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Time for a Reel PREDATOR: BADLANDS review

About the film (courtesy of Paramount Pictures): Set in the future on a remote planet where a young Predator (Dimitrius Schuster-Koloamatangi), outcast from his clan, finds an unlikely ally in Thia (Elle Fanning) and embarks on a treacherous journey in search of the ultimate adversary. Dan Trachtenberg continues to up his game in revitalizing a …

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Time for a Reel BUGONIA review

About the film (courtesy of Focus Features): Two conspiracy obsessed young men kidnap the high-powered CEO of a major company, convinced that she is an alien intent on destroying planet Earth. Based on its trailers and director, Yorgos Lanthimos, whose filmography is anything but boring, Bugonia promises a wild ride from start to finish. It …

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Time for a Reel A HOUSE OF DYNAMITE review

About the film (courtesy of Netflix): When a single, unattributed missile is launched at the United States, a race begins to determine who is responsible and how to respond. Kathryn Bigelow returns to the cinematic landscape with a high-stakes, nerve-wracking thriller that grabs the viewer from the opening sequence. This is a feature engineered for …

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Time for a Reel SPRINGSTEEN: DELIVER ME FROM NOWHERE review

About the film (courtesy of 20th Century Studios): The biopic chronicles the making of Bruce Springsteen’s 1982 “Nebraska” album when he was a young musician on the cusp of global superstardom, struggling to reconcile the pressures of success with the ghosts of his past. Recorded on a 4-track recorder in Springsteen’s New Jersey bedroom, the …

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Time for a Reel BLACK PHONE 2 review

About the film (courtesy of Universal Pictures): The Grabber (Ethan Hawke) seeks vengeance on Finn (Mason Thames) from beyond the grave by menacing Finn’s younger sister, Gwen (Madeleine McGraw). As Finn, now 17, struggles with life after his captivity, the headstrong 15-year-old Gwen begins receiving calls in her dreams from the black phone and seeing …

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Time for a Reel ONE BATTLE AFTER ANOTHER review

About the film (courtesy of Warner Bros.): Washed-up revolutionary Bob (Leonardo DiCaprio) exists in a state of stoned paranoia, surviving off-grid with his spirited, self-reliant daughter, Willa (Chase Infiniti). When his evil nemesis (Sean Penn) resurfaces after 16 years and she goes missing, the former radical scrambles to find her, father and daughter both battling …

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Time for a Reel DEMON SLAYER: KIMETSU NO YAIBA INFINITY CASTLE review

About the film (courtesy of Crunchyroll): Following the tragic transformation of his sister Nezuko into a demon, Tanjiro Kamado joins the Demon Slayer Corps, an elite group of demon hunters. Throughout his journey, he strengthens his skills and bonds with fellow slayers Zenitsu Agatsuma and Inosuke Hashibira, battling various demons and even fighting alongside the …

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Time for a Reel THE LONG WALK review

About the film (courtesy of Lionsgate): From the highly anticipated adaptation of master storyteller Stephen King’s first-written novel, and Francis Lawrence, the visionary director of The Hunger Games franchise films (Catching Fire, Mockingjay – Pts. 1 & 2, and The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes), comes The Long Walk, an intense, chilling, and emotional thriller …

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Time for a Reel NOBODY 2 review

About the film (courtesy of Universal Pictures): Sometimes the most dangerous place for a dad is a family vacation. Four years after he inadvertently took on the Russian mob, Hutch remains $30 million in debt to the criminal organization and is working it off with an unending string of hits on international thugs. Much as …

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Time for a Reel FREAKIER FRIDAY review

About the film (courtesy of Disney): Jamie Lee Curtis and Lindsay Lohan reprise their roles as Tess and Anna Coleman. The story picks up years after Tess (Curtis) and Anna (Lohan) endured an identity crisis. Anna now has a daughter of her own and a soon-to-be stepdaughter. As they navigate the myriad challenges that come …