City of Ghosts

City of Ghosts follows the journey of ?Raqqa is Being Slaughtered Silently?? a handful of anonymous activists who banded together after their homeland was taken over by ISIS in 2014. With astonishing, deeply personal access, this is the story of a brave group of citizen journalists as they face the realities of life undercover, on the run, and in exile, risking their lives to stand up against one of the greatest evils in the world today.Rated: RRelease Date: Jul 07, 2017 Source: Metacritic
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A Ghost Story

Recently deceased, a white-sheeted ghost (Casey Affleck) returns to his suburban home to console his bereft wife (Rooney Mara), only to find that in his spectral state he has become unstuck in time, forced to watch passively as the life he knew and the woman he loves slowly slip away. Increasingly unmoored, the ghost embarks on a cosmic journey through memory and history, confronting life?s ineffable questions and the enormity of existence. [A24]Rated: Not RatedRelease Date: Jul 07, 2017 Source: Metacritic
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The Rehearsal

Stanley, a naive 1st year drama student meets Isolde and begins a sweet, first love affair. Goaded by Hannah, the charismatic, domineering Head of Acting, Stanley uncovers a talent and ambition he didn?t know he had. When his group hits on a sex scandal that involves Isolde?s tennis prodigy sister as fertile material for their end-of-year show, Stanley finds himself profoundly torn.Rated: Not RatedRelease Date: Jul 07, 2017 Source: Metacritic
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The Confessions

A G8 meeting is being held at a luxury hotel on the German coast. The world's most powerful economists are gathered to enact important provisions that will deeply influence the world economy. One of the guests is a mysterious Italian monk, invited by Daniel Rochc, the director of the International Monetary Fund. He wants the monk to receive his confession, that night, in secret. The next morning, Rochc is found dead...Rated: Not RatedRelease Date: Jul 07, 2017 Source: Metacritic
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Spider-Man: Homecoming

A young Peter Parker (Tom Holland) begins to navigate his newfound identity as the web-slinging super hero. Thrilled by his experience with the Avengers, Peter returns home, where he lives with his Aunt May (Marisa Tomei), under the watchful eye of his new mentor Tony Stark (Robert Downey, Jr.). Peter tries to fall back into his normal daily routine ? distracted by thoughts of proving himself to be more than just your friendly neighborhood Spider-Man ? but when the Vulture (Michael Keaton) emerges as a new villain, everything that Peter holds most important will be threatened.Rated: PG-13Release Date: Jul 07,…
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Austin Found

Leanne Miller (Linda Cardellini) is a 36-year-old wife and mother whose hunger for fame and fortune leads her down a dangerous path. A former beauty queen and prom queen, Leanne is fed up with her unglamorously average lifestyle when she comes up with a scheme to make her family instant celebrities. Teaming up with her ex-boyfriend, Billy (Skeet Ulrich), and his ex-con buddy, Jebidiah (Craig Robinson), Leanne conspires to have her 11-year-old daughter, Patty (Urusula Parker), kidnapped for just for a month or two. All she has to do is keep the local press (Kristen Schaal) and Sherriff (Patrick Warburton)…
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Our Time Will Come

Based on the true story of Fang Gu (Zhou Xun), a school teacher, and the legendary, JinJin ?Blackie? Lau (Eddie Peng), Our Time Will Come recounts the exploits of the Dongjiang during World War II. Tasked with fighting against the Japanese occupation of Hong Kong, this ragtag group of guerrillas recruits Gu, all against the wishes of her childhood sweetheart, Li Jinrong (Wallace Huo).Rated: Not RatedRelease Date: Jul 07, 2017 Source: Metacritic
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8 Bit Generation: Commodore Wars

Recommended 8-Bit Generation is a project called "a labor of love" by those behind it, documenting the rise of consumer computers and video games of the 70s and 80s. "The Commodore Wars" is their first documentary release, focusing on the Commodore computer company. I'm in a bit of a strange place on this subject as during that time I was a video game nut and we also had (and still do) an Apple II computer, but by 1985 I had pretty much lost interest in computers and never did much with them until the internet came along. The big video…
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Snowfall (FX)

The John Singleton drama series about the rise of the crack epidemic in Los Angeles in the 1980s follows a young street dealer named Franklin Saint (Damson Idris); Mexican wrestler Gustavo ?El Oso? Zapata (Sergio Peris-Mencheta); CIA operative Teddy McDonald (Carter Hudson); and Lucia Villanueva (Emily Rios), the daughter of a Mexican crime lord.Premieres Jul 05, 2017 Source: Metacritic
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Ray Donovan: Season 4

Recommended At the end of Season Three of Ray Donovan, following a shootout with Russian mobsters that left our antihero (played by Liev Schreiber) wounded and his father, Mickey (Jon Voight), on the run, Ray received absolution for his past sins from a Catholic priest who had taken an interest in him in a powerful season finale. Now it's time for Season Four to get underway, and Ray's going to walk the straight and narrow now, right? Think again.Ray's descent back into his old ways begins when he begins an association with boxer Hector Campos (Ismael Cruz Cordova), which soon…
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Hidden Figures; Heal the Living; A Cure for Wellness and more – review

Theodore Melfi’s feelgood drama about Nasa’s black female mathematicians in the 60s adds up to something special, while Heal the Living is a sublime opera of feelingI first saw Hidden Figures (Fox, PG) alone in a screening room on the morning after Donald Trump’s election victory, in a mood that would swiftly kill the pleasures of many an innocent, well-meaning movie. In this case, however, it proved perversely perfect timing: Theodore Melfi’s rousing, grand-hearted story of the black female Nasa mathematicians who defied civil rights-era workplace prejudice to advance the space race was, corny as it sounds, just the direct,…
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Rowan and Martin's Laugh-In: The Complete Series

Recommended In 10 Words or LessFunny chaos that's as relevant as ever Reviewer's Bias*Loves: Laugh-In, Henry Gibson, Jo Anne WorleyLikes: Goldie Hawn, Sammy Davis, Jr. Dislikes: Formulaic comedyHates: Casual racism, how awful things don't just go awayThe ShowA controversial president drowning in scandal, Republican leadership ignoring the poor, social unrest, civil-rights battles, racism, clashes over reproductive rights, gender inequality, international strife...boy, the late 60s were a mess, huh? Thank goodness we've come a long way over the past 50 years. I mean, if we hadn't, then revisiting Dan Rowan and Dick Martin's Laugh-In would feel incredibly relevant and frustrating, watching…
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Decoy

Highly Recommended Decoy a one-season undercover cop show from 1957-58, was unknown to this reviewer until it turned up in our unwanted screener pile. Because it starred cult actress Beverly Garland I was moderately curious to see it, only to discover that it's an unusual, even groundbreaking series of exceptional interest. For starters, it was the first - and still among the very few - American cop show with a female protagonist. One would imagine that, Decoy coming from the 1950s, that a male co-star would have been required to do all the heavy lifting, to sweep in and save…
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