Tag: reviews
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THE ROSES (2025)
STORYLINE: Life seems easy for picture-perfect couple Ivy (Colman) and Theo (Cumberbatch): successful careers, great kids, an enviable sex life. But underneath the façade of the perfect family is a tinderbox of competition and resentments that’s ignited when Theo’s professional dreams come crashing down. (IMDb) I went to see 2018’s A Star is Born…
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EDEN (2025)
STORYLINE: From Academy Award®-winning director Ron Howard, Eden unravels the shocking true story of a group of disillusioned outsiders (Jude Law, Ana de Armas, Vanessa Kirby, Daniel Brühl, and Sydney Sweeney) who abandon modern society in search of a new beginning. Settling on a remote, uninhabited island, their utopian dream quickly unravels as they discover…
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IT’S NEVER OVER, JEFF BUCKLEY (2025 – Documentary)
STORYLINE: Never-before-seen footage, exclusive voice messages, and accounts from Jeff Buckley’s inner circle paint a captivating portrait of the gifted musician who died tragically in 1997, having only released one album. (IMDb) There is an expectation with documentaries about musicians and music that thst viewer will become familiar with the subjects music. With films…
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MY MOTHER’S WEDDING
STORYLINE:Three sisters return to their home for the third wedding of their twice-widowed mother. But the mother and daughters are forced to revisit the past and confront the future, with help from a colorful group of unexpected wedding guests. (IMDb) Films about family gatherings are films I go into with the most hesitation. It…
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WEAPONS (2025)
STORYLINE: When all but one child from the same class mysteriously vanish on the same night at exactly the same time, a community is left questioning who or what is behind their disappearance. (IMDb) Murder on the Orient Express (1974), The Conversation (1074), Tinker Tailror Soldier Spy (2011), Gone Girl (2014), Knives Out…
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THE BAD GUYS 2 (2025)
STORYLINE: The Bad Guys are struggling to find trust and acceptance in their newly minted lives as Good Guys, when they are pulled out of retirement and forced to do “one last job” by an all-female squad of criminals. (IMDb) Sequels seem like an inevitability when a film is a success, especially when…
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SHE RIDES SHOTGUN (2025)
STORYLINE: After years in prison, Nate (Taron Egerton) has made some dangerous enemies, including the powerful criminal gang he worked for on the inside. Desperate for a fresh start, Nate cuts ties with his old crew on his release from prison, but the gang retaliates by putting a hit on his family. Nate picks up…
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SORRY, BABY (2025)
STORYLINE: Something bad happened to Agnes. But life goes on – for everyone around her, at least. (IMDb) During the summer cinenas are stereotypically filled with big blockblocters, franchise sequels, and fun family film fair. The small independent features have a tendency to fall off the radar as Superman flies high or Four become…
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THE HOME (2025, Horror)
STORYLINE: Max, a troubled man, starts working at a retirement home and realizes its residents and caretakers harbor sinister secrets. As he investigates the building and its forbidden fourth floor, he starts to uncover connections to his own past and upbringing as a foster child. (IMDb) Horror films are often sited as the most…
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SMURFS (2025)
STORYLINE: When Papa Smurf (John Goodman) is mysteriously taken by evil wizards, Razamel and Gargamel, Smurfette (Rihanna) leads the Smurfs on a mission into the real world to save him. With the help of new friends, the Smurfs must discover what defines their destiny to save the universe. (IMDb) The Nightmate Before Christmas (1993), Brave…
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