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Movie Review – Drugstore June (2024)

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Drugstore June, 2024. Directed by Nicholaus Goossen. Starring Esther Povitsky, Bobby Lee, Haley Joel Osment, Beverly D’Angelo, Matt Walsh, James Remar, Brandon Wardell, Danny Griffin, Patricia Williams, Miranda Cosgrove, Al Madrigal, Jackie Sandler, Nick Rutherford, Nic Nemeth, Jon Park, Trevor Wallace, Bhad Bhabie, Steph Tolev, Gerald ‘Slink’ Johnson, Courtney D’Angelo, Jon Gabrus, Joe Hursley, and […]

Movie Review – Out of Darkness (2022)

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Out of Darkness, 2022. Directed by Andrew Cumming. Starring Safia Oakley-Green, Kit Young, Chuku Modu, Iola Evans, Luna Mwezi, Arno Lüning. SYNOPSIS:  In the Old Stone Age, a disparate gang of early humans band together in search of a new land. But when they suspect a malevolent, mystical being is hunting them down, the clan […]

Masters of the Air – Part Five Review

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Chris Connor reviews the fifth episode of Masters of the Air… After the shocking conclusion of the previous episode and the revelation that Austin Butler’s Buck Cleven may have perished, we immediately find that Harry Crosby (Anthony Boyle) and several of his crew survived their presumed deaths. This opening burst of positivity is offset by […]

Movie Review – Dark Harvest (2023)

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Dark Harvest, 2023.  Directed by David Slade. Starring Casey Likes, Emyri Crutchfield, Jeremy Davies, Luke Kirby, Ezra Buzzington, Elizabeth Reaser, Austin Autrey, Megan Best, Britain Dalton, Jake Brennan, West Mulholland, Carter Heintz, and Logan Tomanek. SYNOPSIS:  In a small Midwestern town, a deadly annual ritual unfolds when the mythical nightmare, Sawtooth Jack, rises from the […]

Movie Review – Madame Web (2024)

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Madame Web, 2024. Directed by S.J. Clarkson. Starring Dakota Johnson, Sydney Sweeney, Isabela Merced, Celeste O’Connor, Tahar Rahim, Mike Epps, Emma Roberts, Adam Scott, Zosia Mamet, José María Yázpik, Kerry Bishé, Kathy-Ann Hart, and Josh Drennen. SYNOPSIS: Cassandra Webb develops the power to see the future. Forced to confront revelations about her past, she forges […]

4K Ultra HD Review – Columbia Classics Volume 4

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Columbia Classics Volume 4 In the mood for love? Then check out Sony’s new Columbia Classics Volume 4, which explores the many methods of romance through the classic films His Girl Friday, Guess Who’s Coming to Dinner, Kramer vs. Kramer, Starman, Sleepless in Seattle, and Punch-Drunk Love. All of the films have been remastered in […]

Video Game Review – Like a Dragon: Infinite Wealth

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Shaun Munro reviews Like a Dragon: Infinite Wealth… Beyond signalling the change of the series’ naming convention, 2020’s Yakuza: Like a Dragon marked a controversial if ultimately wildly successful transition from real-time brawler to turn-based RPG, all while subbing out longtime franchise hero Kazuma Kiryu for a new protagonist – the charmingly dorky Ichiban Kasuga. […]

Movie Review – Miller’s Girl (2024)

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Miller’s Girl, 2023. Written and Directed by Jade Hailey Bartlett. Starring Martin Freeman, Jenna Ortega, Gideon Adlon, Bashir Salahuddin, Dagmara Domińczyk, and Christine Adams. SYNOPSIS: A creative writing assignment yields complex results between a teacher and his talented student. Early on in writer/director Jade Hailey Bartlett’s psychosexual Miller’s Girl, Jenna Ortega’s Cairo Sweet retort to […]

Movie Review – Land of Bad (2024)

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Land of Bad, 2024.. Directed by William Eubank Starring Liam Hemsworth, Russell Crowe, Luke Hemsworth, Ricky Whittle, Milo Ventimiglia, Daniel MacPherson, Chika Ikogwe, Robert Rabiah, George Burgess, Gunner Wright, Joey Vieira, and Lincoln Lewis. SYNOPSIS: When a Delta Force special ops mission goes terribly wrong, Air Force drone pilot Reaper has 48 hours to remedy […]

Movie Review – Lights Out (2024)

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Lights Out, 2024. Directed by Christian Sesma. Starring Frank Grillo, Mekhi Phifer, Scott Adkins, Dermot Mulroney, Jaime King, Kevin Gage, Amaury Nolasco, Jessica Medina, JuJu Chan, Erica Peeples, Donald Cerrone, Paul Sloan, Mary Christina Brown, Justin Furstenfeld, Jailyn Rae, and Robert Laenen. SYNOPSIS: A drifting ex-soldier turns underground fighter with the help of a just […]