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“Their holiday goals are simple: get wasted, get laid, repeat. Unfortunately for viewers, what’s exciting to their underage imagination is, for the most part, boring as hell to watch.” – John Black, Cinekong
SUNCOAST
“Suncoast is one from the heart for writer/director Chinn. It may prove a bit more ragged for those watching it from the outside.” – Daniel M. Kimmel, North Shore Movies
RESTORE POINT
“Restore Point is a crackerjack techno-thriller from the Czech Republic that can more than hold its own with any offerings from Hollywood.” – Daniel M. Kimmel, North Shore Movies
MOLLI AND MAX IN THE FUTURE
“The best way to describe this combination romantic comedy and science fiction film is to imagine that writer/director Michael Lukk Litwak put When Harry Met Sally and The Fifth Element into a blender and set it on puree.” – Daniel M. Kimmel, North Shore Movies
OUT OF DARKNESS
“So, with all of those positives, why am I not singing the praises of this movie? Basically, it comes down to poor story choices.” – Rodney Brown, Nerd Caliber
THE TASTE OF THINGS
“The Taste of Things is a ravishing feast of food and romance, appetite and longing, life and death, love and loss.” – Joyce Kulhawik, Joyce’s Choices
“Argylle is a nothing burger, it’s derivative and I am honestly unable to find other adjectives to describe.”
“Considering all that Lindy goes through in the movie, the temptation to overact seems to loom just outside the edge of the film. But Ziegler never gives in to it.”
“Written, directed, and starring Leah McKendrick, Scrambled is challenging because Robinson is a shrill, one-note character stuck in her party animal past.”
“It’s an adult drama about lost dreams and dangerous temptations.”
“Filming a single character effectively in such a confined space requires massive planning, but the movie magic in Trunk: Locked In is that you never feel manipulated, only terribly confined.”
“The real-life story of the so-called
“Watching Driving Madeleine is such an enjoyable journey that you’ll wish it never had to end.
“Wanted Man is for those wanting an action film that won’t tax your intelligence but won’t insult it either.”
“I.S.S. takes it’s “what if” premise and plays it out without pretending there will be an easy resolution. At a time of international tensions, it’s a cautionary tale about a future we can only hope won’t come to pass.”
“Forty-nine years ago, Universal Studios unleashed Jaws on the world, making everyone afraid to go into the ocean. This week, the studio joined Blumhouse Productions and Atomic Monster to put out Night Swim, a movie that wants to make you afraid to swim in your backyard pool.”
“Perhaps, as with love, what you take away from “Stroking an Animal” depends largely on what you brought with you, and how much you invested into it.” –
“More than any other film this year – perhaps this decade – The Zone of Interest will dig itself under your skin, will gnaw like a canker sore on the back of your subconscious.” –
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