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Original techniques help ‘7500’ build, sustain tension

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Running Time: 94 minutes

This feature from Amazon Prime will be available to stream on June 19.

Movies featuring airline hijackings and terrorist attacks are nothing new, having been the inspiration for countless titles since the disaster genre rose to prominence in the 1970s. Some of these...

Blu-ray/DVD Roundup for June 19, 2020

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Welcome back to another look at all the highlights arriving on Blu-ray and DVD. Here’s a taste of some of the choices available to you at home. So, since you likely can’t make it out to the movies this week, you can give one of these titles a try!



 

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KILL MODE: After a lethal and contagious virus spreads around the world, a powerful pharmaceutical company claims to have developed a treatment. When they decide to charge an exorbitant price for it, the world falls into poverty and chaos. Convinced that the drug company created the virus to take control of the world, a rebel force decides to find their own cure, fight back and take down the big...

‘Space Force’ provides a few laughs, but feels toothless

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Running Time: 10 episodes (27 – 36 minutes each)

This series is currently airing on Netflix.

Netflix has pulled out comedy’s biggest guns with the new series Space Force. Executive producer Greg Daniels is also responsible for King of the Hill, the U.S. version of The Office, as well as Parks and Recreation and other hit shows. The show also has an intriguing concept and fantastic comic performers, leading one to imagine that the end result might be incredible. Space Force does provide a decent number of laughs and will provide some entertainment value, but the launch isn’t quite as spectacular as hoped for.

The show is based around a fictional...

Blu-ray/DVD Roundup for June 12, 2020

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Welcome back to another look at highlights arriving on Blu-ray and DVD. It’s another busy edition filled with studio pictures, independent fare, as well as flicks from around the world. So, if you can’t make it out to the movies this week, be sure to give one of these titles a try!



 

BIG NEW RELEASES!



CORPUS CHRISTI: Also known as Boze Cialo, this foreign-language drama from Poland follows a young man serving time in a youth detention center. After experiencing a spiritual awakening, he decides to take steps to become a priest, but finds his efforts denied once he is released, due to his criminal past. The protagonist decides instead to impersonate a member of...

‘The Vast of Night’ has mood, atmosphere to spare

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Running Time:
89 minutes

The following feature film debuted on Amazon Prime on May 29th.

With the release of so many studio movies in limbo, this has been a great time to discover and catch up on some smaller pictures. Independent efforts have been getting more attention lately than they would have otherwise. Here’s another new title being released via Amazon Prime. The Vast of Night is an eerie little period effort.

Made in Texas, it details strange goings-on over the course of an evening in a small New Mexico town. The film doesn’t have stars or large budget money behind it, but it manages to create a wonderful sense of mood and atmosphere...

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