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The Breadwinner (2017) Review
The Breadwinner (2017) Review Director: Nora Twomey Screenplay: Anita Doron, Deborah Ellis Starring: Saara Chaudry, Soma Chhaya, Noorin Gulamgaus, Laara Sadiq, Ali Badshah, Shaista Latif, Kawa Ada With every raved review of the latest animated blockbuster, I have cause to wonder if I’ve already died on the inside. I won’t lie… the likes of Moana…
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Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom (2018) Review
Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom (2018) Director: J.A. Bayona Screenwriters: Derek Connolly, Colin Trevorrow Starring: Chris Pratt, Bryce Dallas Howard, Geraldine Chaplin, James Cromwell, Jeff Goldblum, Toby Jones, Ted Levine, Daniella Pineda, Justice Smith, Rafe Spall, BD Wong The monsters are out of the closet, they’re off the island and they’re in your bedroom, but these…
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On Chesil Beach (2018) Flash Review
On Chesil Beach (2018) Director: Dominic Cooke Screenwriter: Ian McEwan Starring: Saoirse Ronan, Billy Howle, Emily Watson, Anne-Marie Duff Telling the tale of a young couple from the early 60s who encounter problems in the bedroom when it comes time to consummate their marriage, On Chesil Beach is a melancholy cautionary tale of love and sex that…
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Ibiza (2018) Review
Ibiza (2018) Director: Alex Richanbach Screenwriter: Lauryn Kahn Starring: Gillian Jacobs, Richard Madden, Michaela Watkins, Phoebe Robinson, Vanessa Bayer Plot: A young American woman and her two best friends seek out a hot DJ in Spain. Like the movie’s climactic sex scene that fades into shots of Spanish cliffs before any amount of passion or romance…
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Adventures In Babysitting (1987) Snapshot Review
Adventures In Babysitting (1987) Director: Chris Columbus Screenwriter: David Simkins Starring: Elisabeth Shue, Vincent D’Onofrio, Penelope Ann Miller, George Newburn, Maia Brewton, Keith Coogan, Anthony Rapp, Calvin Levels A stood-up babysitter gets more than she bargained for when her efforts to retrieve her stranded bestie at the bus station are sabotaged at every turn. Chris Parker (Shue)…
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Solo: A Star Wars Story (2018) Review
Solo: A Star Wars Story (2018) Director: Ron Howard Screenplay: Jonathan Kasdan, Lawrence Kasdan Starring: Alden Ehrenreich, Woody Harrelson, Emilia Clarke, Joonas Suotamo, Donald Glover, Thandie Newton, Paul Bettany, Jon Favreau, Linda Hunt If it looks like a Star Wars movie and sounds like a Star Wars movie, then surely it is a Star Wars movie? Considering the well publicised…
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The Foreigner (2017) Snapshot Review
The Foreigner (2017) Director: Martin Campbell Screenwriter: David Marconi Starring: Jackie Chan, Pierce Brosnan Based on Stephen Leather’s novel “The Chinaman” and directed by the man at the helm of Casino Royale (2006) Martin Campbell, 2017’s The Foreigner is a revenge thriller that is part First Blood (1982) levels of creative brutality and part political drama regarding the rights and wrongs of IRA-led terrorism and…
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The Clapper (2018) Snapshot Review
The Clapper (2018) Director: Dito Montiel Screenwriter: Dito Montiel Starring: Ed Helms, Amanda Seyfried, P.J. Byrne, Adam Levine, Tracy Morgan, Russell Peters Screenwriter-director Dito Montiel (Fighting – 2009; Man Down – 2015) has adapted his own novel of the same name for a 2018 self-described romantic comedy that is absent of comedy and almost totally void of romance; The Clapper has to be…
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Avengers: Infinity War (2018) Review
Avengers: Infinity War (2018) Directors: Anthony Russo, Joe Russo Screenwriters: Christopher Markus, Stephen McFeely Starring: Robert Downey, Jr., Chris Evans, Josh Brolin, Chris Pratt, Chris Hemsworth, Tom Hiddleston, Chadwick Boseman, Scarlett Johansson, Tom Holland, Elizabeth Olsen, Karen Gillan, Carrie Coon, Pom Klementieff, Sebastian Stan, Zoe Saldana, Dave Bautista, Benedict Cumberbatch, Idris Elba, Letitia Wright, Vin Diesel,…
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Kickboxer (1989) Snapshot Review
Kickboxer (1989) Director: Mark DiSalle, David Worth Screenwriters: Mark DisSalle, Glenn A. Bruce, Jean-Claude Van Damme Starring: Jean-Claude Van Damme, Dennis Alexio, Dennis Chan, Michel Qissi, Haskell V. Anderson III, Rochelle Ashana Plot: Amateur fighter Kurt Sloane must avenge his crippled brother by defeating his attacker and Muay Thai champion, Tong Po. There are a few…