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Se7en

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Reviewed May 14, 2021

Two homicide detectives are on a desperate hunt for a serial killer whose crimes are based on the "seven deadly sins" in this dark and haunting film that takes viewers from the tortured remains of one victim to the next. The seasoned Det. Somerset researches each sin in an effort to get inside the killer's mind, while his novice partner, Mills, scoffs at his efforts to unravel the case. Genres: Crime, Mystery, Thriller

The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford

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Reviewed May 7, 2021

Outlaw Jesse James is rumored to be the 'fastest gun in the West'. An eager recruit into James' notorious gang, Robert Ford eventually grows jealous of the famed outlaw and, when Robert and his brother sense an opportunity to kill James, their murderous action elevates their target to near mythical status. Genres: Drama, Western

Titanic

Celine's song will never let go

Reviewed Apr 30, 2021

101-year-old Rose DeWitt Bukater tells the story of her life aboard the Titanic, 84 years later. A young Rose boards the ship with her mother and fiancé. Meanwhile, Jack Dawson and Fabrizio De Rossi win third-class tickets aboard the ship. Rose tells the whole story from Titanic's departure through to its death—on its first and last voyage—on April 15, 1912. Genres: Drama, Romance

Godzilla vs. Kong

Whoever wins, movie theaters lose 

Reviewed Apr 6, 2021

In a time when monsters walk the Earth, humanity’s fight for its future sets Godzilla and Kong on a collision course that will see the two most powerful forces of nature on the planet collide in a spectacular battle for the ages. Genres: Action, Adventure, Science Fiction

Magnum Force

You have the right to remain silent forever punk

Reviewed Apr 2, 2021

"Dirty" Harry Callahan is a San Francisco Police Inspector on the trail of a group of rogue cops who have taken justice into their own hands. When shady characters are murdered one after another in grisly fashion, only Dirty Harry can stop them. Genres: Action, Crime, Drama

Dirty Harry

When Harry Met Scorpio...

Reviewed Mar 26, 2021

When a madman dubbed 'Scorpio' terrorizes San Francisco, hard-nosed cop, Harry Callahan – famous for his take-no-prisoners approach to law enforcement – is tasked with hunting down the psychopath. Genres: Action, Crime, Thriller

WandaVision

"Here's the story of a lovely lady, who was grieving 'bou...

Reviewed Mar 16, 2021

Wanda Maximoff and Vision—two super-powered beings living idealized suburban lives—begin to suspect that everything is not as it seems. Genres: Drama, Mystery, Sci-Fi & Fantasy

Coming to America

Trading Places 2: Finding Umfufu

Reviewed Mar 2, 2021

An African prince decides it’s time for him to find a princess... and his mission leads him and his most loyal friend to Queens, New York. In disguise as an impoverished immigrant, the pampered prince quickly finds himself a new job, new friends, new digs, new enemies and lots of trouble. Genres: Comedy, Romance

Olympus Has Fallen

We've just opened the gates of hell!

Reviewed Feb 26, 2021

When the White House (Secret Service Code: "Olympus") is captured by a terrorist mastermind and the President is kidnapped, disgraced former Presidential guard Mike Banning finds himself trapped within the building. As the national security team scrambles to respond, they are forced to rely on Banning's inside knowledge to help retake the White House, save the President and avert an even bigger disaster. Genres: Action, Thriller

White House Down

Flags Of Our Daughters

Reviewed Feb 19, 2021

Capitol Policeman John Cale has just been denied his dream job with the Secret Service protecting President James Sawyer. Not wanting to let down his little girl with the news, he takes her on a tour of the White House, when the complex is overtaken by a heavily armed paramilitary group. Now, with the nation's government falling into chaos and time running out, it's up to Cale to save the president, his daughter, and the country. Genres: Action, Drama, Thriller

The Omen

Now We Are 666

Reviewed Jan 8, 2021

Immediately after their miscarriage, the US diplomat Robert Thorn adopts the newborn Damien without the knowledge of his wife. Yet what he doesn’t know is that their new son is the son of the devil. Genres: Horror, Thriller

Trading Places

Patronize our podcast this season, or we ain't gonna have...

Reviewed Dec 25, 2020

A snobbish investor and a wily street con-artist find their positions reversed as part of a bet by two callous millionaires. Genres: Comedy

Rosemary’s Baby

This is no dream... this podcast is really happening... f...

Reviewed Dec 4, 2020

A young couple, Rosemary and Guy, moves into an infamous New York apartment building, known by frightening legends and mysterious events, with the purpose of starting a family. Genres: Drama, Horror, Thriller

Guess Who’s Coming to Dinner

Set three extra places at the table for the hosts of Now ...

Reviewed Nov 27, 2020

A couple's attitudes are challenged when their daughter brings home a fiancé who is black. Genres: Drama, Romance

The Manchurian Candidate

Make America Enslaved Again

Reviewed Nov 10, 2020

Years after his squad was ambushed during the Gulf War, Major Ben Marco finds himself having terrible nightmares. He begins to doubt that his fellow squad-mate Sergeant Raymond Shaw, now a vice-presidential candidate, is the hero he remembers him being. As Marco's doubts deepen, Shaw's political power grows, and, when Marco finds a mysterious implant embedded in his back, the memory of what really happened begins to return. Genres: Drama, Mystery, Thriller

10 Cloverfield Lane

Are you sure the air isn't just as poisonous in a rural u...

Reviewed Nov 6, 2020

After a catastrophic car crash, a young woman wakes up in a survivalist's underground bunker, where he claims to have saved her from an apocalyptic attack that has left the outside world uninhabitable. Genres: Drama, Horror, Science Fiction, Thriller

The Manchurian Candidate

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Reviewed Nov 3, 2020

Near the end of the Korean War, a platoon of U.S. soldiers is captured by communists and brainwashed. Following the war, the platoon is returned home, and Sergeant Raymond Shaw is lauded as a hero by the rest of his platoon. However, the platoon commander, Captain Bennett Marco, finds himself plagued by strange nightmares and soon races to uncover a terrible plot. Genres: Drama, Thriller

Cloverfield

Looks like Godzilla is just as pissed about that Lost fin...

Reviewed Oct 30, 2020

Five young New Yorkers throw their friend a going-away party the night that a monster the size of a skyscraper descends upon the city. Told from the point of view of their video camera, the film is a document of their attempt to survive the most surreal, horrifying event of their lives. Genres: Action, Science Fiction, Thriller

Tremors: Shrieker Island

Aruba... Jamaica... Ooh I want a snake hunt...

Reviewed Oct 27, 2020

When a group of hunters genetically modify Graboid eggs, they face an all-out war against the larger, terrifyingly intelligent creatures, and swiftly multiplying Shriekers! Genres: Comedy, Horror, Science Fiction

Tremors 2: Aftershocks

Do you like Shriekers?

Reviewed Sep 22, 2020

Earl Bassett's celebrity after defeating the Graboid attack against the town of Perfection has proved short-lived, until he's recruited by a Mexican oil company whose workers have found more than they bargained for under the soil. Genres: Comedy, Horror, Science Fiction

Tremors

Grabboids like to eat Bacon

Reviewed Sep 15, 2020

Val McKee and Earl Bassett are in a fight for their lives when they discover that their desolate town has been infested with gigantic, man-eating creatures that live below the ground. Genres: Comedy, Horror, Science Fiction

Bill & Ted Face the Music

Yes Way! 2020 has a brand new theatrical movie to review!

Reviewed Sep 1, 2020

Yet to fulfill their rock and roll destiny, the stakes are higher than ever for the now middle-aged Bill and Ted who set out on a new adventure when a visitor from the future warns them that only their song can save life as we know it. Genres: Adventure, Comedy, Music, Science Fiction

The Dark Crystal

Can you tell me how to get to Sesame Street? Because this...

Reviewed Aug 28, 2020

On another planet in the distant past, a Gelfling embarks on a quest to find the missing shard of a magical crystal and restore order to his world, before the grotesque race of Skeksis find and use the crystal for evil. Genres: Adventure, Family, Fantasy

Bill & Ted’s Bogus Journey

Station!

Reviewed Aug 25, 2020

Amiable slackers Bill and Ted are once again roped into a fantastical adventure when De Nomolos, a villain from the future, sends evil robot duplicates of the two lads to terminate and replace them. The robot doubles actually succeed in killing Bill and Ted, but the two are determined to escape the afterlife, challenging the Grim Reaper to a series of games in order to return to the land of the living. Genres: Adventure, Comedy, Fantasy