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Movie Review – The Turning (2020)

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The Turning, 2020.Directed by Floria Sigismondi Starring Mackenzie Davis, Finn Wolfhard, Brooklynn Prince, Mark Huberman, Niall Greig Fulton, Barbara Marten, Denna Thomsen, and Karen Egan SYNOPSIS:A young governess is hired by a man who has become responsible for his young nephew and niece after their parents’ deaths. A modern take on Henry James’ novella “The […]

Movie Review – The Grudge (2020)

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The Grudge, 2020.Directed by Nicolas Pesce. Starring Andrea Riseborough, Demián Bichir, John Cho, Lin Shaye, Jacki Weaver, Betty Gilpin, William Sadler, Frankie Faison, Nancy Sorel, Tara Westwood, and Joel Garland.SYNOPSIS:A house is cursed by a vengeful ghost that dooms those who enter it with a violent death.Within the first 10 minutes of The Grudge (the […]

Movie Review – The Gentlemen (2020)

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The Gentlemen, 2020.Written and Directed by Guy Ritchie. Starring Matthew McConaughey, Colin Farrell, Charlie Hunnam, Michelle Dockery, Henry Golding, Hugh Grant, Jeremy Strong, Brittany Ashworth, Jason Wong, Jordan Long, Chidi Ajufo, Mike Bodnar, Christopher Evangelou, Coco Sumner, Tom Wu, Lyne Renee, Bugzy Malone, Max Bennett, and Eddie Marsan.SYNOPSIS:A British drug lord tries to sell off […]

Movie Review – The Wave (2020)

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The Wave, 2020.Directed by Gille Klabin. Starring Justin Long, Tommy Flanagan, Katia Winter, Donald Faison, Sheila Vand, Sarah Minnich, Ronnie Gene Blevins, Monique Candelaria, Blythe Howard, and Bill Sage.SYNOPSIS:Frank (Justin Long), an opportunistic insurance lawyer, thinks he’s in for the time of his life when he goes out on the town to celebrate a soon-to-be […]

Movie Review – Troop Zero (2020)

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Troop Zero, 2020.Directed by Bert & Bertie. Starring Viola Davis, Mckenna Grace, Allison Janney, Milan Ray, Jim Gaffigan, Mike Epps, Ashley Brooke, Johanna Colón, Bella Higginbotham, Charlie Shotwell, and Edi Patterson.SYNOPSIS:In a tiny Georgia town in 1977, a motherless girl dreams of life beyond the confines of her trailer-park home in Troop Zero. When her […]

Movie Review – Disturbing the Peace (2020)

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Disturbing the Peace, 2019.Directed by York Alec Shackleton. Starring Guy Pearce, Devon Sawa, Kelly Greyson, Barbie Blank, Michael Sirow, Dwayne Cameron, Michael Bellisario, Jacob Grodnik, John Lewis, and Terence J. Rotolo.SYNOPSIS:A small-town marshal who hasn’t carried a gun since he left the Texas Rangers after a tragic shooting, must pick up his gun again to […]

Movie Review – Inherit the Viper (2020)

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Inherit the Viper, 2020.Directed by Anthony Jerjen. Starring Josh Hartnett, Margarita Levieva, Owen Teague, Valorie Curry, Bruce Dern, Chandler Riggs, Brad William Henke, Dash Mihok, Tara Buck, Jared Bankens, and Blaine Kern III.SYNOPSIS:Crime thriller about three siblings in Appalachia getting by as local opioid dealers, trying not to get caught in the spiral of violence […]

Baby Driver announces a first-of-its-kind sponsored Geofilter Contest on Snapchat

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As the release for Baby Driver draws near, Sony/Tristar Pictures have sent us the following press release for an upcoming art contest judged by writer/director Edgar Wright (The Cornetto Trilogy) himself. TriStar Pictures and MRC’s upcoming highly anticipated new film BABY DRIVER announced today a first-of-its-kind sponsored Fan Art Geofilter Contest on Snapchat.  Since the film’s […]

Movie Review – Speed of Life (2020)

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Speed of Life, 2020.Written and Directed by Liz Manashil. Starring Ann Dowd, Ray Santiago, Vella Lovell, Sean Wright, Allison Tolman, and Jeff Perry.SYNOPSIS:David Bowie’s death rocks the lives of June & Edward. The superstar’s passing rips a literal hole in the universe, sucking Edward in. Fast forward 24 years, an older June is shocked to […]

Movie Review – Just Mercy (2019)

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Just Mercy, 2019.Directed by Destin Daniel Cretton. Starring Michael B. Jordan, Jamie Foxx, Brie Larson, O’Shea Jackson Jr., Rafe Spall, Rob Morgan, Tim Blake Nelson, Drew Scheid, Steve Coulter, Mary Kraft, Rhoda Griffis, J. Alphonse Nicholson, and Karan Kendrick.SYNOPSIS:Just Mercy shadows world-renowned civil rights defense attorney Bryan Stevenson as he recounts his experiences and details […]