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      Smash Cut Reviews is not a Tomatometer-approved publication. Reviews from this publication only count toward the Tomatometer® when written by the following Tomatometer-approved critic(s): Karl Delossantos.

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      Rating Title | Year Author Quote
      4/5
      		Peak Season (2023) Karl Delossantos Peak Season is a thirtysomething dramedy that is as deeply introspective and life-affirming as it is charming and funny.
      Posted Mar 17, 2023
      4/5
      		John Wick: Chapter 4 (2023) Karl Delossantos John Wick: Chapter 4 is an immense action magnum opus. It is near non-stop wall-to-wall combat, car chases, and shoot-outs on a level not seen since Mad Max: Fury Road.
      Posted Mar 14, 2023
      4/5
      		Late Night With the Devil (2023) Karl Delossantos A spine-tingling and inventive found footage that grabs your attention and never lets go.
      Posted Mar 10, 2023
      4/5
      		Scream VI (2023) Karl Delossantos Making perfect use of its New York City setting, Scream VI is bigger, bolder, and scarier than any of its predecessors.
      Posted Mar 08, 2023
      4/5
      		Passages (2023) Karl Delossantos While Passages could have easily fallen to melodramatics, Sachs keeps each character and interaction grounded. No line of dialogue feels ingenuine, even when they’re loaded guns that rip through each character.
      Posted Jan 27, 2023
      4/5
      		Infinity Pool (2023) Karl Delossantos Infinity Pool plays like a campier version of Michael Haneke’s psychological thriller Funny Games crossed with an upper class Spring Breakers all wrapped up in Brandon Cronenberg’s infamous visceral body horror style.
      Posted Jan 25, 2023
      4/5
      		Fair Play (2023) Karl Delossantos Cutthroat, sharp, and entertaining as hell, writer-director Chloe Domont didn’t come to play.
      Posted Jan 23, 2023
      4/5
      		Sometimes I Think About Dying (2023) Karl Delossantos Sometimes I Think About Death is a small movie. It deals in the moments between the moments of life. What it explores is what happens when you live a lowercase ‘L’ life instead of a Life.
      Posted Jan 23, 2023
      3/5
      		M3GAN (2022) Karl Delossantos The moment M3GAN walks through the door dressed in a satin brown peacoat and enormous "here for drama" sunglasses, the movie runs like a well-oiled robotic machine in a blonde lace front.
      Posted Jan 04, 2023
      4/5
      		Babylon (2022) Karl Delossantos Babylon reviews itself when Jean Smart's character says, "it's a confluence of pure magic and bad taste."
      Posted Dec 16, 2022
      4/5
      		Avatar: The Way of Water (2022) Karl Delossantos While other movies might feel empty by relying on their visuals, The Way of Water emotes through them. Did I care for any of the characters (or know their names)? Nope. But it's an entertaining epic visual magnum opus that has to be seen in theaters.
      Posted Dec 13, 2022
      4/5
      		Spoiler Alert (2022) Karl Delossantos Spoiler Alert is funny but not forced. Tragic but not overwrought. Romantic but not unrealistic. It hits all the beats in each of its genres while delivering a satisfying albeit devastating tragi-rom-com that says love is worth the pain.
      Posted Dec 04, 2022
      4/5
      		The Menu (2022) Karl Delossantos Have you ever watched an episode of Netflix’s Chef’s Table and thought, “gee, I wish this was more like a horror movie.” Well, I present to you weirdos The Menu
      Posted Nov 16, 2022
      2.5/5
      		Falling for Christmas (2022) Karl Delossantos A little bit Overboard and a little bit It's A Wonderful Life, Falling for Christmas is an easy holiday watch for the girls, gays, and theys.
      Posted Nov 10, 2022
      4/5
      		Black Panther: Wakanda Forever (2022) Karl Delossantos Wakanda Forever is a melancholy and moving meditation on loss and grief that is as cathartic for us as it is for the characters. Wright, Gurrira & Bassett are the movie's heart in Boseman's stead. Not by replacing him, but by reminding us of his impact.
      Posted Nov 08, 2022
      3/5
      		Halloween Ends (2022) Karl Delossantos Halloween Ends is so absurd and deeply weird that it’s impossible not to at least appreciate its audacity. It feels nothing like the rest of the series—like an interpolation of the story rather than a continuation.
      Posted Oct 13, 2022
      4.5/5
      		Tár (2022) Karl Delossantos I can’t fathom that Tár is a fictional character she feels so real. Like I could open Wikipedia and go on a bender through her early life, personal life (“Tár is openly gay”), and controversies section. It’s what makes TÁR one of the year’s greatest
      Posted Oct 06, 2022
      4/5
      		Hocus Pocus 2 (2022) Karl Delossantos Hocus Pocus 2 is nostalgia done right because it doesn’t rely on our nostalgia to keep it afloat. Instead, it casts its own set of spells to bewitch us in the same way it did 30 years ago.
      Posted Sep 29, 2022
      3/5
      		Don't Worry Darling (2022) Karl Delossantos Don't Worry Darling gets by (just barely) on the shoulders of Florence Pugh.
      Posted Sep 26, 2022
      4/5
      		The Woman King (2022) Karl Delossantos The Woman King is a quintessential historical action epic.
      Posted Sep 16, 2022
      4/5
      		Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe (2022) Karl Delossantos Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe feels like a breath of fresh air—or a clear sky full of stars (with no light pollution).
      Posted Sep 13, 2022
      4/5
      		The Inspection (2022) Karl Delossantos The Inspection is an emotionally satisfying story of a man defiant in his queerness as he works to prove that he is not only more than it, but more because of it. Jeremy Pope gives a once-in-a-lifetime performance. Oscars, take note.
      Posted Sep 09, 2022
      3.5/5
      		Barbarian (2022) Karl Delossantos Barbarian is B-movie camp. It feels like it's from the same grotesque weird wicked world that Sam Raimi is operating in. The twists are surprising, scares genuinely frightening, and comedy sharp. See it in a theater with a crowd.
      Posted Sep 07, 2022
      5/5
      		Aftersun (2022) Karl Delossantos Charlotte Wells uses Aftersun to show us what it’s like to unlock that box that we all keep away in a hidden dark corner of our minds. What it’s like to admit that our perfect childhood memories are just afterimages of the brightest moments.
      Posted Sep 06, 2022
      3/5
      		Orphan: First Kill (2022) Karl Delossantos Orphan: First Kill doubles down on the original's wacky premise to deliver a deliciously campy prequel that will please fans of the first movie and convert a few new ones. A camp cult classic in the making.
      Posted Aug 20, 2022
      2.5/5
      		Beast (2022) Karl Delossantos Beast spares us from the unnecessary details and delivers what we want: Man vs animal. In that way, at its core, it's a perfect B-movie.
      Posted Aug 18, 2022
      3/5
      		Prey (2022) Karl Delossantos Prey's stripped down narrative and classic thrills make it the rare reboot that works.
      Posted Aug 04, 2022
      4/5
      		Nope (2022) Karl Delossantos Nope is Jordan Peele’s Jaws. A chopped, screwed, and depraved loving hate letter to the summer blockbuster with stunning anxiety-inducing, white-knuckled suspense pieces that had my heart racing.
      Posted Jul 20, 2022
      3/5
      		Thor: Love and Thunder (2022) Karl Delossantos Thor: Love and Thunder is the queerest MCU movie yet.
      Posted Jul 07, 2022
      4.5/5
      		Broker (2022) Karl Delossantos Hirokazu Kore-eda’s Broker is at once a heartwarming cheeky road-trip comedy and a heartbreaking drama of misunderstood misfits that continues his exploration of the meaning of family that he began with his 2018 Palme d’Or winning drama Shoplifters.
      Posted May 29, 2022
      2.5/5
      		Three Thousand Years of Longing (2022) Karl Delossantos Stories have power, but stories are only as good as their ending. Three Thousand Years of Longing needed one more wish.
      Posted May 25, 2022
      2/5
      		The Eight Mountains (2022) Karl Delossantos Maybe others will be affected by The Eight Mountains. Maybe it’s a journey I haven’t needed to take. But frankly, I’m not sure that Pietro took the journey either — like the equivalent of reading a self-help book instead of going to therapy.
      Posted May 24, 2022
      3.5/5
      		Cairo Conspiracy (2022) Karl Delossantos Saleh directs the film with a methodical slow-burn pace that keeps you hooked with every new revelation as Adam’s position puts him into further danger.
      Posted May 24, 2022
      4.5/5
      		Decision to Leave (2022) Karl Delossantos Decision to Leave finds South Korean director Park Chan-wook at the absolute top of his game as he breathes new life into a not-so-classic detective story.
      Posted May 23, 2022
      4.5/5
      		Triangle of Sadness (2022) Karl Delossantos Triangle of Sadness is a two-and-a-half-hour joke-a-minute biting satire of the rich and class that keeps you guessing in every scene. An incredible cast of characters that I’m gonna miss hanging out with. I could have watched it for hours.
      Posted May 22, 2022
      4/5
      		Armageddon Time (2022) Karl Delossantos While presenting itself as a fun childhood romp through the dawn of the 1980s, Armageddon Time quickly turns into a biting indictment of privilege, generational racism, and the white-washing of the American dream.
      Posted May 21, 2022
      4/5
      		EO (2022) Karl Delossantos Eo doesn’t have a plot, little dialogue and, oh, the protagonist is a depressed donkey that wishes he was a horse, but this weird little movie is irresistible. Sure, its lead is a donkey, but it is as human as it gets.
      Posted May 21, 2022
      4/5
      		Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness (2022) Karl Delossantos Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness fully goes horrorjump scares, body horror, a smattering of diabolical kills and all. Its a Marvel Cinematic Universe movie through and through but has Sam Raimis creepy groovy campy deranged DNA all over it.
      Posted May 03, 2022
      1.5/5
      		Firebird (2021) Karl Delossantos The premise promises great love. But like any great love, it has to be earned. Unfortunately, Firebird doesnt try to earn it.
      Posted Apr 30, 2022
      2.5/5
      		Crush (2022) Karl Delossantos Crush is as formulaic as they come - and that's fine. Queer kids deserve their own corny high school romantic comedies and Crush delivers on that.
      Posted Apr 28, 2022
      2.5/5
      		The Northman (2022) Karl Delossantos Where the movie goes south is in its narrative and characters. Beneath the twisting Scandinavian folklore is a simple and familiar revenge story that never gives us real reason to care.
      Posted Apr 26, 2022
      3.5/5
      		I Love My Dad (2022) Karl Delossantos Director-writer James Morosini creates a funny and entertaining self-portrait of his own life while also finding ingenious ways to present our digital life in the real world.
      Posted Mar 23, 2022
      3.5/5
      		X (2022) Karl Delossantos A Texas Boogie Nights Massacre
      Posted Mar 18, 2022
      4/5
      		Bodies Bodies Bodies (2022) Karl Delossantos Bodies Bodies Bodies is like a dark, bloody slasher version of Clue with a hint of Mean Girls and Lord of the Flies by way of Scream. Equally funny and suspenseful, an instant classic.
      Posted Mar 15, 2022
      1/5
      		Gone in the Night (2022) Karl Delossantos The Cow is empty calories.
      Posted Mar 14, 2022
      4/5
      		Jethica (2022) Karl Delossantos Jethica feels like a ghost story being told on a cold night next to a campfire, except the storyteller is also a comedian. It's a small movie that doesn't try to be more than it is a good story well-told. Charming, funny, and full of heart.
      Posted Mar 13, 2022
      3/5
      		To Leslie (2022) Karl Delossantos To Leslie gets incredibly far on Andrea Riseboroughs watershed performance in the titular role. The movies depiction of alcoholism is raw and unflinching until it isnt.
      Posted Mar 13, 2022
      3.5/5
      		Sissy (2022) Karl Delossantos Sissy takes a bubblegum pink-colored satirical approach to tackle its bleak subject matter to devilishly entertaining and constantly surprising results. Paired with a star-making performance from Aisha Dee, Sissy is a multi-hyphenate genre must-see.
      Posted Mar 12, 2022
      4.5/5
      		Everything Everywhere All at Once (2022) Karl Delossantos Though it spans countless genres, mediums, and references dozens of films from 2001: A Space Oddessy to Ratatouille to Kill Bill to In the Mood For Love it feels like a movie like Everything Everywhere All At Once has never been done before.
      Posted Mar 12, 2022
      3.5/5
      		Great Freedom (2021) Karl Delossantos While Great Freedom takes place during a dark time in Germany's history, its hopeful story filled with empathy doesn't feel anything less than authentic and, against all odds, enjoyable.
      Posted Mar 04, 2022
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