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Win one of three copies of Final Portrait on DVD
Academy Award-winner Geoffrey Rush and Golden Globe-nominee Armie Hammer star in the compelling story about artistic genius and the search for creative perfection in Final Portrait.In 1964, while on a short trip to Paris, the American writer and art-lover James ...
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Win one of three copies of Sleepless in Seattle on Blu-ray
Tom Hanks and Meg Ryan star in Nora Ephron's wonderfully romantic comedy about two people drawn together by destiny. Hanks stars as Sam Baldwin, a widowed father who, thanks to the wiles of his worried son, becomes a reluctant guest ...
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Never Goin’ Back proves that anyone can be insufferable and mildly charming
There’s a kind of antihero anthem that is common in a lot of movies, the sort of underdog scumbag type we’re meant to root for despite being a scumbag because they’re attractive and/or entertaining. Sometimes it works, but sometimes it ...
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Preacher :: Soul Happy Go Go
Well we finally got to see what Hitler's been up to since he escaped from Hell, thanks to Eugene. He's working at a sandwich shop under the name Hilter ... and planning his new takeover of the world. But the ...
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The Island is a slow burn take on Lord of the Flies for Chinese cinema
I’ve seen disaster or world-ending sorts of movies go in two different directions: The fight or the ground. Either it’s a bunch of people trying to stop the disaster, a meteor or aliens or magnetic core overload, or it’s the ...
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The Meg is the perfect summer movie
Back in July of 1999, Warner Brothers released what could have been an utterly ridiculous, Jaws inspired shark movie Deep Blue Sea that might have made a few bucks during the summer season and disappeared quickly. But ... that movie ...
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Dwayne Johnson and friends cause a Rampage on Blu-ray
Hotchka's Justin Moore reviewed Rampage upon its theatrical release, and now the movie is available on home video including a sharp 4K edition. Justin could relate to the movie from the standpoint of a player of the video game, so ...
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The Spy Who Dumped Me happens to be a surprising spy comedy
Over the years, I have grown to appreciate Kate McKinnon’s style of humor. From seeing her on SNL to the Ghostbusters reboot, her quirkiness and dry sense of humor has always pleased me throughout the years. Her SNL skit alongside ...
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Along with the Gods: The Last 49 Days completes a complex but entertaining Korean fantasy epic
I’m sure we’re all familiar with Korean mythology and Korean fantasy stories, or at least all of you are. Personally I’ve watched a few Korean movies over the years, although most are of the modern thriller variety. There are cultural ...
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Preacher :: Soul food
At about the midway point of the third season, Preacher feels like it's a bit all over the place but getting all of its ducks in a row for what is to come in the second half. If I have ...
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Mission: Impossible – Fallout is Ethan Hunt’s most impossible mission yet
Twenty-two years ago, Tom Cruise starred in his first Mission: Impossible film directed by Brian De Palma. He went on to star in five more films, including the newest entry, Mission: Impossible - Fallout. Cruise has faithfully been IMF’s top ...
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Believe the hype, Eighth Grade is one of the best coming of age movies ever
So raise a hand, who here remembers eighth grade? That weird, transitionary period between middle school and high school, puberty attacking you daily and trying desperately to be mature? Whether it was in the days before Snapchat, before YouTube, before ...
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