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Sci-Fi

The Circle goes round and round but never gets anywhere

August 2, 2017Chuck Duncan Leave a Comment

The techno-thriller goes for tech over thrills… continue reading

★★, Home Viewing Bill Paxton, Ellar Coltrane, Emma Watson, Glenne Headly, John Boyega, Karen Gillan, Lionsgate, Sci-Fi, STX Entertainment, The Circle, Thriller, Tom Hanks

Valerian, the movie of a thousand ideas

July 21, 2017Chuck Duncan Leave a Comment

It’s a beautiful movie but it’s not sure what it wants to be… continue reading

★★, Movie Reviews, Movies Cara Delevingne, Clive Owen, Dane DeHaan, Ethan Hawke, Fantasy, Herbie Hancock, Rihanna, Rutger Hauer, Sci-Fi, STX Entertainment, Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets

War for the Planet of the Apes offers a strong conclusion to this trilogy

July 18, 2017Justin Moore Leave a Comment

The battle for planet Earth begins as Caesar ad his pack face off against their biggest threat yet… continue reading

★★★, Movie Reviews, Movies Andy Serkis, Sci-Fi, Thriller, Twentieth Century Fox, War for the Planet of the Apes, Woody Harrelson

Our favorite web-slinger is back in action in Spider-Man: Homecoming

July 16, 2017Justin Moore Leave a Comment

Forget the origin story, the new Spider-Man gets right down to business… continue reading

★★★, Movie Reviews, Movies Adventure, Donald Glover, Gwyneth Paltrow, Jon Favreau, Marisa Tomei, Marvel Studios, Michael Keaton, Robert Downey Jr, Sci-Fi, Sony Pictures, Spider-Man Homecoming, Tom Holland, Zendaya

Okja is a well done movie that toes a careful line of exploitation

June 29, 2017Jeremy Fogelman Leave a Comment

‘Okja’ takes the classic fantasy of a girl and her monster and throws it into a bit of a screed against the meat industry… continue reading

★★, Movie Reviews, Movies Adventure, Ahn Seo-hyun, Jake Gyllenhaal, Netflix, Okja, Paul Dano, Sci-Fi, Steven Yeun, Tilda Swinton

Take a bite of The Apple

June 24, 2017Chuck Duncan 2 Comments

The cult musical finally comes to Blu-ray… continue reading

Home Viewing Allan Love, Cannon Films, Catherine Mary Stewart, George Gilmour, Grace Kennedy, Joss Ackland, Kino Lorber, Miriam Margolyes, Musical, Sci-Fi, The Apple, Vladek Sheybal

The Space Between Us looks great but has an emotional void

June 11, 2017Chuck Duncan Leave a Comment

The film is a mixed bag, but the Blu-ray presentation is spectacular… continue reading

Home Viewing Romance, Sci-Fi, STX Entertainment, The Space Between Us, Universal Pictures Home Entertainment

You’re a wonder, Wonder Woman

June 1, 2017Chuck Duncan 4 Comments

Warner Bros. finally gets a DC Comics movie right… continue reading

★★★, Movie Reviews, Movies Chris Pine, Connie Nielsen, Danny Huston, David Thewlis, DC Comics, Elena Anaya, Ewen Bremner, Fantasy, Gal Gadot, Lucy Davis, Robin Wright, Saïd Taghmaoui, Sci-Fi, Warner Bros. Pictures, Wonder Woman

Sleight can’t Houdini itself out of its mess

May 17, 2017Cisco Davis Jr Leave a Comment

‘Chronicle’ plus ‘Iron Man’ times ‘Now You See Me’ just doesn’t add up… continue reading

★, Movie Reviews, Movies Action, Cameron Esposito, Drama, Dulé Hill, Jacob Latimore, Sasheer Zamata, Sci-Fi, Seychelle Gabriel, Sleight, Storm Reid, WWE Studios

Ridley Scott begins building a bridge with Alien: Covenant

May 11, 2017Chuck Duncan Leave a Comment

The new film works hard to connect ‘Prometheus’ and the original ‘Alien’… continue reading

★★, Movie Reviews, Movies Alien: Covenant, Billy Crudup, Carmen Ejogo, Danny McBride, Demian Bichir, Guy Pearce, Horror, James Franco, Jussie Smollett, Katherine Waterston, Michael Fassbender, Sci-Fi, Twentieth Century Fox

Is Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 too much of a good thing?

May 4, 2017Chuck Duncan Leave a Comment

The overly long action film is undeniably entertaining but a bit tiring too… continue reading

★★★, Movie Reviews, Movies Adventure, Bradley Cooper, Chris Pratt, Chris Sullivan, Dave Bautista, Elizabeth Debicki, Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2, Karen Gillan, Kurt Russell, Marvel Studios, Michael Rooker, Pom Klementieff, Sci-Fi, Sean Gunn, Sylvester Stallone, Vin Diesel, Zoe Saldana

A new franchise is a Go-Go for Saban’s Power Rangers!

March 24, 2017Cisco Davis Jr 2 Comments

A throwback from the 90s with a modern reboot… continue reading

★★, Movie Reviews, Movies Adventure, Becky G, Bill Hader, Bryan Cranston, Dacre Montgomery, David Denman, Elizabeth Banks, Lionsgate, Ludi Lin, Naomi Scott, Power Rangers, RJ Cyler, Saban, Saban's Power Rangers, Sci-Fi

Lost disaster movie Deluge is rediscovered on Blu-ray

March 21, 2017Chuck Duncan Leave a Comment

Kino Lorber helps preserve another rare film… continue reading

Home Viewing Back Page, Deluge, Drama, Fred Kohler, Kino Lorber, Lois Wilson, Matt Moore, Peggy Shannon, Sci-Fi, Sidney Blackmer

Kong: Skull Island proves the big ape is still king

March 9, 2017Chuck Duncan 1 Comment

‘Kong: Skull Island’ succeeds where ‘Godzilla’ failed… continue reading

★★★, Movie Reviews, Movies Brie Larson, Fantasy, Jason Mitchell, John C. Reilly, John Goodman, Kong, Legendary, Samuel L Jackson, Sci-Fi, Skull Island, Tian Jing, Toby Kebbell, Tom Hiddleston, Warner Bros. Pictures

Logan digs its claws into your emotions

March 2, 2017Cisco Davis Jr Leave a Comment

A gem of comic book movie that doesn’t feel like a comic movie. Just don’t bring your kids… continue reading

★★★, Movie Reviews, Movies Boyd Holbrook, Dafne Keen, Elise Neal, Elizabeth Rodriguez, Eriq La Salle, Hugh Jackman, Logan, Marvel, Patrick Stewart, Quincy Fouse, Richard E. Grant, Sci-Fi, Stephen Merchant, Thriller, Twentieth Century Fox

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✦ IN CINEMAS ✦

    MERCY  Watch on Apple TV. ★★✩
    THE HOUSEMAID  Watch on Apple TV. ★★★
    BUGONIA  Watch on Apple TV. ★★★
    CHAINSAW MAN - THE MOVIE  Watch on Apple TV. ★★★
    ONE BATTLE AFTER ANOTHER  Watch on Apple TV. ★★★
    ELEANOR THE GREAT  Watch on Apple TV. ★★✩
    A BIG BOLD BEAUTIFUL JOURNEY Watch on Apple TV. ★★✩
    HIM Watch on Apple TV. ★✩✩
    THE BALTIMORONS  Watch on Apple TV. ★★✩
    NE ZHA II Watch on Apple TV. ★★★
    WEAPONS  Watch on Apple TV. ★★★
    BAD SHABBOS Watch on Apple TV. ★★★
    THE NAKED GUN Watch on Apple TV. ★★✩
    THE FANTASTIC FOUR Watch on Apple TV. ★★★
    OH, HI!  Watch on Apple TV. ★★✩
    ALL REVIEWS
★✩✩ Avoid    ★★✩ Matinée    ★★★ Must See

✦ HOME VIEWING ✦

    THE MOONLIGHT MURDERS  ★★★
    BEHIND CLOSED DOORS  ★★✩
    I'LL BE SEEING YOU  ★★★
    A HOUSE BUILT ON LIES  ★★★
    MURDER AT THE MERRIWEATHER  ★★★
    MURDER IN THE DARK  ★★✩
    TO PHILLY WITH LOVE  ★★✩
    THE GUEST WHO WOULDN'T LEAVE  ★★✩
    TEN THOUSAND REASONS FOR REVENGE  ★★✩
    I HAVE TO KILL MY NEIGHBOR  ★★★
    A LITTLE PARK MUSIC  ★★★
    HOME MAKEOVER NIGHTMARE  ★★✩
    KIDNAPPING MY OWN DAUGHTER  ★★★
    A SEASON TO BLOSSOM  ★★✩
    DON'T TRUST THE COUPLE UPSTAIRS  ★★✩
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