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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 […]

Movie Review – Babyteeth (2019)

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Babyteeth, 2019. Directed by Shannon Murphy. Starring Eliza Scanlen, Essie Davis, Ben Mendelsohn, Toby Wallace, Emily Barclay, and Eugene Gilfedder. SYNOPSIS: A terminally ill teen upsets her parents when she falls in love with a small-time drug dealer. Babyteeth is a character-focused coming-of-age terminal illness love story scarce on details in ways both refreshing and […]

Movie Review – Da 5 Bloods (2020)

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Da 5 Bloods, 2020. Directed by Spike Lee. Starring Chadwick Boseman, Delroy Lindo, Jean Reno, Jonathan Majors, Paul Walter Hauser, Jasper Pääkkönen, Isiah Whitlock Jr., Clarke Peters, Mélanie Thierry, Norm Lewis, and Van Veronica Ngo. SYNOPSIS: Four African-American vets battle the forces of man and nature when they return to Vietnam seeking the remains of […]

Movie Review – The King of Staten Island (2020)

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The King of Staten Island, 2020. Directed by Judd Apatow. Starring Pete Davidson, Bel Powley, Bill Burr, Marisa Tomei, Maude Apatow, Pamela Adlon, Machine Gun Kelly, Jimmy Tatro, Pauline Chalamet, Moisés Arias, Kevin Corrigan, Lou Wilson, Ricky Velez, Carly Aquilino, Joseph Paul Kennedy, Lynne Koplitz, Giselle King, John Sorrentino, Domenick Lombardozzi, Rafael Poueriet, and Steve […]

Movie Review – Inheritance (2020)

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Inheritance, 2020. Directed by Vaughn Stein. Starring Lily Collins, Simon Pegg, Connie Nielsen, Chace Crawford, Marque Richardson, Michael Beach, Joe Herrera, Christina DeRosa, Lucas Alexander Ayoub, Rebecca Adams, Mariyah Francis, Chris Gann, Jim E Chandler, Harrison Stone, Josh Murray. Lydia Hand, Grae Marino, Ashley Pereira, and Patrick Warburton. SYNOPSIS: A patriarch of a wealthy and […]

Movie Review – Becky (2020)

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Becky, 2020 Directed by Jonathan Milott and Cary Murnion. Starring Lulu Wilson, Joel McHale, Kevin James, Amanda Brugel, Robert Maillet, and Ryan McDonald. SYNOPSIS: A teenager’s weekend at a lake house with her father takes a turn for the worse when a group of convicts wreaks havoc on their lives. Bearded and inked up in […]

Movie Review – Shirley (2020)

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Shirley, 2020 Directed by Josephine Decker Starring Elisabeth Moss, Michael Stuhlbarg, Logan Lerman, and Odessa Young SYNOPSIS: A famous horror writer finds inspiration for her next book after she and her husband take in a young couple. Celebrated author Shirley Jackson was reportedly displeased that her 1954 novel The Bird’s Nest was marketed as psychological […]

Movie Review – The Vast of Night (2020)

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The Vast of Night, 2019. Directed by Andrew Patterson. Starring Sierra McCormick, Jake Horowitz, Erick Alexander, and Jared Bulmer. SYNOPSIS: In the twilight of the 1950s, on one fateful night in New Mexico, a young, winsome switchboard operator Fay (Sierra McCormick) and charismatic radio DJ Everett (Jake Horowitz) discover a strange audio frequency that could […]

Movie Review – The Lovebirds (2020)

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The Lovebirds, 2020 Directed by Michael Showalter Starring Issa Rae, Kumail Nanjiani, Anna Camp, Paul Sparks, Betsy Borrego, and Kyle Bornheimer SYNOPSIS: A couple (Issa Rae and Kumail Nanjiani) experiences a defining moment in their relationship when they are unintentionally embroiled in a murder mystery. The premise of The Lovebirds is dangerously simple and deceptively […]