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Movie Review: Mr. Harrigan's Phone (2022)

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Synopsis: After his mother dies, a young Craig Poole is hired by the wealthy John Harrigan to read to him three times per week along with various other chores, a job Crag continues into his teen years because he begins to consider Harrigan a friend and mentor. When Harrigan dies, Craig places the smart phone he had purchased for the elderly man in the coffin with him and, after receiving an $800,000 inheritance, calls the phone to leave a thank you message on the voice mail. The next morning, he receives a text message from Harrigan, which is becomes convinced is just a hacker or a glitch. However, when he calls the phone again, to complain about a bully at school, Craig begins to believe it might be something more after that bully is found dead the next day. Who's in it? The movie stars Jaeden Martell , Donald Sutherland , Joe Tippett , Colin O'Brien and Kirby Howell-Baptiste. Review: I let my wife pick out a movie for us to watch last night and after scrolling through sev...

Movie Review: The Monkey (2025)

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Synopsis: After their father, an airline pilot, disappears, twin brothers Hal and Bill are raised by their mother. While going through their father's stuff, the twins come across a toy drum-playing monkey. Even though it seems to be broken, Hal decides to keep it and soon realizes the toy comes with a terrible curse, whenever it plays the drums, someone dies. Twenty-five years later, believing the monkey is safely imprisoned in a well but still traumatized, Hal is estranged from his brother and only sees his son, Petey, once per year. During that annual visitation, he learns Petey's stepdad is going to attempt to take away his custody rights, but that problem soon becomes secondary to learning the monkey has begun killing again. Who's in it? The movie stars Theo James , Colin O'Brien , Tatiana Maslany , Sarah Levy and Elijah Wood . Review: I hadn't planned on going to the movies last night as part of date night with my wife. However, she didn't seem to be in...