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Director Alan Parkinson and co-director Richard da Costa tell a fantastic story about a situation where a saturation diver gets trapped underwater to be rescued by his crew members, barely saving his life. That film is the documentary Last Breath. Parkinson has taken this story and turned it into a feature film. While the material… Continue reading Movie Review: LAST BREATH Is Inspired By A Compelling Story, But Hardly Delivers As Such

The action/crime thriller Cold Wallet, directed by Cutter Hodierne and co-written with writer John Hibey after a previous collaboration on the film Fishing Without Nets, will now have a release. This feature film premiered at the 2024 SXSW Film & Television Festival. Some folks may find this film about a cryptocurrency scam timely, given articles… Continue reading Movie Review: Cold Wallet – A Cryptocurrency Scam and Those Who Fight Back

Directed by Tania Vincent & Ricard Cussó from a script written by Ryan Greaves, Erica Harrison, and Tania Vincent, this animated adventure feature film shows us a family of four sloths that will surely entertain a young audience with bright and colorful animation. Synopsis: After a terrifying storm destroys their home, a speedy sloth named… Continue reading Movie Review: A Sloth Story – An Animated Feature about Family and Forging Forward

Though I have read some of Stephen King’s works, the short story The Monkey has always eluded me. During my youth, I recall when The Skeleton Crew collection of King’s short stories was available in bookstores, but for whatever reason, I never bought or read this book. So, when I heard that filmmaker Osgood Perkins… Continue reading Movie Review: THE MONKEY Is Ghoulishly Hilarious.

Written and directed by Paolo Sorrentino, Parthenope takes its audience on a journey through the life of a beautiful young lady, admired by many for her beauty, and follows her life experiences as she pursues a life of academia in Italy. The whole affair is primarily gorgeous, sometimes disturbing, and bizarre, but the big takeaway… Continue reading Movie Review: PARTHENOPE Gives Its Audience An Experience, But Is Unclear About Its Meaning

Both Paddington and Paddington 2 are exceptional movies and are wonderful iterations of the beloved character that captured people’s hearts for several generations. So, it is no surprise that the latest cinematic installment falls short. That said, the new film is still delightful in its own way and is an enjoyable piece of family cinema… Continue reading Movie Review: PADDINGTON IN PERU Is Appropriately Adorable And Fun, But Is Not As Great As The Previous Films

The fourth installment of Marvel Studios’ Captain America franchise delivers another exciting action-thriller but still reveals Disney’s/Marvel’s pattern of playing it safely. I had a great time with this movie. As with the previous Captain America films, this new chapter offers lots of incendiary action and exhilarating thrills but also has a plot that mimics… Continue reading Movie Review: CAPTAIN AMERICA: BRAVE NEW WORLD Delivers Exhilarating Action, But Feels A Bit Familiar

The feature film A.I. / Sci-Fi Thriller titled Renner is directed and produced by Robert Rippberger. Luke Medina and Martin Medina wrote the script from a story by Luke Medina. The story by this filmmaker is interesting, and it is filmed efficiently in a limited setting on one floor of what appears to be a… Continue reading Movie Review: Renner

Another inventive spin on Valentine’s Day movies is now in theaters, which takes the slasher-horror subgenre and infuses it with romantic comedy. After watching Heart Eyes, I couldn’t help but think about the Scream franchise because that comedic horror saga obviously inspires this movie. Nevertheless, I had a great time with this movie as the… Continue reading Movie Review: HEART EYES Delivers Slasher Thrills Within The Rom-Com Genre