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Movie Review – Bob Trevino Likes It (2025)

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Bob Trevino Likes It, 2025. Written and Directed by Tracie Laymon. Starring Barbie Ferreira, John Leguizamo, French Stewart, Lauren ‘Lolo’ Spencer, Rachel Bay Jones, Debra Stipe, Ted Welch, and Ashlyn Moore. SYNOPSIS: When lonely 20-something Lily Trevino accidentally befriends a stranger online who shares the same name as her own self-centered father, encouragement and support […]

Movie Review – Magazine Dreams (2023)

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Magazine Dreams, 2023. Written and Directed by Elijah Bynum. Starring Jonathan Majors, Taylour Paige, Haley Bennett, Bradley Stryker, Mike O’Hearn, Harrison Page, Dan Donohue, Sonny Valicenti, Mark Rhino Smith, Tim Martin Gleason, Justin Cuomo, Tess Cline, and Harriet Sansom Harris. SYNOPSIS: A Black amateur bodybuilder struggles to find human connection in this exploration of celebrity […]

Movie Review – The Assessment (2025)

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The Assessment, 2025. Written and Directed by Fleur Fortuné. Starring Alicia Vikander, Elizabeth Olsen, Himesh Patel, Minnie Driver, Indira Varma, Charlotte Ritchie, Nicholas Pinnock, Leah Harvey, Benny O. Arthur, Thiago Braga de Oliveira, Malaya Stern Takeda, and Anaya Rose. SYNOPSIS: In a climate change-ravaged world, a utopian society optimizes life, including parenthood assessments. A successful […]

Movie Review – Companion (2025)

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Companion, 2025. Written and Directed by Drew Hancock. Starring Sophie Thatcher, Jack Quaid, Lukas Gage, Megan Suri, Harvey Guillén, Rupert Friend, Jaboukie Young-White, Marc Menchaca, and Woody Fu. SYNOPSIS: After being invited to a weekend trip at her new beau’s lakeside estate, Iris uncovers a terrible secret. Although Companion is Drew Hancock’s co-writing/directorial debut, it has a […]

Movie Review – O’Dessa (2025)

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O’Dessa, 2025. Written and Directed by Geremy Jasper. Starring Sadie Sink, Kelvin Harrison Jr., Murray Bartlett, Regina Hall, Pokey LaFarge, Mark Boone Junior, Bree Elrod, Dora Dimić Rakar, Ivona Tomiek, Marinko Prga, Judy Malka, and Rithvik Andugula. SYNOPSIS: A farm girl is on an epic quest to recover a cherished family heirloom. Her journey leads […]

Movie Review – Borderline (2025)

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Borderline, 2025. Written and Directed by Jimmy Warden. Starring Samara Weaving, Ray Nicholson, Jimmie Fails, Eric Dane, Alba Baptista, Catherine Lough Haggquist, Patrick Cox, Terence Kelly, Matthew Del Bel Belluz, and Yasmeen Kelders. SYNOPSIS: A bodyguard protects a pop superstar and her athlete boyfriend from a determined stalker in 1990s Los Angeles. Writer/director Jimmy Warden’s […]

Movie Review – Black Bag (2025)

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Black Bag, 2025. Directed by Steven Soderbergh. Starring Michael Fassbender, Cate Blanchett, Regé-Jean Page, Marisa Abela, Naomie Harris, Tom Burke, Pierce Brosnan, Orli Shuka, Kae Alexander, Bruce Mackinnon, and Daniel Dow. SYNOPSIS: When intelligence agent Kathryn Woodhouse is suspected of betraying the nation, her husband – also a legendary agent – faces the ultimate test […]

Movie Review – Novocaine (2025)

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Novocaine, 2025. Directed by Dan Berk and Robert Olsen. Starring Jack Quaid, Amber Midthunder, Ray Nicholson, Jacob Batalon, Betty Gabriel, Matt Walsh, Evan Hengst, Conrad Kemp, Craig Jackson, Lou Beatty Jr., Garth Collins, and Tristan de Beer. SYNOPSIS: When the girl of his dreams is kidnapped, a man incapable of feeling physical pain turns his […]

Movie Review – The Rule of Jenny Pen (2025)

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The Rule of Jenny Pen, 2025. Directed by James Ashcroft. Starring Geoffrey Rush, John Lithgow, George Henare, Nathaniel Lees, Thomas Sainsbury, Maaka Pohatu, Irene Wood, Ian Mune, Bruce Phillips, Holly Shanahan, Paolo Rotondo, Yvette Parsons, Rashmi Pilapitiya, Ginette McDonald, Semu Filipo, Hannah Lynch, Anapela Polataivao, Hilary Norris, Richard Chapman, Nick Blake, Jane Waddell, Lutz Halbhubner, […]