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2/5
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Avatar: The Way of Water
(2022)
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Matthew Pejkovic
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Pretty to look at but shallow deep.
Posted Jan 24, 2023
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4/5
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The Harbinger
(2022)
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Matthew Pejkovic
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Successfully taps into the psychological distress felt during peak-Covid lockdowns in its telling of a horror story that cuts deep with masterful precision.
Posted Jan 24, 2023
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3.5/5
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Black Panther: Wakanda Forever
(2022)
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Matthew Pejkovic
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An exercise in superhero mourning done right.
Posted Jan 24, 2023
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2.5/5
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Girl at the Window
(2022)
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Matthew Pejkovic
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Places classic American horror conventions in an Australian film, resulting in a watchable if at times messy teen slasher movie.
Posted Jan 24, 2023
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2.5/5
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The Greatest Lie Ever Sold: George Floyd and the Rise of BLM
(2022)
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Matthew Pejkovic
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Could have made a bigger impact by exploring its subjects with more depth and less bias.
Posted Jan 24, 2023
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3/5
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Dig
(2022)
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Matthew Pejkovic
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A desert set thriller of high stakes and strong performances.
Posted Jan 24, 2023
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4/5
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Surrogate
(2022)
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Matthew Pejkovic
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A chilling ghost story filled with strong characters and palpable dread.
Posted Oct 12, 2022
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3.5/5
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Confess, Fletch
(2022)
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Matthew Pejkovic
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Not only succeeds as an entertaining whodunnit, but also gives Jon Hamm the perfect role to flex his comedic muscles and natural charm.
Posted Oct 12, 2022
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3/5
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The Retaliators
(2021)
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Matthew Pejkovic
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A blood-soaked tale of morality and vengeance backed by a hard rocking soundtrack.
Posted Oct 12, 2022
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3/5
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My Son Hunter
(2022)
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Matthew Pejkovic
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An often entertaining, surreal, and at times perplexing political satire.
Posted Oct 12, 2022
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2/5
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Thor: Love and Thunder
(2022)
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Matthew Pejkovic
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Proves to be more spoof than smash.
Posted Oct 11, 2022
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3/5
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Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness
(2022)
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Matthew Pejkovic
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Marvel’s insistence on world building synergy storytelling robs this latest strange tale of its identity.
Posted Oct 11, 2022
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3.5/5
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Father Stu
(2022)
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Matthew Pejkovic
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An adult driven story about faith, adversity, and forgiveness. Just the movie needed for these most trying times.
Posted Oct 11, 2022
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4/5
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The Northman
(2022)
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Matthew Pejkovic
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An intoxicating and epic blend of violence, mysticism, and breathtaking visuals.
Posted Oct 11, 2022
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4/5
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Pennywise: The Story of IT
(2021)
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Matthew Pejkovic
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A fascinating and engrossing deep dive into the 1990 It miniseries and its impact upon a generation of horror fans
Posted Aug 31, 2022
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4/5
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Elvis
(2022)
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Matthew Pejkovic
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Butler commands the screen with a primal raw superstardom that comes across once a generation.
Posted Jul 24, 2022
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4/5
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What Is a Woman?
(2022)
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Matthew Pejkovic
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Walsh takes his unflinching poker face and sharp wit into the belly of the beast in a bid to find out how a word as mundane and easily defined as “woman” has become a pride flag draped hot potato.
Posted Jul 24, 2022
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4/5
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Top Gun: Maverick
(2022)
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Matthew Pejkovic
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Top Gun: Maverick repositions Tom Cruise as the world’s biggest movie star in his reprisal of a role that he invests with wisdom and experience without losing that hotshot confidence.
Posted Jul 24, 2022
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3.5/5
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Terror on the Prairie
(2022)
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Matthew Pejkovic
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The earth, the blood, the isolation, the violence…Terror on the Prairie is as “wild west” as they come.
Posted Jul 24, 2022
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2/5
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2000 Mules
(2022)
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Matthew Pejkovic
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D’Souza has yet to decipher how to present his ideas and theories in a compelling fashion, especially when the “evidence” itself is circumstantial at best.
Posted Jul 24, 2022
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1.5/5
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Morbius
(2022)
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Matthew Pejkovic
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To call Morbius a corporate corpse of a movie is too kind.
Posted May 21, 2022
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2.5/5
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X
(2022)
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Matthew Pejkovic
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While certainly creepy and provocative at times, X stumbles from the pretentious pedestal this “elevated” horror film has propped itself upon.
Posted May 16, 2022
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2/5
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Uncharted
(2022)
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Matthew Pejkovic
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The blandest action-adventure movie seen in some time. If only we could press the “reset” button.
Posted May 09, 2022
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4/5
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Wyrmwood: Apocalypse
(2021)
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Matthew Pejkovic
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An energetic and entertaining blend of splatter-house horror and kinetic action mayhem.
Posted May 07, 2022
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2.5/5
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The King's Man
(2021)
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Matthew Pejkovic
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Imagine a feature length film of Drunk History where everyone was high on cocaine, and you might understand The King’s Man experience.
Posted May 06, 2022
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4/5
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Night at the Eagle Inn
(2021)
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Matthew Pejkovic
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A gripping haunted house horror movie with terrific performances and twist filled story.
Posted May 05, 2022
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4/5
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The Batman
(2022)
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Matthew Pejkovic
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An engaging crime thriller that stars an excellent Robert Pattinson as a brooding, vengeful Dark Knight who dives into the corrupt heart of Gotham City and emerges as a symbol of justice.
Posted Mar 15, 2022
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3/5
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The Hyperions
(2022)
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Matthew Pejkovic
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A surprisingly tender exploration of family and abandonment that embraces the quirky campiness of its 1970s kitsch setting.
Posted Mar 14, 2022
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4/5
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Sunken Roads: Three Generations After D-Day
(2019)
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Matthew Pejkovic
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An experience where history, memory, and the spirit of those who served during WWII are felt in every frame.
Posted Mar 02, 2022
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4/5
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Minamata
(2020)
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Matthew Pejkovic
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Andrew Levitas has crafted a delicate yet passionate human-rights biopic, one where anger and grace balance the scale of a story incredibly powerful in its themes of redemption and injustice.
Posted Feb 15, 2022
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4/5
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A Man for All Seasons
(1966)
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Matthew Pejkovic
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A robust portrayal of one mans stand for virtue against a corrupt tyranny, with the story of Sir Thomas Moore incredibly relevant today.
Posted Feb 13, 2022
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3.5/5
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Shut In
(2022)
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Matthew Pejkovic
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While Shut In screams exploitation drivel, the high quality of craft is matched by a depth found in its themes of sacrifice, temptation, and rebirth.
Posted Feb 09, 2022
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4.5/5
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Licorice Pizza
(2021)
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Matthew Pejkovic
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Paul Thomas Anderson takes us on a surreal trip through 1970s Los Angeles with a masterwork display of filmmaking.
Posted Feb 01, 2022
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3/5
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Gold
(2022)
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Matthew Pejkovic
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It is a bleak, uncompromising watch, yet one that provides a well-known actor the chance to strip his movie star sheen and deliver an uncompromising work.
Posted Feb 01, 2022
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3/5
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House of Gucci
(2021)
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Matthew Pejkovic
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A well performed and pretty to look at TV movie of the week.
Posted Feb 01, 2022
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4/5
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Dune
(2021)
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Matthew Pejkovic
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A first chapter to a different kind of space epic that has a maturity to its character that doesn't sacrifice from the spectacle of its action-adventure elements.
Posted Feb 01, 2022
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3.5/5
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Rita Moreno: Just a Girl Who Decided to Go For It
(2021)
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Matthew Pejkovic
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Works due to the transparent and energetic spirit of Moreno herself.
Posted Feb 01, 2022
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4/5
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West Side Story
(2021)
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Matthew Pejkovic
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Gives tribute to those who dare to love within a world succumbed to hatred.
Posted Dec 28, 2021
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2.5/5
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The Matrix Resurrections
(2021)
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Matthew Pejkovic
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Proves to be a laborious and often frustrating fourth entry in a franchise that had its day over 20 years ago.
Posted Dec 28, 2021
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3.5/5
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Ghostbusters: Afterlife
(2021)
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Matthew Pejkovic
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Speaks to the little kid in every Ghostbusters fan who wanted to strap on their own proton-pack and hunt down pesky spirits.
Posted Dec 20, 2021
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2/5
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Don't Look Up
(2021)
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Matthew Pejkovic
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McKay's messaging is equivalent to that of a rampaging teenager: all emotion and no filter. The movie might as well have been called "blah blah blah!"
Posted Dec 20, 2021
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4/5
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Spider-Man: No Way Home
(2021)
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Matthew Pejkovic
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Watts' deft handle on the Spider-Man universe results in a film in which novelty, substance, and high-grace pop-culture entertainment blend very well together.
Posted Dec 20, 2021
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2/5
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Venom: Let There Be Carnage
(2021)
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Matthew Pejkovic
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An underwhelming yet hyperactive superhero movie that reminds of the pre-MCU bad old days.
Posted Dec 20, 2021
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4/5
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Last Night in Soho
(2021)
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Matthew Pejkovic
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Naïve dreams and horrific nightmares emerge in time-crossing London.
Posted Dec 07, 2021
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4/5
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Boiling Point
(2021)
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Matthew Pejkovic
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An engrossing one-shot wonder wrought with tension and dense in character.
Posted Dec 07, 2021
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2.5/5
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No Time to Die
(2021)
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Matthew Pejkovic
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A last hurrah cash-in before the eventual reboot.
Posted Dec 07, 2021
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2/5
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Eternals
(2021)
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Matthew Pejkovic
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The only thing "super" about Eternals is its ability to cure insomnia.
Posted Dec 07, 2021
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3.5/5
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The Killing of Kenneth Chamberlain
(2020)
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Matthew Pejkovic
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An intense and harrowing true-crime film that features an excellent performance by Frankie Faison.
Posted Dec 07, 2021
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3.5/5
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The Legend of Tayos
(2021)
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Matthew Pejkovic
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An always informative and fascinating documentary.
Posted Dec 07, 2021
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3/5
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The God Committee
(2021)
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Matthew Pejkovic
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Delves into the important issue of organ donation with compelling storytelling and fine performances.
Posted Dec 07, 2021
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