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Movie Review – Bittertooth (2023)

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Bittertooth, 2023. Directed by Monte Light. Starring Autumn Ivy, Genevieve Thomas, Helene Udy, Justin Michael Terry, and Joe Altieri. SYNOPSIS: Two female podcasters track down a notorious serial killer, but things aren’t quite as straightforward as they seem. Bittertooth is the latest movie from writer/director Monte Light, the filmmaker who impressed with his 2022 arthouse […]

Movie Review – Monkey Man (2024)

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Monkey Man, 2024. Directed by Dev Patel. Starring Dev Patel, Sharlto Copley, Pitobash, Vipin Sharma, Sikandar Kher, Sobhita Dhulipala, Ashwini Kalsekar, Adithi Kalkunte, Makrand Deshpande, Brahim Achabbakhe, Zakir Hussain, and Jatin Malik. SYNOPSIS: An anonymous young man unleashes a campaign of vengeance against the corrupt leaders who murdered his mother and continue to systemically victimize […]

Movie Review – The First Omen (2024)

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The First Omen, 2024. Directed by Arkasha Stevenson. Starring Nell Tiger Free, Ralph Ineson, Sônia Braga, Tawfeek Barhom, María Caballero, Charles Dance, Bill Nighy, Nicole Sorace, Ishtar Currie Wilson, Andrea Arcangeli, Guido Quaglione, Dora Romano, Michelangelo Dalisi, Anton Alexander, Mia McGovern Zaini, and Rachel Hurd-Wood. SYNOPSIS: A young American woman is sent to Rome to […]

Ripley – Netflix Series Review

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Chris Connor reviews Netflix’s Ripley… Patricia Highsmith’s Ripley series of novels written between 1955 and 1991 have been adapted for film numerous times. The Talented Mr. Ripley has twice been adapted with Purple Noon in 1960 and a film using the book’s title in 1999. Ripley’s Game has also been adapted twice by Wim Wenders […]

Movie Review – Wicked Little Letters (2024)

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Wicked Little Letters. 2024 Written and Directed by Thea Sharrock. Starring Olivia Colman, Jessie Buckley, Anjana Vasan, Joanna Scanlan, Gemma Jones, Malachi Kirby, Lolly Adefope, Eileen Atkins, Timothy Spall, Hugh Skinner, Paul Chahidi, Alisha Weir, Grant Crookes, Adam Treasure, Jonny Sweet, Tim Key, Jason Watkins, Richard Goulding, Cyril Nri, and Tim McMullan. SYNOPSIS: When people […]

Movie Review – A Bit of Light (2024)

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A Bit of Light, 2024. Directed by Stephen Moyer. Starring Anna Paquin, Ray Winstone, Luca Hogan, Pippa Bennett-Warner, Youssef Kerkour, Rebecca Callard, Tim Cullingworth-Hudson, Eliza-Beau Ibbetson, and Xena Ibbetson. SYNOPSIS: Ella, at almost forty, is forced to move back in with her father Alan. She’s trying to stay sober having temporarily given up custody of […]

Movie Review – Evil Does Not Exist (2023)

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Evil Does Not Exist, 2023. Written and Directed by Ryûsuke Hamaguchi. Starring Hitoshi Omika, Ryo Nishikawa, Ryuji Kosaka, Ayaka Shibutani, Hazuki Kikuchi, and Hiroyuki Miura. SYNOPSIS: Takumi and his daughter Hana live in Mizubiki Village, close to Tokyo. One day, the village inhabitants become aware of a plan to build a camping site near Takumi’s […]

Movie Review – The Greatest Hits (2024)

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The Greatest Hits, 2024. Written and Directed by Ned Benson. Starring Lucy Boynton, Justin H. Min, David Corenswet, Austin Crute, Retta, Rory Keane, Jackson Kelly, Andie Ju, Tom Yi, Evan Shafran, Thomas Ochoa, Jenne Kang, and Mary Eileen O’Donnell. SYNOPSIS: A love story centering on the connection between music and memory and how they transport us, […]

Movie Review – Girls State (2024)

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Girls State, 2024. Directed by Amanda McBaine and Jesse Moss. SYNOPSIS: Follows 500 adolescent girls from all across Missouri as they come together for a week-long immersion in a sophisticated democratic laboratory, where they organize a Supreme Court to consider the most contentious issues of the day. In 2020, documentary filmmakers Amanda McBaine and Jesse […]