Tag: Rated R

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Time for a Reel MEN review

About the film (courtesy of A24): In the aftermath of a personal tragedy, Harper (Jessie Buckley) retreats alone to the beautiful English countryside, hoping to have found a place to heal. But someone or something from the surrounding woods appears to be stalking her. What begins as simmering dread becomes a fully-formed nightmare, inhabited by …

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Time for a Reel THE NORTHMAN review

About the film (courtesy of Focus Features): From visionary director Robert Eggers comes The Northman, an action-filled epic that follows a young Viking prince (Alexander Skarsgård) on his quest to avenge his father’s murder. Robert Eggers is an under-40 American-born writer-director that turned the heads of many with his debut work, The Witch (2015), starring …

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Time for a Reel THE UNBEARABLE WEIGHT OF MASSIVE TALENT review

About the film (courtesy of Lionsgate): Creatively unfulfilled and facing financial ruin, the fictionalized version of Cage must accept a $1 million offer to attend the birthday of a dangerous superfan (Pedro Pascal). Things take a wildly unexpected turn when Cage is recruited by a CIA operative (Tiffany Haddish) and forced to live up to …

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Time for a Reel FATHER STU review

About the film (courtesy of Sony Pictures Entertainment): When an injury ends his amateur boxing career, Stuart Long (Mark Wahlberg) moves to L.A. dreaming of stardom. While scraping by as a supermarket clerk, he meets Carmen (Teresa Ruiz), a Catholic Sunday school teacher who seems immune to his bad-boy charm. Determined to win her over, …

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Time for a Reel AMBULANCE review

About the film (courtesy of Universal Pictures): Decorated veteran Will Sharp (Emmy winner Yahya Abdul-Mateen II), desperate for money to cover his wife’s medical bills, asks for help from the one person he knows he shouldn’t – his adoptive brother Danny (Oscar nominee Jake Gyllenhaal). A charismatic career criminal, Danny instead offers him a score: …

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Time for a Reel MORBIUS review

About the film (courtesy of Columbia Pictures): Dangerously ill with a rare blood disorder and determined to save others suffering his same fate, Dr. Morbius (Jared Leto) attempts a desperate gamble. While at first it seems to be a radical success, a darkness inside him is unleashed. Will good override evil – or will Morbius …

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Time for a Reel THE OUTFIT review

About the film (courtesy of Focus Features): A gripping and masterful thriller in which an expert tailor (Academy Award winner Mark Rylance) must outwit a dangerous group of mobsters in order to survive a fateful night. The Outfit serves as the feature film directorial debut for Graham Moore, who also co-wrote this crime drama along …

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Time for a Reel PARALLEL MOTHERS review

About the film (courtesy of Sony Pictures Classics): Two women, Janis and Ana, coincide in a hospital room where they are going to give birth. Both are single and became pregnant by accident. Janis, middle-aged, doesn’t regret it and she is exultant. The other, Ana, an adolescent, is scared, repentant and traumatized. Janis tries to …

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Time for a Reel SCREAM review

About the film (courtesy of Paramount Pictures): Twenty-five years after a streak of brutal murders shocked the quiet town of Woodsboro, a new killer has donned the Ghostface mask and begins targeting a group of teenagers to resurrect secrets from the town’s deadly past. Let’s get this out of the way since I’ve been stewing …

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Time for a Reel THE MATRIX RESURRECTIONS review

About the film (courtesy of Warner Bros. and Village Roadshow): From visionary filmmaker Lana Wachowski comes The Matrix Resurrections, the long-awaited fourth film in the groundbreaking franchise that redefined a genre. The new film reunites original stars Keanu Reeves and Carrie-Anne Moss in the iconic roles they made famous, Neo and Trinity. It’s been a …