Tag: reviews
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FUZE (2026)
STPRYLINE: An unexploded WWII bomb is discovered on a busy construction site in the centre of London. Chaos ensues as the military and police begin a mass evacuation against a ticking clock. (IMDb) Tension rises when a bomb is thrown into any mix. This is natural. Hollywood has proven this with dramas such as…
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NORMAL (2026)
STORYLINE: Normal is a neo-Western thriller that stars Bob Odenkirk as Ulysses, an unassuming substitute sheriff assigned to the quiet Midwestern town of Normal. Seeking a temporary escape from personal and professional turmoil, Ulysses instead finds himself drawn into a crisis when a botched bank robbery exposes a dangerous secret beneath the town’s calm exterior.…
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Lee Cronin’s THE MUMMY (2026)
STORYLINE: The young daughter of a journalist disappears into the desert without a trace. Eight years later, the broken family is shocked when she is returned to them, as what should be a joyful reunion turns into a living nightmare. (IMDb) Boris Karloff first brought The Mummy back to life in 1932. In 1999…
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BEAST (2026)
STORYLINE: MMA legend Patton James, now a commercial fisherman, is pulled back into the cage when his brother is in danger. Reuniting with his old coach Sammy, he commits to one final fight in ONE Championship against its brutal champion Xavier Grau. (IMDb) In this corner please welcome genre staples such as Rocky (1972),…
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EXIT 8 (2026)
STORYLINE: A man trapped in a endless sterile subway passageway sets out to find Exit 8. The rules of his quest are simple: do not overlook anything out of the ordinary. If you discover an anomaly, turn back immediately. If you don’t, carry on. Then leave from Exit 8. But even a single oversight will…
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ENDLESS COOKIE (2025)
STORYLINE: Two half-brothers, one Indigenous and one white, embark on a journey through time and place. They travel from their remote home in Shamattawa to the vibrant urban landscape of the 1980s. (IMDb) Family is a part of life, for better or worse. It can be complicated, pleasant, or something you’d rather not talk…
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MARC BY SOFIA (2025 ~ Documentary)
STORYLINE: An intimate, unconventional portrait of Marc Jacobs, crafted by Sofia Coppola to capture the genius and singular universe of the iconic American designer. (IMDb) Lights! Camera! Fashion! Fashion and cinema what a natural combination! The Devil Wears Prada (3006), a guilty pleasure of mine, is an entertaining feature on the subject. Phantom…
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OBEX (2025)
STORYLINE: Conor Marsh’s secluded life is disrupted when he plays the OBEX game. His dog Sandy disappears, blurring reality and game. Conor enters the OBEX world to rescue Sandy, navigating its strange realms. (IMDb) Movies and video and related games are a natural crossover. Trom (1982) is the textbook example of such a crossover. …
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FORBIDDEN FRUITS (2026)
STORYLINE: In Forbidden Fruits, Free Eden employee Apple secretly runs a witchy femme cult in the basement of the mall store after hours – with fellow fruits Cherry and Fig. But when new hire Pumpkin challenges their performative sisterhood, the women are forced to face their own poisons or succumb to a bloody fate. (IMDb)…
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1986 Retrospective: STAND BY ME
This blog, is the first in what I hope is to be a year long look at films from 1986. Why 1986? Both movies from that year, and I, are celebrating forty tears of life, and celluloid glory. The entries, like others I blog about, will be based on what I am able to see…
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