Blu-ray review: “Blue Chips” (1994)

“Blue Chips” (1994) Drama Running Time: 108 minutes Written by: Ron Shelton Directed by: William Friedkin Featuring: Nick Nolte, Mary McDonnell, Ed O'Neill, J. T. Walsh, Alfre Woodard and Shaquille O'Neal Pete Bell: “Dwayne, you can get through college half-assed. Richard, you can get through LIFE half-assed. But I'll guarantee you boys one thing: sure as hell, I'll guarantee you this: you cannot win …

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Trailer: “Dark Harvest” (2023)

Trailer: David Spade's “Dark Harvest” The long-in-the-works horror film “Dark Harvest” is finally set to arrive with the trailer launching today. The story unfolds in a cursed town where the annual harvest becomes a brutal battle for survival. On Halloween 1963, Sawtooth Jack, a terrifying legend, rises from the cornfields, threatening the town’s children. https://videopress.com/v/hMUgjF8x?resizeToParent=true&cover=true&preloadContent=metadata&useAverageColor=true

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Trailer: “Fall of the House of Usher” (2023)

Trailer: “The Fall of the House of Usher” (2023) Netflix has released the official first trailer for Mike Flanagan’s fifth and final series for the streamer – “The Fall of the House of Usher”. Much like his “The Haunting of Hill House” and “The Haunting of Bly Manor” series, which take elements from multiple works …

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Blu-ray review: “Broken Trail” (2006)

“Broken Trail” (2006) Western Running Time: 184 minutes Written by: Alan Geoffrion Directed by: Walter Hill Featuring: Robert Duvall, Thomas Haden Church, Greta Scacchi, Gwendoline Yeo, Chris Mulkey, Rusty Schwimmer, Scott Cooper, Donald Fong and James Russo Prentice Ritter: “Without marriage and women we'd all have been drunk, shot ourselves to death, or died of the clap.” Critical Commentary In the vast landscape of television, …

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Trailer: Eli Roth’s “Thanksgiving” (2023)

Trailer: “Thanksgiving” (2023) Tristar Pictures and Spyglass Media has premiered the first trailer for the Eli Roth-directed horror slasher feature “Thanksgiving” which opens in cinemas in November. The project is based on the faux trailer that Roth made sixteen years ago for “Grindhouse” which follows a killer in a pilgrim costume. Said killer visits a …

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Series Trailer: “Monsieur Spade” (2024)

Trailer: “Monsieur Spade" (2024) AMC+ has premiered the teaser trailer for “Monsieur Spade,” a new Clive Owen-led neo-noir crime drama that hails from multiple creative legends and co-creators Scott Frank and Tom Fontana. https://videopress.com/v/6x2ekF6Z?resizeToParent=true&cover=true&preloadContent=metadata&useAverageColor=true The six-episode series serves as something of a decades-later follow-up to Dashiell Hammett’s iconic novel “The Maltese Falcon” with Owen taking …

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Teaser Trailer: “Lawmen: Bass Reeves” (2023)

Trailer: “Lawmen: Bass Reeves” (2023) Paramount+ has now unveiled the full teaser trailer for its high-profile western series “Lawmen: Bass Reeves”, the latest series from “Yellowstone,” “1923,” “Tulsa King” and “Special Ops: Lioness” producer Taylor Sheridan. David Oyelowo stars in the eight-episode series based on the life of Bass Reeves, the legendary African-American lawman of …

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Trailer: “The Bikeriders” (2023)

Trailer: "The Bikeriders" (2023) The trailer has now arrived for Jeff Nichols’ bikie drama “The Bikeriders” starring Tom Hardy, Austin Butler, Jodie Comer and Michael Shannon. Inspired by Danny Lyon’s book of photography, the story unfolds in the 1960s. Kathy, a strong-willed member of the Vandals who is married to a wild, reckless bike rider …

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Streaming Review: “Special Ops: Lioness” (2023)

“Special Ops: Lioness” (2023) Television Drama Eight Episodes Created by: Taylor Sheridan Featuring: Zoe Saldaña, Laysla De Oliveira, Dave Annable, Jill Wagner, LaMonica Garrett, James Jordan, Austin Hébert, Jonah Wharton, Stephanie Nur, Hannah Love Lanier, Nicole Kidman and Morgan Freeman Kaitlyn: “You’ll never get back to them if you keep thinking about them. You know better than that.” “Special Ops: Lioness” is a 2023 American action …

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Trailer: “In The Land Of Saints And Sinners” (2023)

Trailer: “In The Land Of Saints And Sinners” (2023) The first trailer has been released for the Liam Neeson-led Irish crime-thriller “In The Land Of Saints And Sinners” which premieres today at the Venice Film Festival. Shot in County Donegal, Ireland, the film also stars Oscar nominees Ciaran Hinds and Kerry Condon, along with acting …

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Trailer: “No One Will Save You”

Trailer: "No One Will Save You" (2023) 20th Century Studios has released a dialogue-free and suspenseful trailer for the alien invasion meets home invasion period thriller “No One Will Save You”. The story follows a creative and talented young woman named Brynn (Kaitlyn Dever) who’s been alienated from her community. Lonely but ever hopeful, Brynn …

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New Trailer: “The Exorcist: Believer” (2023)

Trailer: "The Exorcist: Believer" (2023) “The Exorcist: Believer” is produced by Blumhouse, Morgan Creek, Universal Pictures and Peacock who aims to turn this into a new trilogy of movies. The project serves as a direct sequel to the original. In the film, two girls go missing and come back possessed. Leslie Odom Jr. stars as …

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Trailer: “Poor Things” (2023)

Trailer: "Poor Things" (2023) Searchlight Pictures has premiered a second trailer for “Poor Things,” the latest feature from “The Favorite,” “The Lobster” and “The Killing of a Sacred Deer” director Yorgos Lanthimos. The fantastical and “Frankenstein”-esque tale follows the evolution of Bella Baxter (Stone), a young woman brought back to life by the brilliant and …

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Trailer: Toho’s “Godzilla Minus One” (2023)

Trailer: "Godzilla Minues One" (2023) Toho has now officially released the first full trailer for “Godzilla Minus One”. The project marks the newest period live-action “Godzilla” movie. The story unfolds in an already devastated post-war Japan where the kaiju goes on a rampage, but further plot specifics are under wraps. https://videopress.com/v/GyvSVN6b?resizeToParent=true&cover=true&preloadContent=metadata&useAverageColor=true Takashi Yamazaki, who handled …

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Movie review: “The Equalizer” 3” (2023)

“The Equalizer 3” (2023) Action Running Time: 109 minutes Written by: Richard Wenk Directed by: Antoine Fuqua Featuring: Denzel Washington, Dakota Fanning, David Denman, Sonia Ammar and Remo Girone Robert McCall: “Nine seconds. That's what I'll give you to decide your fate.” “The Equalizer 3" is a 2023 American action thriller film directed by Antoine Fuqua and written by Richard Wenk. It is …

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Trailer: “Saltburn” (2023)

Teaser Trailer: “Saltburn” (2023) The first trailer has been released for “Promising Young Woman” director Emerald Fennell’s hotly anticipated second feature “Saltburn” has been announced as the opening film of the 67th BFI London Film Festival on October 4th. Set in the mid-2000s, Barry Keoghan stars as student Oliver Quick who is struggling to find …

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Trailer: “Ferrari” (2023)

Teaser Trailer: "Ferrari" (2023) Neon has premiered the teaser trailer for Michael Mann’s “Ferrari” biopic, marking the celebrated “Heat” and “The Insider” auteur’s first film since “Blackhat” eight years ago. Adam Driver stars as Enzo Ferrari alongside Penelope Cruz as his wife Laura Ferrari. Shailene Woodley, Jack O’Connell, Sarah Gadon, Patrick Dempsey and Gabriel Leone …

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Trailer: “The Killer” (2023)

Trailer: "The Killer" (2023) Netflix has premiered the teaser trailer for “Se7en,” “The Game,” “The Social Network” and “Gone Girl” director David Fincher’s newest film “The Killer”. "The Killer" is based on a graphic novel by Alexis Nolent and Luc Jacamon and follows a professional assassin (Michael Fassbender) lost in a world without a moral …

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Blu-ray review: “Johnny Handsome” (1989)

“Johnny Handsome” (1989) Action Running Time: 104 minutes Written by: Ken Friedman based on The Three Worlds of Johnny Handsome by John Godey Directed by: Walter Hill Featuring: Mickey Rourke, Ellen Barkin, Elizabeth McGovern, Forest Whitaker, Scott Wilson, Lance Henriksen and Morgan Freeman Rafe Garrett: “You got a real nice face now don't you, Johnny? But I think I liked it better the old way. Yeah, and I think I …

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