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Movie Review: John Q (2002)

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Synopsis: With his hours at the factory cut back and his wife, Denise, starting a new job, money is tight for John Archibald and his family. When his son, Michael, collapses at a youth baseball game, doctors determine he needs a new heart. However, John learns his insurance company won't cover the $250,000 cost and the hospital won't even put Michael on the list unless he pays $75,000 up front. Despite his best efforts to raise the money, hospital administrator Rebecca Payne decides to send Michael home to die. Desperate to prevent that from happening and determined to force Payne to put Michael on the transplant list, John brings a gun to the hospital and takes both transplant surgeon Dr. Raymond Turner and the occupants of the emergency room hostage. Who's in it? The movie stars Denzel Washington , James Woods , Anne Heche , Robert Duvall, Eddie Griffin and Ray Liotta . Review: We didn't have any plans to go out last night and instead spent our Friday at home watchi...

Movie Review: Cocaine Bear (2023)

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Synopsis: When a drug smuggler's airplane dumps its shipment of cocaine over a Georgia forest before crashing, the drugs are ingested by a black bear who then goes on a murderous rampage at the same time multiple groups of people, ranging from drug dealers to a mom searching for her daughter, converge on the location. Who's in it? The movie stars Keri Russell , Alden Ehrenreich , Ray Liotta , Christian Convery and Margo Martindale. Review: I wasn't really sure what to think about this movie when I first saw trailers for it. It looked entertaining but I've never been a big fan of comedic films that make fun of real-life tragic events (one of the reasons why I'm not a big fan of The Town that Dreaded Sundown). However, we ended up watching it during our family movie night. First of all, when it says it is based on a true story, I would probably put that in the same "true story" classification The Texas Chainsaw Massacre falls under. Basically, there once...