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Guest Review: Bitter Harvest (2017)

By: CineMuseFilms Everyone knows about the Holocaust but few have even heard the word Holodomor. It means ‘death by starvation’ and it refers to the Ukrainian mass famine deliberately engineered by Joseph Stalin during 1932-33. Scholars label it as genocide and estimate between 7 and 10 million deaths were directly linked to Stalin’s policy of depopulating the Ukraine. More accurate numbers are not available because long-standing Russian secrecy has only recently eased enough for the story...

The Promise – Melodrama In The Face Of Tragedy (Guest Review)

It’s hard to imagine where a movie like The Promise went wrong. On paper, it’s easy to see why the project would lure in such big names as Oscar Isaac and Christian Bale. It’s a sweeping love story in a time of turmoil often unexplored by films. It even boasts the same director as Hotel Rwanda. The piece practically has “Oscars” stamped across the front in red ink. However, due to a complete lack of tonal...

Colossal – An Original Monster Film (Guest Review)

Hi there folks, it’s MovieManDan here again with another new film review for you all.  This time, I’m taking a look at “Colossal”, an official selection of the Calgary Underground Film Festival and the latest film from Spanish director Nacho Vigalondo (the man behind the Oscar Nominated short film “7:35 in the Morning”and the feature films “Extraterrestrial”and “Open Windows”).  This one has been on my radar for quite so time and so I’m excited to finally be talking...

Gifted – A Heartwarming, By-The-Numbers Drama (Guest Review)

By: Jason Kerin Actor Chris Evans started out down a standard career path by performing in school production and community theater as well as attending a college institute to enhance his acting talents. Despite his involvement in big box-office comic book film adaptations, Evans still has time for non-superhero movies, including the fan-favorite 2013 film Snowpiercer. Evans has even gone behind the camera with the 2014 film Before We Go, making his directorial debut and starred in...

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