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  2022. R. 111 mins. Directed by David Gordon Green Halloween Ends marks the final installment in the David Gordon Green trilogy that is a direct follow up to the 1978 original John Carpenter film. Whether or not this is the definitive final Halloween movie remains to be seen but it seems likely within the next 5-10 years we'll see another reboot of some kind. Halloween (2018) kicked off this new trilogy with arguably the best Halloween movie since the original. Last year's Halloween Kills was a bit underwhelming but still managed to be entertaining despite some odd choices. Does Halloween Ends give the franchise a proper send off or does it drop the ball with it's finale? It's been 4 years since the events of Halloween Kills. The town of Haddonfield is still not right after Michael Myers tore through the community and wrecked havoc once again on Halloween night. Michael has gone underground and hasn't made his presence known since that night. Laurie (Jamie Lee Curt...

  2022. R. 121 mins. Directed by David Bruckner. The Hellraiser franchise has been one of the more overlooked in the horror genre over the years. Outside of a good first entry and a decent sequel the rest of the series is mostly forgettable. It does boast one of the more memorable villains in Pinhead and the Cenobites are an interesting group that we unfortunately never really get to know too much about throughout the series. We are at the point now where the series needs an overhaul so we have a new take that tries to reignite some life into the series. Director David Bruckner takes over behind the camera and the story used is a lot closer to the original story from Clive Barker. When a young woman named Riley (Odessa A'zion) comes into contact with an ancient puzzle box she inadvertently summons the Cenobites, a group of supernatural beings from another dimension. Riley's friends and brother end up getting involved with her situation not knowing that the Cenobites will stop ...

2022. R. 134 mins. Directed by David O. Russell. David O. Russell has had a pretty solid track record over the years. The last four movies he's directed have all been nominated for Oscars and while he has never been nominated for one himself he has still become one of the more competent directors over the years. He generally likes to work with big casts and an array of A-list actors to shotgun his movies. Amsterdam is his latest directed movie and boasts what is easily his biggest cast yet. While ambitious with its intentions, Amsterdam is unfortunately one of the most disappointing movies of the year. In Amsterdam, we follow three friends; Burt (Christian Bale), Valerie (Margot Robbie) and Harold (John David Washington) as they get involved in one of the most outrageous plots in American history. Burt and Harold witness a murder and are framed for the killing of a young woman. They link up with Valerie and her brother Tom (Rami Malek) who gives them the advice to speak with Genera...