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Marlon Wallace

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Biography:

Marlon Wallace is a journalist and editor at WBOC-TV in Salisbury, Maryland. He has written reviews for the station since 2015. He's also an independent filmmaker, having made films on the Delmarva peninsula since 2021.

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RZA's One Spoon of Chocolate (2025) 38% EDIT “...this film is if Tarantino directed Rebel Ridge. That 2024 Emmy winner was more grounded and authentic, despite embracing action thriller aspects. However, RZA's film leans heavily on being an exaggerated, revenge fantasy.” – The M Report (WBOC.com) May 7, 2026 Full Review Swapped (2026) 72% EDIT “This film though really just wants to get us to this idea of these starving animals and these magical pods transforming Ollie and Ivy, so that we get the comedy of errors that we see play out.” – The M Report (WBOC.com) May 7, 2026 Full Review The Devil Wears Prada 2 (2026) 78% EDIT “Like so many stories about people who work in media and entertainment, Andy struggles with the issue of art versus commerce... This aspect though isn't really explored, as much as it could have been.” – The M Report (WBOC.com) May 4, 2026 Full Review Fuze (2025) 73% EDIT “...this film in a lot of ways feels like it could've been directed by [Guy] Ritchie. Yet, it doesn't have the overt humor and comedy that Ritchie has embraced for nearly 30 years.” – The M Report (WBOC.com) May 4, 2026 Full Review Desert Warrior (2025) 26% EDIT “...Lawrence of Arabia (1962) was an inspiration, a rather obvious one. If I had to compare this film to anything, my comparison would be to Dune (2021) or Star Wars (1977), minus all the science fiction elements.” – The M Report (WBOC.com) Apr 29, 2026 Full Review The Travel Companion (2025) 90% EDIT “Turner, as an actor, does a good job of portraying that insecurity and anxiety, as well as self-doubt over whether he'll be able to pursue a career in filmmaking... sometimes quietly and sometimes rambling...” – The M Report (WBOC.com) Apr 29, 2026 Full Review Michael (2026) 39% EDIT “This film has scenes that indicate more to the story, so this film is somewhat incomplete, much like Dune (2021) and Wicked (2024) were incomplete stories, despite those adaptations finding strong places to end.” – The M Report (WBOC.com) Apr 27, 2026 Full Review Beast (2026) 86% EDIT “Atkins nails the drama here. It's not as complicated and the machismo here is probably dialed up a notch beyond what it should be, but I was swept up into the story, mainly due to the performance of MacPherson, opposite Aria and a great supporting cast.” – The M Report (WBOC.com) Apr 27, 2026 Full Review My Father's Shadow (2025) 98% EDIT “The way Davies' camera stares at Dirisu at times like a child who is in awe, in fascination, in fear, in anger, and of course in love with their male parent, is perfect.” – The M Report (WBOC.com) Apr 22, 2026 Full Review The Gates (2026) 48% EDIT “...Burr makes the decision to split up the characters. Mason Gooding's Derek spends a significant chunk of the film by himself, so we lose any interactions that he could have had [with his friends]...” – The M Report (WBOC.com) Apr 22, 2026 Full Review Sirāt (2025) 90% EDIT “Is Luis some reckless or overly concerned father? If so, the film downplays that as well. As such, is this film about punishing him for his recklessness? If so, the ravers are also as punished, but why?” – The M Report (WBOC.com) Apr 15, 2026 Full Review Cactus Pears (2025) 95% EDIT “Many scenes are done in wide-shot and in long, continuous takes. This seems to be done because Kanawade wants us to sit and stew in these moments. Use of mostly wide shots does create a distancing effect from the characters in a literal and emotional way.” – The M Report (WBOC.com) Apr 15, 2026 Full Review You, Me & Tuscany (2026) 66% EDIT “I would compare it to a Hallmark Channel feature in its bubbliness, but Hallmark Channel features have more bite than this film.” – The M Report (WBOC.com) Apr 13, 2026 Full Review Jamarcus Rose & Da 5 Bullet Holes (2025) 92% EDIT “...Boyz n the Hood (1991), which is probably the most iconic piece of Black cinema on gang violence and the culture in South Central Los Angeles. 35 years later, Cox's film is pretty much in the same vein...” – The M Report (WBOC.com) Apr 13, 2026 Full Review The Super Mario Galaxy Movie (2026) 42% EDIT “...there is rich, emotional, fertile ground that the filmmakers could have really utilized like Pixar films do... Unfortunately, this film has no interest in that kind of storytelling or sentimentality...” – The M Report (WBOC.com) Apr 6, 2026 Full Review Mike & Nick & Nick & Alice (2026) 76% EDIT “Many people would probably laugh at the humor here or the antics that incorporate pratfalls or cartoon-like physicality. However, the drama doesn't hit as effectively as I would have wanted.” – The M Report (WBOC.com) Apr 1, 2026 Full Review A Magnificent Life (2025) 60% EDIT “This is perhaps a good introduction to Marcel Pagnol, but not as good as an honor or tribute as one might hope.” – The M Report (WBOC.com) Mar 30, 2026 Full Review Love & Other Crimes (2025) EDIT “Director Clarito Zapanta has the potential to create a feature that could be the next Jason's Lyric in terms of the kind of erotic, hood films that dominated the 90's.” – The M Report (WBOC.com) Mar 30, 2026 Full Review Project Hail Mary (2026) 94% EDIT “Project Hail Mary treats the science as if its lessons for elementary school children and it feels like it cares more about the comedy and the silly jokes, which can be entertaining, if not hollow.” – The M Report (WBOC.com) Mar 25, 2026 Full Review The Housemaid (2025) 73% EDIT “...this film also inverts the concept of a femme fatale or creates a mystery over who the true "femme fatale" is.” – The M Report (WBOC.com) Mar 25, 2026 Full Review Pillion (2025) 99% EDIT “There are things to enjoy like the genuine performances, the moments of tenderness and sweet touches, the slight humor and the graphic sexuality and nudity. Yes, this film is sexier than Fennell's [Wuthering Heights].” – The M Report (WBOC.com) Mar 18, 2026 Full Review Reminders of Him (2026) 56% EDIT “The film is ostensibly about the romance that brews between Ledger and Kenna, but what shines through even more is Ledger's love for Scotty's daughter...” – The M Report (WBOC.com) Mar 18, 2026 Full Review Hoppers (2026) 94% EDIT “It's a comedy with some really great gags. One of them comes in the animal chosen as the protagonist. Director Daniel Chong isn't as crass in his humor. A lot of the jokes come from the brutality of the animal kingdom and the food chain.” – The M Report (WBOC.com) Mar 11, 2026 Full Review Sentimental Value (2025) 95% EDIT “How Nora and Agnes grew up and what it was like for them in their specific household is arguably the whole point of this narrative. The opening of the film is a beautiful montage that felt like something out of Terrence Malick's The Tree of Life (2011)” – The M Report (WBOC.com) Mar 11, 2026 Full Review The Secret Agent (2025) 98% EDIT “...70's celluloid. The film in total is very tactile. The aesthetic Filho creates nails that decade completely. He sets the film during the time of Carnival and Brazil's hot season, and Filho is effective in making us feel the heat and sweat.” – The M Report (WBOC.com) Mar 9, 2026 Full Review
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