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Movie Review – The Last Stop in Yuma County (2024)

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The Last Stop in Yuma County, 2024. Written and Directed by Francis Galluppi. Starring Jim Cummings, Jocelin Donahue, Richard Brake, Nicholas Logan, Faizon Love, Michael Abbott Jr., Gene Jones, Robin Bartlett, Sierra McCormick, Connor Paolo, Ryan Masson, Alex Essoe, Sam Huntington, Jon Proudstar, Barbara Crampton, Robert Broski, and Matt McVay. SYNOPSIS: While stranded at a […]

Movie Review – Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes (2024)

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Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes, 2024. Directed by Wes Ball. Starring Owen Teague, Freya Allan, Kevin Durand, Peter Macon, William H. Macy, Eka Darville, Travis Jeffery, Neil Sandilands, Sara Wiseman, Ras-Samuel, Lydia Peckham, and Dichen Lachman. SYNOPSIS: Many years after Caesar’s reign, a young ape goes on a journey that leads him to […]

Movie Review – We Grown Now (2023)

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We Grown Now, 2023. Written and Directed by Minhal Baig. Starring Blake Cameron James, Gian Knight Ramirez, S. Epatha Merkerson, Lil Rel Howery, Jurnee Smollett, Ora Jones, Giovani Chambers, and Avery Holliday. SYNOPSIS: Two young boys, best friends Malik and Eric, discover the joys and hardships of growing up in the sprawling Cabrini-Green public housing […]

Movie Review – La Chimera (2023)

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La Chimera, 2023. Directed by Alice Rohrwacher. Starring Josh O’Connor, Carol Duarte, Vincenzo Nemolato, and Isabella Rossellini. SYNOPSIS: Everyone has their own Chimera, something they try to achieve but never manage to find. For the band of tombaroli, thieves of ancient grave goods and archaeological wonders, the Chimera means redemption from work and the dream […]

Movie Review – Abigail (2024)

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Abigail, 2024. Directed by Matt Bettinelli-Olpin and Tyler Gillett. Starring Alisha Weir, Melissa Barrera, Dan Stevens, Kathryn Newton, Angus Cloud, William Catlett, Kevin Durand, Giancarlo Esposito, and Matthew Goode. SYNOPSIS: After a group of criminals kidnap the ballerina daughter of a powerful underworld figure, they retreat to an isolated mansion, unaware that they’re locked inside […]

Blu-ray Review – Mansion of the Doomed (1976)

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Mansion of the Doomed, 1976. Directed by Michael Pataki. Starring Richard Basehart, Gloria Grahame, Trish Stewart, Lance Henriksen, Al Ferrara. SYNOPSIS: An eye surgeon is attempting to restore his blind daughter’s eyesight by transplanting new eyeballs, but first he needs some donors. Mansion of the Doomed is not, as its title may suggest, a gothic […]

4K Ultra HD Review – The Crow (1994)

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The Crow, 1994. Directed by Alex Proyas. Starring Brandon Lee, Ernie Hudson, Michael Wincott, Rochelle Davis, Bai Ling, and Sofia Shinas. SYNOPSIS: Alex Proyas’s cult classic The Crow makes its way to 4K Ultra HD, sporting a brand new transfer that puts the “noir” in “film noir,” a pair of new bonus features, and a […]

Blu-ray Review – Caged Heat (1974)

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Caged Heat, 1974. Directed by Jonathan Demme. Starring Juanita Brown, Erica Gavin, Roberta Collins, Cheryl Smith, Barbara Steele, Warren Smith. SYNOPSIS: Inmates in a women’s prison rebel when the prison doctor begins experimenting with electric shock therapy to control their behaviour. It is often interesting to go back through the career of a big-name director […]

X-Men ’97 Season 1 Episode 8 Review – ‘Tolerance Is Extinction Part 1’

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Ricky Church reviews the eighth episode of X-Men ’97… The home stretch of X-Men ’97‘s first season has begun and the show is still finding new ways to up the ante with captivating drama, character work, themes, action and animation. ‘Tolerance Is Extinction Part 1’ is a great opener to the three-part-finale, bringing all the elements […]