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Movie Reviews

Mass is a powerful movie with a low budget theater vibe

October 18, 2021Jeremy Fogelman Leave a Comment

‘Mass’ showcases four actors in a story that’s all about pain and trauma… continue reading

★★★, Movie Reviews, Movies Ann Dowd, Bleecker Street, Breeda Wool, Drama, Jason Isaacs, Kagen Albright, Martha Plimpton, Mass, Michelle N. Carter, Reed Birney

Halloween Kills is more trick than treat

October 15, 2021Chuck Duncan Leave a Comment

The film suffers from ‘Second Chapter Syndrome’… continue reading

★★, Movie Reviews, Movies Andi Matichak, Anthony Michael Hall, Dylan Arnold, Halloween Kills, Horror, Jamie Lee Curtis, Judy Greer, Kyle Richards, Suspense, Thomas Mann, Thriller, Universal Pictures, Will Patton

South of Heaven Review :: South of Heaven isn’t sure what it wants to be

October 13, 2021Jeremy Fogelman Leave a Comment

‘South of Heaven’ confusingly throws itself between revenge and romance genres… continue reading

★, Movie Reviews, Movies Action, Crime, Drama, Evangeline Lilly, Jason Sudeikis, Mike Colter, RLJE Films, Shea Whigham, South of Heaven

Daniel Craig says goodbye in No Time To Die

October 8, 2021Chuck Duncan Leave a Comment

The 25th Bond film caps off a great run for 007… continue reading

★★★, Movie Reviews, Movies 007, Action, Adventure, Ana de Armas, Ben Whishaw, Billy Magnussen, Christoph Waltz, Dali Benssalah, Daniel Craig, David Dencik, Jeffrey Wright, Lashana Lynch, Léa Seydoux, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, Naomie Harris, No Time To Die, Ralph Fiennes, Rami Malek, Rory Kinnear, Thriller, United Artists

Dear Evan Hansen Movie Review :: Dear Evan Hansen delivers a powerful message

September 25, 2021Chuck Duncan Leave a Comment

It may not be the Broadway smash, but it’s no ‘Cats’ either… continue reading

★★, Movie Reviews, Movies Amandla Stenberg, Amy Adams, Ben Platt, Colton Ryan, Danny Pino, Dear Evan Hansen, DeMarius Copes, Drama, Julianne Moore, Kaitlyn Dever, Musical, Nik Dodani, Universal Pictures

Sing hallelujah for The Eyes of Tammy Faye

September 21, 2021Colin Holmes Leave a Comment

Jessica Chastain turns in an Oscar-worthy performance in the new biopic… continue reading

★★★, Movie Reviews, Movies Andrew Garfield, Biography, Cherry Jones, Drama, Frederic Lehne, Gabriel Olds, History, Jessica Chastain, Louis Cancelmi, Mark Wystrach, Sam Jaeger, Searchlight Pictures, The Eyes of Tammy Faye, Vincent D'Onofrio

Queenpins Review :: Couponing goes beyond the extreme in Queenpins

September 10, 2021Chuck Duncan Leave a Comment

An unbelievable but true story of couponing gone wrong… continue reading

★★, Movie Reviews, Movies Bebe Rexha, Comedy, Crime, Joel McHale, Kirby Howell-Baptiste, Kristen Bell, Paul Walter Hauser, Queenpins, STXfilms, Vince Vaughn

Candyman Review :: Candyman offers sweet scares and social commentary

August 27, 2021Chuck Duncan Leave a Comment

The new horror film tackles racial injustice head-on… continue reading

Movie Reviews, Movies Candyman, Colman Domingo, Horror, Kyle Kaminsky, Nathan Stewart-Jarrett, Teyonah Parris, Thriller, Universal Pictures, Vanessa Williams, Yahya Abdul-Mateen II

The Night House Review :: The Night House is the a sleeper hit of the summer

August 25, 2021Justin Moore Leave a Comment

The mystery of Beth’s house and her husband’s secret life builds on top of each other throughout the film… continue reading

★★★, Movie Reviews, Movies Evan Jonigkeit, Horror, Rebecca Hall, Sarah Goldberg, Searchlight Pictures, Stacy Martin, The Night House, Thriller, Vondie Curtis Hall

Raging Fire is a more subtle attempt at a layered Hong Kong tale

August 19, 2021Jeremy Fogelman Leave a Comment

Raging Fire is the last Hong Kong thriller from the late director Benny Chan… continue reading

★★, Movie Reviews, Movies Action, Ben Lam, Crime, Donnie Yen, Foreign, Henry Prince Mak, Ken Lo, Nicholas Tse, Patrick Tam, Qin Lan, Raging Fire, Simon Yam, Tak-Bun Wong, Well Go USA

The Suicide Squad is insane

August 9, 2021Chuck Duncan Leave a Comment

James Gunn’s reboot/sequel gets it mostly right… continue reading

★★★, Movie Reviews, Movies Action, Adventure, Alice Braga, Daniela Melchior, Flula Borg, HBO Max, Idris Elba, Jai Courtney, Jennifer Holland, Joel Kinnaman, John Cena, Margot Robbie, Michael Rooker, Nathan Fillion, Peter Capaldi, Sean Gunn, Steve Agee, Sylvester Stallone, The Suicide Squad, Tinashe Kajese, Viola Davis, Warner Bros. Pictures

Book passage on the Jungle Cruise

July 30, 2021Chuck Duncan Leave a Comment

Disney may have a new ‘Pirates of the Caribbean’ on their hands… continue reading

★★★, Movie Reviews, Movies Action, Adventure, Comedy, Dwayne Johnson, Edgar Ramirez, Emily Blunt, Jack Whitehall, Jesse Plemons, Jungle Cruise, Paul Giamatti, Veronica Falcón, Walt Disney Pictures

Marvel’s Black Widow lacks bite

July 8, 2021Chuck Duncan 2 Comments

The film is fine but it’s a victim of timing… continue reading

★★, Movie Reviews, Movies Action, Adventure, David Harbour, Disney Plus, Florence Pugh, lack Widow, Marvel Studios, O-T Fagbenle, Rachel Weisz, Ray Winstone, Scarlett Johansson, Sci-Fi, Walt Disney Pictures, William Hurt

The Sparks Brothers has a simple message – Everyone ought to love the band Sparks

June 18, 2021Jeremy Fogelman Leave a Comment

‘The Sparks Brothers’ is a comprehensive documentary about the cult band and their obsessive fans… continue reading

★★, Movie Reviews, Movies Beck, Documentary, Edgar Wright, Flea, Focus Features, Jack Antonoff, Jane Wiedlin, Jason Schwartzman, Music, Neil Gaiman, Ron Mael, Russell Mael, The Sparks Brothers

Sublet tells a story of connection across generations to change things for better

June 11, 2021Jeremy Fogelman Leave a Comment

‘Sublet’ brings together two men from different generations in a slice-of-life story of the world… continue reading

★★, Movie Reviews, Movies Comedy, Drama, Greenwich Entertainment, John Benjamin Hickey, LGBT, LGBT+, Niv Nissim, Romance, Sublet

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HOTCHKA MOVIE REVIEWS

✦ IN CINEMAS ✦

    NOVOCAINE    ★★★
    MICKEY 17   ★★★
    WOLF MAN   ★✩✩
    NOSFERATU   ★★✩
    WICKED   ★★★
    JOKER: FOLIE À DEUX   ★★★
    BEETLEJUICE BEETLEJUICE   ★★✩
    ALIEN: ROMULUS   ★★★
    DEADPOOL & WOLVERINE   ★★★
    BAD BOYS: RIDE OR DIE   ★★★
    FURIOSA: A MAD MAX SAGA   ★★✩
    THE FALL GUY   ★★★
    ABIGAIL   ★★★
    DUNE: PART TWO   ★★✩
    THE BEEKEEPER   ★★✩
    ALL REVIEWS
★✩✩ Avoid    ★★✩ Matinée    ★★★ Must See

✦ HOME VIEWING ✦

    KIKI'S FOURTH INGREDIENT  ★★✩
    NOT MY FAMILY: MONIQUE SMITH STORY ★★★
    THERE'S NO WAY OUT  ★★✩
    GIVE ME BACK MY DAUGHTER ★★★
    JOSH'S THIRD SERVING  ★★★
    SHARI'S SECOND ACT  ★★✩
    WIFE STALKER  ★★★
    JENNA'S FIRST LOVE  ★★✩
    TRAPPED IN HER DORM ROOM  ★★✩
    PLAYING WITH FIRE  ★✩✩
    ROYAL-ISH  ★★✩
    TAKEN AT A BASKETBALL GAME  ★★★
    WHAT WOULD YOU KILL FOR?  ★✩✩
    THE LAST WOMAN WHO LIVED HERE  ★★✩
    I WAS OCTOMOM  ★★✩
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