Review – Freaky Tales (2024)

In 1987 Oakland, four interconnected stories unfold as underdogs—punk rockers, a rap duo, a hitman, and an NBA star—battle neo-Nazis, misogyny, and crime, empowered by a mysterious green force in Freaky Tales. Watch our review of the film, now available to rent or own on digital.

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“Four interconnected stories set in 1987 Oakland, CA. will tell about the love of music, movies, people, places and memories beyond our knowable universe.”

Review – The Marsh King’s Daughter (2024)

By Kevin Muller

The chance to be the lead in a big budget film, like the ones in the Star Wars franchise, is any actor’s dream. In 2015, we were introduced to Daisy Ridley, who was Rey in Episodes 7-9. The young actress had Hollywood in her hands. While filming the trilogy, she popped up in some popular films like Murder on the Orient Express and Peter Rabbit.  Unfortunately, as a lead actress, she hasn’t found that much success. Now, she is taking a stab at an adaptation of the popular novel The Marsh King’s Daughter. Has the actress found the right project to showcase her talents?

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Review – Captain Marvel (2019)

by Armando Vanegas

Captain Marvel is the latest movie in the Marvel Cinematic Universe after the unforgettable events that occurred in Avengers: Infinity War. Since Infinity War left things in a way that made the audience curious about what would happen next, it was interesting to see what they come up with. All things considered, the next movie had to be something notable and memorable to leave the audience wanting more. Being that Captain Marvel was their first solo female superhero movie, I wanted to see what they could do with this material, and see if this would satisfying my appetite until Endgame came out. DC did a good job in creating an entertaining movie with Wonder Woman, which handled similar material of women who are able to be fighters in their own world and struggling to find their place and humanity in ours. While it’s admirable that Marvel finally put a female superhero at the forefront in one of their movies, this is still a “by the numbers” origin story that you’ve seen time and time again. Still, it’s watchable and it will be pleasing for those just wanting a movie that just cuts to the chase to provide a mostly standalone Sci-Fi action adventure movie. Marvel competently made a movie that seemed to hit the mark for a lot of people and that’s cool. It will be most agreeable for those who are either the most casual Marvel fans or the diehards who always rewatch all the movies leading up to their latest chapter.

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