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  Prey 2022

  

  Captain Rowdy ★★★

  The promise of representation and a unique setting puts Prey above the "Movie-of-The-Week" hellhole often befitting straight to streaming content. There could be a legacy here. Whether it be more…

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  The Town That Dreaded Sundown 1976

  

  Peter H ★½ 2

  This film is under the impression that teenagers go to lovers lanes to... rest their heads on each other?

  Stuffed with egregious narration and terrible attempts at comedy, The Town…

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  The Ghost and the Darkness 1996

  

  Steve G 🇵🇸 🇾🇪 ★★★½ 3

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  The 90s was littered with biggish budget hopefuls that studios were actually prepared to take a risk on in the hope that they were well liked…

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  Make Way for Tomorrow 1937

  

  Steve G 🇵🇸 🇾🇪 ★★★★½

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  It's the last half an hour that makes Make Way for Tomorrow.

  To that point I'm not even really sure that I cared for it a…

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  Shrek 2 2004

  

  Steve G 🇵🇸 🇾🇪 ★★

  <The Dude voice> Look, I had a rough day and I hate fuckin' Shrek, man.

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  The Lathe of Heaven 1980

  

  sydney ★★★★ 3

  one of those treasures where low budget restrictions make the movie even better - not so great special effects enhance the dreamlike qualities, a scene in which three characters react…

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  The Bitter Tears of Petra von Kant 1972

  

  madeline! ★★★★★

  seen at the Hollywood Theater

  I hated this movie for the majority of it.

  I threw up my hands in resignation at the male-centric focus of it. I was sitting…

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  Uptown Girls 2003

  

  Pyaku ★★★½

  Some of the plot is terrible but somehow this movie was substantial enough in content for that not to matter. I’m not ever sure the message is good but it…