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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 […]

Movie Review – Cash Out (2024)

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Cash Out, 2024. Directed by Ives. Starring John Travolta, Kristin Davis, Lukas Haas, Quavo, Joel Cohen, Noel Gugliemi, Daniel Louis Rivas, Natali Yura, Victorya Brandart, Demián Castro, Luis Da Silva Jr., Matt Gerald, Chris Lindsay, Korrina Rico, and Swen Temmel. SYNOPSIS: Professional thief Mason attempts his biggest heist with his brother, robbing a bank. When […]

Movie Review – The Seeding (2024)

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The Seeding, 2024. Written and Directed by Barnaby Clay. Starring Scott Haze, Kate Lyn Sheil, Alex Montaldo, Charlie Avink, Thatcher Jacobs, Harrison Middleton, Michael Monsour, SoKo, and Aarman Touré. SYNOPSIS: When a hiker gets lost in the desert, a gang of feral children propelled by haunting legacies traps him in a sadistic battle for survival […]

4K Ultra HD Review – The Departed (2006)

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The Departed, 2006. Directed by Martin Scorsese. Starring Leonardo DiCaprio, Matt Damon, Jack Nicholson, Mark Wahlberg, Martin Sheen, Ray Winstone, Vera Farmiga, and Alec Baldwin. SYNOPSIS: Martin Scorsese’s 2006 film The Departed makes its 4K Ultra HD debut in both standard and SteelBook editions, with a new 4K transfer supervised by the director’s long-time editor, […]

4K Ultra HD Review – Picnic at Hanging Rock (1975)

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Picnic at Hanging Rock, 1975. Directed by Peter Weir. Starring Rachel Roberts, Dominic Guard, Helen Morse, and Jacki Weaver. SYNOPSIS: Director Peter Weir is well-known to film fans for his prodigious output during the 1980s, but 1975’s Picnic at Hanging Rock is the movie that kick-started his career and helped drive the so-called Australian New […]

Movie Review – Malum (2023)

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Malum, 2023. Directed by Anthony DiBlasi. Starring Jessica Sula, Candice Coke, Chaney Morrow, Clarke Wolfe, Morgan Lennon, Valerie Loo, Monroe Cline, Eric Olson, Sam Brooks, Kevin Wayne, Danielle Reverman, Natalie Victoria, Christopher Matthew Spencer, David Fultz, Britt George, Angel Ray, and Brooklyn Durs. SYNOPSIS: A rookie police officer willingly takes the last shift at a […]