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Qiao Feng (Donnie Yen) prepares to fight in Sakra (2023), Well Go USA

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‘Sakra’ Review – Donnie Yen Establishes Himself as a Wuxia God

April 21, 2023

A Chinese film based on the wuxia novel Demi-Gods and Semi-Devils by Jin Yong, Sakra follows the story of Qiao Feng (Donnie Yen), the current master of the Beggars Gang. Born a Khitan but raised in the Song ...

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‘Renfield’ Review – Bite, Suck, Not Laugh, Repeat

Chris Sawin

April 18, 2023

Movie Reviews, Movies, Reviews

After serving Dracula (Nicolas Cage) for decades, Renfield (Nicholas Hoult) is having a bit of an identity crisis. He’s done nothing but tend to Dracula’s needs ever since he became his familiar and hasn’t thou...

Suzume Iwato (Nanoka Hara) passes by Sota Munakata (Hokuto Masamura) in Suzume (2022), Toho Co. Ltd.

8.5

‘Suzume’ Review – A Dazzling Rabbit Hole Of Animation And Charm

Chris Sawin

April 18, 2023

Anime, Anime Reviews, Movie Reviews, Movies, Reviews

Written and directed by the man behind such esteemed anime outings as Weathering with You and Your Name., Suzume is an animated fantasy adventure that revolves around its eponymous heroine, a seemingly normal 1...

Byron Brown as Sam in Shudder's Scare Package II: Rad Chad's Revenge.

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‘Scare Package II: Rad Chad’s Revenge’ Review – A 90-minute Scorecard of Horror Movie References

Chris Sawin

April 12, 2023

Movie Reviews, Movies

Created by Aaron B. Koontz and Cameron Burns, the Scare Package films present audiences with an anthology of horror-comedy outings, each one dripping with references to cult classics and full-on satire of the e...

Luo Zhilong (Jackie Chan) and his horse Red Hare in Well Go USA's Ride On.

7.5

‘Ride On’ Review – A Galloping Chinese Drama That Wallops Your Tear Ducts

Chris Sawin

April 11, 2023

Movie Reviews, Movies

As of April 7th, the legendary Jackie Chan is now 69-years old. As such, it comes as no surprise that in recent years the man who built a career on putting his body on the line and breaking every body therein (...

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‘The Super Mario Bros. Movie’ Review – Plunging Rainbow Colored Nostalgia to Death

Chris Sawin

April 6, 2023

Movie Reviews, Movies, Video Games

Mario (voiced by Chris Pratt) and Luigi (voiced by Charlie Day) are plumbers who have recently gone into business for themselves. They’ve spent their life savings on a commercial promoting themselves and seem l...

John Wick (Keanu Reeves) meets with Marquis Vincent de Gramont (Bill Skarsgård) in John Wick: Chapter 4 (2023), Lionsgate Films

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‘John Wick: Chapter 4’ Review – A Buffet Of Bullet Casings And Broken Necks

Chris Sawin

March 29, 2023

Movie Reviews, Movies

In the span of four films, the John Wick franchise has become a bloody action extravaganza. And while at this point you already know loosely what to expect of the series' final entry, Chapter 4 still plays i...

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‘Nefarious’ (2023) Review – A Thought-Provoking Supernatural Horror Exercise In Morality

Jacob Smith

March 27, 2023

Movie Reviews, Movies, Reviews

If you have seen the trailer for Nefarious it is easy to dismiss this film as just another cookie-cutter horror movie to be released during the spring season. You would be making a serious mistake by think...

Nemo (Willem Dafoe) eats dinner in Inside (2023), Focus Features

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‘Inside’ Review – Stuck In Artistic Purgatory With Willem Dafoe

Chris Sawin

March 24, 2023

Movie Reviews, Movies

With a film like Inside, there’s really only a couple directions its story can go. Willem Dafoe stars as Nemo in director Vasilis Katsoupis' INSIDE, a Focus Features release. Credit: Courtesy of Focus Featu...

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‘Shazam! Fury of the Gods’ Review – An Unfortunate Flop That Deserves Better

JB Augustine

March 21, 2023

Movie Reviews, Movies

Billy is back and he brought the whole family - or squad which is kind of how he treats them in the film - but despite how super and godlike each of them is, it’s probably too late to save the day from a threat...