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STORYLINE: An astronaut struggles to maintain his grip on reality aboard a possibly fatally compromised mission to Saturn’s moon, Titan.  (IMDb)       I loved it when the alien was brought aboard the Nostromo.  I really loved it when Richard Dreyfuss had his close encounter. When the aliens landed in District 9 and arrived in…

STORYLINE: In AFRAID, Curtis (John Cho) and his family are selected to test a revolutionary new home device: a digital family assistant called AIA. Taking smart home to the next level, once the unit and all its sensors and cameras are installed in their home, AIA seems able to do it all. She learns the…

STORYLINE: During a weekend backpacking trip in the Catskills, 17-year-old Sam navigates the clash of egos between her father and his oldest friend. (IMDb)     There are a variety of reasons I like a variety of movies. I enjoy the scares of classic horror films, the thrills of modern action flicks, and the laughter…

STORYLINE: From dusty small-town roots, to the glitter of Hollywood, and then on to commanding the world stage, REAGAN is a cinematic journey of overcoming the odds. Told through the voice of Viktor Petrovich, a former KGB agent whose life becomes inextricably linked with Ronald Reagan’s when Reagan first caught the Soviets’ attention as an…

STORYLINE: oulmates Eric (Skarsgård) and Shelly (FKA twigs) are brutally murdered when the demons of Shelly’s dark past catch up with them. Given the chance to save his true love by sacrificing himself, Eric sets out to seek merciless revenge on their killers, traversing the worlds of the living and the dead to put the…

STORYLINE: Follows Caligula as he kills his devious adoptive grandfather and takes control of the decadent Roman Empire, spiralling into depravity, devastation, and madness.     I like historic epic films (Spartacus, Gladiator). I enjoy watching movies with controversy behind them, (JFK, The Blair Witch Project).       When I saw that the Alamo…

STORYLINE: When tech billionaire Slater King (Channing Tatum) meets cocktail waitress Frida (Naomi Ackie) at his fundraising gala, sparks fly. He invites her to join him and his friends on a dream vacation on his private island. It’s paradise. Wild nights blend into sun-soaked days and everyone’s having a great time. Nobody wants this trip…

STORYLINE: Nothing is what it seems when a twisted one-night stand spirals into a serial killer’s vicious murder spree. (IMDb)      I did not know of Strange Darling until I saw it list of show times playing at local cinemas.  Naturally I read the synopsis and watched the trailer.  I was immediately intrigued.  I…

STORYLINE: A cantor in a crisis of faith finds his world turned upside down when his grade school music teacher re-enters his life as his new adult Bat Mitzvah student. (IMDb)     For six years I was employed by The Chelsea theater, here in Chapel Hill. Week in and week out I enjoyed the…

STORYLINE: Reluctantly, 17-year-old Gretchen leaves her American home to live with her father, who has just moved into a resort in the German Alps with his new family. Arriving at their future residence, they are greeted by Mr. König, her father’s boss, who takes an inexplicable interest in Gretchen’s mute half-sister Alma. Something doesn’t seem…