"The Silencing" is not living up to expectations

The Silencing is a film based on a reformed hunter who lives isolated in a wildlife sanctuary for it soon to turn into a deadly game of cat and mouse between two men with one of them being a vicious killer who has killed young girls and may have kidnapped the reformed hunters missing daughter many years ago. Many movie fans have placed their bets on if the movie would be good or not with them using casinos not on gamstop and here are some more that have been visited during recent films.

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MOVIE REVIEW: Top Gun: Maverick

This gravity of consequence, importance, muscle, and heritage permeates every airspace of Top Gun: Maverick. Updated for a contemporary environment, the raw machismo is remodeled to match the progressive excellence and fortitude demanded of pilots today. The days of Marlboro Man-level cowboy pilots are virtually over– all save one: Capt. Pete “Maverick” Mitchell, played by, as many are calling “the last real movie star,” Tom Cruise.

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MEDIA APPEARANCE: Included in Hollywood Critics Association "Gradebook" for "Chip 'n Dale: Rescue Rangers"

Upon being accepted into the Hollywood Critics Association, their fine site-runners and admins assemble “Gradebooks” collecting early reviews and grades from their critics on popular releases. When I can get more work completed and a review submitted early enough, my take and connected quotes have the chance to make these shout-out posts. My newest was being included for Chip ‘n Dale: Rescue Rangers playing now on Disney+. Check out your boy!

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PODCAST: Episode 63 of "The Cinephile Hissy Fit" Podcast

For their 63rd episode, two "game over" film critics, non-Texan dads, and exhausted school teachers Will Johnson and Don Shanahan bring a new "Deep Cut" episode where the gentleman feature a performer or creator and dive into their resumes. Their pick this time is the late, great hayseed everyman Bill Paxton. Will and Don genuflect at his greatest hits while offering a few choice films of his maybe you haven't seen or too easily forgotten. They love and miss the guy and we think you will too.

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MOVIE REVIEW: Chip 'n Dale: Rescue Rangers

That aged appreciation and fanboy zest comes through in this movie as well as their brazen spirit. Rather than play out an easy reunion with some massive globe-trotting caper, screenwriters Dan Gregor and Doug Mand stick to Hollywood and the wedge of dichotomy that split our two title characters and kept them from talking to each other for three decades. Every nostalgic note or easy joke is cleverly wrapped with a candy-coated shell of self-awareness and a lingering implication of something bigger afoot that may not be as sweet as the outside.

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GUEST EDITORIAL: 5 Movies You Can Enjoy with Your Fashionista BFF 

by Kathy D

Whether a director can capture the dramatic movement of a gown on screen, or fashion designers' contributions to the cinema world over the years, the symbiotic relationship has produced some of the most unforgettable on-screen moments. So, whether you want to quench your curiosity about an industry that is sometimes shrouded in secrecy, learn the backdrop of some of the most pivotal moments in fashion history, or enjoy some sartorial escapism.

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MOVIE REVIEW: Senior Year

Through all of these little shocks to the system, nostalgia trips, and learning leaps is Rebel Wilson’s bull in a China shop. Much like Ryan Reynolds, Rebel Wilson is at her best playing Rebel Wilson. She has his commitment-to-the bit where her saucy signature personality and quick wit always follow her physical comedic bravery. She tells it like it is and we love it. Like her character, Rebel herself is more beautiful, smart, and funny that we give her full credit for.

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PODCAST: Episode 62 of "The Cinephile Hissy Fit" Podcast

For their 62nd episode, two special forces film critics, non-absentee dads, and exhausted school teachers Will Johnson and Don Shanahan welcome a new special guest. Say hello to the deep library of interests and knowledge that comes from Michael Fett, a Phoenix area buddy of Will's and a big fan of the show. He joined us to record two episodes with the movie selection goals of weirding Don out. His first was Who Dares Wins, also known as The Final Option, a underseen British terrorist actioner starring former and forgotten Bond replacement candidate Lewis Collins and a young Judy Davis.

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MEDIA APPEARANCE: Guest on the Kicking the Seat's YouTube roundtable for "Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness"

As teased last week with the conclusion of Moon Knight, Marvel may have finally broken Kicking the Seat’s Ian Simmons with the new summer tentpole Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness. Enjoy this chat between myself, Ian, David Fowlie of Keeping it Reel, and Mike Crowley of 25YL and You’ll Probably Agree, and, taking his first official seat among “Earth’s Mightiest Critics,” Mark Krawczyk of Special Mark Productions for this sometimes contentious discussion. The randomness and, as I call them, inconsistencies within the MCU have become too much for some. Where did you fall on this latest blockbuster?

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MOVIE REVIEW: Foxhole

By observantly depicting three wars from three different centuries using the same troupe of actors, Foxhole filmmaker Jack Fessenden holds a multi-faceted mirror up to the humanity and mortality of war. His sophomore feature film questions if the causes have or have not changed when it comes to those two pillars. The way he measures that is within the soldiers themselves when placed in their most confined circumstances.

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