artjom Gilz, Alexander Mercury, James Ballanger, and Guy Pearce.SYNOPSIS:John Clark, a Navy SEAL, goes on […]

Movie Review – Blade Runner 2049 (2017)

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Blade Runner 2049, 2017.Directed by Denis Villeneuve. Starring Ryan Gosling, Harrison Ford, Ana de Armas, Sylvia Hoeks, Robin Wright, Dave Bautista, Mackenzie Davis, Carla Juri, David Dastmalchian, Barkhad Abdi, Lennie James, and Jared Leto.SYNOPSIS:A young blade runner’s discovery of a long-buried secret leads him to track down former blade runner Rick Deckard, who’s been missing […]