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The Manor Movie Review

October 8, 2021 (updated October 8, 2021) Published by

Streaming on Amazon Prime starting October 8, 2021

 

“The Manor” is a Blumhouse Television production that mixes a story of an old-folks home with the supernatural spookiness of “The Wicker Man”, but without the bees.  When an elderly lady suffers a stroke, she finds a place of rest and peace living at the Golden Sun Manor. But then she uncovers a world enveloped in ancient rituals that threaten her very existence. She might not be able to tell reality from her own vivid dreams, and those dreams turn into nightmares.

 

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Black as Night Movie Review

October 3, 2021 (updated October 3, 2021) Published by

Streaming on Amazon Prime starting Oct. 1, 2021

 

“Black as Night” is a movie that comes from Blumhouse Television, and it usually means a low budget and a high concept. Sometimes, the low budget can be low quality. But in this case, the idea and setting mingle to make a nice updated version of “Buffy, the Vampire Slayer”. But this movie is set in the rundown areas of New Orleans, well after Katrina. So the mix between horror and social commentary becomes unavoidable. So this Amazon Original movie raises the ‘stakes’ for quality entertainment.

 

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Bingo Hell Movie Review

October 1, 2021 (updated October 1, 2021) Published by

Streaming on Amazon Prime starting Oct. 1, 2021

 

“Bingo Hell” is wacky little horror movie out of the Blumhouse Brand, which means that is will have a low budget and a high potential. In this small but close-knit community of low income, people-of-color have a new unwanted guest in the neighborhood. And these local folks don’t like the smell of brimstone…

 

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The Addams Family 2 Movie Review

October 1, 2021 (updated October 1, 2021) Published by

“The Addams Family 2” is an animated sequel to the first animated movie. This one has most all the same actors returning to voice the same oddball characters as before. So, if the first animated “The Addams Family” movie was your cup of poison, than you are about to hit the jokey jackpot of quirky animated goofiness.

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Venom: Let There Be Carnage Movie Review

September 30, 2021 (updated September 29, 2021) Published by

“Venom: Let There Be Carnage” is a follow-up movie to the first “Venom” picture released in 2018. The comic book character Venom originated in the Marvel Comics series about Spiderman. But there are few spiders in this web of carnage. Instead, movie leans on investigative reporters and serial killers locked in a battle of symbiote supremacy. If you don’t know what that means, then read on… Read more

The Eyes of Tammy Faye Movie Review

September 16, 2021 (updated September 16, 2021) Published by

 

“The Eyes of Tammy Faye” is an interesting look at the rise and fall of the Bakkers, a televangelist couple who built an empire and saw it crumble around them. They both have warm Northern Minnesota exteriors that make them seem likable and trustworthy. But the eyes that were fixed on a Heavenly gaze would distract from the money skimmed from the ‘church’ donations. Tammy Faye and her eye make-up made them famous, and the fall from grace gave them both a black eye.

 

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CopShop Movie Review

September 16, 2021 (updated September 16, 2021) Published by

“CopShop” takes a page out of the standard ‘Manual of Nominal Action Thrillers’. But it makes just enough scribbles in the margins to make it a decently slick movie. All of the ingredients are standard, and the cooking instructions are also straightforward. Take a basic format: hit man is out to kill his target, and a good cop wants to stand in the way. But then mix in some fresh ideas (it all takes place in a police station), and some off-the-wall characters (another hit man shows up delivering balloons), and it makes the bat guano fly! Read more

Blue Bayou Movie Review

September 16, 2021 (updated September 16, 2021) Published by

“Blue Bayou” tells a rarely told tale of those brought to the States as young children, and now threatened with potential deportation. It is similar to the DREAMER kids, but these are not usually from South American countries or Mexico. These are children from overseas, adopted into White families, but never fully made into U.S. citizens. This is a story of how that situation can break up a family, and break your heart. Read more

The Card Counter Movie Review

September 9, 2021 (updated September 9, 2021) Published by

“The Card Counter” is a movie about a man with a unique skill, and you can guess that skill. During a spell in the slammer, he learned that he was good at counting cards, meaning the cards used in gambling. He is a low-profile expert at winning. He keeps a low profile due to his criminal record, and because casinos discourage ‘card counter’ players. But when his past catches up to him, he goes all in. He does not count on what happens next.

 

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