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Movie Review – Something in the Dirt (2022)

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Something in the Dirt, 2022.Directed by Justin Benson and Aaron Moorhead. Starring Justin Benson and Aaron Moorhead.SYNOPSIS:When neighbors John and Levi witness supernatural events in their Los Angeles apartment building, they realise documenting the paranormal could inject some fame and fortune into their wasted lives. An ever-deeper, darker rabbit hole, their friendship frays as they […]

Movie Review – You Won’t Be Alone (2022)

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You Won’t Be Alone, 2022.Written and directed by Goran Stolevski. Starring Noomi Rapace, Anamaria Marinca, Alice Englert, Carloto Cotta, Félix Maritaud, and Sara Klimoska.SYNOPSIS:In an isolated mountain village in 19th-century Macedonia, a young girl is kidnapped and then transformed into a witch by an ancient spirit.We’ve seen existentialism filtered through the prism of vampires and […]

Movie Review – God’s Country (2022)

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God’s Country, 2022.Co-written and Directed by Julian Higgins. Starring Thandiwe Newton, Jeremy Bobb, Joris Jarsky, Jefferson White, Kai Lennox, and Tanaya Beatty.SYNOPSIS:When a grieving college professor confronts two hunters she catches trespassing on her property, she’s drawn into an escalating battle of wills with catastrophic consequences.Julian Higgins’ blazing adaptation of James Lee Burke’s short story […]

Movie Review – Here Before (2021)

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Here Before, 2021.Written and Directed by Stacey Gregg. Starring Andrea Riseborough, Martin McCann, Jonjo O’Neill, and Eileen O’Higgins.SYNOPSIS:After new neighbors move in next door, a bereaved mother begins to question her reality.In recent years Andrea Riseborough has quietly but confidently staked her claim as one of the most talented actresses of her generation, a claim […]

Movie Review – Bull (2021)

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Bull, 2021.Written and directed by Paul Andrew Williams. Starring Neil Maskell, David Hayman, and Tamzin Outhwaite.SYNOPSIS:Bull mysteriously returns home after a 10 year absence to seek revenge on those who double crossed him all those years ago.Paul Andrew Williams’ first theatrical feature since 2012’s Song for Marion – which was nothing if not an unexpected gear-shift […]

Movie Review – You Should Have Left (2020)

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You Should Have Left, 2020.Written and Directed by David Koepp. Starring Kevin Bacon, Amanda Seyfried, Avery Essex, Geoff Bell, and Lowri-Ann Richards.SYNOPSIS:A middle-aged man, his successful actress wife, and their young daughter book a haunted vacation home in Wales that begins to wear down their sanity.Despite being one of the most successful screenwriters in Hollywood […]

Movie Review – 365 Days: This Day (2022)

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365 Days: This Day, 2022.Directed by Barbara Białowąs and Tomasz Mandes. Starring Anna-Maria Sieklucka, Magdalena Lamparska, and Michele Morrone.SYNOPSIS:Laura and Massimo are back and stronger than ever. But Massimo’s family ties and a mysterious man bidding for Laura’s heart complicate the lovers’ lives.While the big-screen future for numerous film genres seems worryingly dim, there’s one […]

Movie Review – When the Screaming Starts (2021)

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When the Screaming Starts, 2021.Co-written and directed by Conor Boru. Starring Ed Hartland, Jared Rogers, Yasen Atour, Octavia Gilmore, and Kaitlin Reynell.SYNOPSIS:When Norman Graysmith is invited into the home of an aspiring serial killer, Aidan Mendle, he believes he has the subject for the documentary that will make his career.If its blatantly Knives Out-cribbing poster might […]

Movie Review – After Yang (2022)

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After Yang, 2022.Written and Directed by Kogonada. Starring Colin Farrell, Jodie Turner-Smith, Justin H. Min, Malea Emma Tjandrawidjaja, and Haley Lu Richardson.SYNOPSIS:In a near future, a family reckons with questions of love, connection, and loss after their AI helper unexpectedly breaks down.Writer-director Kogonada modestly steps up his filmmaking scope from debut Columbus with this low-fi(ish) […]

Movie Review – The Cellar (2022)

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The Cellar, 2022.Written and directed by Brendan Muldowney. Starring Elisha Cuthbert, Eoin Macken, Abby Fitz, Dylan Fitzmaurice-Brady, Aaron Monaghan, Tara Lee, and Andrew Bennett.SYNOPSIS:Keira Woods’ daughter mysteriously vanishes in the cellar of their new house. She soon discovers there is an ancient and powerful entity controlling their home that she will have to face or […]