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Movie Review – The Friend (2024)

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The Friend, 2024. Written and Directed by Scott McGehee and David Siegel. Starring Naomi Watts, Bill Murray, Ann Dowd, Constance Wu, Sarah Pidgeon, Carla Gugino, Noma Dumezweni, Felix Solis, Owen Teague, Bing, Gina Costigan, Josh Pais, Annie Fox, Carrie Vu, Sue Jean Kim, Sarah Baskin, Jess Gabor, Juliet Brett, Seth Barrish, Ian Lithgow, Afsheen Misaghi, […]

Movie Review – The Ballad of Wallis Island (2025)

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The Ballad of Wallis Island, 2025. Directed by James Griffiths. Starring Tom Basden, Tim Key, Carey Mulligan, Sian Clifford, Akemnji Ndifornyen, Steve Marsh, Luka Downie, and Kerrie Thomason. SYNOPSIS: Eccentric lottery winner Charles lives alone on a remote island but dreams of hiring his favorite musician, Herb McGwyer, to play an exclusive, private gig. Unbeknownst […]

Movie Review – Parthenope (2024)

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Parthenope, 2024. Written and Directed by Paolo Sorrentino. Starring Celeste Dalla Porta, Stefania Sandrelli, Gary Oldman, Silvio Orlando, Luisa Ranieri, Peppe Lanzetta, Isabella Ferrari, Silvia Degrandi, Lorenzo Gleijeses, Daniele Rienzo, Dario Aita, Marlon Joubert, Alfonso Santagata, Biagio Izzo, Nello Mascia, Francesca Romana Bergamo, Brando Improta, Riccardo Lai, Alessandro Paniccià, Cristiano Scotto di Galletta, Luigi Bruno, […]

Movie Review – We Live in Time (2024)

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We Live in Time, 2024. Directed by John Crowley. Starring Andrew Garfield, Florence Pugh, Grace Delaney, Lee Braithwaite, Aoife Hinds, Adam James, Douglas Hodge, Amy Morgan, Niamh Cusack, Lucy Briers, Robert Boulter, Nikhil Parmar, Kerry Godliman, Heather Craney, Matt Kennard, Sam Kennard, Laura Guest, Marama Corlett, Sue Wallace, Eliot Salt, Kevin Brewer, Fumilayo Brown-Olateju, and […]

4K Ultra HD Review – Tommy Boy (1995)

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Tommy Boy, 1995. Directed by Peter Segal. Starring Chris Farley, David Spade, Bo Derek, and Rob Lowe. SYNOPSIS: Paramount has issued 1995’s Tommy Boy, starring Chris Farley, David Spade, Bo Derek, and Rob Lowe, in a new 4K Ultra HD edition that also includes a Blu-ray with the movie and the legacy bonus features, along […]

Movie Review – Ash (2025)

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Ash, 2025. Directed by Flying Lotus. Starring Eiza González, Aaron Paul, Iko Uwais, Kate Elliott, Beulah Koale, and Flying Lotus. SYNOPSIS: A woman wakes up on a distant planet and finds the crew of her space station viciously killed. Her investigation into what happened sets in motion a terrifying chain of events. Musician and filmmaker […]

Movie Review – The Alto Knights (2025)

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The Alto Knights, 2025. Directed by Barry Levinson. Starring Robert De Niro, Debra Messing, Cosmo Jarvis, Kathrine Narducci, Michael Rispoli, Michael Adler, Ed Amatrudo, Joe Bacino, Anthony J. Gallo, Wallace Langham, Louis Mustillo, Frank Piccirillo, Matt Servitto, Robert Uricola, Belmont Cameli, Carrie Lazar, James Ciccone, Bob Glouberman, Jeffrey Grover, Jean Zarzour, Abi Van Andel, John […]

Movie Review – Locked (2025)

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Locked, 2025. Directed by David Yarovesky. Starring Bill Skarsgård, Anthony Hopkins, Ashley Cartwright, Michael Eklund, and Navid Charkhi. SYNOPSIS: A thief breaking into a luxury SUV realizes that he has slipped into a sophisticated game of psychological horror. Bill Skarsgård’s down-on-his-luck common man, Eddie, is in a pickle. He’s an unreliable father to the point […]

Movie Review – Snow White (2025)

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Snow White, 2025. Directed by Marc Webb. Starring Rachel Zegler, Gal Gadot, Andrew Burnap, Jeremy Swift, Jason Kravits, Martin Klebba, George Salazar, Tituss Burgess, Andy Grotelueschen, Andrew Barth Feldman, Emilia Faucher, Hadley Fraser, Lorena Andrea, Patrick Page, Ansu Kabia, George Appleby, Colin Michael Carmichael, Samuel Baxter, Jimmy Johnston, Dujonna Gift-Simms, Idriss Kargbo, and Jaih Betote. […]

Video Game Review – X-Out: Resurfaced

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Andrew Newton reviews X-Out: Resurfaced… For those of you who remember gaming on the old 8-bit and 16-bit computers, the name X-Out should immediately bring to mind many hours of shoot ‘em up fun as you guided your submarine through swathes of enemies. Now, thanks to KRITZELKRATZ 3000, Rainbow Arts, and ININ Games, a new […]