Tag: review
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HAVOC is a fun, poor man’s JOHN WICK
While there are interesting ways to kill people, seemingly non-stop action and some pretty solid performances, this would’ve been largely forgotten if it were released into theaters.
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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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Fahy maximizes DROP
The way director Christopher Landon captures the drama of each text while simultaneously keeping the characters perspective and the audience engaged is what sets DROP apart.
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THE BALLAD OF WALLIS ISLAND connects, charms
Have you ever fantasized about what it would be like to be at an intimate, private show of your favorite musical artist? THE BALLAD OF WALLIS ISLAND allows the audience to witness that very fantasy vicariously through the eyes — and money — of Charles (played by Tim Key). After winning the lottery, he books…
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A MINECRAFT MOVIE is actually a fun adventure
When 1989’s Gamer of the Year, Garrett “The Garbage Man” Garrison (played by Jason Momoa), faces eviction for his fledgling video game arcade, he desperately bids on a storage unit believing there’s a rare Atari Cosmos in it. After winning the bidding with $900 he doesn’t have, he finds out it’s just an empty Atari…
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DEATH OF A UNICORN is… weird
When lawyer Elliot Kintner (played by Paul Rudd) is invited to his ailing boss’s house in the Canadian Rockies, he brings his disgruntled teenage daughter, Ridley (Jenna Ortega), along for the trip. The two get into an argument on the drive and, while distracted, hit what appears to be a horse. When they get out…
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HOLLAND is the thriller you didn’t know you needed
A small-town woman named Nancy Vandergroot (played by Nicole Kidman) seems to be living the perfect life. She’s got a husband in Fred (Matthew Macfadyen), a son in Harry (Jude Hill), a great job as a high school Life Ed teacher and lives in a nice house in a nice area of the nice, quiet…
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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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Wrestling fans will love QUEEN OF THE RING
Before she became a pioneer in professional wrestling, Mildred Burke (played by Emily Bett Rickards), is a small town single mom who falls in love with the sport after going to a match. Bucking the gender trends of the 1930’s and 1940’s, Burke refuses to give up on her dream of performing in the ring…
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RIFF RAFF a slow burn with big payoff
When Rocco (played by Lewis Pullman) kills his old friend Jonathan (Michael Covino) in defense of his pregnant girlfriend Marina (Emanuela Postachhini), the couple immediately goes on the run. Seeking safe harbor, Rocco takes Marina to his estranged dad’s cabin in the woods at 4:00am where Vincent (Ed Harris), his wife Sandy (Gabrielle Union) and…
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