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Film Review: The Odyssey
By Matthew Moorcroft Highest Recommendation Directed by Christopher Nolan Starring Matt Damon, Tom Holland, Anne Hathaway, Robert Pattinson R At what point do we earn forgiveness for the sins we have wraught? This is arguably the question that has permeated the entirety of Christopher Nolan’s career, who has spent two decades examining and reexamining the…
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Film Review: Evil Dead Burn
By Matthew Moorcroft Strong Recommendation Directed by Sébastien Vaniček Starring Souheila Yacoub, Tandi Wright, Hunter Doohan, Eroll Shand R Pushing boundaries of good taste has always been the modus operandi of the Evil Dead series, one of horror’s most consistently entertaining and well designed machines. Even as far back as the original film, which was…
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Film Review: The Invite
By Matthew Moorcroft Highest Recommendation Directed by Olivia Wilde Starring Seth Rogen, Olivia Wilde, Penélope Cruz, Edward Norton R An awkward and consistently insightful sex comedy about the perils of relationships and marriage, The Invite immediately has an air of tension right as Seth Rogen’s Joe enters the home. With a bad back, a miserable…
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Film Review: Minions & Monsters
By Matthew Moorcroft Solid Recommendation Directed by Pierre Coffin Starring Pierre Coffin, Trey Parker, Allison Janney, Christoph Waltz PG While their appeal may have diminished overtime, one forgets there was a time when the Minions, the yellow pill shaped creatures that are Illumination’s mascots (and the bane of certain parents’ existence), once actually were somewhat…
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Film Review: Leviticus
By Matthew Moorcroft Strong Recommendation Directed by Adrian Chiarella Starring Joe Bird, Stacy Clausen, Jeremy Blewitt, Mia Wasikowska R Seduction and the fear of desire are something that are intrinsically linked in horror and have been for some time. While the reasons are mostly socially – mainly the advent of puritan culture and conservatism in…
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Film Review: Supergirl
By Matthew Moorcroft Unsure Directed by Craig Gillespie Starring Milly Alcock, Matthias Schoenaerts, Eve Ridley, Jason Momoa PG-13 In true DC fashion, Supergirl is a bit of a strange oddity. You would think that years after the fact that DC Studios, having seen first hand the implosion of the original DCEU and the general healthy…
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Film Review: Toy Story 5
By Matthew Moorcroft Highest Recommendation Directed by Andrew Stanton Starring Tom Hanks, Tim Allen, Joan Cusack, Greta Lee PG Like all of the nigh-perfect entries in the series that came before it, Toy Story 5 plays as equally if not more to the adults in the audience as it does the children it’s supposedly aimed.…
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Film Review: The Furious
By Matthew Moorcroft Strong Recommendation Directed by Kenji Tanigaki Starring Xie Miao, Joe Taslim, Brian Le, Yayan Ruhian R An apt title for a movie whose main energy is always at a thousand percent, The Furious feels like the second coming of Christ if you are a martial arts flick kind of guy. Ever since…
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Film Review: Disclosure Day
By Matthew Moorcroft Strong Recommendation Directed by Steven Spielberg Starring Emily Blunt, Josh O’Connor, Colin Firth, Colman Domingo PG-13 Launching you straight into a conspiracy thriller where the ultimate question is less about what the conspiracy and more about the aftershocks, Disclosure Day is Spielberg, in some ways, returning to old ground. This isn’t his…
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Film Review: I Love Boosters
By Matthew Moorcroft Strong Recommendation Directed by Boots Riley Starring Keke Palmer, Naomi Ackie, Taylour Paige, Demi Moore R When it comes to Boots Riley as a filmmaker, you both know what you are getting yourself into while also have no idea what to expect. The prolific artist who has run the gambit from hip…
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