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The Outrun - Movie Review Critics Score - 8 of 10 General Audience Score - 7 of 10 I’ve never been much of a drinker, in fact I’ve only been intoxicated once in my entire life. Me and my friend Joel each did eighteen shots of Captain Morgan and other various flavored rums and vodkas until the inevitable occurred. My friend had the fortune of making it to the restroom that night, myself, I spent the following day cleaning vomit off of my couch and living room carpet. As much fun as that experience was, I’ve never drank like that again. The new film The Outrun explores the character Rona, played by the incredible Saoirse Ronan, who continues to prove her merit as one of the best young actresses working today. Based on the experiences of the writer/director Nora Fingscheidt, who was pulled headfirst into alcoholism, we observe its effects on the character Rona as she pushes through her struggles, periods of sobriety, relapses and the aftermath. The film is as haunting in its portrayal of ...

Blitz - Movie Review Critics Score - 6 of 10 General Audience Score - 7 of 10 Steve McQueen, the director, not the actor, is the mind responsible for many great films including 12 Years A Slave, Shame, Widows and the criminally under seen Small Axe anthology series. Besides having directed a Best Picture winner and numerous critically acclaimed pieces of filmmaking, McQueen has triumphed black filmmaking, perspectives and culturally diverse pieces for decades now, any new project he helms immediately comes on the radar of cinephiles and critics. His latest film that he has written and directed is Blitz, coming to us from Apple films, which hits theatres Nov. 1st and streaming on Apple TV Nov. 22nd. It tells us the story of a young boy who tries to find his way back to his London home during “the blitz”. This was the name given to the period of about 8 months during 1940-1941 where Germany was continuously bombing Great Britain during the early stages of World War 2. Some of the aspects...

The Wild Robot - Movie Review Critics Score - 8 of 10 General Audience Score - 8 of 10 Kids Score - 8 of 10 It’s been over a decade and a half since Disney/Pixar taught us that robots can be more than just diabolical, cold unfeeling machines that are primarily concerned with usurping human rule and taking over the planet. Yes, I know there’s another animated Robots movie from Fox (which is actually quite good) that came out years before the adorable Wall-E ever came on screen. But now we have The Wild Robot from Dreamworks Animation which joins the ranks of the animated pieces of metal that somehow feel just as human as our own flesh and blood. This is the story of Roz, a female robot voiced by Lupita Nyong’o, who finds herself stranded on an island full of animals. As she studies their noises and what they mean, eventually she learns to communicate with them and subsequently takes on the task of raising a young duckling with the help of a fox. This film is about as sweet and sentiment...