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Mando and Baby Yoda Make the Leap to the Big Screen with ‘Star Wars: The Mandalorian and Grogu’
Star Wars: The Mandalorian and Grogu brings our small-screen duo to cinemas with a standalone adventure that thankfully avoids empty fan service, but doesn’t quite hit the highs of the Skywalker saga.
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‘Exit 8’ Video Game Becomes Psychological Horror in New Japanese Film
‘Exit 8’ adds depth to a popular Japanese liminal space video game, creating an effective, surprisingly tense psychological horror film.
Featured Reviews
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‘The Drama’ Could Become the Most Discussed Film of the Year
Robert Pattinson and Zendaya star in The Drama, Kristoffer Borgli’s jet-black comedy about a happily engaged couple whose love is put to the test after a shocking revelation during a party game.
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‘Project Hail Mary’ Brings Much-Needed Hope to Cinema Screens
‘Project Hail Mary’ couples Ryan Gosling’s charm with a sci-fi sense of wonder for a story about the value of connection, cooperation, and compassion.
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Sam Raimi’s ‘Send Help’ Twists Office Hierarchy with Horror and Humor
With Send Help, Sam Raimi reminds us that he is a master at balancing horror and comedy, turning a simple scenario about a downtrodden employee (Rachel McAdams) stranded on an island with her horrible boss (Dylan O’Brien) into a delightfully tense, bloody, fun movie experience.
Latest Reviews
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‘Dune: Part Two’ Delivers an Epic Big Screen Experience
It’s time to journey back to Arrakis and ride a big old worm in Dune: Part Two.
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Is ‘Madam Web’ The Best Unintentional Comedy?
Madame Web has clunky exposition, awkward dialogue, mediocre action, and a very generic story. But it also has some of the most unintentionally hilarious line delivery and weird moments I’ve seen recently.
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Kingsley Ben-Adir Becomes Bob Marley in One Love
Bob Marley: One Love follows predictable biopic tropes, but Kingsley Ben-Adir’s portrayal of Marley and Lashana Lynch’s performance as Rita keeps it captivating.
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Whatcha Watchin: From Page to Screen with Byron Graves
Alexis is joined by Bryon Graves, award-winning author of Rez Ball, to chat about book-to-screen adaptations. Find out which book made Byron quit a book club and why dystopian YA adaptations are like Gremlins.
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‘Suncoast’ Effectively Pulls At Heartstrings
Suncoast feels designed to pull at heartstrings, but thanks to Nico Parker’s strong lead performance, it proves to be an effective tear-jerker.
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Is ‘Argylle’ Fun or a Flop?
The marketing campaign for ‘Argylle’ has been aggressive but is it in service of a good movie?
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Let’s talk about The Curse and Fargo season 5
The Curse and Fargo season 5 both concluded recently. Here are my quick thoughts on both shows.
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The 2023 Denver Film Critics Society Winners Are…
The Denver Film Critics Society winners were just announced and three categories had a tie vote.
