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Stream It Or Skip ItStream It Or Skip It: ‘Once Upon a Star’ on Netflix, A Sappy and Sincere Look at Thailand’s Cinematic History
True cinephiles might find some value in looking at a different kind of cinematic artisanship. -
Stream It Or Skip ItStream It Or Skip It: ‘Yellow Door: ‘90s Lo-fi Film Club’ on Netflix, The Origin Story of Bong Joon-ho
If you find Korean Cinema interesting, this documentary provides helpful context to understand and enjoy those films better. -
Stream It Or Skip ItStream It Or Skip It: ‘No Accident’ on Max, A Trial to Hold Charlottesville Rally Participants Accountable
People who stand for the forces of equality and justice should see No Accident. -
Stream It Or Skip ItStream It Or Skip It: ‘Flashback’ on Netflix, A Short Film In Need of Feature Expansion
Wait for the feature version of Flashback. -
Stream It Or Skip ItStream It Or Skip It: ‘Crypto Boy’ on Netflix, An Old-Fashioned Drama About New-Fangled Technology
The film has a little bit more on its mind than just a standard-issue scammer story. -
Stream It Or Skip ItStream It Or Skip It: ‘Ijogbon’ on Netflix, A Nigerian Fable Centered Around Another Set of Uncut Gems
This Nollywood film can’t quite find the right balance between its fable-like qualities and its grounded realism. -
What a waste of Eva Green in her scream queen bag. -
Stream It Or Skip ItStream It Or Skip It: ‘The Burial’ on Amazon Prime Video, A ‘90s-Set Legal Drama That Means Business
Fans of legal dramas will find a most pleasant watch in The Burial. -
Reptile is ultimately a very boilerplate police procedural movie, but that doesn’t mean you won’t feel the heat at various points. -
Stream It Or Skip ItStream It Or Skip It: ‘Nowhere’ on Netflix, A Dystopian Tale of Solo Survival at Sea
You’ll feel like you’ve seen Nowhere somewhere before. -
Take Two'Aloha' Had Emma Stone Apologizing and Nearly Got Cameron Crowe Canceled — But This Hawaii-Set Rom-Com Is Not Misbegotten, Just Misunderstood
Aloha sees Cameron Crowe operating primarily in a romantic comedy register of the ‘30s screwball variety. -
Stream It Or Skip ItStream It Or Skip It: ‘Sanctuary’ on Hulu, An Exemplary and Electrifying Erotic Thriller
Sanctuary makes clear the thin line separating negotiations in the boardroom and the bedroom. -
Stream It Or Skip ItStream It Or Skip It: ‘The Black Book’ on Netflix, A Revenge Thriller from the Streets of Nigeria
The Black Book is not nearly bloody nor brooding enough. -
Stream It Or Skip ItStream It Or Skip It: ‘Rotting in the Sun’ on MUBI, A Mystery That Lets It All Hang Out
At virtually every opportunity, Rotting in the Sun is daring you to hate it. -
Stream It Or Skip ItStream It Or Skip It: ‘El Conde’ on Netflix, An Examination Of Pinochet’s Final Days But Make It A Vampire Movie
El Conde is weird and wild in all the right ways. -
Stream It Or Skip ItStream It Or Skip It: ‘How to Blow Up a Pipeline’ on Hulu, A Political Manifesto Turned Dynamite Heist Thriller
You might not agree by the end of the film, but you’ll almost certainly understand. -
Stream It Or Skip ItStream It Or Skip It: ‘10 Days of a Bad Man’ on Netflix, Two Turkish Mysteries With No Delight
This isn’t a serialized detective story worth your investment. -
Stream It Or Skip ItStream It Or Skip It: ‘Today We’ll Talk About That Day’ on Netflix, A Melodramatic Tale of Cross-Class Romance
This limp film has neither romance nor drama to offer, just platitudes and pleasantries. -
Stream It Or Skip ItStream It Or Skip It: ‘The Murderer’ on Netflix, A Multicultural Mystery Full of Twists and Turns
The Murderer loses the thread somewhere along the way. -
Stream It Or Skip ItStream It Or Skip It: ‘Enys Men’ on Hulu, A Tale of Isolation Giving Folk Horror A New Sound
Like nothing you’ve ever heard (or seen), Enys Men announces a new master of folk storytelling.
