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B+
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The Origin of Evil
(2022)
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Edwin Arnaudin
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A slow-burn thriller that rewards viewers' patience.
Posted Sep 23, 2023
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B+
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Gran Turismo: Based on a True Story
(2023)
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Edwin Arnaudin
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A return to form for Neill Blomkamp.
Posted Sep 14, 2023
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D+
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Meg 2: The Trench
(2023)
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Edwin Arnaudin
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Ben Wheatley is a good director. The Meg is dumb fun. This toothless sequel is neither good nor fun.
Posted Aug 22, 2023
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C-
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The Last Voyage of the Demeter
(2023)
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Edwin Arnaudin
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Commendable atmosphere and creature design can’t save a horrendous screenplay.
Posted Aug 22, 2023
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C+
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Talk to Me
(2023)
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Edwin Arnaudin
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The Philippous blessedly resist relying on jump scares and put their trust in the power of disturbing imagery. Even still, these jolts prove far too few.
Posted Jul 31, 2023
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A-
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Oppenheimer
(2023)
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Edwin Arnaudin
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Expertly marries dialogue-driven action and Nolan's trademark epic spectacle.
Posted Jul 26, 2023
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B+
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Barbie
(2023)
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Edwin Arnaudin
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Oh, to have been in the Gerwig/Baumbach house while they wrote this inspired silliness!
Posted Jul 26, 2023
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B+
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Joy Ride
(2023)
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Edwin Arnaudin
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Sherry Cola is a star.
Posted Jul 13, 2023
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A
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Past Lives
(2023)
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Edwin Arnaudin
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Nary a dishonest note to be found in this mesmerizing film.
Posted Jul 13, 2023
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C
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Mission: Impossible - Dead Reckoning, Part One
(2023)
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Edwin Arnaudin
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While a weapon as powerful as “The Entity” would naturally attract numerous interested parties, McQuarrie and co-writer Erik Jendresen struggle to balance the various individuals drawn to it.
Posted Jul 11, 2023
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D+
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Insidious: The Red Door
(2023)
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Edwin Arnaudin
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The series' first chapter not written by Leigh Whannell — and it shows.
Posted Jul 10, 2023
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B
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No Hard Feelings
(2023)
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Edwin Arnaudin
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Earns big laughs, particularly from a scene of intense bravery by Lawrence that, if it wasn’t so graphic, would almost certainly play in the montage of clips at her future career achievement award ceremonies.
Posted Jul 10, 2023
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B-
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Elemental
(2023)
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Edwin Arnaudin
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Doesn’t come close to usurping Sohn's "The Good Dinosaur" as the studio’s worst film, but it doesn’t exactly challenge "Inside Out" for the top spot, either.
Posted Jul 10, 2023
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B-
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Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny
(2023)
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Edwin Arnaudin
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While Harrison Ford and several other familiar faces are back, along with some amusing nods to the original trilogy, this concluding (?) installment is defined more by what’s absent onscreen.
Posted Jun 30, 2023
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A-
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The Night of the 12th
(2022)
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Edwin Arnaudin
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The French "Memories of Murder."
Posted Jun 27, 2023
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A-
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Asteroid City
(2023)
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Edwin Arnaudin
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So rich of a text that one could easily imagine it receiving its own primetime, behind-the-scenes spotlight someday.
Posted Jun 23, 2023
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B+
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The Flash
(2023)
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Edwin Arnaudin
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Steady action pairs exceedingly well with the humor and world-building of Hodson's script.
Posted Jun 23, 2023
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B
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The Blackening
(2022)
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Edwin Arnaudin
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The steady roll-out of humor, paired with just enough suspenseful moments and carried out by a talented ensemble clearly having a blast together is more than enough to sustain interest and earn big laughs.
Posted Jun 20, 2023
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B-
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It Ain't Over
(2022)
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Edwin Arnaudin
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A hagiographic documentary on the all of Fame catcher who, according to director Sean Mullin, never sinned in his 90 years.
Posted Jun 17, 2023
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B+
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Close to Vermeer
(2023)
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Edwin Arnaudin
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Raes makes a picture about an exhibition about pictures as entertaining and informative as seemingly possible.
Posted Jun 09, 2023
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C+
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Sanctuary
(2022)
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Edwin Arnaudin
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The recovery is admirable and suggests the filmmakers are capable of great things, but it’s not enough to warrant a recommendation for the preceding 90 minutes.
Posted Jun 07, 2023
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B
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Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse
(2023)
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Edwin Arnaudin
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Visually stunning and frequently hilarious, but also shaggy, overwhelming, and in need of some serious editing.
Posted Jun 03, 2023
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B
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The Little Mermaid
(2023)
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Edwin Arnaudin
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One of the better Disney live-action remakes, but still suffers from redundancy.
Posted May 30, 2023
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B-
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BlackBerry
(2023)
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Edwin Arnaudin
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For a while, 2023 had a new top film.
Posted May 23, 2023
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B+
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Master Gardener
(2022)
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Edwin Arnaudin
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Nobody is making films quite like Schrader these past five years, and his efforts warrant celebration.
Posted May 21, 2023
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C+
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Fast X
(2023)
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Edwin Arnaudin
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Despite leaning on the same components that ideally would have made this series a one-and-done back in 2001, Fast X damn near succeeds thanks to its new blood.
Posted May 19, 2023
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C
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Showing Up
(2022)
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Edwin Arnaudin
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Rather than build on the film's emotionally-rich, quiet moments, Reichardt and co-writer Jonathan Raymond seem more interested in showing off the world they’ve created.
Posted May 18, 2023
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B+
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Sick of Myself
(2022)
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Edwin Arnaudin
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A scathing critique of attention hounds and fame-seekers in the age of social media.
Posted May 10, 2023
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F
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Hypnotic
(2023)
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Edwin Arnaudin
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A new career low for Affleck and Rodriguez.
Posted May 10, 2023
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B+
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Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3
(2023)
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Edwin Arnaudin
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The first MCU film to make grown men cry and traumatize their kids.
Posted May 06, 2023
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B+
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Evil Dead Rise
(2023)
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Edwin Arnaudin
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We’re talking buckets and buckets and buckets of blood, poured out in increasingly shocking ways as Cronin shows zero interest in following any blueprint of who should survive.
Posted Apr 30, 2023
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B-
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Guy Ritchie's The Covenant
(2023)
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Edwin Arnaudin
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The intensity of the men's predicament might have been better served by Peter Berg or Paul Greengrass, both of whose frenetic styles more aptly fit the material.
Posted Apr 30, 2023
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B-
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Polite Society
(2023)
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Edwin Arnaudin
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A quirky delight — until it enters cuckoopants territory.
Posted Apr 30, 2023
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A
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Beau Is Afraid
(2023)
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Edwin Arnaudin
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Ari Aster's "Synecdoche, New York."
Posted Apr 22, 2023
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B+
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Renfield
(2023)
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Edwin Arnaudin
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If this wacky, blood-spraying, limb-snapping diversion is the start of a new era for Universal horror, we welcome our new, gleefully psychotic masters.
Posted Apr 14, 2023
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D
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Sweetwater
(2023)
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Edwin Arnaudin
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An insult to Clifton’s legacy, one so blatant that everyone involved should be embarrassed.
Posted Apr 14, 2023
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B+
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Paint
(2023)
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Edwin Arnaudin
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Rather than simply parody Ross, McAdams has something more ambitious in mind, and his distinct, heartfelt take on the romantic comedy is a treat to experience.
Posted Apr 07, 2023
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B+
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Air
(2023)
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Edwin Arnaudin
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Some of the writing is hokier than Virginia Tech, and Affleck is barely trying behind the camera, but it's damn entertaining.
Posted Apr 06, 2023
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B+
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Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves
(2023)
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Edwin Arnaudin
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Entertaining for longtime tabletop players and those who've never rolled a D20.
Posted Apr 06, 2023
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B+
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A Thousand and One
(2023)
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Edwin Arnaudin
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In those final moments, it achieves an authentic greatness rarely seen in modern filmmaking.
Posted Apr 04, 2023
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B-
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Smoking Causes Coughing
(2022)
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Edwin Arnaudin
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Random to a fault, yet also just random enough to work — but barely.
Posted Apr 04, 2023
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B+
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A Good Person
(2023)
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Edwin Arnaudin
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The best narrative film thus far about the opioid impact.
Posted Apr 01, 2023
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A-
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John Wick: Chapter 4
(2023)
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Edwin Arnaudin
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Solidifies John Wick as a truly iconic action hero.
Posted Mar 27, 2023
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D+
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65
(2023)
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Edwin Arnaudin
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What is this January dumping ground movie doing on screens in March?
Posted Mar 27, 2023
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B+
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Operation Fortune: Ruse de guerre
(2023)
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Edwin Arnaudin
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A breezily entertaining romp that makes many recent would-be peers look like…well, Statham’s films without Ritchie.
Posted Mar 08, 2023
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B+
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Creed III
(2023)
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Edwin Arnaudin
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No Stallone? No problem.
Posted Mar 07, 2023
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B+
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Emily
(2022)
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Edwin Arnaudin
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Add Frances O'Connor to the list of talented performers who fare just as well — if not better — behind the camera.
Posted Feb 26, 2023
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C-
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Cocaine Bear
(2023)
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Edwin Arnaudin
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It blows.
Posted Feb 25, 2023
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A-
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Turn Every Page: The Adventures of Robert Caro and Robert Gottlieb
(2022)
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Edwin Arnaudin
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Traditional documentary filmmaking doesn't get much better than this.
Posted Feb 19, 2023
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A-
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Ant-Man and The Wasp: Quantumania
(2023)
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Edwin Arnaudin
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Gloriously weird.
Posted Feb 18, 2023
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