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Murjani Rawls

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Biography:

New Jersey-born and raised, Murjani is a film, music, and tv critic, author, photographer, and podcast host. He has written for over 15 websites and regularly contributes to Substream Magazine. He is also the editor-in-chief at Deadscreen and has started the Deadscreen podcast. He loves horror films, hummus, good talks about the NBA, and weight lifting.

Location:

New Jersey

Reviews

Movies TV Shows
28 Years Later: The Bone Temple (2026) 92% EDIT “The Bone Temple" thoughtfully investigates the methods in which society or figures of power use idolatry as an infection within itself. The battle is not merely between Gods and monsters, but truth and diseased testament standing on opposing sides.” – Substream Magazine Jan 13, 2026 Full Review Five Nights at Freddy's 2 (2025) 16% EDIT “If "Five Nights at Freddy's 2" were an animatronic robot, it would be lacking both the parts and the power supply to get where it needs to go. ” – Substream Magazine Dec 19, 2025 Full Review The Housemaid (2025) 74% EDIT “It's the commitment of all of its parts to the rollercoaster-esque track of the story ventures on - hands waving in the wind and gleefully screaming - where you'll find the experience is worth seeing through. ” – Substream Magazine Dec 19, 2025 Full Review Rosemead (2025) 89% EDIT “The film doesn't try to paint a rosy view or look at the bright side because sometimes there just isn't one. It allows us to sit uncomfortably and think about how desperation and love can drive us to do the unthinkable. ” – Substream Magazine Dec 18, 2025 Full Review It Ends (2025) 100% EDIT “"It Ends" feels that understanding the journey into adulthood comes at a cost. In thinking about the many memories and people you had to jettison to reach what we are told is happiness, you'll question why you had to in the first place. ” – Substream Magazine Dec 17, 2025 Full Review Man Finds Tape (2025) 82% EDIT “While markers within "Man Finds Tape" will feel familiar, it taps into a modern dilemma. We have an insatiable appetite for sleuthing and the many platforms available to keep the (sometimes futile) pursuit of knowledge going. ” – Substream Magazine Dec 1, 2025 Full Review Keeper (2025) 53% EDIT “"Keeper" does become a manifestation of a magic trick. It's thrilling to see initially. But once you discover the ingredients of the execution, the end result loses its hold over you.” – Multipotentiality Nov 20, 2025 Full Review Wicked: For Good (2025) 66% EDIT “ "For Good" makes the case that nobody wins with pasted-on adaptations, slightly elongated to capitalize on a devoted fandom. ” – Substream Magazine Nov 19, 2025 Full Review The Running Man (2025) 62% EDIT “The 2025 iteration puts the spotlight on all of it, but also takes on the spirit of spectacle it’s hoping to damn. ” – Substream Magazine Nov 15, 2025 Full Review Rebuilding (2025) 93% EDIT “You can predict where the film’s quiet thesis is headed, but it doesn’t manage to dilute its effectiveness. As it turns out, remembrance doesn’t take the pain away, but points to overlooked things you should pay attention to. ” – Substream Magazine Nov 14, 2025 Full Review Lurker (2025) 95% EDIT “While "Lurker' isn't pretending to be new in presenting its statement, it's honest. Artists and fans do a discordant dance together, and it's not always a simple motivation that's leading the steps.” – Multipotentiality Oct 30, 2025 Full Review Hedda (2025) 89% EDIT “DaCosta lays out a mostly multilayered, fluid construction of Ibsen's original story that resonates throughout the generations. At points, you'll want to tear down the world Hedda lives in, and at other times, you'll wince as she does that to others.” – Substream Magazine Oct 28, 2025 Full Review Bugonia (2025) 88% EDIT “Desperation spurns belief in the unfathomable, leaving those who deserve help at odds with morality. Perhaps the end won’t come with a “War of the Worlds” style invasion, but because we are now far too alien to one another. ” – Substream Magazine Oct 24, 2025 Full Review Springsteen: Deliver Me from Nowhere (2025) 61% EDIT ““Deliver Me From Nowhere” is a plane that thrives because of the turbulent, dark skies it finds its way back home within. Yet, the film feels like it would rather be sitting in the safety of the tarmac. ” – Substream Magazine Oct 24, 2025 Full Review Shelby Oaks (2023) 55% EDIT “Darke County is indeed a playground for hidden secrets, speaking to our innate need to uncover them all. The film’s affinity for comfortability despite its fruitful setup would rather keep the interesting parts hidden. ” – Substream Magazine Oct 24, 2025 Full Review Eternity (2025) 77% EDIT “Enough magic, relatable conflict, and enjoyable fantasy are present to land the plane on the right note. ” – Substream Magazine Oct 16, 2025 Full Review Black Phone 2 (2025) 72% EDIT “But only if the film is as self-assured in its interpretation of a main character’s gifts and the uneasy way it feels about them, where it could have been bigger than an homage. ” – Substream Magazine Oct 16, 2025 Full Review TRON: Ares (2025) 53% EDIT “The hook of "Ares" is the endless possibilities of the digital world bleeding into ours. Yet, the film itself feels utterly foreign to any reality it attempts to impose itself on - whether artificial or real.” – Multipotentiality Oct 15, 2025 Full Review Vicious (2025) 44% EDIT “Ultimately, the audience and the film’s protagonist are no closer to truly understanding what they’ve been through and why it happened. ” – Substream Magazine Oct 15, 2025 Full Review Good Boy (2025) 90% EDIT “"Good Boy" is a lean 73 minutes, which matches the film's strengths. If it were 10-15 minutes longer, the mystique would start to unravel, and pressing questions would overtake the premise.” – Multipotentiality Oct 2, 2025 Full Review California Schemin' (2025) 95% EDIT “While the film’s beats have an inevitability to them, just enough smart deviations exist to make this an enjoyable debut. ” – Substream Magazine Oct 2, 2025 Full Review The Smashing Machine (2025) 70% EDIT “You'll know the broad strokes and events of what Mark Kerr has gone through, but wonder if time could have been spent diving into more of what personality made him stand above the rest. ” – Substream Magazine Oct 1, 2025 Full Review If I Had Legs I'd Kick You (2025) 92% EDIT “"If I Had Legs I Can Kick You" could be summed up as a personal purgatory. It's a dream of running out of a burning building, extending your hand for help, and somebody managing to smack it back down. ” – Multipotentiality Oct 1, 2025 Full Review Charlie Harper (2025) 57% EDIT “Despite the display of thoughtfulness of displaying two people trying to figure out where it all went wrong, it’s the storytelling method that distills the impact of what this thesis concludes.” – Substream Magazine Sep 18, 2025 Full Review HIM (2025) 30% EDIT ““Him” finds itself trapped in the Peele-ification of cinema, invoking elements of his visual style and satirical views on society without understanding why they were effective in the first place. ” – Substream Magazine Sep 18, 2025 Full Review
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