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Irish Wish
(2024)
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Alonso Duralde
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You've got a very charming Lohan, some lovely Irish scenery, and a Hallmark plot. And if that's what you're here for, you'll get it.
Posted Apr 24, 2024
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The People's Joker
(2022)
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Alonso Duralde
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Unlike any queer film or experimental film I've ever seen. Funny and personal and experimental -- hard to describe, and that's a good thing.
Posted Apr 14, 2024
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4/10
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Bob Marley: One Love
(2024)
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Christy Lemire
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For all the music in it, I don't think you get a real feel for [Bob Marley's] creative process.
Posted Feb 24, 2024
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4.5/10
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Bob Marley: One Love
(2024)
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Alonso Duralde
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This is a real disappointment.
Posted Feb 24, 2024
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6/10
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This Is Me... Now: A Love Story
(2024)
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Alonso Duralde
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I didn't really connect with this material.
Posted Feb 24, 2024
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7/10
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This Is Me... Now: A Love Story
(2024)
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Christy Lemire
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I appreciate the ambition of it, and it was pretty visually dazzling.
Posted Feb 24, 2024
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9/10
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Dune: Part Two
(2024)
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Christy Lemire
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There is an emotional depth to it that's missing in the worldbuilding of the initial installment.
Posted Feb 23, 2024
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Hundreds of Beavers
(2022)
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Alonso Duralde
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Part Guy Maddin, part Chuck Jones -- a constant delight.
Posted Feb 20, 2024
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4/10
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Lisa Frankenstein
(2024)
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Christy Lemire
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It's not Heathers.
Posted Feb 16, 2024
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7.8/10
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The Greatest Night in Pop
(2024)
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Alonso Duralde
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It's really fascinating.
Posted Feb 08, 2024
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9/10
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The Greatest Night in Pop
(2024)
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Christy Lemire
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I found this endlessly entertaining, and so informative.
Posted Feb 08, 2024
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9.5/10
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Perfect Days
(2023)
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Alonso Duralde
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This movie is just delightful.
Posted Feb 08, 2024
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9.5/10
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Perfect Days
(2023)
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Christy Lemire
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It's all about finding the simple joys in your daily existence.
Posted Feb 08, 2024
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7.5/10
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Nimona
(2023)
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Christy Lemire
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I think it's the third act's a little weak, but I enjoyed it very much and has got a lot to say.
Posted Feb 08, 2024
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9/10
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Nimona
(2023)
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Alonso Duralde
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Its message is powerful but subtle, and I like the animation style a lot.
Posted Feb 08, 2024
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6.8/10
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Society of the Snow
(2023)
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Alonso Duralde
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[The characters] didn't pop out to me as individual personalities... but as far as the craft of this movie, it's exceptional.
Posted Feb 02, 2024
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8.7/10
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Society of the Snow
(2023)
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Christy Lemire
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I thought it was super well done, and it was very, very tense.
Posted Feb 02, 2024
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5/10
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The Sweet East
(2023)
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Christy Lemire
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That whole Simon Rex section really could have or should have been its own movie. Everything else feels really inferior, and in that section [The Sweet East] feels like it's making whatever point it wants to make the most clearly and persuasively.
Posted Feb 02, 2024
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5.8/10
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The Sweet East
(2023)
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Alonso Duralde
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I think there's there's a lot to like here, but it just doesn't quite gel in the way you might hope.
Posted Feb 02, 2024
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2.2/10
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Miller's Girl
(2024)
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Alonso Duralde
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My worst list of 2024 starts right here.
Posted Feb 02, 2024
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8.7/10
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The Breaking Ice
(2023)
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Christy Lemire
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I love the sense of place.
Posted Feb 02, 2024
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8.5/10
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The Breaking Ice
(2023)
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Alonso Duralde
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I think this is really gorgeous, and and I hope it finds an audience here.
Posted Feb 02, 2024
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8.8/10
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Fallen Leaves
(2023)
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Alonso Duralde
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This is a movie that could be gloomy so easily, but [Kaurismäki] somehow manages to find this level of whimsy and and optimism.
Posted Jan 26, 2024
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9/10
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Fallen Leaves
(2023)
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Christy Lemire
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[It has] big laughs for a film that is so understated.
Posted Jan 26, 2024
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9/10
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Monster
(2023)
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Christy Lemire
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I thought it was really beautiful.
Posted Jan 26, 2024
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9.2/10
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Monster
(2023)
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Alonso Duralde
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It is his really beautiful film about growing up. It goes into some unexpected emotional areas that I was not ready for that that really caught me by surprise and I found very moving.
Posted Jan 26, 2024
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7.5/10
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I.S.S.
(2023)
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Christy Lemire
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It's mostly pretty tense and pretty well-made for a low budget.
Posted Jan 19, 2024
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6.8/10
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The Book of Clarence
(2023)
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Christy Lemire
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I thought it was well done in a lot of ways, but also kind of confounding in a lot of ways.
Posted Jan 19, 2024
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7.2/10
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The Book of Clarence
(2023)
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Alonso Duralde
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Even if [it doesn't] always work... I didn't know where it was going to go from moment to moment, and that in itself is thrilling.
Posted Jan 19, 2024
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3.5/10
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Lift
(2024)
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Alonso Duralde
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It's a bore.
Posted Jan 19, 2024
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9.2/10
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The Teachers' Lounge
(2023)
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Christy Lemire
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I so delicate and so tense, and every note is perfect.
Posted Jan 19, 2024
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9/10
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The Teachers' Lounge
(2023)
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Alonso Duralde
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Before I even knew it, I was in its spell.
Posted Jan 19, 2024
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1/10
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Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom
(2023)
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Christy Lemire
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This is going to end up on my worst of 2023 list for sure.
Posted Dec 27, 2023
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7/10
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Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny
(2023)
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Alonso Duralde
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There's a lot that's fun here... but the more you look at the CG, the more it looks like The Polar Express.
Posted Dec 27, 2023
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8.7/10
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The Color Purple
(2023)
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Christy Lemire
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There's a really bold visual flare to [Blitz Bazawule's] style, and a really muscular sense of imagination as far as [the] visuals.
Posted Dec 22, 2023
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8.9/10
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American Fiction
(2023)
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Alonso Duralde
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The humor of this is so powerful.
Posted Dec 21, 2023
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8.2/10
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American Fiction
(2023)
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Christy Lemire
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it's very smart -- very well written, well acted.
Posted Dec 21, 2023
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9/10
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Waitress: The Musical
(2023)
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Christy Lemire
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Sara Bareilles has a wonderful, lovely presence. She's so likable, she's so grounded, she has the most crystal clear, beautiful voice, and these songs are also lovely.
Posted Dec 21, 2023
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8.5/10
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Waitress: The Musical
(2023)
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Alonso Duralde
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!t it is really quite wonderful.
Posted Dec 21, 2023
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8.8/10
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The Zone of Interest
(2023)
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Christy Lemire
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I am glad I saw this the way I did, and I also could not wait for it to be over.
Posted Dec 21, 2023
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5/10
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The Iron Claw
(2023)
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Alonso Duralde
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This movie feels really overstuffed; it doesn't slow down enough to really establish that much in terms of character.
Posted Dec 21, 2023
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9/10
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Ferrari
(2023)
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Christy Lemire
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I hate to use this pun -- it's not reinventing the wheel here, but it's doing what it does very very well, and a lot of that has to do with the way this film is edited.
Posted Dec 21, 2023
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9/10
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All of Us Strangers
(2023)
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Christy Lemire
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It's really well done and really beautifully acted.
Posted Dec 21, 2023
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7.7/10
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All of Us Strangers
(2023)
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Alonso Duralde
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There are so many moments in this movie that are so unforgettable... I'm not completely on board here, but boy, I really love so much of what this movie is doing.
Posted Dec 21, 2023
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5.5/10
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Origin
(2023)
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Alonso Duralde
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There's no lack of ambition here, but it doesn't come together.
Posted Dec 15, 2023
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9/10
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Godzilla Minus One
(2023)
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Christy Lemire
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You definitely feel for all these characters and and the choices that they make, and that adds a surprising amount of like emotional heft to what could have just been a thrilling but a purely exciting escapist action film.
Posted Dec 15, 2023
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8.7/10
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The Boy and the Heron
(2023)
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Christy Lemire
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Miyazaki is still doing incredible work... painstakingly detailed, beautiful work.
Posted Dec 15, 2023
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7/10
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Wonka
(2023)
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Christy Lemire
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I laughed quite a bit and I thought it was sweet -- no pun intended.
Posted Dec 13, 2023
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Godzilla Minus One
(2023)
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Alonso Duralde
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The first Godzilla movie that made me cry, but also the first one that made me feel afraid.
Posted Dec 08, 2023
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6.8/10
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Eileen
(2023)
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Christy Lemire
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It's stylish, intense, and sexy -- until it Isn't.
Posted Dec 07, 2023
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