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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 […]

Movie Review – The Lighthouse (2019)

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The Lighthouse, 2019. Directed by Robert Eggers. Starring Willem Dafoe and Robert Pattinson. SYNOPSIS: Two lighthouse keepers try to maintain their sanity whilst living on a remote and mysterious New England island in the 1890s. It isn’tevery day you have the option to go to the cinema and watch a film in black and white […]

Movie Review – A Beautiful Day In The Neighborhood (2019)

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A Beautiful Day In The Neighborhood, 2019 Directed by Marielle Heller Starring Tom Hanks, Matthew Rhys, Chris Cooper, Susan Kelechi Watson, Enrico Colantoni, Maryann Plunkett, Tammy Blanchard, Wendy Makkena, Sakina Jaffrey, Carmen Cusack, Noah Harpster, and Maddie Corman SYNOPSIS: Based on the true story of a real-life friendship between Fred Rogers and journalist Tom Junod. […]

Movie Review – The Rhythm Section (2020)

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The Rhythm Section, 2020. Directed by Reed Morano. Starring Blake Lively, Jude Law, Sterling K. Brown, Daniel Mays, Ivana Bašić, Nasser Memarzia, Max Casella, Richard Brake, Raza Jaffrey, Geoff Bell, Jade Anouka, and Tawfeek Barhom. SYNOPSIS: A woman seeks revenge against those who orchestrated a plane crash that killed her family. If at any point […]

Star Trek: Picard Season 1 Episode 2 Review – ‘Maps and Legends’

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Martin Carr reviews the second episode of Star Trek: Picard… Romulian death squads, Collective dismemberment and outlawed synthetics form the backbone of ‘Maps and Legends’. This is pure story building touching past experience, campfire horror stories and technological fearmongering. At its centre sits Jean-Luc Picard with a ticking time bomb diagnosis which invites distrust, encourages […]

Sundance Film Festival 2020 Review – małni – towards the ocean, towards the shore

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małni – towards the ocean, towards the shore, 2020. Directed by Sky Hopinka. SYNOPSIS: This film follows Sweetwater Sahme and Jordan Mercier’s wanderings through each of their worlds as they wonder through and contemplate the afterlife, rebirth, and the place in-between. Spoken mostly in chinuk wawa, their stories are departures from the Chinookan origin of […]

Supergirl Season 5 Episode 11 Review – ‘Back From The Future – Part One’

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Martin Carr reviews the eleventh episode of Supergirl season 5… This homage heavy forty feature might have multiple movie references but also brings with it some solid story telling chops. Directed by David Harewood future timelines are still offering up some interesting curveballs as old friends return for Terminator type reasons, while Jon Cryer continues […]

Movie Review – The Assistant (2020)

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The Assistant. 2020 Written and Directed by Kitty Green Starring Julia Garner, Matthew Macfadyen, Dagmara Domińczyk, Kristine Froseth, Makenzie Leigh, Juliana Canfield, Noah Robbins, Alexander Chaplin, Purva Bedi, Lou Martini Jr., Migs Govea, Bregje Heinen, Jon Orsini, Liz Wisan, and Clara Wong SYNOPSIS: A searing look at a day in the life of an assistant […]

Comic Book Review – Invisible Kingdom #9

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Kevin McDowall reviews Invisible Kingdom #9… Issue #9 of Invisible Kingdom brings us back to the crew of the Sundog trying to find scrap to repair their scuttled ship. There is little time to spare and possible threat all around for Grix and her threadbare crew. Meanwhile Eline and Vess try to sweet talk the dangerous […]