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“John Bronco” Movie Review by Brooke Daugherty

October 31, 2020 11:17 am |

Hulu’s mockumentary, John Bronco, chronicles the rise and fall of celebrity pitchman John Bronco with archival clips and star studded memories. If you are wondering who this John Bronco is, you aren’t alone. Spoilers – He is imaginary. This short documentary uses archival footage to tell the story of Ford Motor Company’s pitchman and name...

“American Utopia” Movie Review by Josh Davis

Published by Leftover Brian

October 31, 2020 10:51 am |

At the start of “Stop Making Sense,” Jonathan Demme’s seminal 1984 concert film, Talking Heads frontman David Byrne walks onto a bare stage with only a boombox and a guitar, and rips into the song “Pyscho Killer.” Byrne was just 32 at the time and Demme was still a few years away from directing powerful...

“Love and Monsters” Movie Review by Josh Davis

Published by Leftover Brian

October 25, 2020 12:35 pm |

“Love and Monsters” feels like a movie that could have been a hit in theaters, were it not for the COVID-19 pandemic that’s closed or limited movie houses worldwide. Perhaps best described as “Spielbergian,” the film recalls much of the action and adventure of blockbusters like “Indiana Jones,” “Jurassic Park” and “War of the Worlds.” ...

“The Curse of Audrey Earnshaw” Movie Review by Steven Redgrave

Published by Leftover Brian

October 25, 2020 12:14 pm |

Set in Autumn of 1973, The Curse of Audrey Earnshaw depicts a small village of Irish immigrants settled in North America for nearly a century, still clinging to their old ways of life and beliefs. Science and technology has remained absent from the community despite the advances throughout the world. For nearly 17 years, the...

“LX 2048” Movie Review by Brooke Daugherty

Published by Leftover Brian

October 19, 2020 11:25 am |

Director Guy Moshe’s foray into futuristic sci-fi with LX 2048 brings together several sci-fi themes to create a dystopian world not much different than our own. When most futuristic films highlight technology or the degradation of our environment, Moshe uses both to create the real and virtual world Adam Bird inhabits. Fair warning: SPOILERS from...