Tag: movie review
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IS THIS THING ON? a raw look at marriage, divorce
SPOILER-FREE PLOT SUMMARYAfter many years married to each other, Alex (played by Will Arnett) and Tess Novak (Laura Dern) have decided to split up. As to not disrupt their traditional get togethers, they’ve managed to keep it from their closest friends but the time has come to go their seperate ways. Tess, a former Olympic…
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JAY KELLY packs an emotional, reflective punch
SPOILER-FREE PLOT SUMMARYThrough the death of a mentor, highly decorated and universally-adored actor Jay Kelly (played by George Clooney) starts to wonder if his career in Hollywood was worth missing out on his kids’ lives. Meanwhile, his youngest daughter, Daisy (Grace Edwards), is heading to Europe with some friends before she starts college and her…
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THE RUNNING MAN a cheesy remake… but oh so fun!
SPOILER-FREE PLOT SUMMARYIn desperate need of medication for his ailing two-year old daughter, Ben Richards (played by Glen Powell) decides to be a contestant on The Running Man, a reality game show in which everyday Americans help The Hunters track contestants down within 30 days. Hand-picked by Dan Killian (Josh Brolin), the producer of the…
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Everyone who needs to see EDDINGTON won’t
The film shows us — if we’re listening — that we’re all human with real struggles, real sacrifices and real mistakes. It’s a shame that the people who need to see EDDINGTON, won’t.
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Coogler, cast deliver in SINNERS
Set in the 1920’s South, twin brothers Smoke and Stack (both played by Michael B. Jordan) escaped the slave trade and made a name for themselves during Al Capone’s reign in Chicago. They’ve taken what they’ve learned — and earned — and come back home to Clarksdale, Mississippi, in order to buy a building and…
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BOB TREVINO LIKES IT births a star in Ferreira
A live-in caregiver Lily Trevino (played by Barbie Ferreira) gets cheated on by her boyfriend and has a fallout with her selfish father Bob (French Stewart), leading her down a lonely spiral. She’s been conditioned to believe that everything bad that happens in other people’s lives are her fault thanks, in large part, to her…
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DEN OF THIEVES 2 unnecessarily complicated
Los Angeles Sheriff Nick O’Brien (played by Gerard Butler) sees a news report of a diamond heist at the Antwerp airport in Belgium and notices some similarities to unsolved cases in Southern California. After doing some digging, he realizes the burglary was, in fact, led by Donnie Wilson (O’Shea Jackson Jr.), the very man he’s…
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Amazon uses house money for JACKPOT!
The year is 2030 and the state of California offers a lottery where, if you win the jackpot, you have to survive to collect. Between the time of the announcement and sundown, anybody can come after you and, if they kill you, they collect your winnings. The only caveat is, guns aren’t allowed which forces…
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DUNE: PART TWO is a feast for the eyes
Even if you’re not a fan of the sci-fi genre, DUNE: PART TWO effortlessly transports you to another place and time and, quite frankly, isn’t that the goal?
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REVIEW: The Marsh King’s Daughter (2023)
Every once in a while a film comes along and a performance is so good that you can’t imagine anyone else in the role. Daisy Ridley fits that bill here.
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