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The eponymous rock star (Anne Hathaway - or perhaps Margot Robbie or Natalie Portman?) has had some sort of an incident with her erstwhile friend and fashion designer "Sam" (Michaela Coel) and so when she turns up unannounced at her home in the middle of a thunderstorm, she can't be too surprised that the reception she gets is just as wet. She needs a frock. A frock to end all frocks. She needs "Sam" to design it for her, as only she really understands her; knows her; yada yada... Barring a few interventions from her assistant "Hilda" (Hunter Schafer) and some briefly menacing scissor-wielding…

Well if there is no such thing as a free lunch, then there certainly isn't going to be a free holiday! That's what the enthusiastic friends of "Rimuru" discover when they arrive at an idyllic holiday island. A young woman, meantime, is having some problems with a pesky goblin "Gobta" but he turns out to be the least of her problems as she is also being followed by a mysterious group of armed and masked men. Circumstances force the two to unite for some gymnastic combat - but why are are they chasing her? That question is answered fairly swiftly as we discover her true identity and that those p…

59/100 A few employees of a major department store, set to reopen after a fire and dealing with worker compensation issues, turn up dead in mysterious ways. Is it a serial killer or something different? Although presented as a horror movie in the trailer, it focuses far more on the police investigation into the deaths, but with a supernatural element. As such, there's no scares to speak of, the film is rather long winded and the non-surprise ending (at least for me) didn't sit well. It certainly works as a drama, though, and I found it all rather entertaining. -- DrNostromo.com…

61/100 A slow but extremely compelling film taking place in the mid 17th century in a small Jewish village. A woman who, by sacred law is not allowed spiritual study, takes it upon herself to create a Golem to protect her village. Chaos ensues. With the same time period in both, it didn't come off quite as authentic as "The Witch" (few films are) but it was very well presented with excellent, personal and emotional acting, a totally believable society, and a story that has us cheering, empathizing, and despising the woman and her Golem all at the same time. Nice job! - DrNostromo.com…

73/100 This Italian, Mario Bava, classic features a witch in the 17th century, fitted with the mask of Satan and sealed in a tomb inside a coffin with a window so she would have to stare at a cross for eternity. Well, 200 years, a broken window, a broken cross and a few drops of blood later, she's waking up ...and she's not happy. Exquisite B&W photography by Bava, exceptional sets, classic overly dramatic and theatrical acting and dialogue and the incomparable Barbara Steele, this is a great example of Gothic horror for its time. -- DrNostromo.com…

78/100 Two reporters working on seemingly unrelated stories discover they're connected in a big way reaching well into the halls of congress. This is an exciting political thriller that maintains its intensity throughout despite being devoid of any sort of action to speak of. An exceptional all-star cast, you'd be hard pressed to see someone you didn't recognize. It's biggest strength is its ability to present an amazingly complex and ever evolving story without once losing the viewer with fantastic writing and acting. Best of its kind since "All the President's Men", imo. -- DrNostromo…

69/100 Coming home from a New Years Eve celebration, a couple hits a man on a woodlands road. While looking for ID, they discover their address in the man's wallet. Thus begins a twisted thriller full of hidden agendas, differing motives, and bad decisions among a varied assortment of characters including a psychopath that's so freakin' creepy, he was making my skin crawl ...and that's hard to do. This film never once lets you know where it's going as it drags you along for the ride. I was totally absorbed right up to the satisfying ending. -- DrNostromo.com…

**_Men seeking you-know-who in the wilds east of Mount St. Helens_** I’ve seen close to 20 Bigfoot flicks over the years, and my favorites are the creative “Sasquatch Mountain” (aka “Devil on the Mountain”) and “Exists,” followed by “Primal Rage” and maybe “Abominable.” “Sasquatch Hunters” has its points of entertainment as well. I would place this after those. It starts like many monster-in-the-woods flicks do. Think “Man-Thing” or the more recent “The Texas Witch.” Thankfully there’s a nuance and the movie actually tries to be serious, not to mention frightening. It does work …

Predictible. A silly and boring film, unfortunately. It could have been interesting but the landscape was the most interesting thing in the film.…

You know how, sometimes, you get a burger that's so thin, overcooked, and leathery that it stops being a "burger" and starts being "a vehicle for condiments"? That, to me, is Super Mario Galaxy: The story/writing is simply there to deliver Nintendo-brand nostalgia. As someone with deep love and fond memories of Nintendo, I'm okay with this---but I'm not going to pretend that the story is the narrative equivalent of Wagyu beef. Contrary to what some of the less charitable critics say, the movie does have a cogent story: Bowser Jr. aims to rescue his father from his imprisonment and bring th…