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Dear Jassi
(2023)
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Courtney Small
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Dear Jassi is a powerful tale of the unwavering flame of love and the brutal injustice that often tries to extinguish it.
Posted Sep 23, 2023
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Quiz Lady
(2023)
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Rachel West
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Awkwafina and Sandra Oh are dynamite performers who have proven themselves across film and TV, which makes it all the more disappointing that neither of them can make Quiz Lady work.
Posted Sep 21, 2023
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Memory
(2023)
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Rachel West
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Memory is one of the year’s must-sees.
Posted Sep 20, 2023
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Rotting in the Sun
(2023)
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Pat Mullen
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Zany, wacky, raunchy fun...Rarely has a film with so much sex turned into such a boner killer, if a satisfying one.
Posted Sep 20, 2023
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Seagrass
(2023)
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Emma Badame
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Meredith Hama-Brown’s insight and instinct for storytelling, and her grasp on emotional truth and the power of silence, make Seagrass a truly impressive debut.
Posted Sep 20, 2023
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Lee
(2023)
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Emma Badame
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Though there are some particularly fascinating avenues left frustratingly unexplored, Lee succeeds in its most integral mission: ensuring that [Lee] Miller will be held up alongside other greats of her time.
Posted Sep 20, 2023
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Swan Song
(2023)
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Larry Fried
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The film’s unremarkable verité cinematography does little to provide substance to its images, and its unruly focus tackles too many aspects of the production to feel succinct.
Posted Sep 19, 2023
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Hit Man
(2023)
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Courtney Small
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One would not expect a film about an unlikely hit man to be one of the year’s sexiest meditations on the nature of identity, but here we are.
Posted Sep 19, 2023
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The Queen of My Dreams
(2023)
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Akash Singh
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I’d be remiss if I didn’t note Hamza Haq’s pitch perfect performance as Hassan. A real gem.
Posted Sep 19, 2023
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Frybread Face and Me
(2023)
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Victor Stiff
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An exceptional coming-of-age film that captures the beauty of self-discovery.
Posted Sep 19, 2023
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The Boy and the Heron
(2023)
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Victor Stiff
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The Boy and the Heron is a staggering work by a master filmmaker. But, for now, it’s one of those films I appreciate more than I enjoy.
Posted Sep 19, 2023
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Uproar
(2023)
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Victor Stiff
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A laugh-out-loud-funny drama that adeptly delves into complicated issues of allyship and racial identity.
Posted Sep 18, 2023
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When Evil Lurks
(2023)
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Victor Stiff
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Rugna once again delivers a shocking and sinister descent into depravity guaranteed to shake viewers to their core.
Posted Sep 18, 2023
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Flora and Son
(2023)
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Victor Stiff
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Carney is in top form here with a delightful and entertaining musical dramedy made to soothe your soul.
Posted Sep 18, 2023
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100 Yards
(2023)
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Victor Stiff
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While some martial artists strive to take the art form to new heights, in 100 Yards, Jacky Heung is gunning for new dimensions.
Posted Sep 18, 2023
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Monster
(2023)
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Victor Stiff
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Kore-eda once again takes his audience on a profound emotional journey that leaves viewers both shattered and inspired.
Posted Sep 18, 2023
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Rustin
(2023)
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Pat Mullen
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Rustin is a straightforward actor’s showpiece with Domingo relishing a lead role that’s long overdue.
Posted Sep 17, 2023
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The Holdovers
(2023)
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Pat Mullen
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Paul Giamatti gives the performance of his career in The Holdovers...This performance is one for the books.
Posted Sep 17, 2023
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Boy Kills World
(2023)
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Victor Stiff
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The film is jam-packed with vivid imagery, stylish costumes and wild locations.
Posted Sep 14, 2023
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Mother, Couch
(2023)
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Rachel West
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Mother, ouch. A top-notch cast in fine form can’t save the befuddling Mother, Couch.
Posted Sep 14, 2023
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Dream Scenario
(2023)
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Rachel West
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Nicolas Cage is in top form with a performance that straddles the line between Adaptation and The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent.
Posted Sep 14, 2023
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Knox Goes Away
(2023)
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Victor Stiff
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A thriller that lacks thrills.
Posted Sep 13, 2023
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Woman of the Hour
(2023)
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Ethan Dayton
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Kendrick is a more-than-capable director with a specific ability to craft genuine tension and suspense.
Posted Sep 13, 2023
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The Promised Land
(2023)
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Rachel West
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Who knew a historical epic about mid-18th-century potato farming in Denmark would be packed with so much blood, determination, and greed?
Posted Sep 13, 2023
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The Teachers’ Lounge
(2023)
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Pat Mullen
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Director lker Çatak keeps the action quick and the story propulsive. The Teachers’ Lounge wastes not a second or frame in its gripping 93 minutes.
Posted Sep 13, 2023
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Backspot
(2023)
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Larry Fried
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Waterson’s debut feature shows signs of a strong, stylistic voice at the helm of an otherwise conventional story.
Posted Sep 13, 2023
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The Royal Hotel
(2023)
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Courtney Small
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A taut thriller, The Royal Hotel will keep viewers on the edge of their seats from beginning to end.
Posted Sep 12, 2023
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Mr. Dressup: The Magic of Make-Believe
(2023)
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Victor Stiff
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This touching, comprehensive, and always entertaining film delights whether or not you grew up a Mr. Dressup fan.
Posted Sep 12, 2023
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The Zone of Interest
(2023)
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Pat Mullen
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Jonathan Glazer’s take on The Zone of Interest embodies the art of adaptation at its finest. What works very well on paper plays even better on screen here.
Posted Sep 12, 2023
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Dicks: The Musical
(2023)
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Ethan Dayton
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There are more than a few stand-out jokes and gags throughout, but ultimately, you may find yourself thinking a joke is funny rather than genuinely laughing out loud.
Posted Sep 12, 2023
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Days of Happiness
(2023)
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Pat Mullen
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Everything clicks emotionally, physically, and musically when Desmarais channels the maelstrom of emotions and guides Days of Happiness to a powerful crescendo.
Posted Sep 12, 2023
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Anatomy of a Fall
(2023)
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Barbara Goslawski
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In Anatomy of a Fall, Justine Triet expertly blows apart the murder mystery genre to reveal the human drama at its core.
Posted Sep 12, 2023
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Dumb Money
(2023)
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Pat Mullen
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With high energy that never lets up and a soundtrack rife with needle drops and bangers, Gillespie makes a revitalizing satire. Dumb Money will have audiences laughing, but equally inspired and riled up.
Posted Sep 12, 2023
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Sing Sing
(2023)
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Rachel West
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With a cast comprised almost entirely of formerly incarcerated actors—who appear here as themselves, the film packs a powerful message into a wholly unique and entertaining story that will have audiences laughing and crying in equal measure.
Posted Sep 12, 2023
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We Grown Now
(2023)
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Courtney Small
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Baig captures the bonds of friendship and the loss of innocence in an honest and moving way.
Posted Sep 12, 2023
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The End We Start From
(2023)
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Emma Badame
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[Mahalia Belo's] confident and creative direction proves an excellent creative fit for this adaptation of Megan Hunter’s haunting novella, but it is Jodie Comer’s riveting central performance that proves truly unforgettable.
Posted Sep 12, 2023
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Perfect Days
(2023)
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Barbara Goslawski
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Perfect Days proves to be a dramatic slice of life, as carefully handled as any observational documentary but as poetic as any great arthouse film.
Posted Sep 08, 2023
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The Equalizer 3
(2023)
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Colin Biggs
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Assuming this is the last ride for the Equalizer series, they went out on top, and there couldn’t be a better time for it at the theatre.
Posted Sep 08, 2023
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The Last Voyage of the Demeter
(2023)
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Mel Valentin
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Either the undercooked screenplay needed to marinate for another decade or two or, more likely than not, the promise inherent in the premise was never meant for anything more than what it always was, a chapter in Stoker’s novel.
Posted Aug 31, 2023
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Strays
(2023)
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Mel Valentin
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Greenbaum and Perrault work the R-rated premise to the breaking point and more often than not, beyond, delivering a steady diet of anatomical and excremental humour with almost admirable regularity.
Posted Aug 31, 2023
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Blue Beetle
(2023)
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Mel Valentin
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Ultimately, Blue Beetle reverts back to the tried-and-true superhero template.
Posted Aug 31, 2023
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Iron Butterflies
(2023)
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Emma Badame
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Liubyi’s documentary–a truly remarkable cinematic criminal investigation–is a must-see for those looking to parse events leading up to the current conflict in Eastern Europe
Posted Aug 25, 2023
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Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem
(2023)
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Victor Stiff
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Mutant Mayhem’s endearing characters, beautifully crafted visuals, and banging score make it the best Ninja Turtles movie yet.
Posted Aug 22, 2023
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The Venture Bros.: Radiant Is the Blood of the Baboon Heart
(2023)
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Sarah Bea Miller
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In terms of the plot, acting, and direction, there’s more than enough here to impress viewers. The problem is that it all seems to go by so fast.
Posted Aug 16, 2023
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With Love and a Major Organ
(2023)
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Courtney Small
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Never falling into the tropes of conventional romantic dramas, the film captures the importance of intimate bonds that, for better or worse, we deeply feel. The type of human connections that no app could ever replicate.
Posted Aug 12, 2023
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New Life
(2023)
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Courtney Small
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A stirring debut that manages to achieve a lot with its modest approach, Rosman’s film lives up to its title as it breathes new life into a well-established genre.
Posted Aug 11, 2023
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Haunted Mansion
(2023)
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Victor Stiff
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Haunted Mansion isn’t a slog, but it’s rarely exciting.
Posted Jul 28, 2023
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The Beanie Bubble
(2023)
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Larry Fried
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... a satisfyingly funny stranger-than-fiction story told with plenty of gloss but not without an ounce of sadness and capitalist rage.
Posted Jul 28, 2023
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Raging Grace
(2023)
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Courtney Small
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Raging Grace is a pulsing domestic thriller that finds plenty of chills in the real-life horrors that many endure on a daily basis.
Posted Jul 25, 2023
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El Fantástico Caso del Golem
(2023)
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Courtney Small
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A wild comedic ride from its opening frames, The Fantastic Golem Affairs works best when it reveals in the absurdity of the mystery Juan is trying to solve.
Posted Jul 25, 2023
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