Documentary Review » Super/Man: The Christopher Reeve Story – a fitting homage to an extraordinary man who redefined what it means to be a real-life hero

Certain actors hold a special place in my heart and Christopher Reeve is one of those, so I’m grateful that I saw this film on the big screen on his birthday on Sept 25. My first theatrical experience when I was a toddler was Superman: The Movie. My parents got divorced when I was only …

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FlixChatter Review: MY OLD ASS (2024) – Maisy Stella + Aubrey Plaza have a nice chemistry in this coming-of-age comedy with a sci-fi twist

Directed by: Megan Park Starring: Maisy Stella, Percy Hines White, Maddie Ziegler, Kerrice Brooks, Aubrey Plaza Fantasy dramedy My Old Ass is actress turned director Megan Park’s second full feature after the critically acclaimed The Fallout (2021). 18-year-old Elliott (Maisy Stella), a spirited young Canadian adult about to enter college and semi-independence, is eager to …

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FlixChatter Review: MEGALOPOLIS (2024) – Chaotic, bloated with garish visuals, but there’s no denying Coppola’s grand yet earnest ambition

Much has been made about Francis Ford Coppola’s Megalopolis, a passion project of the 85-year-old auteur that’s envisioned since the 80s. The IMAX presentation was preceded by a Q&A hosted by the New York Film Festival with Coppola, Robert De Niro, and Spike Lee, and the director touched upon how he was able to finance …

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Streaming Pick: JULES (2023) – funny, quirky and delightfully out of this world

There is something so modest and unassuming about this story that highlights ordinary people caught in extraordinary circumstances. Even more so when the 'extra' involves an extra-terrestrial. Ben Kingsley plays exactly his age as Milton, a 78-year-old mild-mannered widower living alone in a big house in a fictitious small Pennsylvania town called Boonton. The movie …

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Law Abiding Citizen – new poster & release date

Ok, here's hope that Gerry Butler gets to redeem himself for the atrocious role in The Ugly Truth. His new thriller Law Abiding Citizen with Jamie Foxx is surprisingly moved ahead of its release schedule from March 2010 to October of this year. Both Coming Soon.net and IMDB both list the release as October 16. …

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