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Watchmen Season 1 Episode 3 Review – ‘She Was Killed by Space Junk’

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Martin Carr reviews the third episode of Watchmen… Never has an episode which hinges on one answerphone message been so compelling. Nor has an hour of television and two jokes had more narrative importance than they do here. Bitterness, regret and lack of closure are strong motivators which combine with sarcasm and bluntness to introduce […]

Movie Review – The Furies (2019)

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The Furies, 2019. Directed by Tony D’Aquino. Starring Airlie Dodds, Linda Ngo, Taylor Ferguson, Ebony Vagulans, and Danielle Horvat. SYNOPSIS: A woman is kidnapped and finds herself an unwilling participant in a deadly game where women are hunted by masked men. Tony D’Aquino’s The Furies reminds me, once again, the best video game adaptations aren’t […]

Black Lightning Season 3 Episode 4 Review – ‘The Book of Occupation: Chapter Four: Lynn’s Ouroboros’

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Red Stewart reviews the fourth episode of Black Lightning season 3… If there is one production question I would want answered from the producers of Black Lightning, it would be how far in advance they are given: 1) the greenlight to start writing next season’s episodes and 2) the order of episodes for said season. […]

Movie Review – Blood Myth (2019)

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Blood Myth, 2019. Directed by Sean Brown and Luke Gosling Starring Jonathan McClean, Anna Dawson, Hannah Chalmers and Matt Ray Brown. SYNOPSIS: A journalist desperately tries to find his missing fiancee and finally uncover the truth behind a sinister folklore, leading him down a dangerous road of discovery. When producers asked Aaron Sorkin to trim […]

Movie Review – Marriage Story (2019)

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Marriage Story, 2019. Directed by Noah Baumbach. Starring Adam Driver, Scarlett Johansson, Laura Dern, Ray Liotta, Alan Alda, Merrit Weaver, Wallace Shawn, and Mark O’Brien. SYNOPSIS: A modern romance chronicling the slow, painful process of separation between Charlie (Adam Driver) and Nicole (Scarlett Johansson). Marriage Story begins as a parable of love. It also ends […]

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, Christine Lahti, Wendy Makkena, Tammy Blanchard, Noah Harpster and Maryann Plunkett. SYNOPSIS: Based on the true story of a real-life friendship between Fred Rogers and journalist Tom Junod. A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood […]

Movie Review – The Aeronauts (2019)

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The Aeronauts, 2019. Directed by Tom Harper. Starring Eddie Redmayne, Felicity Jones, Himesh Patel, Phoebe Fox, Tom Courtenay, Tim McInnery, and Anne Reid. SYNOPSIS: A scientist theorising weather prediction teams up with a recently bereaved balloon pilot, embarking on an adventure to fly higher than ever previously flown by any human in history. “One must […]

Movie Review – Jojo Rabbit (2019)

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Jojo Rabbit. 2019 Written and Directed by Taika Waititi Starring Roman Griffin Davis, Thomasin McKenzie, Taika Waititi, Scarlett Johansson, Sam Rockwell, Rebel Wilson, Alfie Allen, Archie Yates, Luke Brandon Field, Sam Haygarth, and Stephen Merchant SYNOPSIS: A young boy in Hitler’s army finds out his mother is hiding a Jewish girl in their home. It’s […]

Video Review – Terminator: Dark Fate

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Terminator: Dark Fate, 2019. Directed by Tim Miller. Starring Linda Hamilton, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Mackenzie Davis, Natalia Reyes, Diego Boneta, and Gabriel Luna. In this video review, EJ Moreno shares his thoughts on Terminator: Dark Fate. While many are callings this the best sequel since Terminator 2, he tries to figure out what that means for […]