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Movie Review – Luca (2021)

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Luca, 2021.Directed by Enrico Casarosa. Featuring the voice talents of Jacob Tremblay, Jack Dylan Grazer, Emma Berman, Maya Rudolph, Jim Gaffigan, Marco Barricelli, Saverio Raimondo, Sandy Martin, Francesca Fanti, Gino D’Acampo, and Sacha Baron Cohen.SYNOPSIS:On the Italian Riviera, an unlikely but strong friendship grows between a human being and a sea monster disguised as a human.At […]

Movie Review – Fatherhood (2021)

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Fatherhood, 2021.Directed by Paul Weitz. Starring Kevin Hart, Alfre Woodard, Melody Hurd, DeWanda Wise, Lil Rel Howery, Anthony Carrigan, Paul Reiser, Julian Casey, Teneisha Collins, Holly Gauthier-Frankel, Rachel Mutombo, Mylène Dinh-Robic, Rodney Alexandre, and Deborah Ayorinde.SYNOPSIS:A father brings up his baby girl as a single dad after the unexpected death of his wife who died […]

Movie Review – The Birthday Cake (2021)

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The Birthday Cake, 2021.Directed by Jimmy Giannopoulos. Starring Shiloh Fernandez, Ewan McGregor, Val Kilmer, Lorraine Bracco, William Fichtner, Aldis Hodge, Penn Badgley, Jeremy Allen White, Ashley Benson, Luis Guzmán, John Magaro, Paul Sorvino, David Mazouz, Jake Weary, Emory Cohen, Vincent Pastore, Marla Maples, Franky G, Joseph D’Onofrio, Emily Tremaine, Nick Vallelonga, Jordan Lane, Price Tyler, […]

Movie Review – 12 Mighty Orphans (2021)

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12 Mighty Orphans, 2021.Directed by Ty Roberts. Starring Luke Wilson, Vinessa Shaw, Wayne Knight, Martin Sheen, Robert Duvall, Jake Austin Walker, Slade Monroe, Bailey Roberts, Sampley Barinaga, Levi Dylan, King Orba, Gavin Warren, Braden Balazik, Jack Michael Doke, Nicholas Reed, George Young Jr., Treat Williams, Woodrow Luttrell, Josie Fink, Carlson Young, Kelly Frye, Zach Rose, […]

Movie Review – Hitman’s Wife’s Bodyguard (2021)

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Hitman’s Wife Bodyguard, 2021.Directed by Patrick Hughes. Starring Ryan Reynolds, Samuel L. Jackson, Salma Hayek, Antonio Banderas, Morgan Freeman, Frank Grillo, Richard E. Grant, Blake Ritson, Gabriella Wright, and Tomi May.SYNOPSIS:The world’s most lethal odd couple – bodyguard Michael Bryce and hitman Darius Kincaid – are back on another life-threatening mission. Still unlicensed and under […]

Movie Review – Wish Dragon (2021)

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Wish Dragon, 2021.Directed by Chris Applehans. Featuring the voice talents of Jimmy Wong, Constance Wu, John Cho, Natasha Liu Bordizzo, Will Yun Lee, Bobby Lee, and Jimmy O. Yang.SYNOPSIS:Determined teen Din is longing to reconnect with his childhood best friend when he meets a wish-granting dragon who shows him the magic of possibilities.It’s impossible not […]

Movie Review – Awake (2021)

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Awake, 2021.Directed by Mark Raso Starring Gina Rodriguez, Shamier Anderson, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Ariana Greenblatt, Frances Fisher, Barry Pepper, Gil Bellows, Finn Jones, Sergio Di Zio, Chai Valladares, Lucius Hoyos, Julia Chantrey, and Sebastian Pigott. SYNOPSIS:After a devastating global event wipes out all electronics and eliminated people’s ability to sleep, a former soldier may have […]

Movie Review – Censor (2021)

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Censor, 2021.Directed by Prano Bailey-Bond. Starring Niamh Algar, Nicholas Burns, Vincent Franklin, Sophia La Porta, Adrian Schiller, Michael Smiley, Erin Shanagher, Andrew Havill, Felicity Montagu, Danny Lee Wynter, Clare Perkins, Guillaume Delaunay, Richard Glover, Beau Gadsdon, and Amelie Child Villiers.SYNOPSIS:After viewing a strangely familiar video nasty, Enid, a film censor, sets out to solve the […]

Movie Review – Akilla’s Escape (2021)

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Akilla’s Escape, 2021.Directed by Charles Officer. Starring Saul Williams, Thamela Mpumlwana, Donisha Rita Claire Prendergast, Ronnie Rowe, Oluniké Adeliyi, Shomari Downer, Colm Feore, Bruce Ramsay, Vic Mensa, Theresa Tova, Brandon Oakes, Cassius Crieghtney, Pedro Miguel Arce, Victor Gomez, David Keeley, Huse Madhavji, Tony Nappo, Jennifer Podemski, Sagine Sémajuste, John Tokatlidis, Richard Walters, and Carlisle J. […]

Movie Review – Sublet (2020)

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Sublet, 2020.Directed by Eytan Fox. Starring John Benjamin Hickey, Niv Nissim, Lihi Kornowski, Miki Kam, Peter Spears, Tamir Ginsburg, and Gabriel Omri Loukas.SYNOPSIS:A New York Times travel writer comes to Tel Aviv after suffering a tragedy. The energy of the city and his relationship with a younger man brings him back to life.By the time […]