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Details: Category: In Theaters; Created: 18 March 2019; Written by Loron Hays

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Make no bones about it, Triple Threat is named after the unforgettable TITANIC team-up of martial arts maestros Iko Uwais (The Raid movies), Tiger Chen (Man of Tai Chi) and Tony Jaa (the Ong Bak trilogy) as they join forces, after kicking each other’s ass, in one movie ...

Details: Category: In Theaters; Created: 15 March 2019; Written by Frank Wilkins

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Like the trojan horse at the heart of its central allusion, Captive State isn’t what it initially appears to be. Perhaps due to its dour subject matter, its refusal to kowtow to mass appeal, or maybe even because Focus Features didn’t truly know what to do with it, the film is ...

Details: Category: In Theaters; Created: 15 March 2019; Written by Loron Hays

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Now, Gore-gore Hounds and Blistering Boils, I don’t know about you but when I take a bath – especially when my friend has been splattered on the ground and run over raw by a car – that last thing I want, naked and soaked in the bubbles of a warm bath, are long, thin, boney ...

Details: Category: In Theaters; Created: 10 March 2019; Written by Christopher Symonds

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This film has been a revelation for this reviewer. I am always banging on about product coming out of Hollywood being just remakes and sequels these days. I pine and whine about the fact that they just don’t take risks anymore. This film has proved to me I am part of the problem ...

Details: Category: In Theaters; Created: 09 March 2019; Written by Frank Wilkins

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If you like Tyler Perry’s Madea movies, then more power to you. Go see his latest, A Madea Family Funeral. It is not the best in the series, but neither is it the worst. If you’ve never seen a Madea movie, prepare yourself for a disjointed comedic romp packed with cringe-worthy ...

Details: Category: In Theaters; Created: 07 March 2019; Written by Christopher Symonds

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So here we are, staring down the tail end of the MCU’s Phase 3, with only Avengers: End Game remaining. Marvel had already triumphantly pumped us for the inevitable finale, but in an interesting move, they have made the penultimate film in Phase 3 a somewhat new ...

Details: Category: In Theaters; Created: 02 March 2019; Written by Loron Hays

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Christ the Redeemer. The Brazilian Carnival. Sao Paulo. The Maracanã Stadium. The beaches in Rio de Janeiro. There are many things to do and see in Brazil. Director Guto Parente in his horror/comedy, The Cannibal Club, however, wants to guide visitors new to Brazil and its ...

Details: Category: In Theaters; Created: 01 March 2019; Written by Frank Wilkins

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There’s a delicious element of B-movie camp that snakes its way through the frames of director Neil Jordan’s new film called Greta. Jordan knows he has crafted a technically astute psychological thriller with tinges of Hitchcock and Fincher. But the moments where he ...