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Adaptation

Director: Spike Jonze Written by: Charlie Kaufman Starring: Nicolas Cage, Meryl Streep, Chris Cooper Rating: ★★★ The first half an hour of Adaptation where the film sets itself up with meta humour, a frantic energy and a freshness, is fantastic. … Continue reading

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Vivo – Film Review

Director: Kirk DeMicco Written by: Kirk DeMicco & Quiara Alegria Hudes Starring: Lin-Manuel Miranda, Ynairaly Simo, Juan de Marcos González, Brian Tyree Henry and Gloria Estefan Rating: ★★★★ 2021 is turning into a pretty great year for Lin-Manuel Miranda. The … Continue reading

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Little Shop of Horrors (1986)

Director: Frank Oz Starring: Rick Moranis, Ellen Greene, Vincent Gardenia, Steve Martin, Levi Stubbs and Bill Murray Rating: ★★★ Taking the B-movie classic The Little Shop of Horrors from Roger Corman and turning it into a stage show was a … Continue reading

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Copycat – Film Review

Director: Jon Amiel Written by: Ann Biderman and David Madsen Starring: Sigourney Weaver, Holly Hunter, Dermot Mulroney, William McNamara, Will Patton and John Rothman Rating: ★★★ The 1990s was a decade of strong dark thrillers and crime stories. From The … Continue reading

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Riddick – Franchise Catch Up

I don’t know why I’ve never seen these films before. I’ve been aware of them since The Chronicles of Riddick came out, but just never watched it. It’s not that I was avoiding them, just hadn’t felt the need to … Continue reading

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