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2.5/5
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Inside
(2023)
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Michael Walsh
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A greater focus on fewer ideas would have made for a much better [movie]. As would a more unhinged Dafoe and an embrace of its most bizarre elements.
Posted Mar 17, 2023
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5/5
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John Wick: Chapter 4
(2023)
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Michael Walsh
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John Wick: Chapter 4 isn’t just the best installment in the series. It’s on the very short list of greatest action movies ever made.
Posted Mar 16, 2023
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3/5
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Shazam! Fury of the Gods
(2023)
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Kyle Anderson
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Despite the humor, the story didn’t grab me the way the first film’s did. Still, Shazam! Fury of the Gods is still entertaining enough to make for a fun time at the movies.
Posted Mar 15, 2023
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2/5
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Unwelcome
(2022)
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Tai Gooden
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I respect the bold and unexpected conclusion. But, considering Unwelcome’s chaotic tonal shifts, uneven pacing, and underwhelming script, that ending certainly doesn’t feel earned.
Posted Mar 06, 2023
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3/5
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Ant-Man and The Wasp: Quantumania
(2023)
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Kyle Anderson
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As a movie to properly foist Kang the Conqueror onto the Marvel Cinematic Universe, Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania succeeds and then some. As a movie for Ant-Man, the Wasp, and their family of size-changing heroes? It’s only just fine.
Posted Feb 14, 2023
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4/5
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Missing
(2023)
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Laura Sirikul
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Missing is a worthy successor of Searching with its unexpected twists and shocking conclusion. It doesn’t present anything new but it is fun to see the crazy storytelling elements and interesting use of social media mediums.
Posted Feb 07, 2023
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5/5
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Jujutsu Kaisen 0: The Movie
(2021)
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Kelly Knox
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As you might imagine, punching pandas and curse techniques can result in some explosive action and gorgeously choreographed fight scenes. Jujutsu Kaisen 0 has an abundance of both.
Posted Dec 14, 2022
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2.5/5
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Avatar: The Way of Water
(2022)
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Kyle Anderson
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It's a gorgeous visual treat, a testament to the artistry and attention to detail of Cameron and his effects crew, but if you're looking for anything else from it, you'll be left sorely disappointed.
Posted Dec 13, 2022
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3/5
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Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery
(2022)
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Kyle Anderson
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While Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery offers a lot of the same scrumptious twists and class warfare satire as the first film, Johnson takes the zaniness up so high it very nearly toppled the whole affair.
Posted Nov 16, 2022
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2.5/5
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Black Adam
(2022)
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Kyle Anderson
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While a lot of Black Adam works, the whole can’t escape the messiness of trying to add to---or jumpstart---a franchise rather than tell a good story.
Posted Oct 18, 2022
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4/5
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The Curse of Bridge Hollow
(2022)
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Rosie Knight
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Overall, The Curse of Bridge Hollow is something that we could all use a bit more of: good laughs, fun drama, and Priah Ferguson, our American hero.
Posted Oct 14, 2022
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3/5
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Halloween Ends
(2022)
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Rosie Knight
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If this really is the last Halloween film, it’s a worthy if uneven finale. But if not, it’ll be interesting to see where it goes next.
Posted Oct 13, 2022
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4.5/5
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The Banshees of Inisherin
(2022)
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Kyle Anderson
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The Banshees of Inisherin feels like putting on a favorite sweater that happens to have just fallen in a mud puddle. It’s chilly and unsavory but you still get a sense of the warmth and comfort underneath. Quite simply one of the best films of the year.
Posted Oct 13, 2022
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3.5/5
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Hellraiser
(2022)
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Rosie Knight
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A really great addition to the Hellraiser series that sits comfortably as just another chapter in the sprawling legend of the Lament Configuration rather than diminishing what came before.
Posted Oct 05, 2022
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4/5
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Smile
(2022)
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Kyle Anderson
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If you think Smile is nothing but a series of people with scary, evil grins, you're wrong. It's much more clever, much more frightening, and ultimately much more uncannily disturbing than even those upsetting trailer images would have you believe.
Posted Sep 28, 2022
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3/5
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Confess, Fletch
(2022)
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Michael Walsh
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The film’s shortcomings pale in comparison to everything it does right. Confess, Fletch might not be perfect, but it’s exactly the type of movie you walk out of with zero regrets for having given it your time and money.
Posted Sep 19, 2022
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4/5
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Pearl
(2022)
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Kyle Anderson
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If Mia Goth isn’t at least in contention for some kind of acting award this year, between both X and Pearl, then there really is a problem.
Posted Sep 12, 2022
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5/5
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Barbarian
(2022)
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Rosie Knight
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You should absolutely see this movie, but you also need to go in knowing as little as possible.
Posted Sep 07, 2022
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2.5/5
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Three Thousand Years of Longing
(2022)
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Kyle Anderson
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Miller definitely turned out something different from Fury Road, however, he didn’t quite succeed in the timeless romance he (apparently) tried to convey.
Posted Aug 25, 2022
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4/5
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Day Shift
(2022)
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Tai Gooden
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Day Shift knows exactly what it is: a fun action flick that pairs perfectly with popcorn on a Friday night.
Posted Aug 12, 2022
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3.5/5
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What to Do with the Dead Kaiju?
(2022)
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Kyle Anderson
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It has a lot to enjoy for people for whom Godzilla movies are second nature. The jokes on the genre land super hard, but they land just as well if you mistrust government red tape.
Posted Aug 12, 2022
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3.5/5
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Prey
(2022)
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Michael Walsh
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Prey is a really fun movie with fantastic visuals, a great leading performance, an interesting and authentic setting, wildly entertaining fight scenes, excellent writing, and an obvious love for all things Predator.
Posted Aug 03, 2022
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3/5
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Dark Glasses
(2022)
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Kyle Anderson
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Dark Glasses is only a mild success, but in the scheme of Argento's recent career, it’s an unbridled triumph.
Posted Jul 31, 2022
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3.5/5
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All Jacked Up and Full of Worms
(2022)
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Kyle Anderson
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I am not here to say everyone reading this will like All Jacked Up and Full of Worms, but you absolutely must see it. It's a real trip.
Posted Jul 22, 2022
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4/5
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Shin Ultraman
(2022)
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Kyle Anderson
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Shin Ultraman is a handsome, effective, and certainly loving riff on the original Ultraman series. It doesn't redefine the form like Shin Godzilla, but it marries the hopefulness of the source material with our dour reality in a great way.
Posted Jul 22, 2022
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3.5/5
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Nope
(2022)
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Michael Walsh
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Maybe someday Jordan Peele will make a film better than Get Out. But whether or not he ever does isn’t important when reviewing Nope. This film shows he’s still finding success when he steps to the plate.
Posted Jul 20, 2022
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4/5
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She Will
(2021)
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Tai Gooden
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She Will‘s slow and deliberate unfolding, stellar performances, and visuals will certainly strike a chord with fans of gothic horror-tinged narratives.
Posted Jul 11, 2022
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4/5
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Thor: Love and Thunder
(2022)
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Rosie Knight
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All in all... it’s another super fun superhero flick from Waititi, who cements himself as one of the MCU’s most exciting and original directors.
Posted Jul 05, 2022
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3/5
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Flux Gourmet
(2022)
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Kyle Anderson
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For some this is Strickland’s most effective film, but for me it lacks the macabre, hallucinatory pleasures of his earlier works.
Posted Jun 23, 2022
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3.5/5
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Lightyear
(2022)
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Kyle Anderson
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While Lightyear plays like a fun, surprisingly heady science fiction adventure, its references (and subversions) of Toy Story lore actually hold it back from true Pixar greatness.
Posted Jun 13, 2022
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3/5
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Jurassic World Dominion
(2022)
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Rosie Knight
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Something that was particularly exciting for this reviewer was the way this movie connected to the original Jurassic Park—both film and novel—in unexpected ways.
Posted Jun 08, 2022
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Superior Ultraman 8 Brothers
(2008)
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Kyle Anderson
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Perhaps none of the crossover Ultraman movies feels more like a glorious love letter to the fans and the history than Superior 8 Ultra Brothers.
Posted May 17, 2022
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3/5
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The Northman
(2022)
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Kyle Anderson
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It’s not a bad movie in the least, it just feels like a lot of the Eggers special sauce got watered down, even if the brutality went way, way up.
Posted May 17, 2022
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3.5/5
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Top Gun: Maverick
(2022)
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Kyle Anderson
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High art? Never. Unrivaled action movie? You bet your ass.
Posted May 17, 2022
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4/5
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Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness
(2022)
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Rosie Knight
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If you’ve dreamed of diving into a live-action issue of EC Comics or Doctor Strange, then get ready for a new fave.
Posted May 03, 2022
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3.5/5
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The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent
(2022)
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Rosie Knight
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The love for film and film fans here will likely speak to every member of the audience, and that feels special.
Posted Apr 20, 2022
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4/5
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The Wanting Mare
(2020)
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Lindsey Romain
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A dreamy, dazzling fantasy debut.
Posted Apr 07, 2022
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2/5
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Morbius
(2022)
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Kyle Anderson
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Morbius is a perfunctory, sloppy, paint-by-numbers attempt to remind audiences that Sony has the rights to these Spider-Man villains and by golly theyre going to use them.
Posted Mar 31, 2022
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Moonshot
(2022)
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Rosie Knight
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Condor is a born leading woman, and she proves that again here.
Posted Mar 31, 2022
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5/5
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Everything Everywhere All at Once
(2022)
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Laura Sirikul
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The most stunning and brilliant film so far this year.
Posted Mar 21, 2022
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4.5/5
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X
(2022)
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Rosie Knight
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This delightfully dark and surprisingly complex flick feels unbelievably fresh. Its influences inspire innovation rather than shackling X to the other derivative tropes we’ve come to expect from ’70s throwback horror.
Posted Mar 16, 2022
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5/5
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Turning Red
(2022)
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Laura Sirikul
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Turning Red is a sweet and relatable story about what it means to grow up, but not apart.
Posted Mar 07, 2022
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4.5/5
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The Batman
(2022)
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Kyle Anderson
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This isnt just a new take on a popular comic book character, its a fully realized vision for a world. One like weve never gotten before.
Posted Feb 28, 2022
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Beyond the Door II
(1977)
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Kyle Anderson
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Shock represents a master craftsman working at the end of his career under atypical circumstances who managed to turn in a thoughtful, creepy movie in an age of bombastic set pieces and excessive gore. Give Shock a chance and it will reward you.
Posted Feb 08, 2022
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Sleep
(2020)
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Kyle Anderson
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Its not an easy watch on any level, but its explored with such a deft touch, and with such rich and well-rounded characters, that whether you fully grasp it all does not impact your enjoyment.
Posted Feb 08, 2022
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2/5
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Death on the Nile
(2022)
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Kyle Anderson
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The novelty of a big screen Poirot movie that carried a lot of Murder on the Orient Express isnt here.
Posted Feb 08, 2022
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Tough Cop
(1976)
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Kyle Anderson
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It’s a supremely fun and action-packed movie.
Posted Jan 19, 2022
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Scream
(2022)
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Rosie Knight
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Scream balances the need for new ideas with a reverence - and critique - of what has come before.
Posted Jan 13, 2022
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3/5
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Mulan
(2020)
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Laura Sirikul
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While Liu may not be my Mulan, she will definitely be another Asian kid's Mulan, and that's what really matters.
Posted Jan 07, 2022
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2/5
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The 355
(2022)
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Laura Sirikul
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Filled with one-dimensional heroes, predictable double-crosses and been-there-done-that action sequences, The 355 does not bring out the full potential of its stellar cast.
Posted Jan 07, 2022
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