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Great

Nomadland

“Following the closure of a gypsum mine in the Nevada town she call home, Fern (Frances McDormand) packs her van and sets off on the road in this “exquisite” film (Joe Morgenstern, The Wall Street Journal). Exploring an unconventional life as a modern-day nomad, Fern discovers a resilience and resourcefulness unlike any she’s known before. Along the way, she meets other nomads who become mentors i...[Read More]

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8.4

Great

News of the World (4k Ultra HD + Blu-ray)

“Five years after the Civil War, Captain Jefferson Kyle Kidd (Academy Award winner Tom Hanks) moves from town to town as a non-fiction storyteller, sharing the news from the far reaches of the globe. In the plains of Texas, he crosses paths with a 10-year-old girl taken in by the Kiowa people and raised as one of their own. Kidd agrees to deliver the child where the law says she belongs. As they t...[Read More]

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8

Great

8.2
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Godzilla (4k Ultra HD + Blu-ray)

DISCLAIMER: Warner Bros. Home Entertainment sent us a copy of this for review. “This spectacular adventure pits Godzilla, the world’s most famous monster, against malevolent creatures that, bolstered by humanity’s scientific arrogance, threaten our very existence.” Disclaimer: Warner Bros. Home Entertainment provided us with a free copy of this Blu-ray/DVD that we reviewed in this blog post. The o...[Read More]

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8.8

Great

The Undoing

DISCLAIMER: Warner Bros. Home Entertainment sent us a copy of this for review. “Grace and Jonathan Fraser have the life they always wanted: She’s a successful therapist, he’s an acclaimed pediatric oncologist, and their son attends an elite private school in Manhattan. But for Grace, everything unravels overnight. A violent death. A missing husband. A series of unthinkable revelations. Nicole Kidm...[Read More]

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8.5

Great

Promising Young Woman

“From visionary director Emerald Fennell (Killing Eve) comes a delicious new take on revenge. Everyone said Cassie (Carey Mulligan) was a promising young woman…until a mysterious event abruptly derailed her future. But nothing in Cassie’s life is what it appears to be: she’s wickedly smart, tantalizingly cunning, and she’s living a secret double life by night. Now, an unexpected encounter is about...[Read More]

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8.5

Great

The Croods: A New Age (4k Ultra HD + Blu-ray)

“The first prehistoric family is ready for another rocking adventure! The Croods have survived fanged beasts, natural disasters, and even young love, but now they must face their biggest challenge yet: another family! In search of a new home, the Croods discover a walled-in paradise created by the sophisticated Betterman family (emphasis on the “better”). As they try to coexist, the differences be...[Read More]

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9

Amazing

8.7
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Wrong Turn

“Backwoods terror and nerve-jangling suspense meet when Jen (Charlotte Vega) and a group of friends set out to hike the Appalachian Trail. Despite warnings to stick to the trail, the hikers stray off course – and cross into land inhabited by The Foundation, a hidden community of mountain dwellers who use deadly means to protect their way of life. Suddenly under siege, Jen and her friends seem head...[Read More]

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6.8

Fair

She’s the Man

“Amanda Bynes proves that girls can do anything guys can do in She’s the Man. The laughs are non-stop when Viola (Bynes), disguised as her twin brother Sebastian (James Kirk), joins the high school boys’ soccer team and helps win the big game while unexpectedly falling for Duke (Channing Tatum), the hot star forward. Viola discovers that dealing with high school politics and twisted love triangles...[Read More]

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10

Perfect

8.6
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Do the Right Thing (4k UltraHD + Blu-ray)

“It’s the hottest day of summer. You can do nothing, you can do something, or you can…Do the Right Thing. Directed by visionary filmmaker and Academy Award winner Spike Lee, Do the Right Thing is one of the most thought-provoking and groundbreaking films of its time. The controversial story centers around one scorching inner-city day, when racial tensions reach the boiling point in a tough Brookly...[Read More]

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5

Average

Redemption Day

“Having just returned home, decorated U.S. Marine Captain Brad Paxton’s (Gary Dourdan) wife, Kate, is kidnapped by a terrorist group while working in Morocco. He is forced back into action for a daring and deadly operation to save the woman he loves.” Saban Film’s latest straight to video action film, Redemption Day, touts itself as an American Military revenge/action film, and while it certainly ...[Read More]

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7.3

Good

Elizabethtown

“Drew Baylor (Orlando Bloom) has been fired from his job and dumped by his girlfriend, and just when things couldn’t seem to get worse, he receives word that his father has passed away. After being asked to travel to Elizabethtown, Kentucky, to make sure his father’s dying wishers are fulfilled, a life-changing romantic odyssey awaits, after meeting an optimistic flight attendant named Claire (Kir...[Read More]

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9

Amazing

The Little Prince

“From the director of Kung Fu Panda comes this critically acclaimed, re-imagined take on Atoine de Saint-Exupéry’s classic story. At its heart is “The Little Girl” (Mackenzie Foy), prepared by her mother (Rachel McAdams) for the very grown-up real-world. After her eccentric, kind-hearted neighbor, “The Aviator” (Jeff Bridges) introduces her to an extraordinary world where anything is possible, she...[Read More]

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