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ECHO VALLEY MOVIE REVIEW Kate Garretson (Julianne Moore) tends to all the pretty horses on a ranch for training riders, but her roof is at risk of collapsing. Her life is already in a state of disrepair after the tragic death of her wife. $9000 could fix the roof, but the turmoil in the home […]

FOUNTAIN OF YOUTH MOVIE REVIEW Here’s what happens when you take a little bit of the 1999 perfection of The Mummy, a dash of Indiana Jones, a large helping of National Treasure, and the desire to just be better than Uncharted, put it in the hands of Guy Ritchie, but restrain him to his family […]

THE GORGE MOVIE REVIEW Are you a legendary shot behind the scope of a high powered rifle and got next to nothing else going on except sleepless lonely nights sitting next to your phone hoping for that next mission call? Then you are perfect for a top secret year-long mission out in the middle of […]

WOLFS MOVIE REVIEW George Clooney and Brad Pitt star in this movie you might’ve seen a trailer for a few months back. Unless you live in New York or Los Angeles, and knew about the singular week it was actually in theaters. Now, the only way you’re watching this snappy action-comedy thriller is with that […]

LESSONS IN CHEMISTRY SERIES REVIEW In the 1950’s there was a post-war boom full of North Korean war vets, denim jeans, form fitting skirts, and the upcoming civil rights movements that would echo into our current age. Elizabeth Zot (Brie Larson) is a single mother and celebrity chef on a famous television show “Supper at […]

SPIRITED MOVIE REVIEW Every now and then, and not often mind you, someone makes a new Christmas movie that isn’t just a checklist of tropes and cliches. Once in a great while, someone actually creates a unique and worthwhile Christmas movie that dares to be worthy of an annual rewatch alongside the Muppets, Elf, and Die […]

SWAN SONG MOVIE REVIEW Every year there’s got to be at least one small, cerebral, somewhat arty sci-fi film that manages to make it to a wide release. And I’m not talking about Dune as that definitely wouldn’t count as “small”. No, this is Mahershala Ali and Mahershala Ali starring in Swan Song for Apple […]

FOUNDATION SERIES REVIEW Isaac Asimov’s science fiction opus finally makes it to the screen in Apple TV’s adaptation of “Foundation”. Hari Seldon (Jared Harris) is a psychohistorian who believes he has predicted the fall of the empire, which has reigned for twelve thousand years. Brother Day (Lee Pace) is a clone of the original emperor, […]

FINCH MOVIE REVIEW In the distant future, the Earth is ravaged by the power of the sun, sandstorms, and other spectacular global cinematic events. All that’s left is a man and his dog. With the age of man seemingly coming to an end, who will need their slippers fetched and a tennis ball returned to […]

CODA MOVIE REVIEW When a film premieres at Sundance, there’s a certain pedigree you can expect when it wins an award. But what about a film that wins more awards than any film in Sundance history? A film that prompted a bidding war between Netflix, Amazon, Searchlight and Apple which concluded in Apple paying a […]

CHERRY MOVIE REVIEW The Russo brothers disembark from the Marvel train for a bit and direct their first film not in the MCU since 2006’s “You, Me, & Dupree” (yeah, they did that). Apple TV gladly took on the brothers and their star, young Tom Holland still fresh-faced as Peter Parker, and then proceed to […]

PALMER MOVIE REVIEW Much like in Apple TV+’s new drama, “Palmer”, underneath all the luster of Justin Timberlake and the jokes we make about NSYNC, there’s a bright beating heart at the core of this review. Timberlake stars as Eddie Palmer, an ex-convict who takes in a young boy when his mother disappears, and it […]

THE PLACE OF NO WORDS MOVIE REVIEW Once upon a time, a little boy named Bodhi traveled into the woods with his viking warrior father. Together they faced great adventures with fairies, Bigfoots with colds, fighting evil aliens with lasers, and witches with curses. All of these dangers are nothing compared to trying to understand […]

ON THE ROCKS MOVIE REVIEW Sophia Coppola’s latest film is the story of a wife and mother (Rashida Jones) who is drawn reluctantly into a surveillance ‘operation’ with her rich and widely loved father (Bill Murray) who insists that men cannot be trusted with fidelity. Largely because he’s the first to admit he can’t be […]

AN AMERICAN PICKLE MOVIE REVIEW If you like Seth Rogan, you’re in luck because “An American Pickle” gives you more Seth Rogan (and more pickling salt) than is probably safe to consume in a single sitting. Herschel and Sarah Greenbaum (Seth Rogan and Sarah Snook) are Eastern European Jews who immigrated to America to make […]

CENTRAL PARK TV SERIES REVIEW From the musical manic minds of Loren Bouchard (Bob’s Burgers) Josh Gad (The Book of Mormon) and Nora Smith (Bob’s Burgers) comes an animated family sitcom set in New York City’s Central Park. The show stars a busker named Birdie (Josh Gad) who narrates through song the episodic mishaps of […]

GREYHOUND MOVIE REVIEW Join us as we explore the ‘Dad’est movie that ever “Dad’ed, with Tom Hanks (America’s Dad) taking that shit way to heart. As the commander of a battleship on a major escort mission during WWII, he finds himself up against terrible odds as a ‘wolfpack’ of subs close in on his group […]

HALA MOVIE REVIEW It’s time to come of age once again (can you do that more than once?) with the release of Apple TV+’s new movie, Hala. Adapted from a short film of the same name, the story follows the eponymous character (Geraldine Viswanathan), who is dealing with her burgeoning hormones, college in her immediate […]