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Drama

The Dark Divide takes a comic actor and throws him into the wilds

November 9, 2020Jeremy Fogelman Leave a Comment

‘The Dark Divide’ is a different take on the survival trek into the wilderness… continue reading

★★, Home Viewing Adventure, Cameron Esposito, Comedy, David Cross, David Koechner, Debra Messing, Drama, Gary Farmer, Rei Co-op Studios, The Dark Divide

The Cuban tells a lovely story of trying to bridge the divide between generations

October 30, 2020Jeremy Fogelman Leave a Comment

Chemistry between the leads makes the story feel all the more real… continue reading

★★, Home Viewing Ana Golja, Brainstorm Media, Drama, Giacomo Gianniotti, Lauren Holly, Louis Gossett Jr., Shohreh Aghdashloo, The Cuban

A Call to Spy tells a tense tale of some real life female spies in WWII

October 30, 2020Jeremy Fogelman Leave a Comment

‘A Call to Spy’ is a bit oddly paced at times, but the sacrifices it shows feel real… continue reading

★★, Home Viewing A Call To Spy, Biography, Drama, IFC Films, Radhika Apte, Sarah Megan Thomas, Stana Katic, Thriller

Million Dollar Mermaid Review :: Million Dollar Mermaid swims on to Blu-ray

October 28, 2020Chuck Duncan Leave a Comment

The movie looks great but the story’s all wet… continue reading

★★, Home Viewing Biography, David Brian, Donna Corcoran, Drama, Esther Williams, Jesse White, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, Million Dollar Mermaid, Musical, Victor Mature, Walter Pidgeon, Warner Archive

Rebecca returns to haunt Nextflix

October 21, 2020Chuck Duncan Leave a Comment

The classic Gothic romance gets yet another retelling… continue reading

★★, Home Viewing Ann Dowd, Armie Hammer, Bill Paterson, Drama, John Hollingworth, Keeley Hawes, Kristin Scott Thomas, Lily James, Mark Lewis Jones, Mystery, Netflix, Rebecca, Romance, Sam Riley, Tom Goodman-Hill

2 Hearts really wants to see the silver lining even in tragedy

October 16, 2020Jeremy Fogelman Leave a Comment

‘2 Hearts’ is a borderline cheesy ‘it happens for a reason’ parallel tale… continue reading

★, Home Viewing 2 Hearts, Adan Canto, Drama, Freestyle Releasing, Jacob Elordi, Kari Matchett, Radha Mitchell, Romance, Tahmoh Penikett, Tiera Skovbye

The Boys in the Band is a flashy relic

October 2, 2020Chuck Duncan Leave a Comment

The Netflix adaptation of the Broadway revival is slickly made but troubling… continue reading

★★★, Home Viewing Andrew Rannells, Brian Hutchison, Charlie Carver, Drama, Jim Parsons, LGBT, LGBT+, Matt Bomer, Michael Benjamin Washington, Netflix, Robin de Jesús, The Boys in the Band, Tuc Watkins, Zachary Quinto

Kajillionaire is an odd movie about grifters, loneliness & family

September 26, 2020Jeremy Fogelman Leave a Comment

‘Kajillionaire’ shows us a quirky struggle of trying to break free from familial constraints… continue reading

★★, Home Viewing Comedy, Crime, Debra Winger, Drama, Evan Rachel Wood, Focus Features, Gina Rodriguez, Kajillionaire, Richard Jenkins

One Hour Outcall is an indie film that’s non-linear, provocative, and messy

September 18, 2020Jeremy Fogelman Leave a Comment

‘One Hour Outcall’ is an interesting type of movie, one where you don’t realize what’s happening for a while… continue reading

★, Home Viewing Drama, Gravitas Ventures, Kristin Carey, Natalia Ochoa, Octavio Rodriguez, One Hour Outcall, Shannon Leigh Godwin, Will Holbrook, William Norrett

The Secrets We Keep is an old fashioned thriller about questioning vengeance

September 18, 2020Jeremy Fogelman Leave a Comment

‘The Secrets We Keep’ is a similar tale to those seen before, but it feels like a good example of them… continue reading

★★, Home Viewing Amy Seimetz, Bleecker Street, Chris Messina, Drama, Joel Kinnaman, Noomi Rapace, The Secrets We Keep, Thriller

I Am Woman Review :: I Am Woman brings Helen Reddy out of the shadows

September 11, 2020Chuck Duncan Leave a Comment

The new biopic is actually two stories in one… continue reading

★★, Home Viewing Biography, Danielle Macdonald, Drama, Dusty Sorg, Evan Peters, I Am Woman, Matty Cardarople, Music, Quiver Distribution, Tilda Cobham-Hervey

Fatima offers a religiously biased perspective on a historical event of faith

September 3, 2020Jeremy Fogelman Leave a Comment

‘Fatima’ tells a version of a revelation of the 20th century that doesn’t pretend to hide its perspective… continue reading

★, Home Viewing Alejandra Howard, Drama, Fatima, Goran Višnjic, Harvey Keitel, Joana Ribeiro, Joaquim de Almeida, Jorge Lamelas, Lucia Moniz, Lúcia Moniz Sônia Braga, Marco d'Almeida, Picturehouse, Sonia Braga, Stephanie Gil

Classic Western Blood on the Moon comes to Blu-ray

August 15, 2020Justin Moore Leave a Comment

The cinematography is impressive within the film and the transfer can capture the beauty of the locations… continue reading

★★, Home Viewing Action, Barbara Bel Geddes, Blood on the Moon, Drama, RKO Radio Pictures, Robert Mitchum, Robert Preston, Romance, Warner Archive

Director David Ayer reaches a new low with The Tax Collector

August 12, 2020Justin Moore Leave a Comment

The overall tone and directing seemed like something that would hit Cinemax as a limited series… continue reading

★, Home Viewing Action, Bobby Soto, Cheyenne Rae Hernandez, Cinthya Carmona, Crime, Drama, George Lopez, Jose Conejo Martin, Lana Parrilla, RLJE Films, Shia LaBeouf, The Tax Collector

I Used To Go Here has Gillian Jacobs returning in an enjoyable awkward comedy

August 7, 2020Jeremy Fogelman Leave a Comment

‘I Used To Go Here’ ponders the feeling of coming back to the start when college felt like the start of everything… continue reading

★★★, Home Viewing Comedy, Drama, Forrest Goodluck, Gillian Jacobs, Gravitas Ventures, Hannah Marks, I Used To Go Here, Jemaine Clement, Jorma Taccone, Josh Wiggins, Kate Micucci

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    NOSFERATU   ★★✩
    WICKED   ★★★
    JOKER: FOLIE À DEUX   ★★★
    BEETLEJUICE BEETLEJUICE   ★★✩
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    DEADPOOL & WOLVERINE   ★★★
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