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- Created: 06 December 2019
- Published: 06 December 2019
- Written by Frank Wilkins
Filmmaker Sam Mendes gets down and personal with his new film, 1917 about two young British soldiers sent on an impossible mission to save hundreds of their fellow soldiers. Though largely fictionalized, his tale comes from an actual account told by his paternal grandfather who served in the ...
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- Created: 06 April 2021
- Published: 06 April 2021
- Written by Loron Hays
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 ...
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- Created: 20 March 2020
- Published: 20 March 2020
- Written by Frank Wilkins
The latest iteration of Bob Clark’s ultra-gory yule tide slasher, Black Christmas, promises a modern take on the cult horror classic that stoked the fears of every sorority girl back in 1974 ...
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- Created: 27 March 2021
- Published: 27 March 2021
- Written by Loron Hays
It is the year 2047 and, somewhere near Neptune, a missing research vessel has reappeared. It is up to the rescue ship, Lewis & Clark, to investigate its sudden reappearance and, with vital signs detected and a chill in the air, it is confirmed that what is on board is definitely not human ...
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- Created: 24 March 2020
- Published: 24 March 2020
- Written by Michelle Duy
There’s a shocking, telling moment late in the movie Harriet (2019). Referring to a group of escaped slaves, the villain Gideon (Joe Elwyn) calls them “three bucks and a female with foal.” Of course, he does much worse throughout the movie. But that ...
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- Created: 17 March 2021
- Published: 17 March 2021
- Written by Loron Hays
Maybe you've heard of The Karate Kid. Sure, sure, but nothing KICKS ASS like the gleam and determination of RAD . . . and, yes, that's entertainment that is in ALL CAPS! ...
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- Created: 24 February 2020
- Published: 24 February 2020
- Written by Christopher Symonds
I’ll start this review with a question. 4K has been out for a few years now, and although this reviewer has only recently dipped into this new resolution, I wonder why companies like Arrow are still going to the effort of releasing restored definitive and feature-laden movies from days gone by, at scanned ...
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- Created: 03 March 2021
- Published: 03 March 2021
- Written by Loron Hays
“I can do this. I am a dude! I am a hunky dude! I’m a badass hunky dude!” It seems impossible. It’s borderline unreal, but - according to the cursed calendar hanging on the wall - it has been 15 years since Amanda Bynes pretended to be a boy so that she could play soccer in the hilarious and endearingly sweet ...
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- Created: 22 November 2019
- Published: 22 November 2019
- Written by Frank Wilkins
There’s a key scene about halfway through A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood in which cynical journalist Lloyd Vogel (Matthew Rhys), utters under his breath, "he's about the nicest person I've ever met.” Of course, Lloyd is talking about Fred Rogers, the host of ...
Read more: A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood - Blu-ray Review
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- Created: 23 February 2021
- Published: 23 February 2021
- Written by Loron Hays
GIANT STARFISH FROM SPACE! Holy crap, humans! Run for your lives! These baggy-suited martians with eyes where their stomachs ought to be might just tickle you to death ...
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- Created: 08 November 2019
- Published: 08 November 2019
- Written by Frank Wilkins
Hollywood needs more war films. Despite the pig-headed durability of the world’s war machine providing an unending supply of source material, the genre has largely become abandoned with only the occasional passion project popping up from time to time around Veteran’s Day. For decades, the underserved ...
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- Created: 20 February 2021
- Published: 20 February 2021
- Written by Loron Hays
Move over, Jason! There’s a new Boogeyman on the block and his name is . . . Virgil! Now, doesn’t that put the fear of God in you?! The filmmakers of this so-bad-its-not-really-good-at-all horror film were kind of banking on that draw. Oops. Virgil the ancient Roman poet of the Augustan period? Well, ...
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- Created: 01 November 2019
- Published: 01 November 2019
- Written by Frank Wilkins
Interior: DARK, GIN-SOAKED MOVIE THEATER CAMERA - SLOW PAN LEFT TO RIGHT. It was a dark and stormy night. Flickering frames of light pierced the smoky darkness, casting shadows on the tattered silver screen. The projector’s jittery rays revealed the forlorn faces of a checked-out audience while the stormy night’s deafening ...
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- Created: 18 February 2021
- Published: 18 February 2021
- Written by Loron Hays
Radioactive cultists and transient meth-heads unite! Slithis has returned from the contaminated depths of the canals to kill again. Grab the 6-pack from the fridge, Horror Hounds and Gore-Gore Girls, we're going to need a steady stream of 12 fluid ounces to get through this mad tale of yet ...
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- Created: 04 November 2019
- Published: 04 November 2019
- Written by Christopher Symonds
There are few directors out there that have the distinction of making sequels to hit films that not only reach the quality of the original, but surpass it. James Cameron is one of them. He is an auteur that never rested on his laurels, always coming at things with a fresh take for a follow up and never settling for ...
