Category: Jake
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Review: ‘Apex’
Add Another Bruce Willis B- List Sci-Fi Action Film To The List
The newest Bruce Willis action sci-fi flick is here in Apex. It seems like every time you look up, Willis has another B list movie coming out. Apex is no different. Once a cop, Thomas Malone (Bruce Willis) is now serving a life sentence in prison without parole. Don’t let his advanced age fool you,…
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Review: ‘American Siege’
Bruce Willis’s Newest Action Film Is A Reminder How Far He’s Fallen
Roy (Rob Gough) is finally out of prison after 10 long years in American Siege. Shortly before he was arrested, his girlfriend Bridget Baker disappeared. Of course, he was blamed for the crime, but swears his innocence. His emotions did get the best of him, and he made some decisions that got himself locked up.…
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Review: ‘Munich: The Edge Of War’
Netflix’s WWII Drama Offers A Unique Take On History
Netflix tackles the events leading up to World War II in its new historical fiction Munich: The Edge Of War. A quick prologue introduces us to Oxford educated friends Hugh Legat (George MacKay) and Paul Von Hartman (Jannis Niewöhner) in 1932. Bright eyed and bushy tailed they rejoice at a party before political ideologies and…
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Review: ‘Last Words’
Nick Nolte Stars In A Post-Apocalyptic Drama That Never Reaches Its Potential
It’s 2086 and Kal (Kalipha Touray) is the last person on Earth in Last Words. It wasn’t always this way. As recently as two years before he was wandering through a rundown Paris with his pregnant sister. Kal was raised with nothing – no parents, schooling, or real future to look forward to. He had…
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Review: ‘Home’
Franka Potente’s Directorial Debut Is A Powerful Drama About Forgiveness
After seventeen years in prison, Marvin (Jake McLaughlin), is finally out in Home – and that’s exactly where he’s heading. With only a small backpack, a tracksuit, and a skateboard, he makes the long trek back. Surrounded by desolate landscape, Marvin keeps skateboarding until he’s finally at the door of his childhood home. His mother…
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Review: ‘A Boy Called Christmas’
Netflix’s Newest Christmas Film Is A Funny And Touching Christmas Origin Story
Netflix’s latest release shows what side of the “When is it too early to decorate for Christmas” argument they’re on. Releasing the day before Thanksgiving is A Boy Called Christmas, a unique take on the origin of the holiday. Nikolas (Henry Lawfull) is a boy living in a cabin in the Finnish woods with his…