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Movie Review – I Used to Go Here (2020)

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I Used to Go Here, 2020. Written and Directed by Kris Rey. Starring Gillian Jacobs, Jemaine Clement, Jorma Taccone, Kate Micucci, Hannah Marks, Forrest Goodluck, Josh Wiggins, Kristina Valada-Viars, Jennifer Joan Taylor, Rammel Chan, Brandon Daley, Khloe Janel, and Zoe Chao. SYNOPSIS: Following the launch of her new novel, 35-year-old writer Kate is invited to […]

Movie Review – Most Wanted (2020)

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Most Wanted, 2020. Directed by Daniel Roby. Starring Josh Hartnett, Stephen McHattie, Jim Gaffigan, J. C. MacKenzie, Antoine-Olivier Pilon, Don McKellar, Rose-Marie Perreault, Frank Schorpion, and Frédéric Millaire-Zouvi. SYNOPSIS: In 1989, a Canadian journalist investigates the circumstances surrounding the suspicious arrest of a heroin addict imprisoned in a Thai jail. Originally and more tantalizingly titled […]

Movie Review – The Rental (2020)

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The Rental, 2020. Directed by Dave Franco. Starring Dan Stevens, Alison Brie, Sheila Vand, Jeremy Allen White, Toby Huss, and Anthony Molinari. SYNOPSIS: Two couples rent a vacation home for what should be a celebratory weekend get-away. While first attempting to rent the remote vacation home, the pair of couples at the center of The […]

Movie Review – The Sunlit Night (2020)

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The Sunlit Night, 2020. Directed by David Wnendt. Starring Jenny Slate, Alex Sharp, Zach Galifianakis, Gillian Anderson, Fridtjov Såheim, David Paymer, and Jessica Hecht. SYNOPSIS: Set between New York City and the far north of Norway, The Sunlit Night follows American painter Frances and émigré Yasha as an unlikely pair who find each other in […]

Movie Review – Palm Springs (2020)

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Palm Springs, 2020. Directed by Max Barbakow. Starring Andy Samberg, Cristin Milioti, J.K. Simmons, Tyler Hoechlin, Camila Mendes, Peter Gallagher, Meredith Hagner, Chris Pang, Tongayi Chirisa, Jacqueline Obradors, Dale Dickey, Brian Duffy, and June Squibb. SYNOPSIS: When carefree Nyles and reluctant maid of honor Sarah have a chance encounter at a Palm Springs wedding, things […]

Movie Review – Greyhound (2020)

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Greyhound, 2020. Directed by Aaron Schneider. Starring Tom Hanks, Stephen Graham, Manuel Garcia-Rulfo, Lee Norris, Karl Glusman, Tom Brittney, Alex Kramer, Rob Morgan, Devin Druid, and Elisabeth Shue. SYNOPSIS: Early in World War II, an inexperienced U.S. Navy captain must lead an Allied convoy being stalked by Nazi U-boat wolfpacks. On one hand, Greyhound provides […]

Movie Review – Relic (2020)

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Relic. 2020 Directed by Natalie Erika James Starring Robyn Nevin, Emily Mortimer, Bella Heathcote, Chris Bunton, Steve Rodgers, Catherine Glavicic, Jeremy Stanford, and Christina O’Neill SYNOPSIS: A daughter, mother and grandmother are haunted by a manifestation of dementia that consumes their family’s home. First-time filmmaker Natalie Erika James is following in the footsteps of the […]

Movie Review – Hamilton (2020)

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Hamilton, 2020 Directed by Thomas Kail Starring Lin-Manuel Miranda, Leslie Odom Jr., Renée Elise Goldsberry, Phillipa Soo, Daveed Diggs, Christopher Jackson, Jasmine Cephas Jones, Okieriete Onaodowan, Anthony Ramos, and Jonathan Groff SYNOPSIS: The real life of one of America’s foremost founding fathers and first Secretary of the Treasury, Alexander Hamilton. Filmed live on Broadway from […]

Movie Review – My Spy (2020)

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My Spy, 2020. Directed by Peter Segal. Starring Dave Bautista, Kristen Schaal, Parisa Fitz-Henley, Chloe Coleman, Ken Jeong, Nicola Correia Damude, Devere Rogers, Noah Dalton Danby, Vieslav Krystyan, and Greg Bryk. SYNOPSIS: A hardened CIA operative finds himself at the mercy of a precocious 9-year-old girl, having been sent undercover to surveil her family. Contrary […]

Movie Review – Irresistible (2020)

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Irresistible. 2020 Written and Directed by Jon Stewart Starring Steve Carell, Rose Byrne, Chris Cooper, Mackenzie Davis, Topher Grace, Natasha Lyonne, C.J. Wilson, Will Sasso, Debra Messing, and Brent Sexton SYNOPSIS: A Democratic strategist helps a retired veteran run for mayor in a small, conservative Midwest town. Former The Daily Show host Jon Stewart stepping […]