Tag: Drama

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Time for a Reel THE MUSTANG review

Roman Coleman (Matthias Schoenaerts) is serving time in a Nevada prison for a violent crime he committed. While in prison, Roman has become a person that embraces solitude. Through no wishes of his own, he ends up on a work detail cleaning up after a stable of wild mustangs currently housed at the prison. Mild …

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Time for a Reel GLORIA BELL review

Sebastián Lelio is a Chilean writer/director that has had little exposure in North America outside of last year’s Disobedience starring Rachel Weisz and Rachel McAdams. The racy romantic drama captured the attention of critics and audiences with its scandalous subject matter and great acting. Riding that wave of notoriety, Lelio has adapted his Spanish-speaking hit, …

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Time for a Reel GRETA review

Director/writer Neil Jordan is probably best known for his work on the Oscar-winning drama The Crying Game (1992). The offbeat romantic suspense thriller kept everyone on their toes up until the very end while providing solid entertainment throughout. Since that time a few decades ago, Jordan has struggled to find matching success or anything close …

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Time for a Reel FIGHTING WITH MY FAMILY review

Think what you want, but there’s a reason that professional wrestling, particularly the WWE (World Wrestling Entertainment, Inc.), is an annual juggernaut in terms of popularity and its subsequent cash flow. Their continual expansion to different areas have the entity the financial flexibility to diversify and dominate in several key areas. WWE Studios made its …

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Time for a Reel THE MAN WHO KILLED HITLER AND THEN THE BIGFOOT review

Sam Elliott has been getting many kind words said about him thanks to the success of his last movie, A Star is Born (2018). While Elliott was not the main attraction of the remarkable remake, his supporting performance has landed him on quite a few award nomination lists. And for this reason, RLJ Entertainment should …

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Time for a Reel COLD PURSUIT review

Liam Neeson finds himself in familiar trouble in the new action thriller, Cold Pursuit. Nels (Liam Neeson) is an unassuming snowplow driver with a wife (Laura Dern) and a son, Kyle (Micheál Richardson). When the son turns up dead via an overdose, Nels is devastated and on the brink of suicide. It is in that …

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Time for a Reel COLD WAR review

During the 1950s, what would become known as the Cold War was in its early stages and it affected many people from various countries that were once just neighbors. This is a story that, despite being from two entirely different walks of life, brings them together in only a way that true love could. Wiktor …

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Time for a Reel SERENITY review

Steven Knight has an impressive list of works credited to his name. On the television side of things, he was one of the creators of the very popular game show, Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?. Another show that he created, Peaky Blinders, has been a hit on both sides of the pond. As far …

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Time for a Reel THE STANDOFF AT SPARROW CREEK review

What happens when there’s been a terrible crime committed and somehow you or one of your associates are the prime suspects? It begs the question, just how well do you know the person next to you? For a small group of militia men, these questions and others will be posed as they try to get …

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Time for a Reel GLASS review

This is my word of advice to those interested in seeing Glass. While in theory this new movie could be enjoyed on its own, do yourselves a favor and have already seen at least Split (2016) prior to heading to theaters to checking out Glass. And for those that may not already know, Unbreakable (2000) …