20 January
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PEACEMAKER Writer/Director: James GunnStarring: John Cena, Danielle Brooks, Jennifer Holland, Freddie Stroma, Chukwudi Iwuji, Steve Agee, Robert Patrick Even before James Gunn released his adaptation of The Suicide Squad, he filmed the spinoff series Peacemaker for HBO Max centering on John Cena’s character. Cena’s career from wrestling to movie star seems to be one of deliberate choices in the roles he takes on from heavy action movies to adult comedies. Peacemaker is without a doubt the best role he’s played yet. The series kicks off with a “previously in The Suicide Squad” note to catch audiences up on what happened with this character. We findRead More →

19 August
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THE PROTÉGÉ Director: Martin CampbellStarring: Maggie Q, Michael Keaton, Samuel L. Jackson, Robert Patrick, Ori Pfeffer Maggie Q stars as a new action heroine to root for in The Protégé. In 1991 Vietnam, a young girl named Anna is taken in by a hitman after she leaves behind a room of dead bodies. She clearly knows her away around a weapon. Thirty years later, Anna, now played by Maggie Q, works as a hired assassin with her mentor, Moody (Samuel L. Jackson) right by her side. As she reminds Moody, “We don’t send anyone away who didn’t have it coming.” She’s quick on her feetRead More →

27 December
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LOVELACE (2013) Director: Rob Epstein, Jeffrey Friedman Starring: Amanda Seyfried, Peter Sarsgaard, Sharon Stone, Robert Patrick, Adam Brody, Chris Noth, Bobby Cannavale, Hank Azaria, James Franco The world of pornography is fascinating, especially in the 1970s as it started to gain in popularity with the mainstream media. Much of this is due to Linda Lovelace and a little film she was in called Deep Throat. Linda (Seyfried) grew up in a pretty conservative household with her fairly strict parents (Stone and Patrick). I guess it was only time before she pulls a 180 and gets involved in drugs and porn. She meets Chuck Traynor (Sarsgaard)Read More →