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3/4
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Cuckoo
(2024)
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Joey Magidson
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Cuckoo is a wild horror ride with an unhinged Dan Stevens livening things up.
Posted Aug 07, 2024
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3.5/4
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War Game
(2024)
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Joey Magidson
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War Game captivatingly depicts six hours meant to potentially save democracy.
Posted Jul 31, 2024
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3.5/4
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Deadpool & Wolverine
(2024)
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Joey Magidson
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Deadpool & Wolverine is a funny, gory, and meta introduction of/tribute to Fox superheroes by Marvel. It's an absolute blast.
Posted Jul 23, 2024
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3/4
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Oddity
(2024)
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Joey Magidson
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Oddity is a little chiller that shows a lot of atmospheric promise.
Posted Jul 18, 2024
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3/4
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Twisters
(2024)
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Joey Magidson
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Twisters is the sort of big dumb fun that movie stars and summer blockbusters were invented for.
Posted Jul 16, 2024
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3/4
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Fly Me to the Moon
(2024)
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Joey Magidson
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Fly Me to the Moon is a pleasing mix of comedy, drama, and old fashioned star power fom Scarlett Johansson and Channing Tatum.
Posted Jul 09, 2024
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4/4
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Longlegs
(2024)
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Joey Magidson
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Longlegs is a serial killer horror masterpiece that burrows deep within your psyche. It's the best of its kind since The Silence of the Lambs and the best film of 2024 so far.
Posted Jul 08, 2024
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2.5/4
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Beverly Hills Cop: Axel F
(2024)
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Joey Magidson
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Beverley Hills Cop: Axel F has some charm but ultimately not enough of a reason to exist.
Posted Jul 03, 2024
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3.5/4
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MaXXXine
(2024)
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Joey Magidson
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MaXXXine is a bloody good time and a first rate slasher sequel from Ti West. Mia Goth again is fantastic as his scream queen.
Posted Jul 02, 2024
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3/4
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Daddio
(2023)
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Joey Magidson
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Daddio has Dakota Johnson and Sean Penn talking it out during a long cab ride.
Posted Jun 28, 2024
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3/4
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A Quiet Place: Day One
(2024)
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Joey Magidson
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A Quiet Place: Day One is a prequel done right.
Posted Jun 27, 2024
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3.5/4
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Kinds of Kindness
(2024)
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Joey Magidson
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Kinds of Kindness is Yorgos Lanthimos at his most unhinged and you can't help but be entranced.
Posted Jun 19, 2024
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3/4
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Thelma
(2024)
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Joey Magidson
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Thelma is the sweetest mix of action, comedy, and senior citizens you'll ever see.
Posted Jun 18, 2024
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3/4
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Bang Bang
(2024)
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Joey Magidson
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Bang Bang is a career highlight from Tim Blake Nelson.
Posted Jun 13, 2024
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2.5/4
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Firebrand
(2023)
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Joey Magidson
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Firebrand finds a game Jude Law and Alicia Vikander outperforming their screenplay.
Posted Jun 13, 2024
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3.5/4
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Inside Out 2
(2024)
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Joey Magidson
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Inside Out 2 is a winner From Pixar and a moving testament to the need to love all of ourselves.
Posted Jun 12, 2024
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3/4
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Seeking Mavis Beacon
(2024)
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Shane Slater
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Jones and Ross' deep connection and admiration for Mavis Beacon as a symbol of Black excellence is palpable. As such, it makes their search all the more urgent and meaningful.
Posted Jun 12, 2024
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2.5/4
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The Everything Pot
(2024)
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Joey Magidson
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The Everything Pot winds up being a bit too silly for its own good.
Posted Jun 12, 2024
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3/4
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All That We Love
(2024)
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Joey Magidson
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All That We Love is a touching look at dealing with grief.
Posted Jun 11, 2024
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3/4
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Group Therapy
(2024)
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Joey Magidson
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Group Therapy sees comedians finding catharsis in discussing their mental health.
Posted Jun 10, 2024
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2/4
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Bad Boys: Ride or Die
(2024)
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Joey Magidson
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Bad Boys: Ride or Die sees the normally lively action/comedy franchise running on fumes.
Posted Jun 07, 2024
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3.5/4
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Robot Dreams
(2023)
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Joey Magidson
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Robot Dreams is a breathtakingly beautiful work of art.
Posted May 30, 2024
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3.5/4
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In a Violent Nature
(2024)
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Joey Magidson
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In a Violent Nature is a one of a kind horror experience that any genre fan will absolutely devour.
Posted May 28, 2024
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3/4
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The Beach Boys
(2024)
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Joey Magidson
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The Beach Boys is a fascinating look at how the sound of the California Dream came to be.
Posted May 24, 2024
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3/4
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Babes
(2024)
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Joey Magidson
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Babes is an equally amusing and touching comedy About friendship mixed with pregnancy.
Posted May 23, 2024
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3/4
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Jim Henson Idea Man
(2024)
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Joey Magidson
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Jim Henson Idea Man is a loving tribute to a creative genius.
Posted May 19, 2024
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3/4
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Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga
(2024)
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Joey Magidson
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Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga sees George Miller painting on a bigger, yet equally ambitious, action canvas.
Posted May 16, 2024
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2.5/4
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IF
(2024)
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Joey Magidson
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IF is a very curious effort from John Krasinski. The emotions do work, to be fair, but the film is all over the place, tonally.
Posted May 15, 2024
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3/4
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Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes
(2024)
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Joey Magidson
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Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes takes the franchise in an intense and intriguing new direction.
Posted May 08, 2024
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3/4
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Turtles All the Way Down
(2024)
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Joey Magidson
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Turtles All the Way Down sees Hannah Marks put her storytelling stamp on a John Green adaptation, with empathetic results.
Posted May 02, 2024
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3.5/4
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The Fall Guy
(2024)
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Joey Magidson
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The Fall Guy is a ridiculously good time and exactly why we go to the movies for entertainment.
Posted May 01, 2024
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2.5/4
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Wildcat
(2023)
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Joey Magidson
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'Wildcat' finds Ethan Hawke and Maya Hawke trying to embody Flannery O'Connor. The filmmaking is interesting and the acting is strong, but it's hard to fully engage with this one.
Posted Apr 30, 2024
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3.5/4
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Challengers
(2024)
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Joey Magidson
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Challengers might be one of the sexiest films ever made. Zendaya, Mike Faist, and Josh O'Connor's powerhouse performances sizzle.
Posted Apr 12, 2024
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3/4
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LaRoy, Texas
(2023)
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Joey Magidson
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LaRoy, Texas is a fun little genre hybrid with echoes of the Coen Brothers. John Magaro is great.
Posted Apr 10, 2024
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3.5/4
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Civil War
(2024)
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Joey Magidson
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Civil War is a deeply upsetting yet undeniably effective and visceral experience From Alex Garland.
Posted Apr 09, 2024
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3/4
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The First Omen
(2024)
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Joey Magidson
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The First Omen is an intense prequel with a lot to offer.
Posted Apr 07, 2024
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3/4
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The Greatest Hits
(2024)
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Joey Magidson
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The Greatest Hits mixes music and time travel with fairly emotional results.
Posted Apr 04, 2024
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3/4
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Monkey Man
(2024)
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Joey Magidson
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Monkey Man is full of action and big ideas from Dev Patel.
Posted Apr 03, 2024
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3.5/4
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Girls State
(2024)
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Joey Magidson
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Girls State is an inspiring and even moving look at future leaders considering a government run by women.
Posted Apr 02, 2024
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2/4
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Asphalt City
(2023)
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Joey Magidson
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Asphalt City is a bleak experience lacking in sufficient redemption, or really redeeming qualities.
Posted Mar 28, 2024
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3/4
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Lousy Carter
(2023)
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Joey Magidson
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Lousy Carter is a black comedy showcase for David Krumholtz.
Posted Mar 27, 2024
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4/4
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Le Samouraï
(1967)
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Joey Magidson
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Le Samouraï is a stone cold classic for a reason.
Posted Mar 25, 2024
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3/4
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Road House
(2024)
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Joey Magidson
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Road House is campy and over the top in exactly the manner you'd hope for.
Posted Mar 21, 2024
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3/4
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Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire
(2024)
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Joey Magidson
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Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire is imperfect (though entertaining) evidence that busting still makes me feel good.
Posted Mar 20, 2024
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3/4
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Immaculate
(2024)
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Joey Magidson
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Immaculate showcases strong scream queen work from Sydney Sweeney. She's unquestionably the highlight.
Posted Mar 19, 2024
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3.5/4
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Late Night with the Devil
(2023)
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Joey Magidson
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Late Night with the Devil is a haunting experience bursting with originality as well as David Dastmalchian's best performance to date.
Posted Mar 18, 2024
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3/4
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Shirley
(2024)
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Joey Magidson
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Shirley is a respectful and well-acted biopic that hints at an even greater story.
Posted Mar 15, 2024
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3/4
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Remembering Gene Wilder
(2023)
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Joey Magidson
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Remembering Gene Wilder is a lovely tribute to a legend of the screen.
Posted Mar 15, 2024
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2.5/4
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The American Society of Magical Negroes
(2024)
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Joey Magidson
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The American Society of Magical Negroes fumbles a potent premise with mostly middling execution.
Posted Mar 13, 2024
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2.5/4
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Ricky Stanicky
(2024)
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Joey Magidson
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Ricky Stanicky has funny moments here and there, as well as a committed cast, but the film lacks enough in the way of laughter to pull you through.
Posted Mar 06, 2024
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