By Miranda Rodriguez & Nick Rodriguez So many films so little time. With a stacked lineup of 115 features there are many to choose from, but along with this comes the hard decision on what to watch. As amateur and aspiring filmmakers, we have been keeping a finger on the…
TV / Movie Reviews
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At the Movies with Alan Gekko: Side Effects “2013”
MPAA Rating: R/Genre: Psychological Thriller/Stars: Jude Law, Rooney Mara, Catherine Zeta-Jones, Channing Tatum, Vinessa Shaw, Ann Dowd/Runtime: 106 minutes If there is one thing that annoys me more than anything else whenever I turn on my TV it’s not accidentally turning on my stereo instead nor is it the fact…
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Masters of the Air on Apple TV Plus Is Pretty Damn Good
I’m a huge World War 2 fan who manages to read books, watch documentaries, and shows on the subject. Each year, I would watch Band of Brothers and the Pacific on my television as my go to shows for WW2. I have enjoyed the subject of WW2 and have times…
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At the Movies with Alan Gekko: Dune: Part Two
MPAA Rating: PG-13/Genre: Epic Sci-Fi/Stars: Timothée Chalamet, Zendaya, Rebecca Ferguson, Josh Brolin, Austin Butler, Florence Pugh, Dave Bautista, Christopher Walken, Stephen McKinley Henderson, Léa Seydoux, Stellan Skarsgård, Charlotte Rampling, Javier Bardem, Anya Taylor-Joy, Tim Blake Nelson/Runtime: 167 minutes I think it can easily be said that if you were to…
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At the Movies with Alan Gekko: Mississippi Burning “88”
MPAA Rating: R/Genre: Crime Thriller/Stars: Gene Hackman, Willem Dafoe, Frances McDormand, Brad Dourif, R. Lee Ermey, Gailard Sartain, Stephen Tobolowsky, Michael Rooker, Pruitt Taylor Vince, Badja Djola, Kevin Dunn, Tobin Bell, Frankie Faison/Runtime: 128 minutes Contrary to the tragic law of popular opinion that existed not only when I was…
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La Brea Season 3 on Peacock was Tough to Watch Yet Addicting
Season 3 of La Brea came with such excitement and fan fare as it was going to be its last season. I caught up with Season 1 and 2 on Peacock and I was digging the show hard. The characters had gotten me hooked to the show as I enjoyed…
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At the Movies with Alan Gekko: The Visit “2015”
MPAA Rating: PG-13/Genre: Found Footage Horror/Stars: Olivia DeJonge, Ed Oxenbould, Deanna Dunagan, Peter McRobbie, Kathryn Hahn, Patch Darragh, Celia Keenan-Bolger, Benjamin Kanes/Runtime: 94 minutes If you had to make a list of the directors in the land of movie magic that have had quite the rather intriguing career trajectory then…
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At the Movies with Alan Gekko: The China Syndrome “79”
MPAA Rating: PG/Genre: Disaster Thriller/Stars: Jane Fonda, Jack Lemmon, Michael Douglas, Scott Brady, James Hampton, Peter Donat, Wilford Brimley, James Karen, Richard Herd, Daniel Valdez, Stan Bohrman/Runtime: 122 minutes I think it is no secret that a movie, if it revolves around a certain topic or is made by people…
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The Swiss Conspiracy Blu Ray Review
A Swiss Bank president hires an American investigator to ferret out a group of blackmailers that have been terrorizing his clients. Meanwhile, American gangsters hit the streets of Zurich with the intention of killing a Chicago mob figure, who happens to be one of the blackmail victims. Other blackmail victims…
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At the Movies with Alan Gekko: The French Connection “71”
MPAA Rating: R/Genre: Neo-Noir Action Thriller/Stars: Gene Hackman, Fernando Rey, Roy Scheider, Tony Lo Bianco, Marcel Bozzuffi, Frédéric de Pasquale, Bill Hickman, Ann Rebbot, Harold Gary, Arlene Farber, Eddie Egan, André Ernotte, Sonny Grosso, Randy Jurgensen, Alan Weeks/Runtime: 104 minutes If you really want to know how cinema can define…
