“Alien: Romulus” R/Sci-Fi/Horror/119 Mins Directed by: Fede Álverez Written by: Fede Álverez & Rodo Sayagues Starring: Cailee Spaeny (“Civil War”), David Jonsson (“Industry”), Archie Renaux (“Shadow and Bone”), Isabela Merced (“Turtles All the Way Down”), Spike Fearn (“Back to Black”), Aileen Wu (“Skin”) Review: After Fede Álvarez’s previous films, “Evil…
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Nick’s Cinema Verdict: We Are Zombies (Review)
“We Are Zombies” NR/Horror/Comedy/80 Mins Directed by: François Simard, Anouk Whissell, Yoann-Karl Whissell Written by: Jerry Frissen, François Simard, Anouk Whissell Starring: Alexandre Nachi (“1991”), Derek Johns (“The Boys”), Megan Peta Hill (“Obsession”), Patrick Abellard (“To Catch a Killer”), Marc-Andre Boulanger (“Brick Mansions”), Benz Antoine (“Get Rich or Die Tryin’”),…
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Nick’s Cinema Verdict: Borderlands (Review)
“Borderlands” PG-13/Action/Sci-Fi/102 Mins Directed by: Eli Roth Written by: Eli Roth & Joe Crombie Starring: Cate Blanchett (“Tár”), Kevin Hart (“Lift”), Jack Black (“The Super Mario Bros. Movie”), Ariana Greenblatt (“Barbie”), Jamie Lee Curtis (“Everything Everywhere All at Once”), Florian Munteanu (“Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings”) and…
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Nick’s Cinema Verdict: Trap (Review)
“Trap” PG-13/Thriller/105 Mins Director/Writer: M. Night Shyamalan Starring: Josh Hartnett (“Oppenheimer”), Ariel Donoghue (“Wolf Like Me”), Saleka Shyamalan, Hayley Mills (“Tiger Bay”), Jonathan Langdon (“Run the Burbs”) and Alison Pill (“Scott Pilgrim vs. the World”) Review: Love or hate his films, M. Night Shyamalan is a one of a kind…
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AAAFF 2024: Fanti/Inside the Yellow Cocoon Shell (Reviews)
*Writer’s Note: This past weekend, I attended this year’s Austin Asian American Film Festival. I had a wonderful time at this amazing festival watching these two vastly different films, “Fanti” and “Inside the Yellow Cocoon Shell.” This article consists of two reviews for each of these films.* “Fanti” Directed by:…
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Nick’s Cinema Verdict: Hopeless/Tastes of Horror (Reviews)
*Writer’s Note: Releasing this week on digital from Well Go USA are two South Korean titles, “Hopeless” and “Tastes of Horror.” This article consists of two reviews for each of these films.* “Hopeless” NR/Crime/Drama/Thriller 133 Mins Writer/Director: Kim Chang-hoon Starring: Hong Xa Bin, Kim Jong-soo and Song Joong-ki Synopsis: A…
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Nick’s Cinema Verdict: Ghostlight (Review)
“Ghostlight” R/Comedy/Drama/115 Mins Directed by: Kelly O’Sullivan & Alex Thompson Written by: Kelly O’Sullivan Starring: Keith Kupferer (“Our Father”), Dolly De Leon (“Triangle of Sadness”), Katherine Mallen Kupferer (“Are You There God? It’s Me Margaret.”), Tara Mallen (“Dark Matter”) and Hanna Dworkin (“Another Happy Day”) Synopsis: A construction working family…
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Nick’s Cinema Verdict: The Bikeriders (Review)
“The Bikeriders” R/Crime/Drama/116 Mins Director/Writer: Jeff Nichols Starring: Austin Butler (“Elvis”), Jodie Comer (“Free Guy”), Tom Hardy (“Venom”), Mike Faist (“Challengers”), Michael Shannon (“Take Shelter”), Toby Wallace (“Babyteeth”) and Damon Herriman (“Judy & Punch”) Synopsis: Set in the mid 1960s to early 1970s, a young photographer follows a midwestern motorcycle…
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The Big Cigar (Miniseries Review)
“The Big Cigar” TV-MA/Historical Drama/Thriller Developed by: Jim Hecht Directed by: Don Cheadle, Damon Thomas & Tiffany Johnson Starring: André Holland (“Moonlight”), Alessandro Nivola (“The Art of Self-Defense”), Tiffany Boone (“Hunters”), P.J. Byrne (“Babylon”), Marc Menchaca (“Ozark”) and Moses Ingram (“Obi-Wan Kenobi”) Synopsis: While a manhunt is underway on Huey…
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Nick’s Cinema Verdict: The Watchers (Review)
“The Watchers” PG-13/Horror/Fantasy/Mystery/102 Mins Director/Writer: Ishana Night Shyamalan Starring: Dakota Fanning (“Ripley”), Georgina Campbell (“Barbarian”), Olwen Fouéré (“The Northman”), Oliver Finnegan (“Outlander”), Alistair Brammer (“Les Misérables”) and John Lynch (“Black Death”) Synopsis: A group of strangers are stranded in a concrete bunker in the middle of the woods. Following a…