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4.5/5
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The Boy and the Heron
(2023)
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Francisca Tinoco
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Hayao Miyazaki's 12th and possibly final feature film could not be more relevant as a call to action, bravery, and the unrelenting hope of childhood.
Posted Dec 06, 2023
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5/5
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RENAISSANCE: A FILM BY BEYONCÉ
(2023)
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Francisca Tinoco
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Not even Beyoncé, in all her might, can stop time; as distressing as change can be, it is also natural, unavoidable, and therefore wonderful. That is the beauty of Renaissance.
Posted Dec 04, 2023
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3.5/5
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Your Lucky Day
(2023)
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Scott Campbell
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'Your Lucky Day' finds Angus Cloud and the rest of the cast on sparkling form in a twisting, turning, and altogether unpredictably thrilling time.
Posted Nov 08, 2023
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2.5/5
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The Marsh King's Daughter
(2023)
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Francisca Tinoco
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'The Marsh King's Daughter' is yet another addition to the forgotten library of inconsequential and underdeveloped action thrillers.
Posted Nov 02, 2023
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2/5
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Five Nights at Freddy's
(2023)
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Danny Peterson
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'Five Nights at Freddy's' fails at being scary. The premise and setting should've made it an obvious horror win, but some baffling story choices and poor execution makes it feel like a missed opportunity.
Posted Oct 27, 2023
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3.5/5
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When Evil Lurks
(2023)
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Scott Campbell
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It's not going to be for everyone, but if you've got the stomach for it, then 'When Evil Lurks' is easily among the year's most gruesome, unrelenting, and unforgettable horrors.
Posted Oct 26, 2023
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3/5
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Suitable Flesh
(2023)
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Scott Campbell
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The spirit of Stuart Gordon is alive and well in 'Suitable Flesh,' with Joe Lynch picking up the baton and delivering both an ode to his inspiration and a riotous horror comedy in its own right.
Posted Oct 25, 2023
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3/5
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Desperation Road
(2023)
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Scott Campbell
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Nadine Crocker's slow-burning 'Desperation Road' may deal with the depths of darkness and despair, but excellent performances and a strong grasp of tone propel it towards the light.
Posted Oct 13, 2023
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2.5/5
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Dangerous Waters
(2023)
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Scott Campbell
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'Dangerous Waters' starts off as one thing, but barrels directly into an absurdly entertaining third act when it decides to throw the shackles off and become something else entirely.
Posted Oct 10, 2023
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3/5
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Totally Killer
(2023)
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Scott Campbell
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The ambition often outweighs the execution, but 'Totally Killer' is still a fun and bloody riff on several different genres at once.
Posted Oct 04, 2023
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4/5
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Bottoms
(2023)
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Francisca Tinoco
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'Bottoms' is never afraid to have fun, even when it comes at the cost of a reasonable plot or political correctness. It's an hysterical teen movie featuring two of the best talents of this generation.
Posted Sep 23, 2023
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2/5
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Expend4bles
(2023)
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Scott Campbell
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'EXPEND4BLES' is comfortably the weakest entry in the franchise so far, making it look as if the decision to dust off the property following a near decade-long absence was the wrong call.
Posted Sep 22, 2023
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3.5/5
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No One Will Save You
(2023)
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Scott Campbell
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Brian Duffield continues his incredible penchant for delivering instant cult favorites with 'No One Will Save You,' a spectacularly subversive sci-fi thriller with an ingeniously inventive approach to a familiar setup.
Posted Sep 22, 2023
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3/5
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A Haunting in Venice
(2023)
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Francisca Tinoco
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Hercule Poirot comes out to play again in this horror-leaning murder mystery which, despite looking great, is held back by an underwhelming plot.
Posted Sep 15, 2023
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3.5/5
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The Pope's Exorcist
(2023)
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Peter Kohnke
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A solid performance from its leading man in a story which freshens up the delivery and messaging of an exorcism film delivers an overall decent horror flick.
Posted Sep 02, 2023
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2/5
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Hypnotic
(2023)
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Matt Wayt
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You can only chip away at reality so far until everything in 'Hypnotic' starts to feel sketched and feckless. Any type of resolution reads as either disingenuous or completely unearned, as viewers were never invested in the journeys in the first place.
Posted Sep 02, 2023
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2.5/5
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Transformers: Rise of the Beasts
(2023)
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Matt Wayt
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What an annoyance to have a 'Transformers' movie with well-drawn humans, only to have them choke on the exhaust fumes of franchise expectations.
Posted Sep 02, 2023
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3.5/5
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Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse
(2023)
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Matt Wayt
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'Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse' travels worlds to upend its own status quo, spinning a truly unique and sometimes devastating narrative that finally matches its visual ambitions.
Posted Sep 02, 2023
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4.5/5
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Oppenheimer
(2023)
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Matt Wayt
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The true test of 'Oppenheimer' is whether Nolan can maintain his typically mammoth vision with a narrative that mostly comprises white men talking in small rooms. Like his protagonist, he succeeds in a grand and unexpectedly horrifying fashion.
Posted Sep 02, 2023
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2.5/5
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The Equalizer 3
(2023)
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Charlotte Simmons
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Antoine Fuqua almost single-handedly carries 'The Equalizer 3' all on his own, but with an agitating plot piling on more and more dead weight with every scene, he could only take it so far.
Posted Sep 01, 2023
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4/5
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Blue Beetle
(2023)
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Daniel Pacheco
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The best film DC has put out in a while, 'Blue Beetle' offers fun, heartfelt action and comedy. Xolo Maridueña shines as Jaime Reyes, while director Ángel Manuel Soto succeeds in delivering an ode to Latin American culture in a superhero outfit.
Posted Aug 31, 2023
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4/5
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Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem
(2023)
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Charlotte Simmons
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With only a slightly underwhelming plot among its infractions, 'Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem' flies high on some gorgeously evocative presentation and an untouchably charming take on the eponymous reptiles.
Posted Aug 31, 2023
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2.5/5
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Haunted Mansion
(2023)
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Charlotte Simmons
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A marked improvement over the similarly-titled 2003 film, 'Haunted Mansion' nevertheless falls at too many self-imposed hurdles to make the most of what should have been a self-sufficient recipe.
Posted Aug 31, 2023
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4/5
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Inside
(2023)
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Charlotte Simmons
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Though it's no easy task to connect and absorb everything it throws at you, 'Inside' is a captivating thematic feast anchored by the ever-masterful Willem Dafoe.
Posted Aug 31, 2023
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1.5/5
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Strays
(2023)
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Sandeep Sandhu
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An average, predictable script is rescued from being truly irredeemable by an excellent cast of voice actors and a few bright jokes.
Posted Aug 31, 2023
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3.5/5
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Barbie
(2023)
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Sandeep Sandhu
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Greta Gerwig's summer blockbuster is well worth watching, but fails to reach the storytelling heights of her previous work.
Posted Aug 31, 2023
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4/5
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Joy Ride
(2023)
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Sandeep Sandhu
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Fresh takes, classic gags, and excellent performances from its leads elevate an occasionally clunky and very packed script into something well worth watching.
Posted Aug 31, 2023
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3/5
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White Men Can't Jump
(2023)
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Sandeep Sandhu
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'Peter Pan & Wendy' is a decent live-action remake stays faithful to the source material as well as its animated predecessor, but that's about it.
Posted Aug 31, 2023
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3.5/5
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Peter Pan & Wendy
(2023)
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Sandeep Sandhu
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'Peter Pan & Wendy' is a decent live-action remake stays faithful to the source material as well as its animated predecessor, but that's about it.
Posted Aug 31, 2023
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3/5
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Gran Turismo: Based on a True Story
(2023)
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Danny Peterson
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Slowed down by a cliché-ridden opening act, 'Gran Turismo' is an ultimately rewarding experience once the rubber hits the road in the tension-filled second half, thanks to an infectiously inspiring premise and a fantastic performance by David Harbour.
Posted Aug 26, 2023
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3/5
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Red, White & Royal Blue
(2023)
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Francisca Tinoco
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While the film never really finds its voice outside of the source material, lacking development and a finer tuning to its new medium, 'Red, White & Royal Blue' might still be the most deliciously fun and excitingly sexy romcom of the year.
Posted Aug 12, 2023
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2.5/5
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Heart of Stone
(2023)
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Scott Campbell
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Make of it what you will, but 'Heart of Stone' ticks all of the boxes in the exact order you'd expect from a star-powered Netflix action extravaganza.
Posted Aug 11, 2023
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2.5/5
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The Last Voyage of the Demeter
(2023)
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Scott Campbell
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'The Last Voyage of the Demeter' makes a decent attempt at reinventing the Dracula mythos, but foregoing the early tension in favor of all-out action proves to be its undoing in the end.
Posted Aug 10, 2023
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2/5
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Meg 2: The Trench
(2023)
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Scott Campbell
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Ben Wheatley's blockbuster debut reduces him to an anonymous bystander in a sequel that's inexplicably weaker than its predecessor. If we get 'Meg 3,' then somebody needs to remember these things are supposed to be fun.
Posted Aug 04, 2023
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5/5
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Talk to Me
(2023)
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Erielle Sudario
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'Talk to Me' is an aculmination of years worth viral content creation, mixed in with Australian storytelling. Together, it transformed a comedic short premise into something that gets your heart racing.
Posted Jul 20, 2023
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3.5/5
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They Cloned Tyrone
(2023)
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Scott Campbell
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'They Cloned Tyrone' is comfortably Netflix's most original blockbuster of the year, and being exactly the movie you think it is and something completely unexpected at the exact same time is easily its biggest strength.
Posted Jul 14, 2023
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2.5/5
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Bird Box Barcelona
(2023)
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Scott Campbell
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'Bird Box Barcelona' expands the mythology in several new and fascinating directions, but it also makes the mistake of posing several bigger questions that it doesn't seem to want to answer.
Posted Jul 11, 2023
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4/5
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Mission: Impossible - Dead Reckoning, Part One
(2023)
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Scott Campbell
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Tom Cruise has only gone and done it again, with 'Mission: Impossible - Dead Reckoning Part One' delivering a stunning summer blockbuster that'll leave you wondering how it can possibly be topped next summer.
Posted Jul 08, 2023
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3/5
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Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny
(2023)
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Scott Campbell
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'Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny' is a solid action-packed blockbuster that ticks all of the franchise's required boxes, even if it isn't quite a farewell worthy of a cinematic icon.
Posted Jun 28, 2023
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3/5
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Extraction 2
(2023)
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Scott Campbell
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'Extraction 2' is everything you'd expect it to be; bigger, bolder, brasher, louder, and more spectacular. Unfortunately, it peaks way too early and fails to recapture that early momentum.
Posted Jun 15, 2023
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3/5
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The Flash
(2023)
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Scott Campbell
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'The Flash' is good, and occasionally flirts with excellence, but anyone who goes in heading the game-changer that was promised may be left feeling a touch short-changed.
Posted Jun 14, 2023
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4/5
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The Little Mermaid
(2023)
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Francisca Tinoco
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'The Little Mermaid' is not just another useless, soulless remake from the Mouse House. Not only does it give the gift of Halle Bailey as Ariel, but it also fortifies its predecessor's story by adding much needed narrative context and emotional pull.
Posted May 26, 2023
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2.5/5
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Kandahar
(2023)
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Scott Campbell
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'Kandahar' finds Gerard Butler doing what he does best, and while there are some admirable attempts to deviate from formula, the end result isn't going to be regarded among the action hero's top tier.
Posted May 25, 2023
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3/5
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Fast X
(2023)
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Scott Campbell
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'Fast X' doubles down on everything longtime fans have come to know and love about the franchise, but anyone who isn't sold on the saga at this stage isn't going to be won over.
Posted May 19, 2023
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3.5/5
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Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3
(2023)
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Scott Campbell
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'Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3' sends James Gunn and his band of intergalactic misfits out in a blaze of glory that sees the writer and director bow out on no other terms but his own.
Posted May 03, 2023
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4.5/5
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SUGA: Road to D-Day
(2023)
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Francisca Tinoco
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If you watch anything this week, make it a BTS double-bill.
Posted Apr 22, 2023
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4.5/5
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The Super Mario Bros. Movie
(2023)
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Erielle Sudario
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Nintendo knows what's great about the 'Super Mario Bros.' games, and perfectly brings them to life on the big screen.
Posted Apr 05, 2023
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3.5/5
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A Good Person
(2023)
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Martin Carr
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Florence Pugh gives another magnetic performance in this hard hitting redemption drama, written and directed by Zach Braff. Aided and abetted by Morgan Freeman, an otherwise average melodrama is elevated by two movie stars on top form.
Posted Mar 23, 2023
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4/5
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Louis Tomlinson: All of Those Voices
(2023)
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Francisca Tinoco
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An effective portrayal of Louis Tomlinson's journey toward self-knowledge, both at a personal and an artistic level. What it lacks in behind-the-scenes exclusives of his songwriting process, it makes up for in heart, authenticity, and plenty of footage.
Posted Mar 23, 2023
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4/5
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John Wick: Chapter 4
(2023)
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Scott Campbell
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The exorbitant running time may end up testing the patience of many, but 'John Wick: Chapter 4' does exactly what the franchise does best, but somehow on an even grander and more gripping scale.
Posted Mar 21, 2023
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