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4K Ultra HD Review – China O’Brien / China O’Brien 2

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China O’Brien / China O’Brien 2, 1990 Directed by Robert Clouse. Starring Cynthia Rothrock, Richard Norton, Keith Cooke, Cindy Clark, Tiffany Soter, Nijel, Billy Blanks. SYNOPSIS: 4K UHD box set featuring both Cynthia Rothrock-led martial arts action classics from the VHS era. In a genre where the underdog is constantly being championed and many prize […]

Movie Review – Challengers (2024)

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Challengers, 2024. Directed by Luca Guadagnino. Starring Zendaya, Josh O’Connor, Mike Faist, A.J. Lister, Nada Despotovich, Naheem Garcia, Alex Bancila, Hailey Gates, and Jake Jensen. SYNOPSIS: Tashi, a former tennis prodigy turned coach is married to a champion on a losing streak. Her strategy for her husband’s redemption takes a surprising turn when he must […]

Movie Review – Love Lies Bleeding (2024)

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Love Lies Bleeding, 2024. Directed by Rose Glass. Starring Kristen Stewart, Katy O’Brian, Ed Harris, Dave Franco, Jena Malone, Anna Baryshnikov, Orion Carrington, Jerry G. Angelo, Tait Fletcher, Eldon Jones, and Matthew Blood-Smyth. SYNOPSIS: Reclusive gym manager Lou falls hard for Jackie, an ambitious bodybuilder headed through town to Las Vegas in pursuit of her […]

Sugar Episode 5 Review – ‘Boy In the Corner’

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Chris Connor reviews the fifth episode of Apple TV+’s Sugar… Sugar’s fifth episode continues his investigation into Olivia’s disappearance, finding involvement from unexpected places. Initially, Sugar confronts David Siegel following his arrest at the end of the previous episode, David is clearly fixated on fame and its hard to discern fact from fiction. The episode […]

Movie Review – Boy Kills World (2024)

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Boy Kills World, 2024. Directed by Moritz Mohr. Starring Bill Skarsgård, Jessica Rothe, Famke Janssen, Michelle Dockery, Sharlto Copley, Brett Gelman, Isaiah Mustafa, Andrew Koji, Yayan Ruhian, H. Jon Benjamin, Quinn Copeland, Nicholas Crovetti, Cameron Crovetti, Inge Beckmann, Jane de Wet, Shane John Kruger, Martin Munro, Kevin Otto, and Frances Sholto-Douglas. SYNOPSIS: A fever dream […]

Movie Review – Ordinary Angels (2024)

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Ordinary Angels, 2024. Directed by Jon Gunn. Starring Hilary Swank, Alan Ritchson, Emily Mitchell, Skywalker Hughes, Nancy Travis, Tamala Jones, Drew Powell, Amy Acker, Stephanie Sy, Erik Athavale, Nancy Sorel, Dempsey Bryk, David Lawrence Brown, Ryan Allen, Andrea del Campo, and Gabriel Daniels. SYNOPSIS: Inspired by the incredible true story of a hairdresser who single-handedly […]

Movie Review – Humane (2024)

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Humane, 2024. Directed by Caitlin Cronenberg. Starring Jay Baruchel, Emily Hampshire, Peter Gallagher, Enrico Colantoni, Sebastian Chacon, Alanna Bale, Sirena Gulamgaus, Uni Park, Martin Roach, Blessing Adedijo, Joel Gagne, and Franckie Francois. SYNOPSIS: In the wake of an environmental collapse that is forcing humanity to shed 20% of its population, a family dinner erupts into […]

Movie Review – Brightwood (2022)

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Brightwood, 2022. Directed by Dane Elcar. Starring Dana Berger and Max Woertendyke. SYNOPSIS: A couple having relationship troubles find themselves running around in circles after going for a jog at a local beauty spot.  There is a nightmarish quality about Dane Elcar’s debut Brightwood that recalls the darkest conceptual anxieties found in the best of […]

Movie Review – There’s Still Tomorrow (2023)

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There’s Still Tomorrow, 2023. Directed by Paola Cortellesi. Starring Paola Cortellesi, Valerio Mastandrea, Romana Maggiora Vergano, Emanuela Fanelli, Giorgio Colangeli, and Vinicio Marchioni. SYNOPSIS: Trying to escape from the patriarchy in the Italian post-war society, Delia plots an act of rebellion against her violent husband. Italian Cinema has had its share of triumphs over the […]

Movie Review – I.S.S. (2024)

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I.S.S., 2024. Directed by Gabriela Cowperthwaite. Starring Ariana DeBose, Chris Messina, Pilou Asbæk, John Gallagher Jr., Costa Ronin, and Masha Mashkova. SYNOPSIS: Tensions flare in the near future aboard the International Space Station as a conflict breaks out on Earth. Reeling, the US and Russian astronauts receive orders from the ground: take control of the […]