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At the movies ‘Total Recall’ review (2012)
Director: Len Wiseman With: Colin Farrell, Kate Beckinsale, Jessica Biel, Bill Nighy, Ethan Hawke, Bryan Cranston, Bokeem Woodbine, John Cho, Will Yun Lee, Music by: Harry Gregson-Williams Duration: 1h58 (extended version 2h10) Based upon the story ‘We can remember it for you, Wholesale’ by Philip K. Dick My rating: 7,5/10 Mid- or post-credit scene: no…
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At the Movies: ‘Red Notice’ review
Director: Rawson Marshall Thurber With: Ryan Reynolds, Dwayne Johnson, Gal Gadot, Ritu Arya, Chris Diamantopoulos Music by: Steve Jablonsky Duration: 1h58 Platform: Netflix My rating: 8/10 Mid- or post-credit scene: no (voiceover) Synopsis: An Interpol agent tracks the world’s most wanted art thief. Review: Ryan Reynolds, yes another Reynolds movie (that man has been busy…
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Duistere Grens
Synopsis: (volgens website schrijver) DUISTERE GRENS Met een list worden vier mensen naar een afgelegen plek gelokt en opgesloten. Eén van hen is Sieg Papadakis. Na een vreselijke tijd, kan hij aan de dood ontsnappen, maar dit ging ten koste van zijn geweten. Negen jaar later staat multimiljonair Sieg aan het hoofd van de game…
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Broken Justice
Synopsis: Meet Daniel Spooner: Community volunteer, trustworthy, and an all around nice guy. But it’s all an act. When a group of sexual assault survivors are brought together by an unlikely source, they realize they have all been denied the same thing: Justice. From the author of SMOLDER and THE RITUAL comes a new and brutal…
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I hear the clattering of the Keys (and other Fever Dreams)
Synopsis: This debut collection from Jamie Stewart is a collection of macabre tales where ordinary lives find themselves shattered by forces that lurk on the fringes of existence. Meet Alan Madden, who only wants to offer his son advice, even after his death; or Susie Granger, who worries for her neighbour Jane, known to everyone…
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At the movies ‘The harder they fall’ (2021) movie review
Director: Jeymes Samuel With: Idris Elba, Zazie Beetz, Regina King, Jonathan Majors, RJ Cyler, Edi Gathegi, Lakeith Stanfield, Delroy Lindo, Deon Cole, Damon Wayans Jr. Music by: Jeymes Samuel Duration: 2h19 Platform: Netflix My rating: 9/10 Synopsis: When an outlaw discovers his enemy is being released from prison, he reunites his gang to seek revenge.…
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Het op één na beste leven
Synopsis: James Witherspoon houdt er twee gezinnen op na: zijn wettige en zijn geheime gezin. Bij beide gezinnen heeft hij een dochter. Chaurisse is zijn erkende dochter, Dana zijn geheime dochter. Dana heeft altijd geweten dat zij in de schaduw moet leven zodat haar vaders andere gezin in de spotlights kan staan. Wat James Witherspoon…
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The Old Bay King
Synopsis: Two fisherman hit the Chesapeake Bay in the midst of a season long crab shortage in order to save their business. If they don’t bring in a haul and pay off their loan to Otis Bailey, the King of the Old Bay, they’re as good as dead. Unfortunately for them, Otis is the least…
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Mississippi Blue
Synopsis: Set in the fictional town of Orson, Mississippi, Mississippi Blue follows the investigation of Mary-Lee Hastings, the six-year-old daughter of upstanding citizen and preacher, Mark Hastings, who disappears without a trace one hot summer night in June, 1969. Detective DuBois and newly appointed Detective Carolina Waterson answer the call as the town’s secrets start coming out—and…
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At the Movies: The Power of the Dog
Synopsis: Charismatic rancher Phil Burbank inspires fear and awe in those around him. When his brother brings home a new wife and her son, Phil torments them until he finds himself exposed to the possibility of love. Review: So, I watched this movie on Netflix last weekend (actually started the weekend before that but wasn’t…
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