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Black Fox: The Price of Peace (1995) Rated NR

In 1860s Texas, an abused wife falls in love with a Kiowa chief. Her abusive husband sends out a hunting party to get her back. Starring Christopher Reeve, Raoul Max Trujillo, and Tony Todd. I don’t know why this film … Continue reading

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Taken (CBS) Rated TV-14

A former CIA agent struggling with a personal loss must try to overcome the incident and get revenge. Starring Clive Standen, Jennifer Beals, and Adam Goldberg. This series is a prequel to the film franchise, so I thought this would … Continue reading

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The Crazies (2010) Rated R

 When a strange airplane crashes in a small town, a virus is unleashed. With the town in quarantine, a family must find a way to escape. Starring Timothy Olyphant, Radha Mitchell, and Joe Anderson.  This film has everything a horror … Continue reading

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Burnt (2015) Rated R

A top chef has destroyed his career with drugs and an ego. After he cleans up, he heads back to London to redeem himself at a restaurant that’s working on getting three Michelin stars. Starring Bradley Cooper, Sienna Miller, and Daniel … Continue reading

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Hyde Park on the Hudson (2012) Rated R

A weekend at Hyde Park in 1939 where President Franklin Roosevelt, his wife Eleanor, his mistress Margaret “Daisy” Suckley, and the King and Queen of England all come for picnic. Starring Bill Murray, Laura Linney, Samuel West. On this particular weekend, … Continue reading

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Get Out (2017) Rated R

A young African American man visits his white girlfriend’s family for the weekend, where all is not what it seems. Starring  Daniel Kaluuya, Allison Williams, Catherine Keener, Bradley Whitford. This film uses the race card to create a horror film, … Continue reading

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Der Skipper (1990) Rated R

A washed out, drunken sailor gets tricked into taking two British women to the West Indies. Starring Jürgen Prochnow, Patsy Kensit, Elizabeth Hurley This psychological thriller kept me on my toes.  Of course, you know that someone will die going … Continue reading

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The Lady Vanishes (2013) Rated NR

A young socialite befriends an English governess on a train across Europe. When the governess disappears everyone but the socialite denies she existed. Starring Tuppence Middleton, Keeley Hawes, Julian Rhind-Tutt This film is a remake of Alfred Hitchcock’s The Lady … Continue reading

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Cujo (1983)

Rated R Based on Stephen King’s novel by the same name. Cujo is about a St Bernard dog, who was a loving family pet that turns into a maniac when he is bitten by a bat. Starring Dee Wallace, Danny Pintauro, … Continue reading

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