Director Guy Ritchie Starring Matthew McConaughey, Charlie Hunnam, Michelle Dockery Rated MA Score 5/6 American expat Mickey Pearson who built a highly profitable marijuana empire in London. When word gets out that he’s looking to cash out of the business forever it triggers plots, schemes, bribery and blackmail in an attempt to steal his domain…
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Mulan: Rise of a Warrior
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Director Jingle Ma Starring Wei Zhao, Kun Chen, Jaycee Chan Rated M Score 5/6 The epic story of the Chinese girl-warrior, Mulan, who fights to defend her father. With Disney’s live action remake of its 1998 animated classic scheduled to be released in March, it looks like I have an excuse to go watch it.…
Backdraft & Backdraft 2
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Director Ron Howard Starring Kurt Russell, William Baldwin, Robert De Niro Rated M Score 5/6 Two Chicago firefighter brothers, who don’t get along, have to work together while a dangerous arsonist is on the loose. For those of you who have been reading my reviews for a while, I want to take an opportunity to…
1917
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Director Sam Mendes Starring Dean-Charles Chapman & George MacKay Rated MA Score 5/6 Two young British soldiers during the First World War are given an impossible mission: deliver a message deep in enemy territory that will stop 1,600 men, and one of the soldiers’ brothers, from walking straight into a deadly trap. For those of…
Tommy
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Director Scott Dale Star Ari Newman Score 6/6 Tommy follows the journey of a young boy who uses his imagination to escape the trauma of his parents’ separation. Wow. I think I shed a tear when the credits started to roll on this. I even clapped, which was a little odd considering I watched this…
Jailhouse Rock
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Director Richard Thorpe Starring Elvis Presley, Judy Tyler, Mickey Shaughnessy Rated PG Score 4/6 After serving time for manslaughter, young Vince Everett becomes a teenage rock star. I am certain that I have not reviewed an Elvis Presley movie for The Movie Boards, so suppose considering that his birthday is on January 8th it’s a…
Cross: Rise Of The Villains
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Director Patrick Durham & Paul G. Volk Starring Brian Austin Green, Danny Trejo, Vinnie Jones Rated MA Score 2/6 Armed with an explosive powerful ancient cross amulet, Callan is back with his extraordinary team of weapons experts to defend Los Angeles from its biggest threat yet—super villains Muerte and Drago. Callan will have to join…
Star Wars Downunder
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Director Michael Cox Starring David Nicoll, Steve Diggerman, Joel Spreadborough & Anthony Beake Rated G Score 6/6 Merve Bushwacker, returning home after a long absence. His mission? To partake in a refreshing beverage, known locally as amber fluid. On his arrival, he is dismayed to discover the planet has become as dry as a dead…
Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker
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What did you think of The Rise of Skywalker? Director J.J. Abrams Starring Adam Driver, Daisy Ridley, John Boyega & Oscar Isaac Rated M Score 3/6 The surviving Resistance faces the First Order once more in the final chapter of the Skywalker saga. The Disney sequel and the Skywalker is finally at an end. I…
Tom Wills
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Directed by Maurice Dowd & Christopher Sferrazza Rated M Score 5/6 The incredible true story of Australia’s first celebrity sportsman. In the 1860s Tom Wills was the finest cricketer and footballer of his era – ‘The Champion of The Colony’. Until history erased him from the record books after his tragic death. I kind of…