Dan Skip Allen
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Relay Review – An Innovative Suspense Thriller With Terrific Performances From Riz Ahmed & Lily James
I like a good thriller. Especially one that deals with a subject matter I haven’t heard of before. That’s the case with Relay, the latest film from director David Mckenzie. I love learning something new from movies. The Tri-State Relay… Continue reading
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East of Wall Review – A Semi-autobiographical Film That Pulls On The Heartstrings As Well As It Does The Horses It Depicts
“The Rider” came out a handful of years back. It was a semi-autobiographical film about a rodeo rider who got hurt riding. It was directed by Chloe Zhao. East of Wall is a very similar type of film.It’s another semi-autobiographical… Continue reading
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Strange Harvest Review – A Faux Documentary Film That Felt As Real As Any True Crime Documentary I’ve Ever Seen
I’ve seen a lot of different kinds of horror films in my day, but I’ve never seen one disguised as a documentary before. This isn’t some kind of mockumentary or anything like that. Strange Harvest is trying to be a… Continue reading
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The Pickup Review – A Mixed Bag Of An Action Heist Comedy
Eddie Murphy has passed the days of doing voice-over for animated films because he wanted to do things his kids could watch. He’s back doing adult action movies again. This time around, they aren’t as funny as some of his… Continue reading
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Weapons Review – A Phenomenal Physiological Horror Film That Will Have You Thinking About It For Days Afterward
Zach Cregger is a director primarily known for the film Barbarians that came out in 2022. Just at the end of the Covid-19 pandemic. With Barbarians, he put a twist on horror films. He used Bill Skarsgard in a different… Continue reading
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Alien: Earth Review – The Inevitable Progression Of One Of The Best Film Franchises In History, Comes To Television And Its Bloody And Glorious So Far…
I’ve been watching Alien films for quite a while now. Ever since I first saw Alien as a kid, I’ve been scared out of my mind. Then Alien came out, and I was equally scared, but also excited because this… Continue reading
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Wednesday Season 2 Review – The 2nd Season Picks Up Where Season 1 Left Off, In The Greatest Possible Way
The Addams Family was a popular goth type sitcom back in the 1960s based on Charles Addams comic strip. It had a unique blend of dark comedy and family drama. The angst was very real, though, and that’s probably why… Continue reading
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Eyes Of Wakanda Review – One The Most Beautiful Animated Series I’ve Ever Seen, I Wish There Was More
Ryan Coogler came out of the gate strong with his film Fruitvale Station. His success with that caught the eye of Kevin Feige, the head of Marvel Studios. He got the Black Panther out of this, and the rest is… Continue reading
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House On Eden Review – An Uninteresting Found Footage Horror Film That Came Across As Pretty Amateurish
Found footage films have come a long way ever since the Blair Witch Project back in 1999. That’s 25 years ago now. There have been franchises set around them like Paranormal Activity .This subgenre of horror has been used in… Continue reading
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She Rides Shotgun Review – A Heatwarming Father Daughter Action Thriller Everyone Should Get Behind
I’m a big fan of films and television/streaming shows that have a storyline that revolves around a father daughter scenario. Or some kind of mentoring situation. Shows like The Last of Us, The Mandalorian, and a film like Leon, The… Continue reading
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