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Night School

September 27, 2018September 28, 2018 Russell Matthews

‘I was probably tall as a child, but I just stopped growing.’ – Kevin Hart Everyone has different memories and

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Smallfoot

September 20, 2018September 18, 2018 Russell Matthews #bigfoot, #channingtatum, #smallfoot, #yeti, Channing Tatum, Common, Danny Divito, Does Bigfoot exist?, James Corden

‘Bigfoot may well be an extraterrestrial, because… remember Chewbacca’  – George Noory Myths and legends have entertained humanity throughout history. Monsters,

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Ladies in Black

September 18, 2018September 19, 2018 Russell Matthews #australianculture, #ladiesinblack, #retailtherapy, Angourie Rice, Australia, Bruce Beresford, Goodes, Julia Ormond, Ladies in Black, Rachael Taylor, Sue Milliken

The retail industry has provided rich atmospheres for film and television throughout the years from Clerks to Hi-Fidelity in cinemas to television’s Superstore and the legendary Are

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The House with the Clock in its Walls

September 18, 2018September 19, 2018 Russell Matthews #cateblanchett, #housewiththeclockinthewalls, #jackblack, #russellingrevs, Cate Blanchett, dark arts, Eli Roth, Jack Black, John Bellairs, The House with the Clock in the Walls, torture

Navigating through the worlds of witchcraft, horror and adolescent fiction has proven to be a challenge for writers and publishers

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The Predator

September 13, 2018September 13, 2018 Russell Matthews #oliviamunn, #reeldialogue, #shaneblack, #thepredator, alien invasion, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Boyd Holbrook, Is this a film about evolution?, Jacob Tremblay, Olivia Munn, Predator

‘An action film can have too much action; picture an equaliser on a stereo, with all the knobs pegged at

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Don’t Worry, He Won’t Get Far on Foot

September 12, 2018 Russell Matthews #amazonstudios, #johncallahan, Gus Van Sant, Jack Black, Joaquin Phoenix, John Callahan, Jonah Hil, Mankind's heart, Pelswick, Penthouse, Playboy, Quads, Rooney Mara, Williamette Week

John Callahan (Joaquin Phoenix) may not be familiar to many outside the community of artists and fans of the controversial

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A Simple Favour

September 10, 2018September 12, 2018 Russell Matthews #asimplefavour, #reeldialogue, A Simple favour, Andrew Rannells, Anna Kendrick, Blake Lively, Darcey Bell, Gone Girl, Henry Golding, Paul Feig

Since moving from a successful career in television production to directing feature-length films, Paul Feig has managed to define his

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Christopher Robin

September 1, 2018September 2, 2018 Russell Matthews #reeldialogue, #russellingrevs, 100 acre wood, AA Milne, Eeyore, Ewan McGregor, Hayley Atwell, Jim Cummings, MarcFoster, Piglet, Rumbly in my tumbly, Sussex, The Tao of Pooh, Tigger, Winnie The Pooh

‘Doing nothing often leads to the very best kind of something.’ Winnie the Pooh When A.A. Milne was writing his

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Searching

August 30, 2018September 3, 2018 Russell Matthews #amberalert, #searching, Abduction, Amber Alert, Aneesh Chaganty, Child Abduction, Crazy Rich asians, Debra Messing, Evils of the internet and Social media, John Cho

A thriller that is a surprise ‘must-see’ for parents In this modern era, the evidence of the impact of technology

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Mile 22

August 25, 2018 Russell Matthews #markwahlberg, #mile22, #peterberg, CIA, Iko Uwais, John Malkovich, Lauren Cohan, Mark Wahlberg, Mile 22, Peter Berg, Ronda Rousey

Mark Wahlberg and director Peter Berg have managed to collaborate on some of the outstanding films that have reached varying

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