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Movie Review – Fall (2022)

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Fall, 2022. Directed by Scott Mann. Starring Virginia Gardner, Grace Caroline Currey, Jeffrey Dean Morgan, and Mason Gooding. SYNOPSIS: Best friends Becky and Hunter find themselves at the top of a 2,000-foot radio tower. Director Scott Mann (also co-writing alongside Jonathan Frank) practically backs himself into a corner with Fall, leaving it difficult to care […]

Movie Review – Voyagers (2021)

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Voyagers, 2021. Written and Directed by Neil Burger. Starring Lily-Rose Depp, Tye Sheridan, Fionn Whitehead, Colin Farrell, Lou Llobell, Viveik Kalra, Archie Madekwe, Chanté Adams, Madison Hu, Quintessa Swindell, Veronica Falcón, Wern Lee, Reda Elazouar, and Isaac Hempstead-Wright SYNOPSIS: A crew of astronauts on a multi-generational mission descend into paranoia and madness, not knowing what […]

Movie Review – Here Before (2021)

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Here Before. 2021 Written and Directed by Stacey Gregg. Starring Andrea Riseborough, Martin McCann, Jonjo O’Neill, Eileen O’Higgins, Louise Mathews, Niamh Dornan, and Lewis McAskie. SYNOPSIS: When a new family moves in next door to Laura and her family, their young daughter, Megan, quickly captivates her, stirring up painful memories of her own daughter, Josie, […]

Movie Review – Bardo: False Chronicle of a Handful of Truths (2022)

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Bardo: False Chronicle of a Handful of Truths, 2022. Directed by Alejandro G. Iñárritu. Starring Daniel Giménez Cacho, Griselda Siciliani, Ximena Lamadrid, Íker Sánchez Solano, Grantham Coleman, Andrés Almeida, Omar Leyva, Edison Ruiz, Mar Carrera, Grace Shen, Daniel Damuzi, Misha Arias De La Cantolla, and Jorge Gidi. SYNOPSIS: An acclaimed journalist-turned-documentarian goes on an oneiric […]

Movie Review – Black Panther: Wakanda Forever (2022)

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Black Panther: Wakanda Forever, 2022. Directed by Ryan Coogler. Starring Letitia Wright, Lupita Nyong’o, Danai Gurira, Winston Duke, Dominique Thorne, Florence Kasumba, Michaela Coel, Tenoch Huerta, Martin Freeman, Angela Bassett, Mabel Cadena, Alex Livinalli, Danny Sapani, and Lake Bell. SYNOPSIS: The people of Wakanda fight to protect their home from intervening world powers as they […]

Movie Review – My Father’s Dragon (2022)

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My Father’s Dragon, 2022. Directed by Nora Twomey. Featuring the voice talents of Jacob Tremblay, Gaten Matarazzo, Golshifteh Farahani, Dianne Wiest, Rita Moreno, Chris O’Dowd, Judy Greer, Alan Cumming, Yara Shahidi, Jackie Earle Haley, Mary Kay Place, Leighton Meester, Spence Moore II, Adam Brody, Charlyne Yi, Maggie Lincoln, Whoopi Goldberg, and Ian McShane. SYNOPSIS: Elmer […]

Movie Review – Sam & Kate (2022)

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Sam & Kate, 2022. Written and Directed by Darren Le Gallo. Starring Jake Hoffman, Schuyler Fisk, Sissy Spacek, Dustin Hoffman, Henry Thomas, Elizabeth Faith Ludlow, Dylan McNamara, Elizabeth Becka, Larry Larson, DeMorris Stroud, and Tyler Labine. SYNOPSIS: Bill is an ailing larger-than-life father being taken care of by his son Sam, who has returned home […]

Movie Review – Dig (2022)

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Dig, 2022. Directed by K. Asher Levin. Starring Thomas Jane, Harlow Jane, Emile Hirsch, Liana Liberato, Ashleigh Domangue, and Makana David. SYNOPSIS: A widowed father and his daughter, whose house is up for demolition, are taken hostage by a dangerous couple who won’t stop until they retrieve what lies beneath the property. Not only does […]

Movie Review – My Policeman (2022)

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My Policeman, 2022. Directed by Michael Grandage. Starring Harry Styles, Emma Corrin, David Dawson, Gina McKee, Linus Roache, Rupert Everett, Dora Davis, Kadiff Kirwan, Andrew Tiernan, and Jack Bandeira. SYNOPSIS: The arrival of Patrick into Marion and Tom’s home triggers the exploration of seismic events from 40 years previously. While strolling around the beachside of […]

Exclusive Interview – Causeway director Lila Neugebauer

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Robert Kojder chats with Causeway director Lila Neugebauer about authenticity, vulnerability, Brian Tyree Henry, New Orleans, soundscape, deaf character implications, and more… With a background in theatre, Lila Neugebauer crafted her first feature-length film, Causeway, which was picked up by Apple TV+ and played at North American festivals. Immersively authentic, the film follows Afghanistan veteran […]