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STORYLINE: A woman named Sam finds herself trapped in New York City during the early stages of an invasion by alien creatures with ultrasonic hearing. (IMDb)     As mentioned in a previous post prequels are a tricky piece of cinema. They have to fit neatly into their respective puzzle. What works beautifully about the…

STORYLINE: THE BIKERIDERS captures a rebellious time in America when the culture and people were changing. After a chance encounter at a local bar, strong-willed Kathy (Jodie Comer) is inextricably drawn to Benny (Austin Butler), the newest member of Midwestern motorcycle club, the Vandals led by the enigmatic Johnny (Tom Hardy). Much like the country…

STORYLINE: I Used To Be Funny is a dark dramedy that follows Sam Cowell (Rachel Sennott), an aspiring stand-up comedian and au pair struggling with PTSD, as she decides whether or not to join the search for Brooke (Olga Petsa), a missing teenage girl she used to nanny. The story exists between the present, where…

STORYLINE: Teenager Riley’s mind headquarters is undergoing a sudden demolition to make room for something entirely unexpected: new Emotions. Joy, Sadness, Anger, Fear and Disgust, who’ve long been running a successful operation by all accounts, aren’t sure how to feel when Anxiety shows up. And it looks like she’s not alone.  (IMDb)    Sequels can…

STORYLINE: A mother and her teenage daughter must confront Death when it arrives in the form of an astonishing talking bird. (IMDb)     Unsettling. Sad. Bizarre. All characteristics one does not expect to find in a film starring Julie Louis-Dreyfus. Then again neither is the subject matter of death and mortality.      I…

STORYLINE: 1990 – Ruth, a neurotic businesswoman from New York, takes her father Edek, a charmingly stubborn Holocaust survivor on a journey to Poland to make sense of her family’s past. Edek’s hesitation to confront his past and his often odd demeanor cause more than just one dispute between him and his daughter. The trip…

STORYLINE:   This forest isn’t charted on any map. Every car breaks down at its treeline. Mina’s is no different. Left stranded, she is forced into the dark woodland only to find a woman shouting, urging Mina to run to a concrete bunker. As the door slams behind her, the building is besieged by screams.…

STORYLINE: This Summer, the world’s favorite Bad Boys are back with their iconic mix of edge-of-your seat action and outrageous comedy but this time with a twist: Miami’s finest are now on the run.     From the thrill of James Bond’s classic Cold War adventures to Liam Neeson’s particular set of skills and every…

STORYLINE: The daughter of a German butcher from Manhattan, Ederle was a competitive swimmer who won gold in the 1924 Olympics when she decided to attempt crossing the channel. She undertook the feat after first swimming 22 miles from Battery Park in New York to Sandy Hook, NJ, setting a record that stood for 81…

STORYLINE: Lifelong friends Eden and Dawn, one single and wanting a baby, the other already a mother, navigate challenges to their bond when Eden pursues pregnancy alone after a one-night stand.     I was drawn to see Babes because the trailer looked amusing.  The movie did not look like the kind of movie that…