Movie-Freak's Reviews

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Kidnap (2017)

In the US, a child goes missing every 40 seconds. You never think it will happen to you. Until it does. Alone and scared, Karla Dyson is unwilling to leave the fate of her son’s life in someone else’s hands. When she catches a glimpse of the abductors speeding away,...

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2047 : Virtual Revolution (2016)

Paris 2047. Most of the population spend all their time online, connected into virtual worlds, and don’t care anymore about reality. A shadow agent, Nash, working for one of the multinational companies behind these virtual worlds, is tracking down terrorists who threaten the system… Genre : SF Country : USA/France...

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Brawl in cell block 99 (2017)

A former boxer-turned-drug runner lands in a prison battleground after a deal gets deadly. Genre : Crime/Drama Country : USA Cast : Vince Vaughn : Bradley Thomas Jennifer Carpenter : Lauren Thomas Don Johnson : Warden Tuggs Director : S. Craig Zahler My opinion on “Brawl in Cell Block 99”...

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Geostorm (2017)

When the network of satellites designed to control the global climate starts to attack Earth, it’s a race against the clock for its creator to uncover the real threat before a worldwide Geostorm wipes out everything and everyone. Genre : SF/Action Country : USA Cast : Gerard Butler : Jake...

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Death Note (2017)

A high school student named Light Turner discovers a mysterious notebook that has the power to kill anyone whose name is written within its pages, and launches a secret crusade to rid the world of criminals. Genre : Fantasy Country : USA Cast : Nat Wolff : Light Turner Lakeith...

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Film Review : What happened to monday (2017)

“We are one human family sharing this Earth.Today, together, we make history.The Child Allocation Act is the first vital step towards preserving our planetand making a better future for our children.”   After reading the synopsis of this film I was instantly excited, because the concept appealed to me enormously....

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Film Review : Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri (2017)

“Raped while Dying. Still no arrests. How come, chief Willoughby?” Those who read my writing attempts occasionally, know that I thoroughly hate everything that has the appearance of a serial or when prequels and sequels are being produced just to exploit the story even further. So, don’t panic while reading...

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Paddington 2 (2017)

“Paddington wouldn’t hesitate if any of us needed help! He looks for the good in all of us.” We have an annual tradition. The last day of the year we go to the cinema with the whole family to end that year with a cozy family film. This year the...

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The Glass Castle (2017)

A young girl comes of age in a dysfunctional family of nonconformist nomads with a mother who’s an eccentric artist and an alcoholic father who would stir the children’s imagination with hope as a distraction to their poverty. Genre : Drama Country : USA Cast : Woody Harrelson : Rex...

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Acts of Vengeance (2017)

A fast-talking lawyer transforms his body and takes a vow of silence, not to be broken until he finds out who killed his wife and daughter and has his revenge. Genre : Action/Drama Country : USA Cast : Antonio Banderas : Frank Valera Lillian Blankenship : Sue Valera Clive Owen...

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Valerian and the city of a thousand planets (2017)

A dark force threatens Alpha, a vast metropolis and home to species from a thousand planets. Special operatives Valerian and Laureline must race to identify the marauding menace and safeguard not just Alpha, but the future of the universe. Genre : SF Country : France/China/Belgium/Germany/USA Cast : Dane DeHaan :...

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Hangman (2017)

A homicide detective teams up with a criminal profiler to catch a serial killer whose crimes are inspired by the children’s game Hangman. Genre : Thriller Country : USA Cast : Al Pacino : Archer Karl Urban : Ruiney Brittany Snow : Christi Davies Director : Johnny Martin My opinion...

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Wish Upon (2017)

A teenage girl discovers a box that carries magic powers and a deadly price for using them. Genre : Horror Country : USA/Canada Cast : Joey King : Clare Shannon Purser : June Sydney Park : Meredith Director : John R. Leonetti My opinion on “Man Down” “I just found...

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Man down (2015)

In a post-apocalyptic America, former U.S. Marine Gabriel Drummer searches desperately for the whereabouts of his son, accompanied by his best friend and a survivor. Genre : Drama/Thriller Country : USA Cast : Shia LaBeouf : Gabriel Drummer Jai Courtney : Devin Roberts Kate Mara : Natalie Drummer Director :...

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Skybound (2017)

Five plane passengers are unable to land after a mysterious disaster happened on the ground. Genre : Thriller/Action Country : Germany Cast : Scarlett Byrne : Lisa Rick Cosnett : matt Gavin Stenhouse : Kyle Director : Alex Tavakoli My opinion on “Skybound” “Above the clouds, everything’s pure, beautiful. Sometimes...

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A family man (2016)

“A family man” is about a headhunter whose life revolves around closing deals in a a survival-of-the-fittest boiler room, battles his top rival for control of their job placement company — his dream of owning the company clashing with the needs of his family. Genre : Drama Country : USA/Canada...

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Gremlin (2017)

A man receives a mysterious box containing a terrible secret, a creature that will kill everyone else in his family unless he passes it on to someone he loves to continue its never-ending circulation. Genre : Horror Country : USA Cast : Adam Hampton : Adam Thatcher Kristy K. Boone...

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Atomic Blonde (2017)

An undercover MI6 agent is sent to Berlin during the Cold War to investigate the murder of a fellow agent and recover a missing list of double agents. Genre : Action/Thriller Country : Germany/Sweden/USA Cast : Charlize Theron : Lorraine Broughton James McAvoy : David Percival John Goodman : Emmett...

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Cold moon (2016)

In a sleepy southern town, the Larkin family suffers a terrible tragedy. Now the Larkin’s are about to endure another: Traffic lights blink an eerie warning, a ghostly visage prowls in the streets, and graves erupt from the local cemetery in an implacable march of terror . . . And...

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Message from the king (2016)

A mysterious outsider named Jacob King from South Africa arrives in Los Angeles to avenge his younger sister’s death. Genre : Thriller Country : USA/UK/Belgium Cast : Chadwick Boseman : Jacob King Luke Evans : Wentworth Alfred Molina : Preston Director : Fabrice du Welz My opinion on “Message from...

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Black Butterfly (2017)

Outside a mountain town grappling with a series of abductions and murders, Paul, a reclusive writer, struggles to start what he hopes will be a career-saving screenplay. After a tense encounter at a diner with a drifter named Jack, Paul offers Jack a place to stay-and soon the edgy, demanding...

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Second Nature (2016)

A woman and man compete in an unusual race for mayor when gender roles magically reverse. Genre : Comedy Country : USA Cast : Collette Wolfe : Amanda Sam Huntington : Bret Riley Shanahan : Dex Director : Michael Cross My opinion on “Second Nature” “Behind every great woman, there...

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The book of Henry (2017)

With instructions from her genius son’s carefully crafted notebook, a single mother sets out to rescue a young girl from the hands of her abusive stepfather. Genre : Drama/Thriller Country : USA Cast : Jaeden Lieberher: Henry Naomi Watts : Susan Jacob Tremblay : Peter Director : Colin Trevorrow My...

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Once upon a time in Venice (2017)

Steve Ford is a down but not out L.A based Private Investigator whose professional and personal worlds collide after his loving pet Buddy is stolen by a notorious gang. A series of crazy circumstances find him doing the gang’s bidding, while being chased by two vengeful Samoan brothers, a loan...

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Before I fall (2017)

February 12 is just another day in Sam’s charmed life, until it turns out to be her last. Stuck reliving her last day over and over, Sam untangles the mystery around her death and discovers everything she’s losing. Genre : Mystery Country : USA Cast : Zoey Deutch : Samantha...

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Short Film : I baked him a cake

Lenora, a young girl, wakes up excited to bake her father his favorite cake on his birthday. As Lenora bakes, she notices strange behavior from Mom. Meanwhile, Dad isn’t home yet and it’s growing late… Genre : Horror Country : USA Cast : Fleece : Mother Lilliane Gray : Lenora...

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Alien : Covenant (2017)

The crew of a colony ship, bound for a remote planet, discover an uncharted paradise with a threat beyond their imagination, and must attempt a harrowing escape. Genre : SF Country : USA/UK/New Zealand/Canada Cast : Michael Fassbender : David / Walter Katherine Waterston : Daniels Billy Crudup : Oram...

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Bushwick (2017)

When a Texas military force invades their Brooklyn neighborhood, 20-year-old Lucy and war veteran Stupe must depend on each other to survive. Genre : Action Country : USA Cast : Dave Bautista : Stupe Brittany Snow : Lucy Angelic Zambrana : Belinda Director : Cary Murnion Jonathan Milott My opinion...

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Realive (2016)

Marc is diagnosed with a disease and is given one year left to live. Unable to accept his own end, he decides to freeze his body. Sixty years later, in the year 2084, he becomes the first man to be revived in history. It is then he discovers that the...

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24-Hour Horror Movie Marathon

WILD EYE 24-HOUR MARATHON ANNOUNCED! Wild Eye Releasing, a growing leader in independent cinema since 2008, in association with Midnight Monster Movies are hosting a day of splastastic, fantastic horror fun as they host a marathon of some of Wild Eye’s most popular releases. The event, being held at the...

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Beacon Point (2016)

A group of hikers lost on the Appalachian Trail stumble across an ancient secret that threatens their survival. Genre : SF/Horror Country : USA Cast : Jon Briddell : Drake Rae Olivier : Zoe Jason Burkey : Brian Director : Eric Blue My opinion on “Beacon Point” “This was once...

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Unlocked (2017)

A CIA interrogator is lured into a ruse that puts London at risk of a biological attack. Genre : Action/Thriller Country : USA/UK/Czech Republic/Switzerland Cast : Noomi Rapace : Alice Racine Orlando Bloom : Jack Alcott Michael Douglas : Eric Lasch Director : Michael Apted My opinion on “Unlocked” “Send...

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Indie Horror #FromJennifer

TONY TODD AND DEREK MEARS IN #FROMJENNIFER OUT THIS SEPTEMBER! “Turns the typical horror genre film upside down!” – Scream Queens On VOD/Cable this September from Sector 5 Films Horror icons Tony Todd (Candyman, the Final Destination series) and Derek Mears (Friday the 13th, “Twin Peaks”) star in #FromJennifer, the...

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We go on (2016)

Paralyzed by his fear of dying, Miles Grissom takes out an advert offering 30000 dollars in reward money to the first person who can show him evidence of an angel, a demon, or prove that ghosts exist – anything to prove to him that we go on after our deaths....

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Mine (2016)

After a failed assassination attempt, a soldier finds himself stranded in the desert. Exposed to the elements, he must survive the dangers of the desert and battle the psychological and physical tolls of the treacherous conditions. Genre : Thriller/War Country : USA/Spain/Italy Cast : Armie Hammer : Mike Tom Cullen...

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Bad Frank (2017)

Frank Pierce leads a seemingly normal life, but when a disturbing past reemerges & something precious is taken from him, his mask of sanity loosens & unearths the urge to be violent once again. Genre : Thriller/Drama Country : USA Cast : Kevin Interdonato : Frank Tom Sizemore : Mickey...

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Death waits for no man – New Trailer released ahead of Fall release

Starring “Black Sails” Angelique Petorius “The Postman Always Rings Twice” meets “Drive” in writer-director Armin Siljkovic’s neon-doused indie noir-thriller Death Waits for No Man. Expected to release late 2017/early 2018, it’s the unnerving and complex chronicle of a neon art collector that seduces a lone drifter into killing her abusive...

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Remember (2015)

With the aid of a fellow Auschwitz survivor and a hand-written letter, an elderly man with dementia goes in search of the person responsible for the death of his family. Genre : Thriller/Drama Country : Canada/Mexico/Germany Cast : Christopher Plummer : Zev Guttman Martin Landau : Max Rosenbaum Dean Norris...

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King Arthur : Legend of the Sword (2017)

Robbed of his birthright, Arthur comes up the hard way in the back alleys of the city. But once he pulls the sword from the stone, he is forced to acknowledge his true legacy – whether he likes it or not. Genre : Adventure/Action Country : USA Cast : Charlie...

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POLTERGEIST meets IT in CLOWNTERGEIST

Premiering on VOD this September! Poltergeist meets IT in Clowntergeist, premiering on VOD September 12 from High Octane Pictures! Emma, a college student with a crippling fear of clowns, must come face to face with her worst fear when an evil spirit in the body of a clown is summoned...

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New trailer released for epic fantasy “The Veil”

“THE VEIL” SET FOR U.S RELEASE AUGUST 11 NEW TRAILER RELEASED FOR WILLIAM LEVY STARRER William Levy (Resident Evil : The Final Chapter) and William Moseley (Chronicles of Narnia franchise) star in The Veil, a “refreshing fantasy film that eschews digital effects for real vistas”*, out August 11 via Vertical...

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The ice cream truck (2017)

Mary moves back to her suburban hometown, to find that the suburbs are scarier in more ways than she ever remembered. Genre : Horror Country : USA Cast : Deanna Russo : Mary Emil Johnsen : The ice cream man John Redlinger : Max Director : Megan Freels Johnston My...

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The void (2016)

When police officer Carter (Aaron Poole) discovers a blood-soaked man limping down a deserted road, he rushes him to a local hospital with a barebones, night shift staff. As cloaked, cult-like figures surround the building, the patients and staff inside start to turn ravenously insane. Trying to protect the survivors,...

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Security (2017)

An ex-special services veteran, down on his luck and desperate for work, takes a job as a security guard at a run-down mall in a rough area of town. On his first night on the job, he opens the doors up to a distraught and desperate young girl. Hot on...

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Dunkirk (2017)

Evacuation of Allied soldiers from Belgium, the British Empire, and France, who were cut off and surrounded by the German army from the beaches and harbor of Dunkirk, France, between May 26- June 04, 1940, during Battle of France in World War II. Genre : War Country : UK/Netherlands/France Cast...

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Pete’s Dragon (2016)

Pete, a boy is found in a forest. Apparently he’s been living there for six years after an accident took his parents. A ranger named Grace decides to take him in and when she asks him how he survived all by himself, he says he had a friend, Elliot, with...

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The Bad Batch (2016)

A love story set in a community of cannibals in a future dystopia. In a desert wasteland in Texas, a muscled cannibal breaks one important rule: don’t play with your food. Genre : SF Country : USA Cast : Suki Waterhouse : Arlen Jason Momoa : Miami Man Jayda Fink...

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All Nighter (2017)

A workaholic father who attempts to visit his daughter during a layover in LA, only to discover that she’s disappeared, is forced to team up with her awkward ex-boyfriend to find her over the course of one transformative night. Genre : Comedy Country : USA Cast : J.K. Simmons :...

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The Lazarus Effect (2015)

A group of medical researchers discover a way to bring dead patients back to life. Genre : Horror Country : USA Cast : Mark Duplass : Frank Olivia Wilde : Zoë Sarah Bolger : Eva Director : David Gelb My opinion on “The lazarus Effect” “There’s something seriously wrong with...

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Revolt (2017)

The story of humankind’s last stand against a cataclysmic alien invasion. In the war-ravaged African countryside, a U.S. soldier and a French foreign aid worker team up to survive the alien onslaught. Their bond will be tested as they search for refuge across a crumbling world. Genre : SF Country...

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Beauty and the Beast (2017)

Disney’s animated classic takes on a new form, with a widened mythology and an all-star cast. A young prince, imprisoned in the form of a beast, can be freed only by true love. What may be his only opportunity arrives when he meets Belle, the only human girl to ever...

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The White King (2016)

Djata is a care-free 12-year-old growing up in a brutal dictatorship shut off from the outside world. When the government imprisons his father, Peter, and Djata and his mother Hannah are labeled traitors, the boy will not rest until he sees his father again. Genre : Drama/SF Country : UK/Germany/Sweden/Hungary...

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John Wick : Chapter 2 (2017)

After returning to the criminal underworld to repay a debt, John Wick discovers that a large bounty has been put on his life. Genre : Action Country : USA/Hong Kong/Italy Cast : Keanu Reeves : John Wick Riccardo Scamarcio : Santino D’Antonio Ian McShane : Winston Director : Chad Stahelski...

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Kong : Skull Island (2017)

A team of scientists explore an uncharted island in the Pacific, venturing into the domain of the mighty Kong, and must fight to escape a primal Eden. Genre : Adventure/Fantasy Country : USA/China/Australia Cast : Tom Hiddleston : James Conrad Brie Larson : Mason Weaver Samuel L. Jackson : Preston...

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Turnabout (2016)

A troubled man survives a suicide attempt. He calls an old friend to rescue him in the middle of the night. Their journey is just beginning, and by daybreak, a tragedy will surface. Genre : Drama Country : USA Cast : George Katt : Billy Waylon Payne : Perry Rosebud...

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Life (2017)

A team of scientists aboard the International Space Station discover a rapidly evolving life form, that caused extinction on Mars, and now threatens the crew and all life on Earth. Genre : SF Country : USA Cast : Jake Gyllenhaal : David Jordan Rebecca Ferguson : Miranda North Hiroyuki Sanada...

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Bottom of the world (2017)

Wayne was doing really weird things with his eyeballs. Wayne’s dad was a Marine. It turns out he was doing Morse code with his eyes. He was saying, “SOS, SOS, SOS, SOS., over and over and over. Perhaps I’m a weird personality. That’s the reason why I really enjoy movies...

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The Great Wall (2016)

In “The Great Wall” European mercenaries are searching for black powder and become embroiled in the defense of the Great Wall of China against a horde of monstrous creatures. Genre : Fantasy Country : USA/China Cast : Matt Damon : William Tian Jing : Lin Mae Pedro Pascal : Tovar...

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Kill switch (2017)

A pilot battles to save his family and the planet after an experiment for unlimited energy goes wrong. Genre : SF Country : Netherlands/USA Cast : Dan Stevens : Will Porter Bérénice Marlohe : Abigail Vos Kasper van Groesen : Donny Director : Tim Smit My opinion about “Kill Switch”...

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The ticket (2016)

A blind man who regains his vision finds himself becoming metaphorically blinded by his obsession for the superficial. Genre : Drama Country : USA Cast : Dan Stevens : James Malin Akerman : Sam Oliver Platt : Bob Director : Ido Fluk My opinion about “The Ticket” “If you leave,...

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Solitary (2015)

Party-girl Nora drinks too much, can’t hold down a job and pushes away everyone she loves. After her long-suffering boyfriend throws her out, Nora is forced to move back home with her aging father. Once inside her childhood home, the ghosts of her past begin to haunt her until the...

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Sleepless (2017)

Vincent Downs is a cop in Las Vegas, who’s partnered with a crooked cop. His partner asks him to steal some drugs, which they do. But what they don’t know is that the drugs belong to a crime family, the Novaks who goes after anyone who crosses them. Genre :...

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Aftermath (2017)

Two strangers’ lives become inextricably bound together after a devastating plane crash. Inspired by actual events, “Afthermath” tells a story of guilt and revenge after an air traffic controller’s error causes the death of a construction foreman’s wife and daughter. Genre : Drama Country : USA Cast : Arnold Schwarzenegger...

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The Discovery (2017)

Two years after the afterlife is scientifically proven, a man attempts to help a young woman break away from her dark past. Genre : SF Country : USA Cast :  Robert Redford : Thomas Jason Segel : Will Rooney Mara : Isla Director :  Charlie McDowell My opinion Over four...

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XX (2017)

Are you taking any of this seriously? Of course I am. I’m their mother. “XX” is an anthology labeled as horror, but it isn’t really terrifying. There is no real connection between the four stories. At first, I thought it was always about a mother figure with the day-to-day problems...

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I am not your negro (2016)

Samuel L Jackson voices the writings of novelist, essayist and social critic James Baldwin as he examines the complex subject of the black experience in the USA during the Civil Rights Movement. Genre : Documentary Country : USA Cast :  Samuel L. Jackson : Voice Director : Raoul Peck Rehna’s...

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Frank & Lola (2016)

Frank, a Las Vegas chef who does not easily fall in love, meets Lola, a young fashion designer. He falls hard for her and when she cheats on him, becomes embroiled in her murky past until he no longer knows who to trust and what to believe. Genre : Drama...

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If there’s a hell below (2016)

Abe is an ambitious young journalist at an independent Chicago weekly. He has a lead on a story that could make his career. Debra, a woman claiming to work in national security, has a serious revelation to leak. She insists on meeting Abe in a desolate place in the American...

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Passengers (2016)

The spaceship, Starship Avalon, in its 120-year voyage to a distant colony planet known as the “Homestead Colony” and transporting 5,258 people has a malfunction in one of its sleep chambers. As a result one hibernation pod opens prematurely and the one person that awakes, Jim Preston is stranded on...

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Live by night (2016)

A group of Boston-bred gangsters set up shop in balmy Florida during the Prohibition era, facing off against the competition and the Ku Klux Klan. Genre : Crime/Drama Country : USA Cast :  Ben Affleck : Joe Coughlin Chris Messina : Dion Bartolo Zoe Saldana : Graciela Director : Ben...