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Aaron Neuwirth
Tomatometer-approved critic
Aaron is a movie fanatic and loves writing and talking about such things, a lot. Born and raised in Orange County, California, he earned a degree or two at UC Santa Barbara. Aaron describes himself as a film reviewer, writer, podcaster, gamer, comic reader, disc golfer, and a lefty. He fell in love with movies at a young age and has continued viewing, studying, and analyzing all aspects of the medium ever since. His mind is full of film knowledge and random trivia, but he is always open to learning more, whether it's through box office stats, reviewing Blu-rays from The Criterion Collection or simply hearing first hand from filmmakers and others about various productions and behind-the-scenes tidbits.
Movies reviews only
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Good Burger 2 (2023) |
The script is a bit sharper than the first, as there are some ideas on its mind concerning automation and employment conditions. It doesn’t delve too deeply into these things, but it at least fills the 90-minute runtime with some worthwhile toppings. - We Live Entertainment
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| Posted Nov 29, 2023
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Fallen Leaves (2023) |
Somehow making it more pleasant is the notion of withdrawn people finding connection and forging ahead against the random odds of life. - We Live Entertainment
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| Posted Nov 29, 2023
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Rustin (2023) |
Domingo can be such a compelling force to watch on screen that it’s a shame to see him leading such a by-the-numbers biopic about a notable figure from the civil rights movement. - We Live Entertainment
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| Posted Nov 29, 2023
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May December (2023) |
With some unusual psychological games at play, having Haynes deploying plenty of ways to be entertained allows these characters to really click. - We Live Entertainment
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| Posted Nov 29, 2023
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Maestro (2023) |
Here’s a film that made me question what Cooper was trying to say about this man and his life. I say that in a good way, as it feels like a challenge laid before me that will be a benefit when reflecting on this film over time. - We Live Entertainment
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| Posted Nov 29, 2023
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Eileen (2023) |
Does the film manage to pay it all off accordingly? Not entirely. As a low-budget psychodrama, however, it taps into enough to engross. - We Live Entertainment
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| Posted Nov 29, 2023
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Silent Night (2023) |
While there are highlights, Silent Night often feels like it drifts off other successful attempts to revitalize the action film genre. - We Live Entertainment
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| Posted Nov 27, 2023
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Pain Hustlers (2023) |
Honestly, this plays like the movie all the actors made but decided to remove all references to it because they were so ashamed by the results. - We Live Entertainment
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| Posted Nov 22, 2023
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Five Nights at Freddy's (2023) |
An early sequence where we watch these mascots come to life and dispatch a group of people shows promise for something better (and the animatronics do look pretty solid), but it’s all for naught. This is about as good as cardboard pizza. - We Live Entertainment
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| Posted Nov 22, 2023
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The Marsh King's Daughter (2023) |
Ridley feels challenged in the right ways, while Mendelsohn channels another scummy character to strong effect. The stakes are just high enough to have kept me involved, and that’s fine for a decent paperback come-to-life situation. - We Live Entertainment
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| Posted Nov 22, 2023
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Quiz Lady (2023) |
It’s not at all laugh-free, as a lot of goofy gags land, so it’s worth checking out in the realm of random comedy streaming releases, but the price just wasn’t always right for me. - We Live Entertainment
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| Posted Nov 22, 2023
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Nyad (2023) |
It’s hard to deny a film that allows two 60+-year-old women to own the spotlight as effectively as they do while we watch them deal with every kind of ocean danger, from sharks to jellyfish. - We Live Entertainment
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| Posted Nov 22, 2023
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It's a Wonderful Knife (2023) |
What if the Frank Capra/James Stewart classic was turned into a Gen Z slasher flick? That could be a recipe for disaster, but y’know what? I had fun with this. - We Live Entertainment
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| Posted Nov 22, 2023
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Please Don't Destroy: The Treasure of Foggy Mountain (2023) |
If anything, it feels apt to refer to The Treasure of Foggy Mountain as their “not ready for primetime” attempt to deliver a feature capitalizing off their chemistry and sense of humor. - We Live Entertainment
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| Posted Nov 22, 2023
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Thanksgiving (2023) |
Perhaps it’s how unlikable I found most of the characters or just the tone of the evening, but while effectively moody and gory, it ultimately didn’t play for me as well as films like Terror Train or My Bloody Valentine. - We Live Entertainment
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| Posted Nov 22, 2023
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Next Goal Wins (2023) |
Blending dry humor, broad physical bits, and quirky characters, this film has all the makings of a familiar sports story designed to make the audience smile, laugh, and appreciate the mild bouts of drama that filter through. - We Live Entertainment
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| Posted Nov 22, 2023
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Wish (2023) |
While the intention may have fallen in line with celebrating 100 years of Disney, I’d be hard-pressed to believe this film will be among those fond memories. - We Live Entertainment
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| Posted Nov 22, 2023
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Napoleon (2023) |
Looking forward to a longer cut, but it’s not as though there’s little value to be found in this brutal, dramatic, and occasionally quite funny epic. Scott is too good of a filmmaker not to at least have something interesting on his hands. - We Live Entertainment
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| Posted Nov 20, 2023
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Saltburn (2023) |
With a story that feels like the work of Patricia Highsmith filtered through a millennial lens, there’s a lot to appreciate about this film that extends beyond just the elaborate country house where these characters reside. - We Live Entertainment
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| Posted Nov 15, 2023
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The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes (2023) |
With so many choices being made to accommodate for backstory, how the Hunger Games play out, and what the fallout from that would be, I found it impressive to be able to take in so much and feel as pleased as I was with where we leave these characters. - We Live Entertainment
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| Posted Nov 13, 2023
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Godzilla Minus One (2023) |
Having to follow up 2016’s excellent Shin Godzilla, Godzilla Minus One is now in the position of having to keep the good faith from the original studio’s investment with this giant movie monster going. Fortunately, this film is a blast and then some. - We Live Entertainment
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| Posted Nov 12, 2023
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The Marvels (2023) |
Set around a core trio who are a lot of fun together, this movie indeed goes higher, further, and faster than 2019’s Captain Marvel and is all the better for it. - We Live Entertainment
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| Posted Nov 08, 2023
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Dream Scenario (2023) |
Watching Cage play off all the beats given to him is a true delight. - We Live Entertainment
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| Posted Nov 07, 2023
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Priscilla (2023) |
The film is well acted, carefully considered in terms of how it is shot and positions its characters, and a fine counter to other stories centered around Elvis and life in Graceland. - We Live Entertainment
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| Posted Nov 05, 2023
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The Killer (2023) |
For David Fincher, the opportunity to craft a story around another obsessed individual with a flexible sense of morality makes plenty of sense. Fortunately, he lined up his shot and executed it brilliantly. - We Live Entertainment
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| Posted Oct 30, 2023
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Old Dads (2023) |
It amounts to comedian Bill Burr turning his stand-up act into a feature with a three-act structure and supporting characters. If you like Burr, you’ll be in familiar territory and perhaps be able to simply go along with what’s presented. - We Live Entertainment
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| Posted Oct 25, 2023
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Hayride to Hell (2022) |
Bill Moseley is here to lead the show, and I can’t argue with what works. The 70+-year-old actor has all the spark one wants from the horror veteran. - We Live Entertainment
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| Posted Oct 25, 2023
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Dark Harvest (2023) |
It’s a very well-shot film, with several well-staged sequences in terms of how a proper director can make a lot from a little. Plus, I do tend to enjoy horror films actually set around Halloween. - We Live Entertainment
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| Posted Oct 25, 2023
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Butcher's Crossing (2022) |
Not at all action-packed, this is a compelling enough psychological journey that could have excelled further were it to really focus on what impact these men were having on land they did not cherish enough. - We Live Entertainment
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| Posted Oct 25, 2023
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Suitable Flesh (2023) |
When the film aims for pure gonzo pleasures that typically come with Lovecraftian horror flicks, Suitable Flesh has enough clever moves, gore, and more to keep things sick and fun. - We Live Entertainment
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| Posted Oct 25, 2023
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The Burial (2023) |
Foxx, in particular, does a tremendous job channeling this flashy lawyer tasked with taking on a much more significant case than he is used to. Watching moments where this man is forced to humble himself shows why Foxx succeeds so well as an actor. - We Live Entertainment
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| Posted Oct 25, 2023
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The Holdovers (2023) |
In a period film dealing with loss and loneliness, Payne isn’t attempting to turn his boarding school-set feature toward tropes of a Dead Poets Society-type drama. He gets much more mileage out of the way two misfits learn to bond on their own terms. - We Live Entertainment
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| Posted Oct 24, 2023
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Killers of the Flower Moon (2023) |
If anything, there should be joy in watching a master filmmaker ride on his instincts when given the means to do so. - We Live Entertainment
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| Posted Oct 18, 2023
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Pet Sematary: Bloodlines (2023) |
Sometimes, a dormant franchise is better. - We Live Entertainment
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| Posted Oct 11, 2023
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The Caine Mutiny Court-Martial (2023) |
Hurricane Billy went out on top! The New Hollywood director has scripted a modern take on the classic story/play by Herman Wouk and uses the resources afforded by a straight-to-streaming film to make it as tense, affecting, and even humorous as needed. - We Live Entertainment
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| Posted Oct 11, 2023
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Monsters of California (2023) |
The way the film escalates into a bizarre conspiracy theory movie should be hardly surprising, but the choices as to how to go about this serve as a mask for some familiar but effective themes. An enjoyable enough venture from the guy at the rock show. - We Live Entertainment
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| Posted Oct 11, 2023
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V/H/S/85 (2023) |
I found each short to be at least interesting. Still, director Scott Derrickson’s short is the last before an epilogue, and for good reason, as it’s the most effective. - We Live Entertainment
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| Posted Oct 11, 2023
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Reptile (2023) |
Grant Singer puts in plenty of nice touches to stress a seedy environment, and del Toro gets a lot of lived-in aspects to his role to play with, but the film still can’t entirely shed the feel of being a “lesser than” attempt at a strong cinematic effort. - We Live Entertainment
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| Posted Oct 11, 2023
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The Mill (2023) |
As a thriller with a metaphorical high concept in play, I wish there was more meat to chew on. Still, I can’t say this didn’t do the job of playing with expectations and creating a fitting sense of unease by taking this man out of his cubicle. - We Live Entertainment
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| Posted Oct 11, 2023
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When Evil Lurks (2023) |
A lack of safety, indicated early on by some twisted acts, will keep the viewers on their toes, along with just having Argentinian actors who do not exist in the same realm as manicured movie stars. - We Live Entertainment
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| Posted Oct 11, 2023
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The Royal Hotel (2023) |
I wish there was a bit more to take away, but as a taut display of disturbing behavior, the movie is worth checking into. - We Live Entertainment
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| Posted Oct 11, 2023
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What Doesn't Float (2023) |
As a fairly raw take on characters existing in New York, it’s got enough stories to tell that work. - We Live Entertainment
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| Posted Oct 05, 2023
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Flora and Son (2023) |
Flora and Son doesn’t really match Carney’s biggest successes, but it’s no matter given how enjoyable it is to watch this set of characters interacting and making music together. - We Live Entertainment
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| Posted Oct 05, 2023
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Story Ave (2023) |
Director/co-writer Aristotle Torres takes a familiar structure and embeds strong performances, a terrific sense of place, and an ideal understanding of how to balance certain realities and art. - We Live Entertainment
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| Posted Oct 05, 2023
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Saw X (2023) |
Yes, this is still a series with characters sneaking around in pig masks and elaborate games that aren’t exactly playing fair. With that said, when it’s done well, I can’t argue with the results. This is easily one of the best entries in the series. - We Live Entertainment
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| Posted Oct 05, 2023
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Fair Play (2023) |
While well shot and cleverly conceived in its early goings by writer/director Chloe Domont, I feel like Fair Play spins its wheels moreso than just ramps up the tension. - We Live Entertainment
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| Posted Oct 05, 2023
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Totally Killer (2023) |
Director Nahnatchka Khan is entering new with this film, but the effort is there, and fun is totally had. - We Live Entertainment
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| Posted Oct 05, 2023
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Anatomy of a Fall (2023) |
Its strengths are in its performances, the writing, and how it makes interpretations (misunderstandings or otherwise) of speech and behavior very relatable. It’s a trial worth seeking out. - We Live Entertainment
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| Posted Oct 04, 2023
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The Exorcist: Believer (2023) |
The Exorcist: Believer suffers in maybe the worst way it could for this franchise – it’s a bore. - We Live Entertainment
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| Posted Oct 04, 2023
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John and the Hole (2020) |
While not groundbreaking, it’s the sort of film that can be watched and appreciated for what it attempts to do while being frustrating at the same time. - Why So Blu
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| Posted Oct 03, 2023
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