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A Savage, Wild, Wonderful Psych-Out Flick

I believe that I’m in the majority when I state that cults are never a good thing. Examples that would provide strength to my statement would include the Manson “family”, Heaven’s Gate, Aleph, and Jonestown that, when left unchecked, can be a danger to themselves and others. Many people would declare that we are still

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Coming 2 America Reviews Are Here, Does Eddie Murphy Honor or Taint the Original?

Dropping a day earlier than expected, comedy sequel Coming 2 America finds audiences reuniting with Eddie Murphy’s Akeem Joffer and Arsenio Hall’s Semmi after a thirty-year wait. After so many years since the first Coming to America delighted movie goers, was the reunion worth the wait? A.O. Scott of the New York Times found a

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A Thoughtful, Action-Packed Animated Epic

Disney Animation delivers an action-packed epic that is absolutely thrilling in every regard. Raya and the Last Dragon is chock full of martial arts combat, swashbuckling sword duels, and a mischievous con baby that nearly steals the show. The well-written plot teaches valuable lessons about trust, friendship, and the divisive nature of tribalism. The film

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Tom Holland & Daisy Ridley Lack Chemistry in Confusing Sci-Fi Flick

Daisy Ridley and Tom Holland are poorly matched protagonists in the disjointed sci-fi film, Chaos Walking. Based on the trilogy of popular young adult fiction novels by Patrick Ness, Chaos Walking has a central premise that fails to translate to the big screen. Set in the future on a planet called “New World”, male characters

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A Tumbleweed Keanu Elevates Silly CGI Adventure

SpongeBob SquarePants and the underwater dwellers of Bikini Bottom are back in a wacky adventure that’s sure to please fans. The Spongebob Movie: Sponge on the Run has our yellow, tighty-whities wearing, Krabby Patty flipping protagonist searching for his missing best friend. Gary the Snail has been kidnapped. SpongeBob and his goofy cohorts mobilize to

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A Fantastic Follow-Up to the Ultimate ’80s Horror Doc

Anyone who was left wanting more after watching the acclaimed horror documentary In Search of Darkness is going to love the official sequel. A follow-up to the acclaimed documentary, In Search of Darkness: Part II features over four hours of interviews with some of the genre’s biggest stars to further explore the golden age of

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A Live-Action Hipster Remake That’s Strictly for Kids

This weekend, Tom and Jerry return to theaters and HBO Max in a hipster, live-action film that’s strictly for younger children. The classic Hanna-Barbera cat and mouse cartoon are still the best of frenemies. But get a modern update that rankled my old-school sensibilities. I knew things were going to be different when an animated

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Tom Holland & the Russo Brothers Deliver a Devastating Account of Addiction

Directors Anthony and Joe Russo step away from genre blockbusters to deliver a searing, ultra-stylized descent into drug addiction and criminality. Cherry is the film adaptation of Nico Walker’s semi-autobiographical novel. It follows an unnamed protagonist through steadfast love, war, and a myriad of bad decisions. Stars Tom Holland and Ciara Bravo take the mantle

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Opioids Thriller Is Rescued by a Star-Studded Ensemble

Crisis is a dramatic thriller that addresses the opioids epidemic from multiple points of view. A star-studded ensemble cast weaves together three separate storylines to a climactic juncture. Writer/director Nicholas Jarecki (Arbitrage) illustrates the root causes of opioid addiction from corporate production and criminal trafficking to the deadly results on city streets. The individual chapters

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Dark Web Mastermind Gets a Choppy Biopic

Silk Road tells the true story of Ross Ulbricht; the infamous dark web mastermind better known as his online moniker, “Dread Pirate Roberts”. A brash egomaniac with an ultra-libertarian, anti-government philosophy, Ulbricht created the “Silk Road”, an untraceable Amazon-esque marketplace for narcotics and illegal goods on the internet. The film charts his meteoric rise and

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