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Tag: M. Night Shyamalan

New Movie Review ~ The Watchers

The Watchers Synopsis: A young artist becomes stranded in a vast, pristine forest in western Ireland. After finding shelter, she becomes trapped alongside three strangers, hunted by mysterious creatures each night.Stars: Dakota Fanning, Georgina Campbell, Olwen Fouéré, Oliver FinneganDirector: Ishana Night ShyamalanRated: PG-13Running Length: 102 Minutes Review: When you mention names like Coppola, Lynch, Kazan,…
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June 6, 2024
Movie Review ~ Knock at the Cabin

Movie Review Knock at the Cabin 8/10 The Facts Synopsis: While vacationing at a remote cabin, a family of three is suddenly held hostage by four strangers who demand they sacrifice one of their own to avert the apocalypse. Director: M. Night Shyamalan Stars: Dave Bautista, Jonathan Groff, Ben Aldridge, Nikki Amuka-Bird, Kristen Cui, Abby…
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February 1, 2023
Movie Review ~ Old

Movie Review Old 5/10 The Facts Synopsis: A family on a tropical holiday discovers that the secluded beach where they are staying is somehow causing them to age rapidly, reducing their entire lives into a single day. Director: M. Night Shyamalan Stars: Gael García Bernal, Vicky Krieps, Rufus Sewell, Ken Leung, Nikki Amuka-Bird, Abbey Lee,…
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July 23, 2021
Movie Review ~ Glass

Movie Review Glass 5/10 The Facts Synopsis: Security guard David Dunn uses his supernatural abilities to track Kevin Wendell Crumb, a disturbed man who has twenty-four personalities. Director: M. Night Shyamalan Stars: Bruce Willis, Samuel L. Jackson, James McAvoy, Anya Taylor-Joy, Sarah Paulson, Spencer Treat Clark Rated: PG-13 Running Length: 129 minutes The Thoughts Seeing…
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January 17, 2019
Movie Review ~ Split

Movie Review Split 6.5/10 The Facts Synopsis: After three girls are kidnapped by a man with 24 distinct personalities they must find some of the different personalities that can help them while running away and staying alive from the others. Director: M. Night Shyamalan Stars: James McAvoy, Anya Taylor-Joy, Betty Buckley, Jessica Sula, Haley Lu…
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January 19, 2017
The Silver Bullet ~ Split

Synopsis: Kevin, a man with at least 23 different personalities, is compelled to abduct three teenage girls. As they are held captive, a final personality – “The Beast” – begins to materialize. Release Date: January 20, 2017 Thoughts: There was a time when the presence of director M. Night Shyamalan’s name on a poster or…
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September 7, 2016
Movie Review ~ The Visit (2015)

Movie Review The Visit (2015) 8/10 The Facts Synopsis: A single mother finds that things in her family’s life go very wrong after her two young children visit their grandparents. Director: M. Night Shyamalan Stars: Kathryn Hahn, Ed Oxenbould, Deanna Dunagan, Peter McRobbie, Olivia DeJonge Rated: PG-13 Running Length: 94 minutes Trailer Review: Here The…
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September 10, 2015
The Silver Bullet ~ The Visit (2015)

Synopsis: A single mother finds that things in her family’s life go very wrong after her two young children visit their grandparents. Release Date: September 11, 2015 Thoughts: It’s been rough going for director M. Night Shyamalan these past years. The once-hot director went from being an Oscar nominated A-lister to a joke of an…
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April 23, 2015
The Silver Bullet ~ After Earth

Synopsis: After a crash landing, a father and son explore a planet that was evacuated by humans 1,000 years earlier. Release Date: June 7, 2013 Thoughts: The most impressive thing about this trailer is not some nice visual effects or the faint hope that Will Smith and son won’t mug their way through an entire movie. …
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January 2, 2013