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Review: Good Luck to You, Leo Grande

Review: Good Luck to You, Leo Grande

By John Corrado ★★★ (out of 4) Nancy Stokes (Emma Thompson) is a retired religious ethics teacher in her fifties who hires a male escort named Leo Grande (Daryl McCormack) for a series of sexual encounters in a hotel room, in the Sundance drama Good Luck to You, Leo Grande. Nancy’s husband, the only man […]Review: Good Luck to You, Leo Grande

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Film Review – Spiderhead (2022)

Film Review – Spiderhead (2022)

Title – Spiderhead (2022)  Director – Joseph Kosinski (Top Gun: Maverick)  Cast – Chris Hemsworth, Miles Teller, Jurnee Smollett Plot – Set in the near future where prisoners like Jeff (Teller) are given the opportunity for a different type of incarceration in a medical research facility operated by the mysterious Steve Abnesti (Hemsworth) who is looking […]Film – Spiderhead (2022)

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“The Northman” Puts Violent Revenge Front And Center

“The Northman” Puts Violent Revenge Front And Center

From visionary director Robert Eggers comes “The Northman,” an action-filled epic that follows a young Viking prince on his quest to avenge his father’s murder.4K Ultra HD Review: “The Northman” Puts Violent Revenge Front And Center

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A Kiwi Comedy in (Intentional) Gibberish — “Nude Tuesday”

A Kiwi Comedy in (Intentional) Gibberish — “Nude Tuesday”

“Nude Tuesday” is a a deadpan, daft and serious off-center comedy from The Other Land Under, New Zealand. No, it’s not their first. The presence of Jemaine Clement in the cast reminds us of that. But this screwball/screws-loose “Couples Retreat” farce plays around with a prejudice foreign film fans have had since the movies learned […]Movie Review: A Kiwi Comedy in (Intentional) Gibberish — “Nude…

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Apple+ TV drops first trailer for Black Bird

Apple+ TV drops first trailer for Black Bird

As we mentioned in our review of Shining Girls, Apple+ TV is the one streaming service that really is producing some excellent, complex drama with real depth at the moment. Now it has revealed the first trailer for Black Bird – a six-part series created by celebrated crime novelist Dennis Lehane. And yes, we’re excited. […]Apple+ TV drops first trailer for Black Bird