Tag: reviews
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FINDING EMILY (2026)
STORYLINE: When a lovesick musician is given the wrong number for his dream girl, he teams up with a driven psychology student to find her. Together, they spark a hilarious campus-wide frenzy that tests their own hearts and ambitions along the way. (IMDb) Mel Gibson attempted to discover What Women Want, in 2000. …
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RETRO REWIND: GATTACA (1997)
STORYLINE: Vincent, an “In-Valid,” assumes the identity of a member of the genetic elite to pursue his goal of traveling into space with the Gattaca Aerospace Corporation. However, a week before his mission, a murder marks Vincent as a suspect. (IMDb) In 2012, Jessica Chastian led the manhunt to find Osama bin Laden…
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THE DOG STARS (2026)
STORYLINE: In a post-apocalyptic world, a virus wipes out humanity. Survivors face roaming scavengers called Reapers. Protagonist Hig, a pilot, survived the flu but lost his wife. (IMDb) In 2002, Cillian Murphy woke up 28 Days Later, to a world filled with zombies. Charlton Heston discovered an apocalyptic world, dominated by apes in…
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SPA WEEKEND (2026)
STORYLINE: Three friends go on a spa weekend that descends into chaos when their trainwreck friend joins, leading to hilarious consequences. (IMDb) Wedding bells were ringing, in the 2011 comedy Bridesmaids. Tiffany Haddish, Queen Latifa, and Regina King took a Girls Trip, in 2017. Booksmart (2019) showed that the ladies of high school…
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THE 2026 SUMMER MOVIE SEASON
It’s the end of August, and minute by minute, those long summer days have been getting shorter. I live in North Carolina, the heat isn’t going anywhere anytime soon, though. Good thing, I enjoy visiting an air conditioned place, that keeps their beverages cold. The summer movie season kicked off with…
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THE MAGIC FARAWAY TREE (2026)
STORYLINE: A modern family relocates to the countryside where the children discover a magical tree with eccentric residents. They’re transported to fantastical lands, rekindling their family bond through adventures. (IMDb) Once upon a time, a wardrobe opened to a world known as Narnia in The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, The Witch, and…
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TEENAGE SEX AND DRATH AT CAMP MIASMA (2026)
STORYLINE: A director making a slasher sequel becomes obsessed with casting the original film’s ‘final girl,’ leading both women into psychological and sexual chaos. (IMDb) In 1950, Norma Desmond had her close-up in Sunset Boulevard. Fifty eight years later, Black Swan (2008) danced its way across the silver silver screen. Perfect Blue (1997) had…
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INSIDIOUS: OUT OF THE FURTHER (2026)
) STORYLINE: Gemma, a young mother raising her daughter in the house she grew up in, discovers she can travel into The Further, where she possesses an ability to bring what lives there back to the real world. (IMDb) In 2025, the phone rang again in the horror sequel, Black Phone 2. In…
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TONY (2026)
STORYLINE: A 19-year-old Anthony Bourdain travels to Provincetown and stumbles into the chaotic world of a restaurant kitchen, setting off a summer that will shape the course of his life. (IMDb) Julia Child lit up the silver screen in 2009’s Julia and Julia. Jon Favreau served up culinary delights in Chef (2014). Pixar was…
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THE RIVALS OF AMZIAH KING (2026)
STORYLINE: Amziah King, beekeeper, musician, and anchor of his community, reunites with former foster daughter Kateri after many years apart, and fends off threats to his honey business. (IMDb) One of the best films I have seen this year is the independent movie, Blue Heron. Indie films, such as Blue Heron, inject a unique…
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