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“Hope Frozen: A Quest to Live Twice” Netflix Documentary Review by Brooke Daugherty

October 4, 2020 9:59 am |

Losing a child is never easy. For Dr. Sahatorn Naovaratpong, it was especially hard. So much so, he used his lifelong fascination with the power of cold to have her cryogenically frozen in hopes of restoring her once there is a cure for her cancer. The film documenting Dr. Naovaratpong’s quest debuted at the Hot...

“To Your Last Death” Movie Review by Josh Davis (SPOILERS)

Published by Leftover Brian

September 27, 2020 7:58 pm |

This. Movie. Is. Gross. Billed as the first ever U.S.-made 2D animated horror film, “To Your Last Death” looks like an excessively gory comic book come to life. However, this is not the groundbreaking visual landmark of, say, “Into the Spider-Verse.” Rather, the visual style is vaguely reminiscent of an episode of “Liquid...

“Class Action Park” HBO Max Original Movie Review by Brooke Daugherty

Published by Leftover Brian

September 13, 2020 9:33 am |

If you can’t drive by a car accident without looking, Class Action Park on HBO Max is for you. If the park had stayed open, the next ride would surely be demolition derby. Action Park in Vernon, New Jersey was a “rip your face off” kind of amusement park. Except the rides probably could rip...

“Rising Phoenix” Netflix Documentary Review by Brooke Daugherty

Published by Leftover Brian

September 13, 2020 8:45 am |

Rising Phoenix is a documentary not just for fans of the Paralympics, but also sports buffs, documentary watchers, and people who love to hear others’ stories. Interviews with athletes and other persons of interest are informative and entertaining. We even get an interview with the Duke of Sussex, or as us Yanks know him, Prince...

“Summerland” Movie Review by Josh Davis

Published by Leftover Brian

September 8, 2020 12:03 pm |

Lankyboy’s “Summerland,” not to be confused with the 2020 Gemma Arterton-starring period piece of the same name, is a contemporary coming-of-age movie set on the road to a mythical music festival. The film stars Maddie Phillips (“Teenage Bounty Hunters”) as Stacey, Rory J. Saper (Hulu’s “Find Me in Paris”) as Oliver, and Chris Ball (Art...