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5/10
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Vanished Into the Night
(2024)
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Sarah Musnicky
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Vanished Into The Night does indeed vanish amidst a sea of more capable and more gripping crime thriller fare.
Posted Jul 13, 2024
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9/10
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The Champion
(2024)
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Charles Hartford
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The Champion manages to meld the many personalities and stories they bring with them into a powerful narrative.
Posted Jul 12, 2024
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7/10
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Fly Me to the Moon
(2024)
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Jason Flatt
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Fly Me to the Moon is enjoyable... The characters are all fun, as long as they're not getting too sincere.
Posted Jul 10, 2024
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8.5/10
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Longlegs
(2024)
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Kate Sánchez
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An FBI thriller that replicates moments of genre history, it pivots into hellish occult that makes it something special. Longlegs is a deeply unsettling experience from beginning to end.
Posted Jul 09, 2024
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4/10
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The Blue Angels
(2024)
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James Preston Poole
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Due to the inability to dig deeper here, it resembles a commercial that never ends ... The Blue Angels is great for footage of these masters of aerial maneuvering doing their thing and not much else.
Posted Jul 09, 2024
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7.5/10
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Beverly Hills Cop: Axel F
(2024)
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James Preston Poole
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Beverly Hills Cop: Axel F is a terrific action-comedy, a welcome return for a comedy icon with all the charisma and laughs you’d want from this sort of film.
Posted Jul 09, 2024
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7.5/10
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Fancy Dance
(2023)
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Allyson Johnson
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Fancy Dance succeeds through its introspection and the soulful performance by Lily Gladstone. If we weren’t already convinced that Gladstone is a star, Fancy Dance makes sure of it.
Posted Jul 03, 2024
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7/10
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A Family Affair
(2024)
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Jason Flatt
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A Family Affair is one of Netflix’s very best romance movies in a long time.
Posted Jul 03, 2024
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8/10
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A Quiet Place: Day One
(2024)
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LaNeysha Campbell
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A Quiet Place: Day One is worth watching. This silence-driven thriller adds layers of realism and immediacy to its suspense as it draws the audience deeper into the characters’ struggles.
Posted Jul 03, 2024
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6.5/10
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Despicable Me 4
(2024)
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Jason Flatt
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Despicable Me 4 is too stuffed with characters and plots to reach the same level of satisfaction as the original, but it’s packed with enough good jokes and relationships that land that it can float by as a decent family flick.
Posted Jul 03, 2024
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This Closeness
(2023)
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Jason Flatt
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They spend more of the movie fighting than anything else. So much of what comes out of both of their mouths is either mean, immature, or just asinine. This is annoying at first, but by the time This Closeness hits its flow, it becomes a great asset.
Posted Jul 03, 2024
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6/10
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MaXXXine
(2024)
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Prabhjot Bains
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It’s as if MaXXXine is prepared to play the part of a Giallo but never live it, often feeling more like dress-up than anything interested in truly poking and prodding at its audiences.
Posted Jun 27, 2024
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7.5/10
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Trigger Warning
(2024)
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Kate Sánchez
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Trigger Warning (2024) isn’t the best action film I’ve seen this year, but it is more than a serviceable attempt for folks looking for revenge stories with compelling leads.
Posted Jun 24, 2024
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6.5/10
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The Bikeriders
(2023)
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Prabhjot Bains
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As it rides into the sunset, The Bikeriders reads as a pretty love letter that’s quick to seduce us but gives us little reason to stay once its true, dull colours are laid bare.
Posted Jun 21, 2024
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10/10
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Ultraman: Rising
(2024)
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Kate Sánchez
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Ultraman: Rising is easily the best-animated film of the year, and I don’t know if anything will surpass its emotional depth and artistic beauty.
Posted Jun 18, 2024
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9/10
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The Imaginary
(2023)
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Kate Sánchez
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The Imaginary’s depth of emotional exploration is a must-watch for all ages.
Posted Jun 15, 2024
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7.5/10
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Baki Hanma vs Kengan Ashura
(2024)
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Adrian Ruiz
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Baki Hanma vs Kengan Ashura provides an hour of exactly what it promises: intense, adrenaline-fueled battles that fans of both series will appreciate.
Posted Jun 13, 2024
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10/10
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Israelism
(2023)
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Swara Salih
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There’s more I could say about Israelism, but I can only highly recommend you watch it for yourself. [The filmmakers] do a moving job of showcasing growth from the apparent groupthink of their community and how there might be a path forward...
Posted Jun 13, 2024
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8.5/10
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Robot Dreams
(2023)
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Allyson Johnson
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Robot Dreams excels due to its ability to marry magical realism with a grounded emotional core. The story of Dog and Robot is impossibly poignant as we yearn for the two to reunite, their happiness infectious.
Posted Jun 13, 2024
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8.5/10
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Inside Out 2
(2024)
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Prabhjot Bains
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Inside Out 2 is the rare Pixar sequel that justifies its existence as a moving, human experience that embraces the magic of the animated form.
Posted Jun 13, 2024
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7/10
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The Watchers
(2024)
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Kate Sánchez
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Despite its third-act faults, The Watchers (2024) makes for good folk horror but even better theater horror.
Posted Jun 08, 2024
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3.5/10
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Bad Boys: Ride or Die
(2024)
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Prabhjot Bains
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Bad Boys: Ride or Die fails to accomplish what its earliest predecessors did best: entertain. Instead, it manifests as a film designed to be chopped up and shared on social media left to be seen on smaller and smaller screens as time drags on.
Posted Jun 04, 2024
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A Part of You
(2024)
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Jason Flatt
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A Part of You is a powerful depiction of a teenager coping with sudden and horrific loss. But the movie itself is drawn out and disinteresting, let alone often quite frustrating.
Posted Jun 02, 2024
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8/10
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Colors of Evil: Red
(2024)
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Charles Hartford
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Colors of Evil: Red tells a gripping and emotional tale that hits hard when the narrative is laid bare.
Posted May 30, 2024
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5/10
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The Shrouds
(2024)
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Anna Miller
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The Shrouds is a cold and stiff film itself, akin to that of a corpse, and not in a complimentary fashion. It’s detached enough to feel unattainable and uninviting.
Posted May 27, 2024
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8/10
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The Substance
(2024)
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Anna Miller
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With pedal-to-the-metal performances from all, horrifyingly creative gore, goo, and everything in between, and a narrative and thematically unique and fresh fable, The Substance is a knockout.
Posted May 27, 2024
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6.5/10
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My Oni Girl
(2024)
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Charles Hartford
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My Oni Girl is a decent movie. If you are someone who can’t get enough of the everyday person drawn into a fantastical adventure...this film will scratch that itch. If you are looking for a film that sets itself apart...this one does not...stand out.
Posted May 27, 2024
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6/10
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Atlas
(2024)
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Kate Sánchez
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Atlas is pretty to look at, and Jennifer Lopez continues her run as a very competent action star, but with a clunky narrative, you can tell that it wants to be an anime very, very badly.
Posted May 27, 2024
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8.5/10
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HAIKYU!! The Dumpster Battle
(2024)
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Allyson Johnson
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Directed with dexterous grace that amplifies the game’s adrenaline, Haikyu The Dumpster Battle is an undeniable triumph.
Posted May 24, 2024
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8.5/10
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Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga
(2024)
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Kate Sánchez
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I envy any person who gets to have Furiosa: A Mad Max Story as their entry point into the franchise.
Posted May 24, 2024
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5/10
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Megalopolis
(2024)
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Anna Miller
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Megalopolis is a film that has so much to say and struggles so profoundly in its attempt to say it all, it ultimately crumbles under the weight of its own ambition. But this isn’t to say there is nothing to be taken away from this gutsy tale.
Posted May 23, 2024
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8/10
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Golden Kamuy
(2024)
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Charles Hartford
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Golden Kamuy establishes its world and narrative while delivering a story that feels complete. It builds its leading characters up, giving the audience plenty to care about as they see them contend with their bloodthirsty adversaries.
Posted May 19, 2024
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3.5/10
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Mother of the Bride
(2024)
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Jason Flatt
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Mother of the Bride could well be the movie that finally makes me swear off Netflix Original rom-coms for good.
Posted May 09, 2024
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8/10
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Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes
(2024)
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James Preston Poole
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As Caesar’s followers would say: “Apes Together Strong,” and if talented creatives continue to put in the work, this franchise will continue to be strong.
Posted May 08, 2024
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8/10
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Evil Does Not Exist
(2023)
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Allyson Johnson
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Evil Does Not Exist might not be Hamaguchi’s best film, but it’s a startling entry into his already prominent filmography. With greater anger than we’ve seen in his scripts, the filmmaker weaves a mournful plea by giving nature a voice...
Posted May 07, 2024
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6.5/10
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13 Bombs
(2023)
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Charles Hartford
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All told, 13 Bombs manages to come together as a fairly good film. While it lacks in some areas, the overall plot and drama of the film help carry it past many of these underwhelming elements.
Posted May 07, 2024
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4.5/10
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Prom Dates
(2024)
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Jason Flatt
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Prom Dates has some highlights, but like most proms, it’s completely forgettable.
Posted May 06, 2024
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6.5/10
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Boy Kills World
(2023)
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Kate Sánchez
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I have absolutely no way to describe this bonkers movie. It’s bloody and violent and, at many times, erratically incoherent... but for those action fans looking for the next “what the hell” movie to watch, Boy Kills World fits the bill.
Posted Apr 25, 2024
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8.5/10
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City Hunter
(2024)
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Kate Sánchez
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If you’re even slightly against playboy characters, this might not be for you. But if you’re all in on a seemingly horrible guy with a real heart of gold and badass action sequences, then City Hunter is ace.
Posted Apr 25, 2024
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6/10
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Rebel Moon: Part Two - The Scargiver
(2024)
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Charles Hartford
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Rebel Moon Part 2: The Scargiver manages to build on the struggles of its predecessor…With some gorgeous action that showcases a bit of creativity you have a solid step in the right direction, despite sacrificing its stakes to set up a franchise.
Posted Apr 19, 2024
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8.5/10
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Abigail
(2024)
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Swara Salih
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Barrera showcases why she’s above any IP...It’s a bloody bag of fun that keeps the Vampire genre feeling fresh and ready to bite into.
Posted Apr 18, 2024
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5/10
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The Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare
(2024)
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James Preston Poole
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...The Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare is Guy Ritchie on autopilot.
Posted Apr 18, 2024
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9.5/10
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Spy x Family Code: White
(2023)
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Kate Sánchez
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While Spy x Family Season 2 felt too derivative of the first season, the feature film has reinvigorated my love of the Forger family. Spy x Family Code White gets five Stella stars...
Posted Apr 17, 2024
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8/10
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Challengers
(2024)
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Kate Sánchez
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Skillfully directed, fantastically paced, and expertly acted, Challengers only stumbles when you remember what you were sold a ticket for. Once you’re over that hurdle, it’s a sumptuous take on romance and sport...
Posted Apr 12, 2024
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9/10
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Billy & Molly: An Otter Love Story
(2024)
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Matt Donahue
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Billy and Molly: An Otter Love Story is heartfelt and wholesome. At the same time, it also uses an intimate story to tell a larger one that helps the audience understand how we can and should interact with the world around us.
Posted Apr 09, 2024
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9/10
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The People's Joker
(2022)
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James Preston Poole
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The People’s Joker is bonafide outsider art—a remixing of classic mythology to tell a compelling trans-coming-of-age narrative that will be lauded for years to come.
Posted Apr 05, 2024
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2/10
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The Tearsmith
(2024)
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Jason Flatt
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The Tearsmith is an utterly confusing, absolutely uninteresting mess of a movie. With no redeeming qualities, one can only hope that these clearly passionate teenage actors get more chances to participate in projects worthy of their time.
Posted Apr 05, 2024
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8.5/10
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The First Omen
(2024)
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Sarah Musnicky
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The First Omen pays tribute to its predecessors while laying down the pathway for the future. It more than justifies the reasons for its existence while incorporating new horrors to make audiences squirm.
Posted Apr 04, 2024
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9/10
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Sasquatch Sunset
(2024)
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James Preston Poole
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Due to everyone’s belief in Sasquatch Sunset, it becomes so much more than a silly Sasquatch story; it’s a genuine testament to the power of the family unit.
Posted Apr 02, 2024
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5/10
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The Wages of Fear
(2024)
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Charles Hartford
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The Wages of Fear delivers an action story best described as fine.
Posted Mar 31, 2024
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