MPAA Rating: PG/Genre: Adventure/Stars: Sean Connery, Michael Caine, Christopher Plummer, Saeed Jaffrey, Shakira Caine, Doghmi Larbi, Jack May, Karroom Ben Bouih, Mohammad Shamsi, Albert Moses, Paul Antrim, Graham Acres, PJ Retiree, The Blue Dancers of Goulamine/Runtime: 129 minutes I think it can safely be said that, among the things that…
TV / Movie Reviews
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At the Movies with Alan Gekko: House of Games “87”
MPAA Rating: R/Genre: Neo-Noir Crime/Stars: Lindsay Crouse, Joe Mantegna, Mike Nussbaum, Lilia Skala, J. T. Walsh, Steven Goldstein, Ricky Jay, William H. Macy (Credited here as W. H. Macy), Meshach Taylor/Runtime: 102 minutes If there was ever a trick in the land of movie magic, or just the world around…
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Nick’s Cinema Verdict: Strange Darling (Review)
“Strange Darling” R/Thriller/96 Mins Directed/Written by: JT Mollner Starring: Willa Fitzgerald (“The Fall of the House of Usher”), Kyle Gallner (“Dinner in America”), Barbara Hershey (“Insidious”), Ed Begley Jr. (“A Mighty Wind”), Steven Michael Quezada (“Breaking Bad”), Madisen Beaty (“Once Upon a Time…in Hollywood”) Review: Nowadays, it is almost impossible…
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At the Movies with Alan Gekko: The Mummy “99”
MPAA Rating: PG-13/Genre: Action-Adventure/Stars: Brendan Fraser, Rachel Weisz, John Hannah, Arnold Vosloo, Kevin J. O’Connor, Jonathan Hyde, Oded Fehr, Erick Avari, Stephen Dunham, Corey Johnson, Tuc Watkins, Omid Djalili, Aharon Ipalé, Bernard Fox, Patricia Velásquez/Runtime: 124 minutes It might come as a shock to hear a film reviewer like me…
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At the Movies with Alan Gekko: Aliens “86”
MPAA Rating: R/Genre: Sci-Fi Action/Stars: Sigourney Weaver, Michael Biehn, Paul Reiser, Lance Henriksen, Carrie Henn, Bill Paxton, William Hope, Ricco Ross, Al Matthews, Jenette Goldstein, Mark Rolston, Daniel Kash, Trevor Steedman, Cynthia Dale Scott, Colette Hiller, Paul Maxwell, Barbara Coles/Runtime: 137 minutes I think it can safely be argued that,…
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Nick’s Cinema Verdict: Alien: Romulus (Review)
“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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At the Movies with Alan Gekko: Predators “2010”
MPAA Rating: R/Genre: Sci-Fi Action/Stars: Adrien Brody, Topher Grace, Alice Braga, Walton Goggins, Oleg Taktarov, Laurence Fishburne, Danny Trejo, Louis Ozawa Changchien, Mahershala Ali, Derek Mears, Carey Jones, Brian Steele/Runtime: 107 minutes I think it can safely be said that in the early part of the 2010s, the sci-fi franchise…
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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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At the Movies with Alan Gekko: Road to Perdition “02”
MPAA Rating: R/Genre: Crime Drama/Stars: Tom Hanks, Tyler Hoechlin, Paul Newman, Jude Law, Daniel Craig, Stanley Tucci, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Liam Aiken, Dylan Baker, Ciarán Hinds, Doug Spinuzza, David Darlow, Kerry Rossall, Anthony LaPaglia, Kevin Chamberlin, Harry Groener, JoBe Cerny/Runtime: 117 minutes If there is one thing that can either…
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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…