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Read MoreBlu-ray Review: The Strangers – “Should be required viewing for anyone looking for thrills and nightmares this Halloween season”
Released as a limited edition Blu-ray box set from Second Sight Films on the 28th of September, The Strangers is written and directed by Bryan Bertino (Mockingbird) and stars Liv Tyler (Empire Records) and Scott Speedman (Underworld). Kristen (Tyler) and James (Speedman) return home after a friend’s wedding in a bad spot following a failed proposal. They’re sad but still obviously care for each other...
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Read MoreTIFF 2020 Review: The Best is Yet to Come – “Compelling”
Lacking a college education and residential status Han Dong (White K) tries to get a job as a reporter in Beijing Without the necessary education and experience, it is only through some cunning that Han Dong is able to get a job as an intern at Jingcheng Daily and have a star reporter decide to mentor him. Dong proves capable and branches out to cover his own stories; it looks like he and his girlfriend...
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Read MoreTIFF 2020 Review: Shadow in the Cloud – “You’re in for a wild ride”
NOTE: the following review contains ‘spoilers’ about the type of monster in this film. You’ll find out in the first 30 seconds of the movie anyway, but if you don’t want to know going in, stop reading here. During World War II, Royal Air Force pilots reported a peak number of strange incidents involving mischievous and malicious creatures. These creatures, coined as...
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Read MoreThe Mandalorian Season 2 gets a trailer
The continuing adventures of The Mandalorian will be with us on 30th October 2020. The Mandalorian and the Child continue their journey, facing enemies and rallying allies as they make their way through a dangerous galaxy in the tumultuous era after the collapse of the Galactic Empire. What will Moff Gideon get up to and will Baby Yoda say anything? I have no idea, but you can watch the trailer for Season...
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Read MoreTIFF 2020 Review: Mr Jones
A former advisor to British Prime Minister Lloyd George uses journalist contacts in effort to uncover how Joseph Stalin has been able to prosper while the rest of the world is experiencing the Great Depression. An argument brought forth by Gareth Jones (James Norton) about investigating how the Soviet Union has been able to prosper midst the worldwide economic collapse is discounted by the other advisors...
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Read MoreTIFF 2020 Review: Another Round – “A tragic comedy”
There is a Norwegian psychologist, Finn Skårderud, who claims that humans are born with a blood alcohol level that is 0.05% too low. He suggests that maintaining a low level of alcohol use causes you to become more poised, more relaxed, more courageous. Even greats like Churchill and Hemingway achieved some of their biggest accomplishments under the influence. A tribute, as the director calls it, of...
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Read MoreTIFF 2020 Review: Falling
The world is blurring between the past and present which only fuels the rage of Willis (Lance Henriksen) and the disfranchisement with his adult children, John (Viggo Mortensen) and Sarah (Laura Linney). On the plane with his son John, Willis displays a profane, obstinate, volatile, and bigoted nature that is uncontrollable. Flashbacks are intercut revealing that as his dementia worsens the past and...
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Read MoreTIFF 2020 Review: Nomadland – “Will stay with you long after watching”
Empire, a small town in Nevada, relied completely on a gypsum sheetrock plant for its survival. Its shutdown during the recession meant an entire zip code was abolished. As the factory closed, houses were abandoned and Empire was no more, a modern day ghost town. With her town gone, and her husband recently passed away, Fern (Frances McDormand) has no choice but to move on. With limited resources at...
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