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Movie Review – Uncut Gems (2019)

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Uncut Gems, 2019. Directed by Josh Safdie and Benny Safdie. Starring Adam Sandler, Julia Fox, Lakeith Stanfield, Kevin Garnett, Idina Menzel, Eric Bogosian, Jonathan Aranbayev, Mike Francesa, Jacob Igielski, Noa Fisher, Paloma Elsesser, Judd Hirsch, Benjy Kleiner, Josh Ostrovsky, Sahar Bibiyan, Lana Levitin, Keith Williams Richards, Pom Klementieff, The Weeknd, Trinidad James, Tilda Swinton, and […]

Video Review – Uncut Gems

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Uncut Gems, 2019. Directed by Josh and Benny Safdie. Starring Adam Sandler, Kevin Garnett, Idina Menzel, Lakeith Stanfield, Julia Fox, and Eric Bogosian. In this video review, EJ dives into Uncut Gems. Join him as he breaks down the latest from the Safdie Brothers and A24. EJ talks about admiring Adam Sandler’s performance, but not […]

Movie Review – Knives Out (2019)

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Knives Out, 2019. Directed by Rian Johnson. Starring Daniel Craig, Ana De Armas, Lakeith Stanfield, Chris Evans, Jamie Lee Curtis, Toni Collette, Don Johnson, Michael Shannon, Christopher Plummer, Katherine Langford, Jaeden Martell, Riki Lindholme SYNOPSIS: When renowned crime novelist Harlan Thrombey (Christopher Plummer) is found dead at his estate just after his 85th birthday, the […]

Movie Review – The Girl in the Spider’s Web (2018)

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The Girl in the Spider’s Web, 2018. Directed by Fede Alvarez. Starring Claire Foy, Sverrir Gudnason, Sylvia Hoeks, Lakeith Stanfield, Stephen Merchant, Vicky Krieps, Christopher Convery, Claes Bang, Synnøve Macody, Lund Cameron, Britton, Mikael Persbrandt, Carlotta von Falkenhayn, and Beau Gadsdon. SYNOPSIS: Young computer hacker Lisbeth Salander and journalist Mikael Blomkvist find themselves caught in […]

Movie Review – Knives Out (2019)

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Knives Out, 2019. Written and directed by Rian Johnson. Starring Daniel Craig, Ana de Armas, Chris Evans, LaKeith Stanfield, Jamie Lee Curtis, Toni Collette, Don Johnson, Christopher Plummer, Michael Shannon, Jaeden Martell, Riki Lindhome and Katherine Langford. SYNOPSIS: A detective investigates the death of a patriarch of an eccentric, combative family after his 85th birthday […]

Movie Review – Sorry to Bother You (2018)

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Sorry to Bother You, 2018. Written and Directed by Boots Riley. Starring Lakeith Stanfield, Tessa Thompson, Jermaine Fowler, Steven Yeun, Armie Hammer, Danny Glover, David Cross, Terry Crews, Omari Hardwick, Michael X. Sommers, Kate Berlant, Robert Longstreet, Lily James, Patton Oswalt, Rosario Dawson, Shelley Mitchell, and Forest Whitaker. SYNOPSIS: In an alternate present-day version of […]

Blu-ray Review – Sorry to Bother You (2018)

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Sorry to Bother You, 2018. Directed by Boots Riley. Starring Lakeith Stanfield, David Cross, Tessa Thompson, Jermaine Fowler, Omari Hardwick, Patton Oswalt, Terry Crews, Danny Glover, Steven Yeun, Armie Hammer, and Kate Berlant. SYNOPSIS: Sorry to Bother You starts as a skewering of modern-day race relations and ends up going in directions that are impossible […]

Movie Review – Izzy Gets the F*ck Across Town (2018)

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Izzy Gets the F*ck Across Town, 2018. Written and Directed by Christian Papierniak. Starring Mackenzie Davis, Carrie Coon, Alex Russell, Lakeith Stanfield, Haley Joel Osment, Alla Shawkat, Brandon T. Jackson, Ryan Simpkins, Dolly Wells, Sarah Goldberg, Rob Huebel, Sheldon Bailey, Melinda McGraw, Kyle Kinane, Lauren Miller Rogen, and Annie Potts. SYNOPSIS: A woman at rock […]

Poster and trailer for The Photograph starring Issa Rae and Lakeith Stanfield

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Universal Pictures has released a poster and trailer for the romantic drama The Photograph. Written and directed by Stella Meghie, the film follows Mae (Issa Rae), a woman who ignites an unexpected romance with rising-star journalist Michael (Lakeith Stanfield) while looking to learn the secrets of her recently deceased mothers past; take a look here… […]

Video Review – Knives Out

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Knives Out, 2019. Directed by Rian Johnson. Starring Daniel Craig, Chris Evans, Ana de Armas, Jamie Lee Curtis, Michael Shannon, Don Johnson, Toni Collette, Lakeith Stanfield, Katherine Langford, Jaeden Martell, and Christopher Plummer. In this video review, EJ Moreno shares his thoughts on Knives Out, a “whodunit” film from Rian Johnson. Following up, Star Wars: […]