Marisa Mirabal
Tomatometer-approved critic
Movies reviews only
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Air (2023) |
AIR is a slam dunk and ultimately one of the best sports movies ever made. - indieWire
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| Posted Mar 19, 2023
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Joy Ride (2023) |
“Joy Ride” is a prime example of how important representation is on screen and proves that Asian American comedians can be just as funny, raunchy, and successful as their white male counterparts.
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| Posted Mar 19, 2023
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Evil Dead Rise (2023) |
Cronin successfully delivers a new chapter in the Necronomicon and slays the screen with artistic rigor until the credits roll. - indieWire
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| Posted Mar 16, 2023
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Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves (2023) |
The heartfelt story, enchanting characters, dazzling visual effects, and fun-filled nature will allow the film to be a treasured classic. - indieWire
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| Posted Mar 13, 2023
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Medusa Deluxe (2022) |
An arresting and visually stunning achievement, Medusa Deluxe breaks the framework on storytelling and sheds the skin of a subculture in the process. - indieWire
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| Posted Sep 30, 2022
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Werewolf by Night (2022) |
Utilizing elements of dark comedy, light romance, and friendship, Werewolf by Night is successfully able to balance fun and fright. - indieWire
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| Posted Sep 27, 2022
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Smile (2022) |
“Smile” navigates unhealed trauma through a supernatural lens and mischievous juxtaposition, despite feeling like a shadow of other stories. - indieWire
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| Posted Sep 24, 2022
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The Black Phone (2021) |
A film with a bleak yet entertaining reminder that horror is omnipresent, but sometimes you can find a lifeline in the darkest of hours if you just listen. - indieWire
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| Posted Sep 27, 2021
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Boys from County Hell (2020) |
Boys from County Hell unearths a refreshing spin on vampire lore and provides a dark tale of camaraderie that can be legendary in its own right. - Slashfilm
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| Posted Apr 22, 2021
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Woodlands Dark and Days Bewitched: A History of Folk Horror (2021) |
Filled with thoughtful commentary, lush visuals and a myriad of perspectives, Woodlands Dark and Days Bewitched: A History of Folk Horror is a must-watch that chronicles humankind's most intriguing cinematic stories. - Slashfilm
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| Posted Apr 11, 2021
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Here Before (2021) |
Gregg delivers an intoxicating and impressive directorial debut. - Slashfilm
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| Posted Apr 11, 2021
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I'M FINE (Thanks for Asking) (2021) |
I'm Fine (Thanks for Asking) is a vibrant and inspiring story to come out of the COVID cataclysm both in its narrative and also with its production. - Slashfilm
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| Posted Apr 11, 2021
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Introducing, Selma Blair (2021) |
Introducing, Selma Blair rips the Band-Aid off society's view of chronic illness with a raw portrayal of her medical diagnosis that is authenticated in its emotional and physical intensity. - Slashfilm
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| Posted Apr 11, 2021
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Luchadoras (2021) |
Luchadoras is a powerful portrayal of female resistance and breaking the status quo. - Slashfilm
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| Posted Apr 11, 2021
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Relic (2020) |
Natalie Erika James' debut doesn't just tug at the heart, Relic wraps around it and steadily sinks its teeth into it. - Slashfilm
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| Posted Feb 16, 2021
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Honeydew (2020) |
Milburn's directorial debut is sinister, shocking, and unlike its title, far from sweet. - Slashfilm
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| Posted Oct 20, 2020
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Bloodthirsty (2020) |
Bloodthirsty successfully approaches themes of hunger through carnal pleasures, fame, and self-discovery. Moses approaches the concept of transformation in a multi-faceted manner and delivers a captivating film worth hunting down. - Slashfilm
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| Posted Oct 12, 2020
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Teddy (2020) |
An inventive and emotional take on the werewolf sub-genre, Teddy is both a comfort and a curse in its depiction of the universal experience regarding change and growing up. - Slashfilm
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| Posted Oct 07, 2020
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How to Deter a Robber (2020) |
How to Deter a Robber is a cinematic gift that keeps on giving, and Bissell knows how to deliver smiles disguised as scares. - Slashfilm
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| Posted Oct 07, 2020
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The Boy Behind the Door (2020) |
Charbonier and Powell are two creatives that clearly command attention and have a knack for relentlessly inducing dread, tension and a whole lot of heart within a world of peril. - Slashfilm
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| Posted Oct 07, 2020
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The Stylist (2020) |
The Stylist is a delicately deranged glimpse into social anxiety and loneliness. Its beautiful cinematography and camerawork is supported with a gruesome ferocity that aptly captures the emotional pain of the film's main character. - Slashfilm
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| Posted Oct 07, 2020
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First Love (2019) |
Rich in components of fear, revenge, anger, and sweetness, Miike delivers a pure knockout in his latest film. - Slashfilm
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| Posted Oct 04, 2019
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The Deeper You Dig (2019) |
An exemplary work of low-budget filmmaking, The Deeper You Dig is an eldritch and well-crafted film that is far from shallow. - Slashfilm
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| Posted Oct 04, 2019
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Pelican Blood (2019) |
Pelican Blood is a cinematic lesson in love, patience, and empathy. - Slashfilm
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| Posted Oct 04, 2019
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The Other Lamb (2019) |
The Other Lamb is a festering wound of a film, one that elicits prolonged pain and suffering but offers a collective understanding. Its gorgeous imagery is juxtaposed with a growing defiance and resentment that women will know all too well. - Slashfilm
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| Posted Oct 04, 2019
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The Vast of Night (2019) |
Patterson delivers a slow burn that is both dazzling and uniquely distressful - Slashfilm
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| Posted Sep 26, 2019
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Wrinkles the Clown (2019) |
Director Michael Beach Nichols unmasks a modern boogeyman in this delightfully delusive documentary - Slashfilm
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| Posted Sep 26, 2019
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Juice: How Electricity Explains The World (2019) |
Filled with beautiful aerial shots and poignant scenes on par with images out of National Geographic magazine, Culver's documentary debut is enlightening and powerful. - Birth.Movies.Death.
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| Posted May 24, 2019
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Serial Mom (1994) |
SERIAL MOM takes a sharp, satirical look at our obsession with serial killers and is a witty glorification of violence for comedy. - Birth.Movies.Death.
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| Posted Apr 15, 2019
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Red 11 (2019) |
RED 11 is an inspiring blueprint for low-budget and aspiring filmmakers. A family endeavor and a loving lesson in cinema, RED 11 not only passes the test, but kindly shares its answers, as well. - Birth.Movies.Death.
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| Posted Mar 20, 2019
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Stuffed (2019) |
STUFFED dissects the taxidermy industry with an insightfully creative lens and shows how life and death can sometimes be one in the same. - Birth.Movies.Death.
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| Posted Mar 18, 2019
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Pet Sematary (2019) |
PET SEMATARY impressively exhumes our deepest fears. Death and grief are ruthlessly personified, and the thematic intensity of loss rises from the dead to deliver one of the best King adaptations to date. - Birth.Movies.Death.
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| Posted Mar 18, 2019
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Adopt a Highway (2019) |
ADOPT A HIGHWAY will simultaneously warm and shatter your heart. - Birth.Movies.Death.
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| Posted Mar 15, 2019
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Daniel Isn't Real (2019) |
The particular method of storytelling in DANIEL ISN'T REAL is one of deliciously diabolic eye-candy. - Birth.Movies.Death.
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| Posted Mar 13, 2019
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Long Shot (2019) |
Charlize Theron and Seth Rogen star with adorably palpable chemistry by tackling normally depressing and defeating societal and political commentaries with an authentic and sweet love story. - Birth.Movies.Death.
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| Posted Mar 12, 2019
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Body at Brighton Rock (2019) |
Writer/Director Roxanne Benjamin paves a promising path in the horror genre. - Birth.Movies.Death.
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| Posted Mar 11, 2019
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Greener Grass (2019) |
Simply put, Greener Grass is destined to be a cult classic. It's fun and fucked up in the best way possible. - Birth.Movies.Death.
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| Posted Mar 10, 2019
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Horror Noire: A History of Black Horror (2019) |
HORROR NOIRE is essential. Each era of film is analyzed with a uniquely personal and perspicacious scope while also reflecting on the historical events and popular crimes which adhered to frustrating stereotypes and invisibility within the genre. - Slashfilm
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| Posted Feb 07, 2019
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The Prodigy (2019) |
THE PRODIGY is an evil and entertaining initiation into the horror subgenre of creepy kid narratives, complete with razor-sharp tension and strong performances. - Birth.Movies.Death.
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| Posted Feb 07, 2019
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Vice (2018) |
McKay put his heart into portraying the heartless - even if it comes off cold as ice. - Birth.Movies.Death.
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| Posted Jan 14, 2019
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Piercing (2018) |
Piercing is a dark comedy pleasure spiked with pain. A sick and stylish love letter to giallo films of the '70s, Nicolas Pesce delivers cinematic kink at its finest. - Slashfilm
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| Posted Nov 19, 2018
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Pi (1998) |
Restricted as an up-and-coming filmmaker, Aronofsky didn't conform to convention and instead delivered his art full throttle... - Birth.Movies.Death.
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| Posted Oct 17, 2018
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Haunters: The Art of the Scare (2017) |
A worthwhile documentary for all horror fans and lovers of Halloween that even their dispirited spouses can enjoy. - HorrorNews.net
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| Posted Oct 17, 2018
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The Devil's Candy (2015) |
...a singular serving of satanic sweetness that left me craving more... - HorrorNews.net
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| Posted Oct 17, 2018
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Imitation Girl (2017) |
Imitation Girl is a gorgeous film that dissects the yin and yang nature of finding and ultimately accepting one's self. - HorrorNews.net
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| Posted Oct 17, 2018
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Pyewacket (2017) |
An enjoyable thriller that stalks the multi-layered aspects of grief, family dynamics, and psychological salvation with a haunting accuracy. - HorrorNews.net
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| Posted Oct 17, 2018
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The Devil's Doorway (2018) |
The horror genre is blessed to welcome another innovative female director who is telling stories and rebelling against the traditional gaze-pushing the envelope and experimenting in true artistic fashion. - HorrorNews.net
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| Posted Oct 17, 2018
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What's Eating Gilbert Grape (1993) |
The realistic depiction of marginalized characters overcoming grief and accepting disabilities is what makes this film timeless. - Birth.Movies.Death.
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| Posted Oct 17, 2018
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Thoroughbreds (2017) |
Finley constructs a fresh teenage sociopathy tale with Hitchcockian elements that create a morbidly enjoyable atmosphere anyone with a dark sense of humor and appreciation for classic horror can enjoy. - HorrorNews.net
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| Posted Oct 17, 2018
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Tragedy Girls (2017) |
A stylized film combining beauty and blood while reflecting on our society's desperate need for attention through social media. - HorrorNews.net
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| Posted Oct 17, 2018
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