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Mom and Dad (Movie Review)

Posted 9 years ago

NOTE: This review originally ran as part of our Toronto Film Festival 2017 coverage. PLOT: An inexplicable phenomena results in parents being uncontrollably compelled to murder their children. REVIEW: MOM AND DAD marks the solo directorial debut of Brian Taylor,...

Inside remake (Movie Review)

Posted 9 years ago

PLOT: On Christmas Eve, the home of a pregnant widow is invaded by a homicidal woman who wants to steal her unborn child. REVIEW: The 2007 French film INSIDE, the breakthrough feature for the directing duo of Julien Maury and...

Review: Insidious: The Last Key

Posted 9 years ago

PLOT: Summoned to her childhood home to help a new tenant ward the place of murderous spirits, Dr. Elise Rainier (Lin Shaye) must contend with her own deep psychic scars that haven’t fully healed over the last 57 years. REVIEW:...

Review: Phantom Thread

Posted 9 years ago

PLOT: In 1950s London, a demanding dressmaker finds his world irrevocably altered when he falls for a timid young waitress. REVIEW: PHANTOM THREAD might be the most unusual romantic comedy ever made. There have been more bizarre topics tackled within...

TV Review: The X-Files – Season 11 Episode 1 “My Struggle III”

Posted 9 years ago

Episode: "My Struggle III" Synopsis: Picking up after the last event series’ cliffhanger, Mulder and Scully learn that they aren’t the only ones desperately searching for their long-lost son, William. The very fate of the world may depend on it. REVIEW: Over...

Review: Pitch Perfect 3

Posted 9 years ago

PLOT: The Bellas join a USO tour overseas and engage in another a capella singing competition, while Fat Amy is reunited with her long lost father, who wants more than to just be reconnected with his daughter. REVIEW: It's not...

Review: The Greatest Showman

Posted 9 years ago

PLOT: A musical detailing the rise of sensationalist P.T. Barnum, who came from nothing and created the phenomenon known as "the circus." REVIEW: From the opening few minutes, I had a feeling I would like THE GREATEST SHOWMAN. Maybe like...

Review: Hangman

Posted 9 years ago

PLOT: A retired detective calls upon a former partner for help when a serial killer known as the Hangman starts killing one person a day. REVIEW: Everything about the blatant weariness of HANGMAN can be seen in the actors' faces,...

Review: Beyond Skyline

Posted 9 years ago

PLOT: During an alien invasion, a grizzled ex-cop teams up with a frazzled train conductor to find his kidnapped son, trapped aboard a UFO. REVIEW: I had written a list of the bizarre, inexplicable things that happen in BEYOND SKYLINE...

Review: Star Wars: The Last Jedi

Posted 9 years ago

PLOT: Now that she's found Luke, Rey must convince him come out of hiding and join the Resistance. Meanwhile, General Leia Organa and the dwindling members of the Resistance find themselves chased across the galaxy by Supreme Leader Snoke and...

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