Review

V/H/S/Beyond

V/H/S/Beyond

As the festivities go on, it seems like it wouldn’t be Fantastic Fest without a ‘V/H/S’ flick in the mix. Over the last four years, Austin has shown ‘cover’ for a new release of the Shudder Original series which forces us to point out that the six-in-series ‘V/H/S/Beyond’ is being released this weekend and is […]

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Rebel Ridge

Rebel Ridge

Writer director Jeremy Saulnier won’t dawdle. Instead he dives straight into the action of his new thriller entitled “Rebel Ridge” and in case one has forgotten, the director of “Blue Ruin”, and “Green Room” remains one of the best filmmakers in the business when it comes to tales of good and evil’s clashes on screen.

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The Menendez Brothers

The Menendez Brothers

“Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menendez Story,” as retold by the perpetrators’ family friend, is chilling. Ryan Murphy and Ian Brennan, the creators, present the second part of their project called ‘Monster’, this time featuring Lyle (played wonderfully by Nicholas Alexander Chavez) and Erik (wonderfully played by Cooper Koch). Enduring physical, emotional and sexually abusive

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Dune: Part Two

Dune: Part Two

The term that would be most appropriate for people reviewing Denis Villeneuve’s “Dune: Part Two” is “overwhelm”. Expect a whole lot of variations on the words “overpowering” and “showing off” too. Many adjectives can be applied to the end result, but Villeneuve certainly didn’t try to tackle the famous science fiction novel by Frank Herbert

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Reagan

Reagan

He serves as an enigma for the American people: a poor rural boy who made it to the big time Hollywood screen, who became a Union president, and eventually a president of the United States who was notorious for implementing the most extreme right wing nativism and economic policy combined with a seriously protective foreign

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IF

IF

If you were fortunate enough to get an invitation for the preview of John Krasinski’s latest movie, “IF,” held on November 30, 2021, you might have been treated to an opening remark where the writer and director of the film issued a special note claiming that this movie is dedicated to all the “girl dads”

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The Fall Guy

The Fall Guy

Without counting “Barbie,” it appears the modern cinema blockbuster has mostly been such a serious business. Be it the complex history and universe of “Dune” or “Avatar: The Way of Water” or a sprawling interconnected universe of MCU, the last few years have felt like we were getting so many blockbusters that it has began

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Borderlands

Borderlands

While has participated in the worlds of Gearbox Software and 2K Games’ Borderlands for hundreds of hours, He finds the structure of the game very addicting as it entails exploration, teamwork and pursuit of new weapons that are used to mow down hordes of enemies for fun (shown in there and there, among others). We’re

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