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Film Review: SMILE

by xoJohn
Director: Parker Finn Writer: Parker Finn Cast: Sosie Bacon, Jessie T. Usher, Kyle Gallner, Robin Weigert, Caitlin Stasey with Kal Penn, and Rob Morgan

Runtime: 1 hour, 55 mins

Rated R for strong violent content and grisly images, and language.

Dr. Rose Cotter is a workaholic devoted to her profession as a psychiatrist. Opting to work in a county clinic instead of with wealthy clientele, she’d become accustomed to a fast-paced environment where anything can happen. She thought she was prepared for anything, but nothing could prepare her for witnessing the suicide of a patient. After witnessing the horrific death of a young patient she was unable to help, the good Dr. comes face to face with the same affliction. In a race against time, Dr. Cotter must find a cure or meet certain death, with a smile.
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Film Review: Beast

by xoJohn

Director: Baltasar Korma`kur

Writer: Ryan Engle

Cast: Idris Elba, Leah Jeffries, Iyana Halley, and Sharlto Copley

Recent widower Dr. Nate Samuels takes his teenage daughters on safari in Africa. Their time in the bush is majestic until they stumble across a man on the road. He warns them of a devil nearby, and despite his cryptic warning they forge ahead to a ravaged village and come face to face with a rabid lion. They try desperately to escape and in their haste, wreck their vehicle, and lose all communication and their guide. Trapped in the bush with a demented predator on their trail the grief-stricken family must rely on their instincts and each other to make it out alive.

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Film Review: NOPE

by xoJohn

Writer: Jordan Peele

Director: Jordan Peele

Cast: Daniel Kaluuya, Keke Palmer, Brandon Perea, and Michael Wincott

After the mysterious death of their father, and siblings, OJ and Emerald must work together to save their ranch and family legacy. Far out in the scorching heat of the California desert, the pair find themselves faced with a threat neither could predict. Something keeps interfering with the electricity, spooking the horses, and raining random objects. There’s something out there amongst the clouds and whatever it is,  it means business.

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Director: Kyle Balda

Writer: Matthew Fogel

Cast: Steve Carrell, Taraji P. Henson, Pierre Coffin, and Alan Arkin

At 12 years old young Gru already knew he wanted to be a supervillain. When the most famous group of villains loses a member, the young man seizes the opportunity to join them. A disastrous audition sets the wheels in motion for a wild adventure that includes, robbery, kidnapping, shape-shifting, and ultimately a valuable lesson on loyalty and friendship.

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Film Review: The Black Phone

by Desha Winborne

Director: Scott Derrickson

Writer: Joe Hill

Cast: Mason Thames, Madeline McGraw, Ethan Hawke, Jeremy Davies, and E. Roger Mitchell

A young man is abducted by a maniac and shoved into a soundproof basement where his only companions are the disembodied voices coming to him from the black phone mounted to the wall. Each call from the phone provides a clue for how to escape the lunatic’s clutches. Will he uncover the secret to the clues and find his way home? Or will he lose the game and become just another voice on the line?

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Director: Joseph Kosinski

Writer: Ehren Kruger

Cast: Tom Cruise, Miles Teller, Jennifer Connelly, and Bashir Salahuddin.

It’s been over 30 years but Pete “Maverick” Mitchell is still one of the best pilots the navy has to offer.  Heading for an early retirement the esteemed flyboy is presented with the golden opportunity to train the next generation of Top Guns, for an exclusive mission. Among the new airmen,

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Film Review: Ambulance

by Desha Winborne

Writer: Chris Fedak

Director: Michael Bay

Cast: Yahya Abdul-Mateen II, Jake Gyllenhaal, Eiza Gonzalez, and Garrett Dillahunt

After a poorly planned bank heist goes belly up, brothers Ben and Will Sharp find themselves locked in a high-speed chase with the FBI and the notorious LAPD.  Having high jacked an ambulance and taken a wounded officer and EMT hostage, the duo must navigate the treacherous LA traffic to evade the law and escape capture.

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Writer: Pat Casey

Director: Jeff Fowler

Cast:  Ben Schwartz, Idris Elba, Tika Sumpter, Jim Carrey, and James Marsden

After almost a year exiled on the mushroom planet, the evil Dr. Robotnik returns to Earth. His return is made possible by an unlikely alliance with Knuckles, an echidna warrior. The duo set off to earth to fight a common enemy, Sonic the Hedgehog. As the evil dr and blood-thirsty echidna plot, his demise Sonic is faced with the challenges of being a superhero. Using his super-speed and otherworldly abilities responsibly aren’t easy, often resulting in mayhem and chaos.

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