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James McDonald

Originally from Dublin, Ireland, James is a Movie Critic with 40 years of experience in the film industry as an Award-Winning Filmmaker. He is also a member of the Critics Choice Association, the Dallas-Fort Worth Film Critics Association, and the Online Film Critics Society.

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Movie Review: Ke Huy Quan Kicks, Flips, And Charms His Way Through His First Starring Role In “Love Hurts”

James McDonaldFebruary 6, 2025February 6, 2025

A realtor is pulled back into the life he left behind after his former partner-in-crime resurfaces with an ominous message. With his crime-lord brother also on his trail, he must confront his past and the history he never fully buried.

Movie Reviews

Movie Review: Josh Ruben’s “Heart Eyes” Slashes Its Way Through Horror Tropes With A Wink And A Scream

James McDonaldJanuary 31, 2025January 31, 2025

For the past several years, the “Heart Eyes Killer” has wreaked havoc on Valentine’s Day by stalking and murdering romantic couples. This Valentine’s Day, no couple is safe.

4K/Blu-ray/DVD/Digital Reviews

4K Ultra HD™ Review: “Moana 2” Is A Rip-Roaring Adventure That Soars High

James McDonaldJanuary 29, 2025January 29, 2025

After receiving an unexpected call from her wayfinding ancestors, Moana must journey to the far seas of Oceania and into dangerous, long-lost waters for an adventure unlike anything she’s ever faced.

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Blu-ray™ Review: “The Invisible Raptor” Is A Delightfully Absurd Homage To Spielberg

James McDonaldJanuary 25, 2025January 25, 2025

An amusement park paleontologist and a hapless security guard team up to stop an invisible raptor from wreaking havoc on their small town.

Movie Reviews

Movie Review: Empty House, Empty Scares, Soderbergh’s “Presence” Haunts Without Horror

James McDonaldJanuary 22, 2025January 22, 2025

A family becomes convinced they are not alone after moving into their new home in the suburbs.

Movie Reviews

Movie Review: Leigh Whannell’s “Wolf Man,” A Modern Retelling Of The 1941 Classic, Is All Howl And No Bite

James McDonaldJanuary 16, 2025January 16, 2025

A family at a remote farmhouse is attacked by an unseen animal, but as the night stretches on, the father begins to transform into something unrecognizable.

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4K Ultra HD™ Review: Revisiting David Fincher’s Noirish And Grisly “Se7en” For Its 30th Anniversary

James McDonaldJanuary 15, 2025January 15, 2025

Two detectives, a rookie, and a veteran, hunt a serial killer who uses the seven deadly sins as his motives.

4K/Blu-ray/DVD/Digital Reviews

4K Ultra HD™ Review: “Smile 2” Is A Sequel That Forgets What Made The Original So Scary

James McDonaldJanuary 13, 2025January 13, 2025

About to embark on a world tour, global pop sensation Skye Riley begins experiencing increasingly terrifying and inexplicable events. Overwhelmed by the escalating horrors and the pressures of fame, Skye is forced to face her past.

Movie Reviews

Movie Review: Thordur Palsson’s “The Damned” Delivers A Chilling Descent Into Nordic Noir

James McDonaldUpdated on January 18, 2025January 9, 2025

A 19th-century widow has to make an impossible choice when, during an especially cruel winter, a foreign ship sinks off the coast of her Icelandic fishing village.

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