FRIDAY FLICKS: Weekend Of May 11th
In this week’s FRIDAY FLICKS, Movie Critic Patrick Moore joins us to give his review on the latest movies out including: “Cash Out”, “Mother Of The Bride”, “Arcadian”, and “Dark Matter”.
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