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Movie Review – 1917 (2019)

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1917, 2019. Directed by Sam Mendes. Starring George MacKay, Dean-Charles Chapman, Colin Firth, Mark Strong, Benedict Cumberbatch, Andrew Scott, Claire Duburcq, Daniel Mays, Richard Madden and Adrian Scarborough. SYNOPSIS: Two young British soldiers in the trenches of the First World War are sent on a dangerous journey to prevent another unit from walking straight into […]

Movie Review – A Serial Killer’s Guide to Life (2019)

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A Serial Killer’s Guide to Life, 2019. Directed by Staten Cousins Roe. Starring Katie Brayben, Poppy Roe, Ben Lloyd-Hughes, Sarah Ball and Tomiwa Edun. SYNOPSIS: A shy self-help addict embarks on a road trip with a new guru promising to improve her life. Unfortunately, this new mentor also has a nasty habit of murdering people […]

Movie Review – VHYes (2020)

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VHYes. 2020. Directed by Jack Henry Robbins. Starring Kerri Kenney, Thomas Lennon, Mark Proksch, Courtney Pauroso, Charlyne Yi, John Gemberling, Mason McNulty, Rahm Braslaw, Tim Robbins, and Susan Sarandon. SYNOPSIS: This bizarre retro comedy follows 12-year-old Ralph as he accidentally records home videos and his favorite late night shows over his parents’ wedding tape. Jack […]

Movie Review – 1917 (2019)

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1917, 2019. Directed by Sam Mendes. Starring George MacKay, Dean-Charles Chapman, Colin Firth, Mark Strong, Benedict Cumberbatch, Andrew Scott, Claire Duburcq, Daniel Mays, Richard Madden and Adrian Scarborough. SYNOPSIS: Two young British soldiers in the trenches of the First World War are sent on a dangerous journey to prevent another unit from walking straight into […]

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 Man Who Killed Don Quixote (2018)

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The Man Who Killed Don Quixote, 2018. Directed by Terry Gilliam. Starring Adam Driver, Jonathan Pryce, Stellan Skarsgård, Olga Kurylenko, Jason Watkins, Joana Ribeiro, Jordi Mollà and Sergi López. SYNOPSIS: An advertising director returns to the Spanish village where he made a student film adaptation of Don Quixote, only to find his star now believes […]

Video Review – Underwater (2020)

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Underwater, 2020 Directed by William Eubank. Starring Kristen Stewart, Vincent Cassel, Jessica Henwick, John Gallagher Jr., Mamoudou Athie, and T.J. Miller. In this video review, EJ dives headfirst into Underwater. With a bad-ass female lead in Kristen Stewart and monsters hiding in the dark, it’s easy to compare to Alien, but the film is more […]

Video Game Review – AO Tennis 2

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Shaun Munro reviews AO Tennis 2… Tennis is unquestionably one of the most under-served sports in the video game world, pardon the pun. Tennis games are few-and-far-between, and serious-minded ones even more so, leaving many wistfully recalling the halcyon days of Virtua Tennis and Top Spin. Big Ant Studios’ original AO Tennis was released back in 2018 […]

Movie Review – 1917 (2019)

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1917. 2019 Directed by Sam Mendes Starring George MacKay, Dean-Charles Chapman, Mark Strong, Andrew Scott, Richard Madden, Claire Duburcq, Colin Firth, and Benedict Cumberbatch SYNOPSIS: Two young British privates during the First World War are given an impossible mission: deliver a message deep in enemy territory that will stop 1,600 men, and one of the […]