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Movie Review :: Sinners is a ferociously original horror movie

April 16, 2025Chuck Duncan Leave a Comment

‘Sinners’ is Ryan Coogler’s modern masterpiece of old-school horror… continue reading

★★★, Movie Reviews, Movies Action, Amber Midthunder, Delroy Lindo, Drama, Hailee Steinfeld, Horror, Jack O'Connell, Jack Quaid, Jayme Lawson, Michael B. Jordan, Miles Caton, Omar Miller, Sinners, Thriller, Warner Bros. Pictures, Wunmi Mosaku

Movie Review :: Novocaine is no mind-numbing action flick

March 13, 2025Chuck Duncan Leave a Comment

Jack Quaid kicks ass, correction, gets his ass kicked in ‘Novocaine’… continue reading

★★★, Movie Reviews, Movies Action, Amber Midthunder, Betty Gabriel, Comedy, Conrad Kemp, Drama, Jack Quaid, Jacob Batalon, Lou Beatty Jr., Matt Walsh, Novocaine, Paramount Pictures, Ray Nicholson, Thriller, Van Hengst

Movie Review :: Hallmark Channel’s The Christmas Charade

October 27, 2024Chuck Duncan 2 Comments

allmark really goes out of the box with this fantastic ‘Countdown to Christmas’ movie… continue reading

★★★, Home Viewing Action, Christmas, Comedy, Corey Sevier, Countdown to Christmas, Cynthia Dale, Hallmark Channel, Jayne Eastwood, Kate Hewlett, Matt Wells, Rachel Skarsten, Rob Stewart, Romance, The Christmas Charade

Movie Review :: The Convert

October 25, 2024Jeremy Fogelman Leave a Comment

‘The Convert’ takes another stab at the ‘noble foreigner’ genre with mostly positive results… continue reading

★★, Home Viewing Action, Antonio Te Maioha, Drama, Guy Pearce, Jacqueline McKenzie, Lawrence Makoare, The Convert, Tioreore Ngatai-Melbourne, Vertigo Releasing

Movie Review :: Lifetime’s Buried Alive and Survived is full of tension

September 22, 2024Chuck Duncan Leave a Comment

‘Buried Alive and Survived’ is a surprisingly good and relentlessly tension-filled movie… continue reading

★★★, Home Viewing Action, Buried Alive and Survived, Christie Leverette, Cocoa Brown, Drama, Eva Marcille, Jaeden White, Lifetime, Thriller, Tyler Lepley

Movie Review :: Marvel’s Deadpool & Wolverine – No spoilers! We promise!

July 23, 2024Chuck Duncan Leave a Comment

Yes, ‘Deadpool & Wolverine’ will make your pants tight… continue reading

★★★, Movie Reviews, Movies Action, Comedy, Deadpool & Wolverine, Emma Corrin, Hugh Jackman, Karan Soni, Leslie Uggams, Marvel Studios, Matthew Macfadyen, Morena Baccarin, Rob Delaney, Ryan Reynolds, Sci-Fi

Bad Boys: Ride or Die Review :: Better Than Most Retreads

June 6, 2024Patrick Regal Leave a Comment

Will Smith and Martin Lawrence have still got it, whether we like it or not… continue reading

★★★, Movie Reviews, Movies Action, Adventure, Alexander Ludwig, Bad Boys: Ride or Die, Comedy, Eric Dane, Ioan Gruffudd, Jacob Scipio, Joe Pantoliano, Martin Lawrence, Melanie Liburd, Paola Nuñez, Rhea Seehorn, Sony Pictures, Tasha Smith, Tiffany Haddish, Vanessa Hudgens, Will Smith

Movie Review :: Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga

May 24, 2024Patrick Regal Leave a Comment

George Miller thinks you can’t have too much of a good thing… continue reading

★★, Movie Reviews, Movies Action, Adventure, Alyla Browne, Anya Taylor-Joy, Chris Hemsworth, Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga, Sci-Fi, Tom Burke, Warner Bros. Pictures

Hotchka Movie Review :: The Fall Guy

May 3, 2024Chuck Duncan Leave a Comment

Is ‘The Fall Guy’ a hit or does it come crashing down?… continue reading

★★★, Movie Reviews, Movies Aaron Taylor-Johnson, Action, Comedy, Drama, Emily Blunt, Hannah Waddingham, Ryan Gosling, Stephanie Hsu, The Fall Guy, Universal Pictures, Winston Duke

Dune: Part Two is a visual feast

March 1, 2024Chuck Duncan Leave a Comment

But will the ending satisfy anyone?… continue reading

★★, Movie Reviews, Movies Action, Austin Butler, Charlotte Rampling, Christopher Walken, Dave Bautista, Drama, Dune: Part Two, Florence Pugh, Javier Bardem, Josh Brolin, Léa Seydoux, Rebecca Ferguson, Sci-Fi, Souheila Yacoub, Stellan Skarsgård, Timothée Chalamet, Warner Bros. Pictures, Zendaya

Blu-ray Review :: The Monster Squad (1987) thrills in 4K

February 10, 2024Chuck Duncan Leave a Comment

The cult classic holds up and looks better than ever… continue reading

★★★, Home Viewing Action, André Gower, Ashley Bank, Brent Chalem, Comedy, Duncan Regehr, Fantasy, Jason Hervey, Jon Gries, Kino Lorber, Leonardo Cimino, Lisa Fuller, Mary Ellen Trainor, Robby Kiger, Stan Shaw, Stephen Macht, The Monster Squad, Tom Noonan, Tri-Star Pictures

The Beekeeper Review :: Jason Statham does his best in a fun, dumb action movie

January 12, 2024Jeremy Fogelman Leave a Comment

‘The Beekeeper’ is a classic over the top revenge Statham flick that knows exactly what it’s doing… continue reading

★★, Movie Reviews, Movies Action, Bobby Naderi, Emmy Raver-Lampman, Jason Statham, Jeremy Irons, Josh Hutcherson, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, Minnie Driver, Phylicia Rashad, The Beekeeper, Thriller

The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes Review

November 16, 2023Patrick Regal Leave a Comment

The prequel’s energy can’t match the original series… continue reading

★★, Movie Reviews, Movies Action, Adventure, Drama, Hunter Schafer, Jason Schwartzman, Josh Andrés Rivera, Lionsgate, Peter Dinklage, Rachel Zegler, The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes, Tom Blyth, Viola Davis

The Creator takes sci-fi to a new level

September 29, 2023Chuck Duncan Leave a Comment

‘The Creator’ has groundbreaking special effects and real heart… continue reading

★★★, Movie Reviews, Movies 20th Century Studios, Action, Allison Janney, Drama, Gemma Chan, John David Washington, Ken Watanabe, Madeleine Yuna Voyles, Sci-Fi, Sturgill Simpson, The Creator

Kino Lorber has gifted us with Burt Reynolds’ Malone

September 16, 2023Patrick Regal Leave a Comment

It’s a Burt action flick that gives you everything you need… continue reading

★★★, Home Viewing Action, Burt Reynolds, Cliff Robertson, Cynthia Gibb, Dennis Burkley, Drama, Kenneth McMillan, Kino Lorber, Lauren Hutton, Malone, Orion Pictures, Scott Wilson, Thriller, Tracey Walter

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✦ IN CINEMAS ✦

    SINNERS    ★★★
    NOVOCAINE    ★★★
    MICKEY 17   ★★★
    WOLF MAN   ★✩✩
    NOSFERATU   ★★✩
    WICKED   ★★★
    JOKER: FOLIE À DEUX   ★★★
    BEETLEJUICE BEETLEJUICE   ★★✩
    ALIEN: ROMULUS   ★★★
    DEADPOOL & WOLVERINE   ★★★
    BAD BOYS: RIDE OR DIE   ★★★
    FURIOSA: A MAD MAX SAGA   ★★✩
    THE FALL GUY   ★★★
    ABIGAIL   ★★★
    DUNE: PART TWO   ★★✩
    ALL REVIEWS
★✩✩ Avoid    ★★✩ Matinée    ★★★ Must See

✦ HOME VIEWING ✦

    SECRET LIFE OF THE DEAN'S WIFE  ★★✩
    I AM YOUR BIGGEST FAN  ★★✩
    HATS OFF TO LOVE  ★★✩
    SNATCHED FROM THE CRIB  ★★✩
    I LOVE LUCY (1951-1957) ★★★
    MURDER AT THE DERBY  ★✩✩
    FAME: A TEMPTATIONS STORY  ★★★
    SINS OF MY HUSBAND  ★★✩
    DESIRE: A TEMPTATIONS STORY  ★★✩
    GET RICH OR DIE TRYING  ★★★
    KIKI'S FOURTH INGREDIENT  ★★✩
    NOT MY FAMILY: MONIQUE SMITH STORY ★★★
    THERE'S NO WAY OUT  ★★✩
    GIVE ME BACK MY DAUGHTER ★★★
    JOSH'S THIRD SERVING  ★★★
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