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Film review: “Solo: A Star Wars Story” (2018)

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“Solo: A Star Wars Story” (2018) Sci-Fi Running Time: 135 minutes Written by: Jonathan Kasdan & Lawrence Kasdan Directed by: Ron Howard Featuring: Alden Ehrenreich, Woody Harrelson, Emilia Clarke, Donald Glover, Thandie Newton, Phoebe Waller-Bridge, Joonas Suotamo, and Paul Bettany Han Solo: "I heard a story about you. I was wondering if it's true." Lando Calrissian: "Everything you've heard about me is true." Was anyone really wanting …

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Film review: “The Bookshop” (2018)

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"The Bookshop" (2018) Drama Written & Directed by: Isabel Coixet Based on the novel by Penelope Fitzgerald Featuring: Emily Mortimer, Patricia Clarkson and Bill Nighy From the novel:“Courage and endurance are useless if they are never tested.” To say that this movie represents aspects of life that are from a bygone age is an understatement, it is a period …

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Film review: “The Strangers: Prey at Night ” (2018)

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“The Strangers: Prey at Night " (2018) Thriller/Horror Running Time: 85 minutes Written by: Bryan Bertino and Ben Ketai Directed by: Johannes Roberts Featuring: Christina Hendricks, Martin Henderson, Bailee Madison and Lewis Pullman Kinsey: "Why are you doing this?" Dollface: "Why not?" Ever since the original home invasion horror “The Strangers” (2008) burst into cinemas it was a completely unusual as well …

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Film review: “Dark Crimes” (2018)

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“Dark Crimes" (2018) Thriller Running Time: 92 minutes Written by:Jeremy Brock Directed by: Alexandros Avranas Featuring: Jim Carrey, Agata Kulesza, Charlotte Gainsbourg, Kati Outinen, Zbigniew Zamachowski, and Marton Csokas Kozlow: “The river has an end and a beginning.”   There is undoubtedly a dark side to Jim Carrey's professional and personal persona, which has never been fully explored on film, although he …

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Film review: “Lucky” (2017)

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“Lucky" (2017) Drama Running Time: 90 minutes Written by: Logan Sparks and Drago Sumonja Directed by: John Carroll Lynch Featuring: Harry Dean Stanton, David Lynch, Ron Livingston, Ed Begley Jr. and Tom Skerritt Lucky: "It's all going to go away. You, you, you, you, me, this cigarette, everything... into blackness, the void. And nobody's in …

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Film review: “Deadpool 2” (2018)

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"Deadpool 2" (2018) Action Written by: Rhett Reese & Paul Wernick and Ryan Reynolds Directed by: David Leitch Featuring: Ryan Reynolds,  Josh Brolin, Morena Baccarin, Julian Dennison, Zazie Beetz, T.J. Miller, Brianna Hildebrand, and Jack Kesy Deadpool: "Sorry, I’m late. I was rounding up all the gluten in the world and launching it into space where it can’t not hurt us ever again." Here …

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Film review: “Bombshell: The Hedy Lamarr Story” (2017)

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“Bombshell: The Hedy Lamarr Story” (2017) Documentary Running Time: 88 minutes Directed by: Alexandra Dean Featuring: Hedy Lamarr, Mel Brooks, Diane Kruger and many others Hedy Lamarr: “People are illogical, unreasonable, and self-centered. Love them anyway. If you do good, people will accuse you of selfish ulterior motives. Do good anyway. If you are successful, …

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Film review: “Hostiles” (2017)

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“Hostiles" (2017) Western/Drama Running Time: 133 minutes Written & Directed by: Scott Cooper Featuring:  Christian Bale, Rosamund Pike, Wes Studi, Ben Foster, Stephen Lang, Jesse Plemons, Rory Cochrane, Adam Beach, Q'orianka Kilcher, and Timothée Chalamet Rosalie Quaid: "Sometimes I envy the finality of death. The certainty. And I have to drive those thoughts away when I wake." I absolutely love Westerns; the genre keeps …

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Film review: “Last Flag Flying” (2017)

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"Last Flag Flying" (2017) Drama Written by: Richard Linklater & Darryl Ponicsan Directed by: Richard Linklater Featuring: Steve Carell, Bryan Cranston, and Laurence Fishburne Larry 'Doc' Shepherd: "I'm not going to bury a marine. I'm just going to bury my son." This new movie co-written and directed by the great Richard Linklater is not something that you might …

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Film review: “Avengers: Infinity War”(2018)

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"Avengers: Infinity War" (2018) Action Running Time: 149 minutes Written by: Christopher Markus & Stephen McFeely Directed by: Anthony Russo & Joe Russo Featuring:  Robert Downey Jr., Chris Hemsworth, Mark Ruffalo, Chris Evans, Scarlett Johansson, Benedict Cumberbatch, Don Cheadle, Tom Holland, Chadwick Boseman, Paul Bettany, Elizabeth Olsen, Anthony Mackie, Sebastian Stan, Danai Gurira, Letitia Wright, Dave Bautista, Zoe Saldana, Josh Brolin, and Chris Pratt Nick Fury: "There was an idea... Tony Stark: "To …

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Film review: “Winchester” (2018)

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“Winchester" (2018) Horror Running Time: 99 minutes Written by: Tom Vaughan & The Spierig Brothers Directed by: The Spierig Brothers Featuring: Helen Mirren, Jason Clarke and Sarah Snook Arthur Gates: "It’s a gargantuan seven storied structure with no apparent rhyme or reason. Each maze of halls more confusing than the next. It’s under never ending construction. It’s built on …

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Film review: “Pacific Rim: Uprising” (2018)

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“Pacfic Rim: Uprising” (2018) Action/Science Fiction Running Time: 111 minutes Written by: Emily Carmichael, Kira Snyder, Steven S. DeKnight & T.S. Nowlin Directed by: Steven S. DeKnight Featuring: John Boyega, Scott Eastwood, Cailee Spaeny, Jing Tian, Adria Arjona, Zhang Jin, Rinko Kikuchi, Charlie Day, Burn Gorman Voice: "What is a Jaeger? A Jaeger is the pinnacle of human invention. When the monsters came …

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Film review: “Insidious: The Last Key” (2018)

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“Insidious: The Last Key” (2018) Horror Running Time: 103 minutes Written by: Leigh Whannell Directed by: Adam Robitel Featuring:  Lin Shaye, Angus Sampson, Leigh Whannell, Spencer Locke, Caitlin Gerard, and Bruce Davison Elise Rainier: "I'm going to get the attention of all the spirits in this house. I need things that were important to Garza. Specs, go upstairs. There is a …

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Film review: “Peter Rabbit” (2018)

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“Peter Rabbit” (2018) Comedy Running Time: 95 minutes Written by: Rob Lieber & Will Gluck Directed by: Will Gluck Featuring:  Domhnall Gleeson, Rose Byrne, and Sam Neill, with the voices of James Corden, Daisy Ridley, Margot Robbie, and Elizabeth Debicki Thomas McGregor: I'm allergic to blackberries. Peter Rabbit: [From above]*Allergic* to *blackberries*? Peter Rabbit: Is that even a thing? Is that where we've gone to? …

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Film review: “Ready Player One” (2018)

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“Ready Player One" (2018) Sci-Fi Running Time: 140 minutes Written by: Zak Penn & Ernest Cline Directed by: Steven Spielberg Featuring:  Tye Sheridan, Olivia Cooke, Ben Mendelsohn, Lena Waithe, Letitia Wright, T.J. Miller, Simon Pegg, and Mark Rylance James Halliday: "Hello, if you’re watching this, I’m dead. I created a hidden object, an Easter egg. The first person to find the egg …

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Film review: “Film Stars Don’t Die in Liverpool” (2017)

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“Film Stars Don't Die in Liverpool” (2017) Drama Running Time: 106 minutes Written by: Matt Greenhalgh Directed by:  Paul McGuigan Featuring:  Annette Bening, Jamie Bell, Vanessa Redgrave, Julie Walters, Kenneth Cranham, Stephen Graham, Frances Barber and Leanne Best Peter Turner: "Has anyone ever told you that you look like Lauren Bacall when you smoke?" Gloria Grahame: "Humphrey Bogart. And I didn't like it then either." …

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Film review: “The Death of Stalin” (2017)

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"The Death of Stalin" (2017) Comedy/Drama Written by: Armando Iannucci, David Schneider, Ian Martin & Peter Fellows Directed by: Armando Iannucci Featuring: Steve Buscemi, Simon Russell Beale, Paddy Considine, Rupert Friend, Jason Isaacs, Michael Palin, Andrea Riseborough and Jeffrey Tambor Vasily Stalin: I know the drill. Smile, shake hands and try not to call them cunts.  This week sees the release of a …

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Film review: “Tomb Raider” (2018)

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"Tomb Raider" (2018) Action Written by: Geneva Robertson-Dworet & Alastair Siddons Directed by: Roar Uthaug Featuring: Alicia Vikander, Dominic West, Walton Goggins, Daniel Wu, and Kristin Scott Thomas Receptionist: "What’s your name?" Lara Croft: "Lara." Receptionist: "Surname?" Lara Croft: "Croft." As we get closer to the lucrative summer movie season in the US there are more and more movies …

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Film review: “Goodbye Christopher Robin” (2016)

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“Goodbye Christopher Robin” (2016) Drama Running Time: 107 minutes Written by: Frank Cottrell-Boyce & Simon Vaughan Directed by: Simon Curtis Featuring: Domhnall Gleeson, Margot Robbie, and Kelly Macdonald Daphne Milne: "You know what writing a book against war is like? It's like writing a book against Wednesdays. Wednesdays... are a fact of life, and if you don't like them, …

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Film review: “Black Panther” (2018)

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"Black Panther" (2018) Action Written by: Ryan Coogler & Joe Robert Cole Directed by: Ryan Coogler Featuring: Chadwick Boseman, Michael B. Jordan, Lupita Nyong'o, Danai Gurira, Martin Freeman, Daniel Kaluuya, Letitia Wright, Winston Duke, Angela Bassett, Forest Whitaker, and Andy Serkis Ulysses Klaue: "Tell me something. What do you know about Wakanda?" Everett K. Ross: "It's a Third-World country. Textiles, shepherds, cool outfits."  Ulysses Klaue: "All a …

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