Director Robert Connolly Starring Eric Bana Rated MA Score 6/6 Aaron Falk returns to his drought-stricken hometown to attend a tragic funeral. But his return opens a decades-old wound – the unsolved death of a teenage girl. I finally got my act together and got out to see The Dry while it is still at…
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The Last Days of American Crime
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Director Olivier Megaton Starring Edgar Ramírez, Michael Pitt & Anna Brewster Rated MA Score 3/6 In the not-too-distant future, as a final response to terrorism and crime, the U.S. government plans to broadcast a signal making it impossible for anyone to knowingly commit unlawful acts. For those of you who might be interested The Last…
Shadow in the Cloud
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Director Roseanne Liang Starring Chloë Grace Moretz Rated MA Score 3/6 In the throes of World War II, Flight Officer Maude Garrett joins the all-male crew of a B-17 bomber with a top-secret package. Caught off guard by the presence of a woman on a military flight, the crew tests Maude’s every move. Just as…
Music
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Director Sia Starring Kate Hudson, Maddie Ziegler, Leslie Odom Jr Rated M Score 2/6 Review by TanteLiz On the death of her grandmother, Zu, an alcoholic, finds herself having to care for her autistic sister. I really wanted to like this movie. However, it was a letdown as both a musical and a drama. The…
The Sting 2
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Director Jeremy Paul Kagan Starring Jackie Gleason, Mac Davis, Teri Garr, Oliver Reed & Karl Malden Rated PG Score 2.5/6 Lonnegan is planning to get back at Gondorff and Hooker for bilking him out of half a million. At the same time Gondorff and Hooker are planning their next caper. And their mark is a…
Inside Man: Most Wanted
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Director M.J. Bassett Staring Aml Ameen, Rhea Seehorn, Roxanne McKee Rated MA Score 1/6 An NYPD hostage negotiator teams up with a federal agent to rescue dozens of tourists held hostage during a 10-hour siege at the U.S. Federal Reserve. This is supposed to be a sequel to the 2006 movie directed by Spike Lee…
Rogue
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Director MJ Bassett Starring Megan Fox, Philip Winchester, Greg Kriek Rated MA Score 2/6 O’Hara is a mercenary leading a squad of soldiers on their mission to rescue hostages in remote part of Africa. Unfortunately, the mission goes wrong, and the team are stranded, forced to survive against the local rebels and a lioness. Okay,…
Wonder Woman 1984
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Director Patty Jenkins Starring Gal Gadot, Chris Pine, Kristen Wiig Rated M Score 3/6 Fast forward to the 1980s as Wonder Woman’s next big screen adventure finds her facing an all-new foe: The Cheetah. Okay, the popular opinion regarding Wonder Woman 1984 is that it is a crap movie. If you go by IMDB ratings…
Smokey and the Bandit 2
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Director Hal Needham Starring Burt Reynolds, Sally Field, Jackie Gleason & Jerry Reed Rated M Score 4/6 The Bandit goes on another cross-country run, transporting an elephant from Florida to Texas. And, once again, Sheriff Buford T. Justice is on his tail. Well it looks like I am going to have round out the trilogy…
Crackerjack
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Director Paul Moloney Staring Mick Molloy, Bill Hunter, John Clarke, Judith Lucy & Samuel Johnson Rated M Score 3/6 When dwindling membership and increasing overheads makes a local bowling club and prime candidate for a takeover, it’s all hands-on deck to save the club. I have vague memories of watching Crackerjack when it was originally…