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Tag: Kodi Smit-McPhee

  • Movie Review ~ Memoir of a Snail

    Movie Review ~ Memoir of a Snail

    Memoir of a Snail Synopsis: A bittersweet memoir of a melancholic woman called Grace Pudel – a hoarder of snails, romance novels, and guinea-pigs.Stars: Sarah Snook, Kodi Smit-McPhee, Eric Bana, Magda Szubanski, Dominique Pinon, Tony Armstrong, Paul Capsis, Nick Cave, Jacki WeaverDirector: Adam ElliotRated: RRunning Length: 95 minutes Review: Much as Ralph Bakshi pushed animation’s

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  • Movie Review ~ Maria

    Movie Review ~ Maria

    Maria Synopsis: Maria Callas, the world’s greatest opera singer, lives the last days of her life in 1970s Paris, as she confronts her identity and life.Stars: Angelina Jolie, Pierfrancesco Favino, Alba Rohrwacher, Haluk Bilginer, Kodi Smit-McPhee, Valeria GolinoDirector: Pablo LarrainRated: RRunning Length: 124 minutes Review: Pablo Larraín’s cinematic fascination with women under extraordinary pressure at

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  • Movie Review ~ Elvis (2022)

    Movie Review ~ Elvis (2022)

    The Facts: Synopsis: A biopic of Elvis Presley, from his childhood to becoming a rock and movie star in the 1950s while maintaining a complex relationship with his manager, Colonel Tom Parker.Stars: Austin Butler, Tom Hanks, Olivia DeJonge, Helen Thomson, Richard Roxburgh, Kelvin Harrison Jr., David Wenham, Kodi Smit-McPhee, Luke BraceyDirector: Baz LuhrmannRated: PG-13Running Length:

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  • Movie Review ~ 2067

    The Facts: Synopsis: By the year 2067, Earth has been ravaged by climate change and humanity is forced to live on artificial oxygen. An illness caused by the synthetic O2 is killing the worlds’ population and the only hope for a cure comes in the form of a message from the future. Stars: Kodi Smit-McPhee,

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  • Movie Review ~ Dark Phoenix

    The Facts: Synopsis: Jean Grey begins to develop incredible powers that corrupt and turn her into a Dark Phoenix. Now the X-Men will have to decide if the life of a team member is worth more than all the people living in the world. Stars: Sophie Turner, James McAvoy, Michael Fassbender, Jennifer Lawrence, Nicholas Hoult,

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  • Movie Review ~ Alpha

    The Facts: Synopsis: After a hunting expedition during the Upper Paleolithic period goes awry, a young man struggles against the elements to find his way home, all the while developing a friendship with a gray wolf. This forges the tentative first bond between man and canine. Stars: Kodi Smit-McPhee, Leonor Varela, Natassia Malthe, Jóhannes Haukur

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  • Movie Review ~ X-Men: Apocalypse

    The Facts: Synopsis: With the emergence of the world’s first mutant, Apocalypse, the X-Men must unite to defeat his extinction level plan. Stars: James McAvoy, Michael Fassbender, Jennifer Lawrence, Oscar Isaac, Nicholas Hoult, Rose Byrne, Tye Sheridan, Sophie Turner, Olivia Munn, Lucas Till, Evan Peters, Kodi Smit-McPhee, Alexandra Shipp, Josh Helman, Lana Condor, Ben Hardy

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  • Movie Review ~ Dawn of the Planet of the Apes

    The Facts: Synopsis: A growing nation of genetically evolved apes led by Caesar is threatened by a band of human survivors of the devastating virus unleashed a decade earlier. Stars: Andy Serkis, Jason Clarke, Gary Oldman, Keri Russell, Toby Kebbell, Kodi Smit-McPhee, Enrique Murciano, Kirk Acevedo, Judy Greer, Karin Konoval Director: Matt Reeves Rated: PG-13 Running

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  • The Silver Bullet ~ Dawn of the Planet of the Apes

    Synopsis: A growing nation of genetically evolved apes led by Caesar is threatened by a band of human survivors of the devastating virus unleashed a decade earlier. They reach a fragile peace, but it proves short-lived, as both sides are brought to the brink of a war that will determine who will emerge as Earth’s

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  • The Silver Bullet ~ Romeo & Juliet (2013)

    Synopsis: When the star-crossed lovers of two enemy families meet, forbidden love ensues. Release Date:  October 11, 2013 Thoughts:  I suppose every generation needs its own adaptation of William Shakespeare’s classic tale of love torn apart by conflict, right?  Though the storyline has been borrowed for many a film (most recently in the clever zom-com Warm

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