Category: Jake
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Review: ‘Hard Miles’
Matthew Modine Goes On The Bike Ride Of A Lifetime In This Inspirational True Story
Things don’t always turn out the way you planned and sometimes it may seem like the world is against you. That is the mindset that Greg Townsend (Matthew Modine) sees time and time again from his students in Hard Miles. Greg is a social worker and welding teacher at Rite of Passage’s Ridgeview Academy. Ridgeview…
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Review: ‘Bad Hombres’
Luke Hemsworth And Thomas Jane Shine In Forgettable Thriller
Immigrating to a new country typically comes with its fair share of difficulties. Felix (Diego Tinoco) is about to find out the hard way how difficult things can become in Bad Hombres. Felix has entered the country illegally to stay with his cousin in the Deep South. His cousin is showing him the ropes, how…
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Review: ‘The Monk And The Gun’
A Dramedy Exploring Bhutan’s Attempt At Modernization
Bhutan, a remote nation in the Himalayas, is known for many things. Natural beauty, Buddhist teachings, and gross national happiness. However, over the past couple of decades, it has made its mark in more modern areas. In the mid 2000s, they became the last nation in the world to connect to internet and television. Shortly…
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Review: ‘Fitting In’
Maddie Ziegler Leads A Coming-Of-Age Traumedy That Is Full Of Laughs And Heart
High school is a time for growth. A time of personal reflection. It’s a chance for teens to try and figure out who they are. It can be difficult for the average kid and Lindy (Maddie Ziegler, soon to be seen in Sundance comedy My Old Ass) is about to find out how difficult things…
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Review: ‘What Happens Later’
Meg Ryan, The Queen Of RomComs Is Back And Having A Meet Cute With David Duchovny
You never know who you will run into, or when. Willa (Meg Ryan) is about to learn that the hard way in What Happens Later. Of course, with it being a leap day, magical things can happen. Although is running into an ex over two decades after he left you really ‘magical’? Only time will…
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Review: ‘Please Don’t Destroy: The Treasure Of Foggy Mountain’
An Absurd Comedy That’s The Feature Length Debut For SNL’s Comedy Troupe
John (John Higgins), Martin (Martin Herlihy), and Ben (Ben Marshall) have been best friends forever in Please Don’t Destroy: The Treasure Of Foggy Mountain. The three have been inseparable – they live together, work together, and do everything together. That is until Martin started dating Amy (Nichole Sakura) and hasn’t been around as much. Apparently,…
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Review: ‘Pain Hustlers’
Emily Blunt Shines In Netflix’s Newest Foray Into The Opioid Crisis
Liza Drake (Emily Blunt) knows she is meant for great things in Pain Hustlers. She feels it deep inside. Sometimes life deals a bad hand, but she keeps reminding herself to not give up on her dreams. Liza is working as a stripper to try and make ends meet while living in her sister’s garage…
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Review: ‘The Mill’
Lil Rel Howery Has The Spotlight Solely On Him In Hulu’s New Workplace Thriller
The Mill, Hulu’s latest dip into the thriller genre, has Lil Rel Howery waking up in a nightmare. Joe Stevens (Howery) works in mid management at Mallard, a humongous corporation that wants to be everyone’s company – for life. Things are going relatively well for Joe. His wife Kate (Karen Obilom) is pregnant with their…
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Review: ‘Monsters Of California
Blink 182’s Tom DeLonge’s Directorial Debut Brings Conspiracy Theories To Life
Dallas (Jack Samson) has had anything but a smooth teenage upbringing in Monsters Of California. His dad, a pilot working for the military, disappeared years ago. Dallas is still trying to cope and not give up hope that he’ll figure out what really happened. It doesn’t help that his mom Leah (Arianne Zucker) is trying…