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2022. R. 99 mins. Directed by William Brent Bell Back in 2009, Orphan hit theaters and was met with mixed reviews but was able to cash in on almost $80 million worldwide. The movie is well remembered as having one of the craziest twist endings of all time. Now we jump forward and we now have Orphan: First Kill which is a prequel to the '09 hit. This time Leena (Isabelle Fuhrman) breaks out of an Estonian psychiatric facility and decides to head to America. She is able to do this by impersonating the missing daughter of a wealthy family named Esther. The family is glad to have her back after losing their daughter four years prior, however there may be more going on in this house than "Esther" realizes. Let's go ahead and put it out there, this movie is insane. Even more so than the first one, Orphan: First Kill goes off the rails multiple times and it makes things so enjoyable. While Director William Brent Bell doesn't have the best track record as a filmmaker he...

  2022. PG-13. 122 mins. Directed by Elizabeth Allen Rosenbaum Purple Hearts follows Cassie (Sofia Carson), an up-and-coming singer/song writer who is also struggling with diabetes. It's getting to the point where her insurance won't cover her medication anymore and she can't afford it on her own. While at her day job at a local bar she runs into an old friend who is there with his Marine friends. She instantly has an issue with one of the friends named Luke (Nicholas Galitzine), who is also struggling with his own problems. He's a recovering drug addict and is in debt with his old dealer for a large amount of money. Despite being on opposite sides of the political spectrum and not getting along in any way, shape or form they come to an agreement where they will get married so they can take advantage of the healthcare for Cassie's medication and Luke will make more money so he can pay off his debt. All seems well enough until a tragedy interrupts their lives. Over ...

 2022. R. 96 mins. Directed by James Morosini I Love My Dad follows Chuck (Patton Oswalt), an estranged father who wants nothing more than to reconnect with his son Franklin (James Morosini). Franklin unfortunately won’t give his father the time of day as he’s fed up with years of his father lying to him and never being there when he needed him. Chuck ultimately becomes desperate in his hopes of his son letting him into his life again. After meeting a nice waitress named Becca (Claudia Sulewski), Chuck comes up with the idea to make a fake online profile using Becca’s name and pictures as a way of connecting with his son. Franklin instantly becomes infatuated with Becca and now Chuck must decide how long he lets this go on before it hurts their relationship even more. James Morosini proves himself to be a triple threat here. Taking on the reigns of not only starring but also directing and writing he puts on lot on himself. He should proud of what he’s accomplished here as he kno...

  2022. R. 93 mins. Directed by Baltasar Kormakur What would you do if you and your family were stuck in the territory of a ferocious lion? For Dr. Nate Samuels (Idris Elba) and his daughters Meredith (Iyana Halley) and Norah (Leah Jeffries), they find out very quickly that it is not an easy situation to be in. While in South Africa the Samuels and their friend Martin (Sharlto Copley) find themselves in the hunting grounds of a rogue lion that doesn’t want anything invading its territory. With their car crashed and not knowing when the lion will strike again the group does everything they can to survive. Beast tries hard to be more than the typical man vs. nature outline but unfortunately ends up being just that. That’s not necessarily a bad thing but there really isn’t anything new here. With that being said there is plenty to enjoy. This is an extremely tense movie as you never know when the beast will make his next appearance. It’s set up like a theme park attraction with ple...