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4K Ultra HD Review – Red Sonja (1985)

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Red Sonja, 1985. Directed by Richard Fleischer Starring Arnold Schwarzenegger, Brigitte Nielsen, Sandahl Bergman, Paul Smith, Ronald Lacey, Ernie Reyes Jr., Pat Roach. SYNOPSIS: A female warrior sets out for revenge against the evil tyrant who murdered her sister, aided by a skilled swordsman and a child prince. Red Sonja is one of those ‘80s […]

Movie Review – Agent Game (2022)

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Agent Game, 2022. Directed by Grant S. Johnson. Starring Dermot Mulroney, Adan Canto, Katie Cassidy, Jason Isaacs, Mel Gibson, Barkhad Abdi, Rhys Coiro, Annie Ilonzeh, and Matt Riedy. SYNOPSIS: A CIA officer finds himself the target of a rendition operation after being scapegoated for the death of an interrogation subject. The first thing director Grant […]

Movie Review – Infinite Storm (2022)

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Infinite Storm, 2022. Directed by Malgorzata Szumowska. Starring Naomi Watts, Billy Howle, Coco Sumner, Denis O’Hare, Parker Sawyers, Eliot Sumner, and Joshua Rollins. SYNOPSIS: When a climber gets caught in a blizzard, she encounters a stranded stranger and must get them both down the mountain before nightfall. Two lives were changed forever following the supposedly […]

House of the Dragon Episode 1 Review – ‘The Heirs of the Dragon’

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Chris Connor reviews the premiere episode of House of the Dragon… Game of Thrones was a cultural phenomenon, transporting George R. R. Martin’s A Song of Ice and Fire novels to the small screen and earning a legion of fans. The series was notable for its shocking, gruesome deaths and twists as an array of […]

Movie Review – Swan Song (2021)

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Swan Song, 2021. Written and directed by Todd Stephens. Starring Udo Kier, Jennifer Coolidge, Linda Evans, Michael Urie, Ira Hawkins, and Stephanie McVay. SYNOPSIS: An aging hairdresser escapes his nursing home and embarks on an odyssey across his small town to style a dead woman’s hair for her funeral, rediscovering his sparkle along the way. Whether […]

Video Review – Marvel’s She-Hulk: Attorney at Law is yet another strange MCU Phase 4 choice

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EJ Moreno reviews the first four episodes of She-Hulk on Disney+… The series premiere of She-Hulk: Attorney at Law is currently streaming on Disney+, and we have a review of the first four episodes. The series will likely find fans, but the latest Marvel Studios entry leaves critic EJ Moreno desiring something more. Is this […]

Movie Review – Call Jane (2022)

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Call Jane, 2022. Directed by Phyllis Nagy. Starring Elizabeth Banks, Sigourney Weaver, Chris Messina, Kate Mara, Wunmi Mosaku, and Cory Michael Smith. SYNOPSIS: A married woman with an unwanted pregnancy lives in a time where she can’t get a legal abortion, and works with a group of suburban women to find help. Oscar-nominated Carol writer […]

Video Review – Bodies Bodies Bodies is a Gen Z giallo

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EJ Moreno with a review of A24’s Bodies, Bodies, Bodies… A 70s-inspired murder mystery filled with obnoxious young adults? Only A24 could pull off Bodies, Bodies, Bodies. The new slasher-inspired comedy from the studio plays more like a Dario Argento film for Tik-Tok than an actual horror film. Still, critic EJ Moreno dives into why […]

Movie Review – The Last Son (2021)

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The Last Son, 2021. Directed by Tim Sutton. Starring Sam Worthington, Colson Baker, Thomas Jane, Heather Graham, Emily Marie Palmer, and Kim DeLonghi. SYNOPSIS: An outlaw believes he is cursed to be killed by one of his children, and so sets about killing them before the prophecy can be fulfilled. In The Last Son, Sam […]