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  • The Thursday Murder Club:  Murder, Memory, and Llamas: A Cozy Death at Coopers Chase

    The Thursday Murder Club:  Murder, Memory, and Llamas: A Cozy Death at Coopers Chase

    The Thursday Murder Club arrives not with a bang, but with a chuckle and a well-folded cardigan. Chris Columbus directs with a gentle hand, letting the film unfold— a retirement home newsletter—pleasant, occasionally poignant, and peppered with gossip. Helen Mirren leads the charge as Elizabeth Best, a retired spy whose gaze could still dismantle a…

  • Golda: Choosing Life Over Ashes

    Golda: Choosing Life Over Ashes

    Summary via IMDB: Focuses on the intensely dramatic and high-stakes responsibilities and decisions that Golda Meir, also known as the ‘Iron Lady of Israel’ faced during the Yom Kippur War. Review: Golda, is this year’s their finest and darkest hour movie. The 1973 Yom Kippur War was that for Israel and its prime minister, Golda…

  • Shazam: The Fury of the Gods- A Little too Much DC Universe

    Shazam: The Fury of the Gods- A Little too Much DC Universe

    Plot via IMDB: The film continues the story of teenage Billy Batson who, upon reciting the magic word “SHAZAM!” is transformed into his adult Super Hero alter ego, Shazam In the sequel, Shazam: Fury of the Gods the superhero’s alter ego is the 17-year-old Billy Batson (Asher Angel), a foster child on the cusp of…