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Time for a Reel HITMAN’S WIFE’S BODYGUARD review

About the film (courtesy of Lionsgate): The world’s most lethal odd couple – bodyguard Michael Bryce (Ryan Reynolds) and hitman Darius Kincaid (Samuel L. Jackson) – are back on another life-threatening mission. Still unlicensed and under scrutiny, Bryce is forced into action by Darius’s even more volatile wife, the infamous international con artist Sonia Kincaid …

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Time for a Reel THE CONJURING: THE DEVIL MADE ME DO IT review

About the film (courtesy of Warner Bros.): The Conjuring: The Devil Made Me Do It reveals a chilling story of terror, murder and unknown evil that shocked even experienced real-life paranormal investigators Ed and Lorraine Warren. One of the most sensational cases from their files, it starts with a fight for the soul of a …

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Time for a Reel SPIRAL: SAW review

About the film (courtesy of Lionsgate): A criminal mastermind unleashes a twisted form of justice in Spiral, the terrifying new chapter from the book of Saw. Working in the shadow of his father, an esteemed police veteran (Samuel L. Jackson), brash Detective Ezekiel “Zeke” Banks (Chris Rock) and his rookie partner (Max Minghella) take charge …

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Time for a Reel WRATH OF MAN review

About the film (courtesy of MGM): This contemporary movie tells the story of the cold and mysterious ‘H’ as he goes to work at a cash truck company that moves hundreds of millions of dollars around Los Angeles every week. H’s objective is unique and unanticipated, but is only revealed incrementally, utilizing a suspenseful and …

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Time for a Reel NOBODY review

About the film (courtesy of Universal Pictures): When two thieves break into his suburban home one night, Hutch (Bob Odenkirk) declines to defend himself or his family, hoping to prevent serious violence. His teenage son (Gage Munroe) is disappointed in him and his wife (Connie Nielsen) seems to pull only further away. The aftermath of …

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Time for a Reel FREAKY review

About the film (courtesy of Universal Pictures): Seventeen-year-old Millie Kessler (Kathryn Newton) is just trying to survive the bloodthirsty halls of Blissfield High and the cruelty of the popular crowd. But when she becomes the newest target of The Butcher (Vince Vaughn), her town’s infamous serial killer, her senior year becomes the least of her …

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Time for a Reel ANTEBELLUM review

About the film (courtesy of Lionsgate): Successful author Veronica Henley (Janelle Monáe) finds herself trapped in a horrifying reality and must uncover the mind-bending mystery before it’s too late. It all boils down to this. Antebellum fell short of the expectations I had going going into this. Part of the blame can be placed squarely …

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Time for a Reel IRRESISTIBLE review

About the film (courtesy of Focus Features): From writer/director Jon Stewart comes the comedy of a Democrat political consultant (Steve Carell) who helps a retired Marine colonel (Chris Cooper) run for mayor in a small Wisconsin town. Here we are in another week of the increasingly familiar feel of viewing being able to view a …

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Time for a Reel 7500 review

About the film (courtesy of Amazon Studios): It looks like a routine day at work for Tobias (Joseph Gordon-Levitt), a soft-spoken young American co-pilot on a flight from Berlin to Paris as he runs through the preflight checklist the pilot (Carlo Kitzlinger). But shortly after takeoff, terrorists armed with makeshift knives suddenly storm the cockpit. …

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Time for a Reel THE HUNT review

About the film (courtesy of Universal Pictures): Twelve strangers wake up in a clearing. They don’t know where they are, or how they got there. They don’t know they’ve been chosen… for a very specific purpose … The Hunt. In the shadow of a dark internet conspiracy theory, a group of elites gathers for the …