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Chaos Walking – Film Review
In Prentisstown, Todd Hewitt (Tom Holland) has been brought up to believe that the Spackle released a germ that killed all the women and unleashed Noise on the remaining men. After discovering a patch of silence out in the swamp, his surrogate parents immediately tell him that he has to run, leaving him with only…
- 2026
Cinderella (1950) – Film Review
With a wicked stepmother (Eleanor Audley) and two jealous stepsisters (Rhoda Williams, Lucille Bliss) who keep her enslaved and in rags, Cinderella (Ilene Woods) stands no chance of attending the royal ball. When her fairy godmother (Verna Felton) appears and magically transforms her reality into a dream come true, Cinderella enchants the handsome Prince Charming…
- 2026
The Poughkeepsie Tapes – Film Review
Hundreds of videotapes of torture, murder, and dismemberment show a killer’s decade-long reign of terror. Although it may seem like a distant past nowadays, there was a time (particularly in the early 2000s), when found-footage horror movies essentially dominated the box office and they were almost inescapable. It seemed like every other week there would…
- 2026
Godzilla vs. Kong – Film Review
Kong and his protectors undertake a perilous journey to find his true home. Along for the ride is Jia, an orphaned girl who has a unique and powerful bond with the mighty beast. However, they soon find themselves in the path of an enraged Godzilla as he cuts a swath of destruction across the globe. The…
- 2026
Samurai Cop – Film Review
When Japanese organized crime imbeds itself within Los Angeles, the police turn to one man to take down the deadly Yakuza — Joe Marshall (Matt Hannon), aka “The Samurai.” With his fearless swagger and rock-hard jaw, The Samurai tears a two-fisted hole through the mob and doesn’t stop until the job is done. I think…
- 2026
The Father – Film Review
Anthony (Anthony Hopkins) is eighty, mischievous, living defiantly alone and rejecting the carers that his daughter, Anne (Olivia Colman), encouragingly introduces. Yet help is also becoming a necessity for Anne; she can’t make daily visits anymore and Anthony’s grip on reality is unraveling. As we experience the ebb and flow of his memory, how much…
- 2026