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Movie Review – Good Luck to You, Leo Grande (2022)

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Good Luck to You, Leo Grande, 2022. Directed by Sophie Hyde. Starring Emma Thompson, Daryl McCormack, and Isabella Laughland. SYNOPSIS: Follows Nancy Stokes, a 55-year-old widow yearning for some adventure, human connection, and some sex, good sex. Nancy Stokes (a self-conscious, insecure, courageous, pitch-perfect performance from Emma Thompson that ranks among her career best) has […]

Movie Review – DC League of Super-Pets (2022)

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DC League of Super-Pets, 2022. Directed by Jared Stern. Starring Dwayne Johnson, Kevin Hart, John Krasinski, Keanu Reeves, Kate McKinnon, Vanessa Bayer, Natasha Lyonne, Diego Luna, Jameela Jamil, Marc Maron, Dascha Polanco, Olivia Wilde, Jemaine Clement, Daveed Diggs, John Early, Ben Schwartz, Thomas Middleditch, David Pressman, and Richard Arnold. SYNOPSIS: Krypto the Super-Dog and Superman […]

Movie Review – Not Okay (2022)

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Not Okay, 2022. Written and Directed by Quinn Shepard. Starring Zoey Deutch, Dylan O’Brien, Mia Isaac, Nadia Alexander, Tia Dionne Hodge, Negin Farsad, Embeth Davidtz, Karan Soni, Sarah Yarkin, Brennan Brown, Kirk White, Dash Perry, and Quinn Shephard. SYNOPSIS: An ambitious young woman (Zoey Deutch) finds followers and fame when she poses as the survivor […]

Movie Review – We Met in Virtual Reality (2022)

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We Met in Virtual Reality. 2022 Written and Directed by Joe Hunting SYNOPSIS: Filmed entirely inside the world of VR, this documentary captures the excitement and surprising intimacy of a burgeoning cultural movement, demonstrating the power of online connection in an isolated world. Meaningful human connection is not limited to in person. Frankly, it hasn’t […]

Movie Review – The Deer King (2022)

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The Deer King, 2022. Directed by Masashi Ando and Masayuki Miyaji. Featuring the voice talents of Shinichi Tsutsumi, Ryoma Takeuchi, Anne Watanabe, Hisui Kimura, Atsushi Abe, Yoshito Yasuhara, Toru Sakurai, Shinshu Fuji, Tomomichi Nishimura, and Tesshou Genda. SYNOPSIS: The last survivor of a band of warriors is enslaved in a salt mine. One night, savage […]

Movie Review – Hit the Road (2022)

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Hit the Road. 2022 Written and Directed by Panah Panahi. Starring Hassan Madjooni, Pantea Panahiha, Rayan Sarlak, and Amin Simiar. SYNOPSIS: A chaotic family is on a road trip across a rugged landscape. In the back seat, Dad has a broken leg, Mom tries to laugh when she’s not holding back tears, and the youngest […]

Movie Review – A Love Song (2022)

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A Love Song, 2022. Written and Directed by Max Walker-Silverman. Starring Dale Dickey, Wes Studi, Michelle Wilson, Benja K. Thomas, John Way, and Marty Grace Dennis. SYNOPSIS: At a campground in the rural West, a woman waits alone for an old flame from her past to arrive, uncertain of his intentions while bashful about her […]

Movie Review – Thirteen Lives (2022)

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Thirteen Lives, 2022. Directed by Ron Howard. Starring Viggo Mortensen, Colin Farrell, Joel Edgerton, Sukollawat Kanarot, Theerapat Sajakul, Sahajak Boonthanakit, Vithaya Pansringarm, Teeradon Supapunpinyo, Nophand Boonyai, Tom Bateman, Paul Gleeson, Lewis Fitz-Gerald, Josh Helman, Zahra Newman, Kevin Spink, and Pasakorn Hoyhon. SYNOPSIS: A rescue mission is assembled in Thailand where a group of young boys […]

Movie Review – Resurrection (2022)

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Resurrection, 2022. Written and Directed by Andrew Semans. Starring Rebecca Hall, Tim Roth, Grace Kaufman, Michael Esper, Angela Wong Carbone, Winsome Brown, and Josh Drennen. SYNOPSIS: Margaret’s life is in order. She is capable, disciplined, and successful. Everything is under control. That is, until David returns, carrying with him the horrors of Margaret’s past. When […]