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“UNTIL DAWN”
“UNTIL DAWN” Five young, attractive twenty-somethings go on a road trip to try to solve the mystery what happened to another attractive twenty-something who disappeared. They finally make real progress when they stumble upon a shady gas station and speak to an attendant who gives them a lead. And some hope. So they jump back…
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“Sinners”
”Sinners” Review “SINNERS” March and April have been good months to be a film fan. While most eyes are primed on “Thunderbolts,” which comes out in a few weeks, the real king of Spring has finally revealed itself. “Sinners,” is Ryan Coogler’s latest to star frequent collaborator Michael B. Jordan. This is both Coogler’s and…
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“WARFARE” 2025
“WARFARE” 2025 There is a place card positioned right before any images appear on the screen that notes the film is based on the memories of participants of individuals portrayed in the film. There is no documentaries to base events off of, no articles or books, just memories and as we know can be very…
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“DROP”
“Drop” 2025 When the trailer, pardon the pun, “dropped,” it was hard to imagine the movie ultimately being anything but a hard R. It had all the elements, right? Bloodied faces, strangers being where strangers aren’t meant to be, the heroine dangling literally by threads from a skyscraper, paranoia and the promise of up-close violence.…
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“Death of A Unicorn”
“Death of A Unicorn” It takes a special kind of admirable madness to make a movie that subverts expectations (at least if you didn’t watch the Red Band Trailer) with a creature so wildly innocent and mystical as a unicorn. But if you’re going to go there, what is your way in? What is the…
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“Demon City” Netflix
“Demon City” Japan. Film. Netflix. 2025 3-16-25 Does the revenge movie still matter? There has been so many over the years, they come out as often as candy from a Pez Dispenser that it’s a legitimate question. Another one might be, how many innocent women and children have to die for movie goers to get…
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“Black Bag”
“Black Bag” 🔪🔪🔪🔪 By David Hodges Steven Soderbergh, acclaimed director of such movies as “Sex, Lies and Videotape,” “Out of Sight,” the “Oceans 11” movies, “Contagion” is back with the taut spy thriller “Black Bag.” Soderbergh has been making movies for over thirty years. He is known for a light, precise touch. He makes movies…
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“Novocaine” (2025)
“Novocaine” (2025) David Hodges 3-12-25 Jack Quaid, son of the prolific and ageless actor Dennis Quaid and Meg Ryan, has had a long road leading up his stellar year. With the arrival of both “Companion” and now “Novocaine” he has moved away from supporting roles like he found success in with the new “Scream”’reboot and…
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“Mickey 17”
Bong Joon-ho, director of the acclaimed “Parasite,” “Host,” “Mother” and “Snowpiercer” is back. Based on the novel “Mickey 7” by Edward Ashton. With cinematography by Darius Khondji (Seven and Uncut Gems) and a stellar cast of Robert Pattinson, Toni Collette, Mark Ruffalo and Naomi Ackie, “Mickey 17” is one of those confounding, head scratching, enjoyable…
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”The Monkey” review
The latest offering from Osgood Perkins does not disappoint. Following a family that comes into contact with a mysterious childlike toy, that bewilderingly odd, drum pounding monkey in the previews and marketing, we see traumas unfold and story buildup that serves the rest of the movie. The story focuses on Bill and Hal, two very…