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Wicked: For Good Review: No Place Like Closure

Wicked: For Good Synopsis: In a land divided by lies, Elphaba—the exiled Wicked Witch—fights to free Oz’s silenced voices while Glinda basks in fame as the Wizard’s radiant symbol of Goodness. But when a girl from Kansas crashes into their world, the…
Wicked: For Good Review: No Place Like Closure
Wicked: For Good Synopsis: In a land divided by lies, Elphaba—the exiled Wicked Witch—fights to free Oz’s silenced voices while Glinda basks in fame as the Wizard’s radiant symbol of Goodness. But when a girl from Kansas crashes into their world, the former friends must confront truth, power, and each other in a battle that will change Oz forever.
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November 20, 2025 at 8:53 PM
Good Fortune Review: An Angel in the Gig Economy

Good Fortune Synopsis: A well-meaning but rather inept angel named Gabriel meddles in the lives of a struggling gig worker and a wealthy capitalist.Stars: Keanu Reeves, Aziz Ansari, Seth Rogen, Keke Palmer, Sandra OhDirector: Aziz AnsariRated:…
Good Fortune Review: An Angel in the Gig Economy
Good Fortune Synopsis: A well-meaning but rather inept angel named Gabriel meddles in the lives of a struggling gig worker and a wealthy capitalist.Stars: Keanu Reeves, Aziz Ansari, Seth Rogen, Keke Palmer, Sandra OhDirector: Aziz AnsariRated: RRunning Length: 98 minutesMovie Review in Brief: Keanu Reeves is divine in Good Fortune…
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November 19, 2025 at 5:29 PM
Queens of the Dead Review: Camp, Carnage, and Chosen Family

Queens of the Dead Synopsis: Drag queens and club kids battle zombies craving brains during a zombie outbreak at their drag show in Brooklyn, putting personal conflicts aside to utilize their distinct abilities against the undead…
Queens of the Dead Review: Camp, Carnage, and Chosen Family
Queens of the Dead Synopsis: Drag queens and club kids battle zombies craving brains during a zombie outbreak at their drag show in Brooklyn, putting personal conflicts aside to utilize their distinct abilities against the undead threat.Stars: Katy O’Brian, Jaquel Spivey, Tomas Matos, Nina West, Jack Haven, Cheyenne Jackson, Dominique Jackson, Margaret ChoDirector: Tina Romero…
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November 19, 2025 at 4:31 PM
Mistress Dispeller Review: Love, Lies, and Emotional Labor

Mistress Dispeller Synopsis: A Chinese woman hires someone to secretly end her husband's extramarital relationship in an attempt to save her marriage.Stars: Wang ZhenxiDirector: Elizabeth LoRated: NRRunning Length: 94 minutesMovie Review…
Mistress Dispeller Review: Love, Lies, and Emotional Labor
Mistress Dispeller Synopsis: A Chinese woman hires someone to secretly end her husband's extramarital relationship in an attempt to save her marriage.Stars: Wang ZhenxiDirector: Elizabeth LoRated: NRRunning Length: 94 minutesMovie Review in Brief: A fascinating concept gets an uneven treatment in Mistress Dispeller, a quiet but sometimes meandering documentary about emotional labor, infidelity, and cultural expectations in modern China.
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November 19, 2025 at 3:31 PM
Predator: Badlands Review: The Hunter Becomes the Heart

Predator: Badlands Synopsis: A young Predator outcast from his clan finds an unlikely ally on his journey in search of the ultimate adversary.Stars: Dimitrius Schuster-Koloamatangi, Elle Fanning, Mike Homik, Ravi Narayan, Alison…
Predator: Badlands Review: The Hunter Becomes the Heart
Predator: Badlands Synopsis: A young Predator outcast from his clan finds an unlikely ally on his journey in search of the ultimate adversary.Stars: Dimitrius Schuster-Koloamatangi, Elle Fanning, Mike Homik, Ravi Narayan, Alison WrightDirector: Dan TrachtenbergRated: PG-13Running Length: 117 minutesMovie Review in Brief: Predator: Badlands proves this franchise still has bite, brains, and a beating heart under all that bio-armor.
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November 19, 2025 at 1:46 AM
Nuremberg Review: History on Trial, Again

Nuremberg Synopsis: In postwar Germany, an American psychiatrist must determine whether Nazi prisoners are fit to go on trial for war crimes, and finds himself in a complex battle of intellect and ethics with Hermann Göring, Hitler's right-hand man.Stars:…
Nuremberg Review: History on Trial, Again
Nuremberg Synopsis: In postwar Germany, an American psychiatrist must determine whether Nazi prisoners are fit to go on trial for war crimes, and finds himself in a complex battle of intellect and ethics with Hermann Göring, Hitler's right-hand man.Stars: Rami Malek, Russell Crowe, Leo Woodall, John Slattery, Mark O'Brien, Colin Hanks, Wrenn Schmidt, Lydia Peckham, Richard E. Grant, Michael Shannon…
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November 19, 2025 at 1:15 AM
Anniversary Review: Love, Loyalty, and the End of Us

Anniversary Synopsis:  When Ellen and Paul’s son introduces his new girlfriend one lovely afternoon at their 25th anniversary party, no one suspects that it is the beginning of the end for this happy family. The new girlfriend is Liz, Ellen’s…
Anniversary Review: Love, Loyalty, and the End of Us
Anniversary Synopsis:  When Ellen and Paul’s son introduces his new girlfriend one lovely afternoon at their 25th anniversary party, no one suspects that it is the beginning of the end for this happy family. The new girlfriend is Liz, Ellen’s former student expelled from the university some years before for her radical views.Stars: Diane Lane, Kyle Chandler, Madeline Brewer, Zoey Deutch, Phoebe Dynevor, Mckenna Grace, Daryl McCormack, Dylan O’Brien…
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November 19, 2025 at 12:45 AM
In Our Blood Review: Found Footage With a Pulse

In Our Blood Synopsis: A filmmaker teams up with a cinematographer to shoot a documentary of her reuniting with her mother. Once she suddenly goes missing, the two must piece together clues to find her.Stars: Brittany O'Grady, E. J. Bonilla, Krisha…
In Our Blood Review: Found Footage With a Pulse
In Our Blood Synopsis: A filmmaker teams up with a cinematographer to shoot a documentary of her reuniting with her mother. Once she suddenly goes missing, the two must piece together clues to find her.Stars: Brittany O'Grady, E. J. Bonilla, Krisha Fairchild, Alanna UbachDirector: Pedro KosRated: NRRunning Length: 88 minutesMovie Review in Brief…
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November 19, 2025 at 12:15 AM
Die My Love Review: The Acting Is There, The Movie Isn’t

Die My Love Synopsis: When Grace moves to a remote country home to write her masterpiece, motherhood and her husband’s mysterious absences push her to the brink—unraveling into chaosStars: Jennifer Lawrence, Robert Pattinson, LaKeith…
Die My Love Review: The Acting Is There, The Movie Isn’t
Die My Love Synopsis: When Grace moves to a remote country home to write her masterpiece, motherhood and her husband’s mysterious absences push her to the brink—unraveling into chaosStars: Jennifer Lawrence, Robert Pattinson, LaKeith Stanfield, Nick Nolte, Sissy SpacekDirector: Lynne RamsayRated: RRunning Length: 118 minutesMovie Review in Brief: Jennifer Lawrence is electrifying in…
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November 18, 2025 at 11:46 PM
Bugonia Review: Saving the Planet Was Never the Plan

Bugonia Synopsis: Two conspiracy obsessed young men kidnap the high-powered CEO of a major company, convinced that she is an alien intent on destroying planet Earth.Stars: Emma Stone, Jesse Plemons, Aidan Delbis, Stavros Halkias, Alicia…
Bugonia Review: Saving the Planet Was Never the Plan
Bugonia Synopsis: Two conspiracy obsessed young men kidnap the high-powered CEO of a major company, convinced that she is an alien intent on destroying planet Earth.Stars: Emma Stone, Jesse Plemons, Aidan Delbis, Stavros Halkias, Alicia SilverstoneDirector: Yorgos LanthimosRated: RRunning Length: 118 minutesMovie Review in Brief: Bugonia is messy, audacious, and often brilliant—a conspiracy thriller where truth is stranger than fiction.
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November 18, 2025 at 11:16 PM
Jay Kelly Review: George Clooney’s Finest Hour

Jay Kelly Synopsis: Famous movie actor Jay Kelly embarks on a journey of self discovery confronting both his past and present, accompanied by his devoted manager Ron.Stars: George Clooney, Adam Sandler, Laura Dern, Billy Crudup, Greta Gerwig, Riley…
Jay Kelly Review: George Clooney’s Finest Hour
Jay Kelly Synopsis: Famous movie actor Jay Kelly embarks on a journey of self discovery confronting both his past and present, accompanied by his devoted manager Ron.Stars: George Clooney, Adam Sandler, Laura Dern, Billy Crudup, Greta Gerwig, Riley Keough, Emily Mortimer, Grace Edwards, Stacy Keach, Jim Broadbent, Patrick WilsonDirector: Noah BaumbachRated: RRunning Length…
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November 18, 2025 at 2:01 AM
Train Dreams Review: A Quiet, Crushing Beauty

TRAIN DREAMS Synopsis: A logger and railroad worker leads a life of unexpected depth and beauty in the rapidly-changing America of the early 20th Century.Stars: Joel Edgerton, Felicity Jones, Clifton Collins Jr., Kerry Condon, William H. MacyDirector:…
Train Dreams Review: A Quiet, Crushing Beauty
TRAIN DREAMS Synopsis: A logger and railroad worker leads a life of unexpected depth and beauty in the rapidly-changing America of the early 20th Century.Stars: Joel Edgerton, Felicity Jones, Clifton Collins Jr., Kerry Condon, William H. MacyDirector: Clint BentleyRated: PG-13Running Length: 102 minutesMovie Review in Brief: Quietly devastating and visually gorgeous, …
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November 18, 2025 at 1:45 AM
Rental Family Review: Hired Hearts, Real Feelings

Rental Family Synopsis: An American actor in Tokyo struggling to find purpose lands an unusual gig: working for a Japanese "rental family" agency, playing stand-in roles for strangers.Stars: Brendan Fraser, Takehiro Hira, Mari Yamamoto, Shannon…
Rental Family Review: Hired Hearts, Real Feelings
Rental Family Synopsis: An American actor in Tokyo struggling to find purpose lands an unusual gig: working for a Japanese "rental family" agency, playing stand-in roles for strangers.Stars: Brendan Fraser, Takehiro Hira, Mari Yamamoto, Shannon Gorman, Akira EmotoDirector: HIKARIRated: PG-13Running Length: 103 minutesMovie Review in Brief: At times quite profound and unexpectedly emotional, …
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November 18, 2025 at 1:16 AM
The Running Man (2025) Review: Spectacle Without a Soul

The Running Man (2025) Synopsis: In a dystopian future, desperate father Ben Richards enters a deadly reality show where contestants must survive 30 days hunted by assassins, but his unexpected popularity threatens to upend the brutal…
The Running Man (2025) Review: Spectacle Without a Soul
The Running Man (2025) Synopsis: In a dystopian future, desperate father Ben Richards enters a deadly reality show where contestants must survive 30 days hunted by assassins, but his unexpected popularity threatens to upend the brutal system.Stars: Glen Powell, William H. Macy, Lee Pace, Emilia Jones, Michael Cera, Daniel Ezra, Jayme Lawson, Colman Domingo, Josh BrolinDirector…
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November 18, 2025 at 1:00 AM
In Your Dreams Review: Sibling Bonds & Laser Farts

IN YOUR DREAMS Synopsis: Stevie and her little brother Elliot journey into the wildly absurd landscape of their own dreams to ask the Sandman to grant them the perfect family.Stars: Jolie Hoang-Rappaport, Elias Janssen, Craig Robinson, Simu Liu,…
In Your Dreams Review: Sibling Bonds & Laser Farts
IN YOUR DREAMS Synopsis: Stevie and her little brother Elliot journey into the wildly absurd landscape of their own dreams to ask the Sandman to grant them the perfect family.Stars: Jolie Hoang-Rappaport, Elias Janssen, Craig Robinson, Simu Liu, Cristin Milioti, Gia Carides, Omid Djalili, SungWon ChoDirector: Alex WooRated: PGRunning Length: 90 minutes…
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November 18, 2025 at 12:40 AM
The Concorde…Airport ’79 (1979) 4K UHD Review: Mach 2 Mayhem

The Concorde – Airport ’79 (1979) 4K UHD Synopsis: At twice the speed of sound, the Concorde must evade a vicious attack by a traitorous arms smuggler.Stars: Alain Delon, Robert Wagner, George Kennedy, Susan Blakely, Sylvia Kristel,…
The Concorde…Airport ’79 (1979) 4K UHD Review: Mach 2 Mayhem
The Concorde – Airport ’79 (1979) 4K UHD Synopsis: At twice the speed of sound, the Concorde must evade a vicious attack by a traitorous arms smuggler.Stars: Alain Delon, Robert Wagner, George Kennedy, Susan Blakely, Sylvia Kristel, Eddie Albert, Bibi Andersson, Charo, John Davidson, Martha Raye, Cicely Tyson, David Warner, Jimmie Walker, Sybil Danning, Mercedes McCambridge, Avery Scheiber, Monica Lewis, Ed Begley Jr.
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November 4, 2025 at 5:40 PM
Airport ’77 (1977) 4K UHD Review: Flying High, Sinking Fast

Airport ’77 (1977) 4K UHD Synopsis: A 747 is trapped underwater in the Bermuda Triangle and it’s a race against time to save the passengers and crew.Stars: Jack Lemmon, Lee Grant, George Kennedy, James Stewart, Christopher Lee, Joseph…
Airport ’77 (1977) 4K UHD Review: Flying High, Sinking Fast
Airport ’77 (1977) 4K UHD Synopsis: A 747 is trapped underwater in the Bermuda Triangle and it’s a race against time to save the passengers and crew.Stars: Jack Lemmon, Lee Grant, George Kennedy, James Stewart, Christopher Lee, Joseph Cotten, Olivia de Havilland, Brenda Vaccaro, Darren McGavin, Robert Foxworth, Robert Hooks, Monte Markham, Kathleen Quinlan, Gil Gerard, Monte Markham, James Booth, Pamela Bellwood, M.
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November 4, 2025 at 4:30 PM
Airport 1975 (1974) 4K UHD Review: Nuns, Screams, and Airborne Dreams

Airport 1975 (1974) 4K UHD Synopsis: A mid-air collision leaves a 747 without a pilot and little hope for survival.Stars: Charlton Heston, Karen Black, George Kennedy, Susan Clark, Linda Blair, Efrem Zimbalist Jr., Myrna Loy,…
Airport 1975 (1974) 4K UHD Review: Nuns, Screams, and Airborne Dreams
Airport 1975 (1974) 4K UHD Synopsis: A mid-air collision leaves a 747 without a pilot and little hope for survival.Stars: Charlton Heston, Karen Black, George Kennedy, Susan Clark, Linda Blair, Efrem Zimbalist Jr., Myrna Loy, Dana Andrews, Gloria Swanson, Helen Reddy, Roy Thinnes, Sid Caesar, Ed Nelson, Nancy Olson, Larry Storch, Jerry Stiller, Norman Fell, Erik Estrada…
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November 4, 2025 at 3:30 PM
Airport (1970) 4K UHD Review: First Class Disaster

Airport (1970) 4K UHD Review Synopsis: The manager of an international airport struggles to deal with a bomb threat and a blizzard.Stars: Burt Lancaster, Dean Martin, George Kennedy, Jean Seberg, Jacqueline Bisset, Helen Hayes, Van Heflin, Maureen…
Airport (1970) 4K UHD Review: First Class Disaster
Airport (1970) 4K UHD Review Synopsis: The manager of an international airport struggles to deal with a bomb threat and a blizzard.Stars: Burt Lancaster, Dean Martin, George Kennedy, Jean Seberg, Jacqueline Bisset, Helen Hayes, Van Heflin, Maureen Stapleton, Dana Wynter, Barry Nelson, Lloyd Nolan, Barbara Hale, Gary Collins, Larry Gates, Whit Bissell, Virginia GreyDirector: George Seaton…
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November 4, 2025 at 5:36 AM
IT: Welcome to Derry Review: Don’t Watch This Alone. Seriously.

IT: Welcome to Derry Synopsis: In the haunted town of Derry, Maine, strange events begin to unfold as residents uncover a terrifying force lurking beneath the surface. As ancestral secrets and long-forgotten histories come to light, a…
IT: Welcome to Derry Review: Don’t Watch This Alone. Seriously.
IT: Welcome to Derry Synopsis: In the haunted town of Derry, Maine, strange events begin to unfold as residents uncover a terrifying force lurking beneath the surface. As ancestral secrets and long-forgotten histories come to light, a shape-shifting entity emerges—feeding on fear and leaving a trail of horror in its wake.Stars: Jovan Adepo, Taylour Paige, Chris Chalk, James Remar, Stephen Rider, Madeleine Stowe, Rudy Mancuso, Bill Skarsgård…
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October 22, 2025 at 6:38 PM
Frankenstein (2025) Review: The Monster, The Maker, The Masterpiece

Frankenstein (2025) Synopsis: A brilliant but egotistical scientist brings a creature to life in a monstrous experiment that ultimately leads to the undoing of both the creator and his tragic creation.Stars: Oscar Isaac, Jacob…
Frankenstein (2025) Review: The Monster, The Maker, The Masterpiece
Frankenstein (2025) Synopsis: A brilliant but egotistical scientist brings a creature to life in a monstrous experiment that ultimately leads to the undoing of both the creator and his tragic creation.Stars: Oscar Isaac, Jacob Elordi, Mia Goth, Felix Kammerer, Lars Mikkelsen, David Bradley, Lauren Collins, Charles Dance, Christoph WaltzDirector: Guillermo del ToroRated: R…
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October 17, 2025 at 3:01 PM
If I Had Legs I’d Kick You Review: Motherhood at Maximum Volume

If I Had Legs I'd Kick You Synopsis: With her life crashing down around her, Linda attempts to navigate her child's mysterious illness, her absent husband, a missing patient, and an increasingly hostile relationship with her…
If I Had Legs I’d Kick You Review: Motherhood at Maximum Volume
If I Had Legs I'd Kick You Synopsis: With her life crashing down around her, Linda attempts to navigate her child's mysterious illness, her absent husband, a missing patient, and an increasingly hostile relationship with her therapist.Stars: Rose Byrne, Conan O'Brien, Danielle Macdonald, Delaney Quinn, Christian Slater, A$AP RockyDirector: Mary BronsteinRated: RRunning Length…
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October 17, 2025 at 1:00 PM
Other Review: What You Don’t See Hurts

OTHER Synopsis: A woman returns to her childhood home after her estranged mother’s death, only to uncover a sinister surveillance system and a dark presence that forces her to confront the terrifying secrets of her past.Stars: Olga Kurylenko, Jean Schatz,…
Other Review: What You Don’t See Hurts
OTHER Synopsis: A woman returns to her childhood home after her estranged mother’s death, only to uncover a sinister surveillance system and a dark presence that forces her to confront the terrifying secrets of her past.Stars: Olga Kurylenko, Jean Schatz, Lola Bonaventure, Jacqueline GhayeDirector: David MoreauRated: NRRunning Length: 95 minutesMovie Review in Brief…
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October 17, 2025 at 12:00 PM
Airplane II: The Sequel 4K UHD Review: Turbulent but Watchable

Airplane II: The Sequel 4K UHD Synopsis: A computer glitch causes a passenger space shuttle to the moon to head straight for the sun. Can Ted Striker save the day and get the aircraft back on track - again?Stars: Robert Hays, Julie…
Airplane II: The Sequel 4K UHD Review: Turbulent but Watchable
Airplane II: The Sequel 4K UHD Synopsis: A computer glitch causes a passenger space shuttle to the moon to head straight for the sun. Can Ted Striker save the day and get the aircraft back on track - again?Stars: Robert Hays, Julie Hagerty, Lloyd Bridges, William Shatner, Peter Graves, Raymond Burr, Chuck Connors, Rip Torn, John Dehner, Chad Everett, Kent McCord, John Vernon, Sonny Bono, Richard Jaeckel, Sandahl Bergman, Rick Overton, David Paymer, Herve Villechaize…
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October 11, 2025 at 11:01 PM
Radioland Murders (1994) Blu-Ray Review: Chaos on the Airwaves

Radioland Murders (1994) Blu-Ray Synopsis: It's 1939 and WBN, a fourth radio network, is about to debut across America's airwaves. Unfortunately, one by one, the cast begins to die. Roger, a writer, must find the elusive killer while…
Radioland Murders (1994) Blu-Ray Review: Chaos on the Airwaves
Radioland Murders (1994) Blu-Ray Synopsis: It's 1939 and WBN, a fourth radio network, is about to debut across America's airwaves. Unfortunately, one by one, the cast begins to die. Roger, a writer, must find the elusive killer while the survivors try to keep the radio station on air.Stars: Brian Benben, Mary Stuart Masterson, Ned Beatty, George Burns, Scott Michael Campbell, Brion James, Michael McKean, Jeffrey Tambor, Stephen Tobolowsky, Christopher Lloyd, Larry Miller, Anita Morris, Corbin Bernsen, Rosemary Clooney, Bobcat Goldthwait, Dylan Baker, Billy Barty, Candy Clark, Anne DeSalvo, Bo Hopkins, Robert Klein, Harvey Korman, Joey Lawrence, Peter MacNicol…
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October 11, 2025 at 10:00 PM