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Details: Created: 29 January 2021; Written by Frank Wilkins

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The new comedy starring Anne Hathaway and Rebel Wilson called The Hustle is an almost identical remake of the 1988 classic comedy Dirty Rotten Scoundrels which starred Michael Caine and Steve Martin - itself a remake of Marlon Brando’s Bedtime Story. I say “almost” because ...

Details: Created: 29 January 2021; Written by Loron Hays

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Ready to get drawn into a dark family drama that handles the supernatural element with grace and style? Then writer/director Mauro Iván Ojeda’s chilling journey into The Funeral Home is definitely for you. Thanks to an opening which sets the stage for some seriously dreadful things ...

Details: Created: 24 January 2021; Written by Loron Hays

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Murder hornets! Murder hornets! They will hollow out your eye sockets and make your skull their home! The pulsating synth lines. The introduction from Malvolia, the Queen of Screams! And the ...

Details: Created: 18 January 2021; Written by Loron Hays

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The mounted animal heads on the wall should have been their first warning. The cobbled jars of moonshine, the second. Something is not right here in these four walls ...

Details: Created: 14 January 2021; Written by Loron Hays

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Don’t walk into this science fiction flick unprepared. That’s my first warning because you might see Doug Jones’ name on the trailers and be all ready for some creepy space aliens that only he can bring to life, but - no - it’s SPACE WIZARDS instead! Space Wizards? Yes, ...

Details: Created: 15 January 2021; Written by Frank Wilkins

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An extraordinary event took place on the evening of February 25, 1964. One that began with a boxing match in which a 22-year-old Cassius Clay defeated Sonny Liston for the heavyweight title of the world. But that’s not the most remarkable thing to happen that night. That distinction belongs ...

Details: Created: 10 January 2021; Written by Loron Hays

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Guilt. It can do a number on the soul - especially when it is trying to heal from a trauma which proves to be unyielding. This is the tricky territory of Bright Hill Road, the new thriller from director Robert Cuffley, a film which manages to prove to be both intense and unsettling thanks to a tightly focused ...

Details: Created: 08 January 2021; Written by Frank Wilkins

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So, let’s get this out of the way, right off the top: No, Borat Subsequent Moviefilm is not as funny as the first one. However, it is damn funny and might very well be a more important film ...

Details: Created: 06 January 2021; Written by Loron Hays

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It is a life based on day-in, day-out routine, etched out in earnest atmosphere as Adam (Alex Knapp, who also wrote and directed this movie) embraces the isolation and sameness of his existence in this future-set thriller. Adam is seemingly alone on the third rock from the sun, but determining the cause ...