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Time for a Reel PEPPERMINT review

To most people, family means just about everything. We live our lives while taking so much for granted, not stopping often enough to appreciate all that we have. For one very unfortunate mother, everything that she holds near and dear to her is about to be ripped away in an instant. People are capable of …

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Time for a Reel THE NUN review

What started off as a story about real-life paranormal investigators Ed and Lorraine Warren, The Conjuring (2013) became a smash-hit at the box office and a franchise was born. The Amityville Horror was their most famous case, yet it turned out that there was way more to their works than most of us knew. Warner …

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Time for a Reel KIN review

We’re right at the tail end of August which typically is a place where studios stick the movies that have a snowball’s chance in…well…summer of succeeding. Typically these are ones that couldn’t quite stand up to the big boys and girls in the school yard but might find some success in the area where the …

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Time for a Reel SEARCHING review

Have you ever had your life turned upside down in an instant, only to realize that you haven’t reached the worst part yet? The premise of the new mystery thriller, Searching, is going to put its best foot forward to make audiences feel exactly what I’ve described. John Cho has become quite the well-rounded actor …

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Time for a Reel OPERATION FINALE review

Throughout the history of time where man has walked the earth, there have been plenty of unspeakable acts committed against one another that defies rational explanation. Ripping a small portion from the history books is the biographical drama of the manhunt for the architect of the Jewish people’s darkest era in history. Operation Finale goes …

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Time for a Reel ARIZONA review

Expectations can be everything, so going into Arizona blind was an advantage that I had. If you’re reading this review, you won’t have the same luxury. First-time director, Jonathan Watson, easily exceeds reasonable expectations. Whenever Danny McBride is involved, audiences can never know for sure in which direction his works will take you. This title …

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Time for a Reel THE HAPPYTIME MURDERS review

The Happytime Murders hit controversy well ahead of its scheduled August 24th theatrical release date. If these puppets you’ve seen in the advertisements look a little familiar, there’s a very good reason for that. Brian Henson, son of the late Muppets creator Jim Henson, became entangled in a legal quarrel with Sesame Street creators over …

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Time for a Reel MILE 22 review

Peter Berg and Mark Wahlberg have had quite the relationship over the last five years. Their collaborations, Lone Survivor (2013), Deepwater Horizon (2016) and Patriots Day (2017), have collectively earned over 320 million dollars worldwide. With each of their previous works based on true events in recent history, they’ve been able to pull in additional …

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Time for a Reel ALPHA review

We’ve always been told that dogs are man’s best friend. Where did that saying come from? Genetic lineage has already proven that today’s domesticated dogs are distant relatives of wolves. A new family adventure drama puts forth a story that will show where this legendary bond started. Alpha is that story. Young Keda (Kodi Smit-McPhee) …

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Time for a Reel CRAZY RICH ASIANS review

Kevin Kwan is the author of the global bestselling novel, Crazy Rich Asians. Published in 2013, the book shot up the charts very quickly and remained a title that fans couldn’t get enough of. Due to its massive success, two more titles were published, China Rich Girlfriend (2015) and Rich People Problems (2017), to complete …