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B-
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Mickey Hardaway
(2023)
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Abbie Bernstein
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Taken as the story of an individual, it is idiosyncratic, well-acted and well-filmed enough to be worth a look.
Posted Aug 09, 2024
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B
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Cuckoo
(2024)
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Abbie Bernstein
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Densely-plotted sci-fi/horror with an American teen at a Bavarian resort.
Posted Aug 09, 2024
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B-
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Borderlands
(2024)
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Abbie Bernstein
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A quasi-decent videogame adaptation.
Posted Aug 09, 2024
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B
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#AMFAD: All My Friends Are Dead
(2024)
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Abbie Bernstein
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A decently-done slasher mashup.
Posted Aug 05, 2024
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B
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Doctor Jekyll
(2023)
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Abbie Bernstein
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Intriguing, very loose modernization of the story.
Posted Aug 05, 2024
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B-
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The Beast Within
(2024)
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Abbie Bernstein
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Lycanthropy as a family secret.
Posted Aug 05, 2024
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B+
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Trap
(2024)
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Abbie Bernstein
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Writer-director M. Night Shyamalan forgoes his twist ending for an early reveal, resulting in his most taut and suspenseful film since Split.
Posted Aug 05, 2024
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B+
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Deadpool & Wolverine
(2024)
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Abbie Bernstein
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Self-aware, funny, bloody, and trippy.
Posted Jul 30, 2024
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B
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Starve Acre
(2023)
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Abbie Bernstein
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Family trauma meets English folk horror.
Posted Jul 29, 2024
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B
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The Last Breath
(2024)
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Abbie Bernstein
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Sharks in a sunken WWII battleship.
Posted Jul 29, 2024
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B
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Midnight Taxi
(2024)
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Abbie Bernstein
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A murder mystery set on the streets of London after dark.
Posted Jul 29, 2024
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B
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Thine Ears Shall Bleed
(2023)
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Abbie Bernstein
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Creepy period folk horror.
Posted Jul 20, 2024
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B
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The Abandon
(2022)
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Abbie Bernstein
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Doing something new and cerebral with the CUBE concept.
Posted Jul 20, 2024
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B
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Oddity
(2024)
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Abbie Bernstein
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A contemporary Irish ghost and golem story.
Posted Jul 20, 2024
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C+
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Lumina
(2024)
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Abbie Bernstein
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There are promising ideas in Lumina, but they are not well-served by the uneven execution.
Posted Jul 12, 2024
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The Inheritance
(2024)
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Abbie Bernstein
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The Inheritance is retro horror that will especially appeal to those with nostalgia for this subgenre’s heyday.
Posted Jul 12, 2024
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B+
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Longlegs
(2024)
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Abbie Bernstein
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A satisfying and distinctive horror film with Nicolas Cage getting his creep on.
Posted Jul 12, 2024
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B
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The Moor
(2023)
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Abbie Bernstein
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Pleasingly atmospheric ghost story.
Posted Jul 09, 2024
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B
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Despicable Me 4
(2024)
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Abbie Bernstein
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Serviceable but unmemorable.
Posted Jul 09, 2024
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B
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MaXXXine
(2024)
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Abbie Bernstein
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Retro thriller fun on its own terms.
Posted Jul 09, 2024
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B
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The Imaginary
(2023)
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Abbie Bernstein
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A charming fantasy about imaginary friends.
Posted Jul 09, 2024
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B
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Sound of Hope: The Story of Possum Trot
(2024)
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Abbie Bernstein
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The portrait is a little less nuanced than we might want, but it’s lively and generally engaging.
Posted Jul 09, 2024
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C+
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A Sacrifice
(2024)
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Abbie Bernstein
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A promising but uneven thriller.
Posted Jun 28, 2024
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B
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A Quiet Place: Day One
(2024)
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Abbie Bernstein
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The new installment expands its scope but feels more intimate.
Posted Jun 28, 2024
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B
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The Bikeriders
(2023)
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Abbie Bernstein
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A look at a ‘60s-era motorcycle gang.
Posted Jun 24, 2024
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B
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The Exorcism
(2024)
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Abbie Bernstein
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Enjoyably spooky and meta, to a point.
Posted Jun 24, 2024
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B-
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Blackwater Lane
(2024)
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Abbie Bernstein
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A theatrical thriller that seems more like a telefilm of yore.
Posted Jun 24, 2024
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B+
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Thelma
(2024)
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Abbie Bernstein
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Thelma is consistently enjoyable, funny and touching without visibly trying too hard.
Posted Jun 24, 2024
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B+
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20,000 Species of Bees
(2023)
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Abbie Bernstein
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A warmly empathetic view of both a trans child and her surrounding family.
Posted Jun 20, 2024
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B+
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Tiger Stripes
(2023)
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Abbie Bernstein
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When dawning adolescence brings some extra changes.
Posted Jun 17, 2024
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B-
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Latency
(2024)
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Abbie Bernstein
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Writer/director James Croke gets big points for making Latency feel like it has everything it needs despite a very small cast and limited settings.
Posted Jun 17, 2024
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B
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Firebrand
(2023)
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Abbie Bernstein
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An opulent drama about the last queen of Henry VIII.
Posted Jun 17, 2024
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B-
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Longing
(2024)
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Abbie Bernstein
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We can tell we’re meant to be moved, but at least in the U.S./Canadian cultural context, it seems not only unusual, but possibly disrespectful of the dead.
Posted Jun 11, 2024
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B
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The Watchers
(2024)
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Abbie Bernstein
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Cross-genre folklore, not exactly horror.
Posted Jun 08, 2024
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B-
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Bad Boys: Ride or Die
(2024)
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Abbie Bernstein
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Comfortable big-budget buddy cop franchise fodder.
Posted Jun 08, 2024
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B-
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In a Violent Nature
(2024)
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Abbie Bernstein
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Gorehounds who are strictly in it for that aspect should be happy with In A Violent Nature, but other viewers may be very ready for Johnny to stop strolling through the trees by the time he does.
Posted Jun 07, 2024
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B
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What You Wish For
(2023)
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Abbie Bernstein
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Smart black comedy horror.
Posted Jun 07, 2024
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B-
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The Hangman
(2024)
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Abbie Bernstein
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A city man crosses paths with backwoods horror.
Posted Jun 07, 2024
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B
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We Go On
(2016)
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Abbie Bernstein
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A ghost story with good plot twists.
Posted May 28, 2024
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B+
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Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga
(2024)
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Abbie Bernstein
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It’s high-octane, committed Miller mythmaking, and that’s always excellent.
Posted May 28, 2024
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B-
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IF
(2024)
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Abbie Bernstein
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A warm-spirited if under-plotted fantasy.
Posted May 21, 2024
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B
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You Can't Run Forever
(2024)
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Abbie Bernstein
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Takes a familiar framework and fills it out admirably.
Posted May 21, 2024
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B-
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Nightwatch: Demons Are Forever
(2023)
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Abbie Bernstein
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A Danish slasher sequel.
Posted May 21, 2024
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B+
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Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes
(2024)
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Abbie Bernstein
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A strong science-fiction epic.
Posted May 15, 2024
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B+
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The Coffee Table
(2022)
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Abbie Bernstein
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For more daring prospective audience members who want to see a well-made film that is certainly unique and never boring, The Coffee Table is the real deal.
Posted May 13, 2024
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B
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Force of Nature: The Dry 2
(2024)
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Abbie Bernstein
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The performers are all strong, with Bana embodying compassion and decency, and Torv conveying impatient competence.
Posted May 13, 2024
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B+
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The Fall Guy
(2024)
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Abbie Bernstein
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Fun, funny, full of stunts.
Posted May 06, 2024
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B
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Something in the Water
(2024)
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Abbie Bernstein
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The filmmakers do a commendable job of balancing human drama with the emergency conditions, so that this doesn’t dip into camp.
Posted May 06, 2024
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B
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I Saw the TV Glow
(2024)
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Abbie Bernstein
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Ambitious and unusual.
Posted May 06, 2024
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B
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The Three Musketeers: Part II - Milady
(2023)
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Abbie Bernstein
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Gorgeous French period epic with complicated plotting.
Posted May 06, 2024
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