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Venkatesh Maha’s Drama Meets Satyadev’s Magic in ‘Rao Bahadur’
Director Venkatesh Maha’s ‘Rao Bahadur’ creatively explores themes of oppressive patriarchal legacy through magical realism and a stellar performance from Satyadev Kancharana.
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Can Everyone Just Calm Down About ‘Supergirl’?
‘Supergirl’ might be a mediocre movie, but it hardly marks the death of female superhero cinema, as some on the internet might claim.
Featured Reviews
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‘Disclosure Day’ Masterfully Made But Misses Spielberg Classic Status
Steven Spielberg brings his signature sense of wonder to Disclosure Day, along with John Williams’ score and Janusz Kaminski’s cinematography, but the sci-fi story doesn’t quite live up to the sum of its parts.
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Big Screen ‘Backrooms’ An Unsettling But Uneven Debut for Kane Parsons
Kane Parsons becomes the latest (and youngest) in the YouTuber-to-horror-filmmaker pipeline with the A24 adaptation of his Backrooms liminal space series.
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Curry Barker’s ‘Obsession’ a Humorous and Harrowing Horror Story
YouTuber-turned-filmmaker Curry Barker’s Obsession is like Get Out for “nice guys”, blending funny, disturbing, and highly entertaining horror with surprisingly impactful themes.
Latest Reviews
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Tom Cruise rocks in ‘Rock of Ages’
Last year, we interviewed Matt Weaver, producer of Rock of Ages, about the big screen adaptation of his Broadway smash. Weaver’s excitement at working with stars like Tom Cruise, Alec Baldwin, Russell Brand, Malin Akerman and Mary J. Blige got us pumped for the film. While some of the songs are missing and some of…
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‘Safety Not Guaranteed’ steers clear of indie cliches
Most indie movies involve quirky, slightly off center, lovable weirdos who are outcasts from society, down on their luck, or just generally awkward. Safety Not Guaranteed is no different. Its lovable weirdo is a self-professed time traveler who believes he’s under surveillance by the government and utilizes a classified ad to seek out a companion…
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SNL ‘The Californians’ dress rehearsal
We were all sad to see Kristen Wiig’s final episode of SNL. She’s a comedy treasure. Here’s a clip of Wiig and Bill Hader doing The Californians at dress rehearsal to remember her by. The more they got into the voices, the more they cracked up.
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Making The Hobbit
It has been so long since we’ve seen Orlando Bloom in his long blonde wig (girly sigh).
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Behind the scenes on The Avengers: Rendering The Hulk
A behind the scenes look on how the Hulk got to look so awesome in the The Avengers.
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Django Unchained Teaser
Yes, Tarantino, you have our attention!
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Andy Samberg doesn’t want you to be a cannibal
Even comedians get serious sometimes. Here, The Lonely Island and SNL star Andy Samberg gives us a PSA for an issue that’s near and dear to his heart.
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Scott stumbles with ‘Prometheus’
Ridley Scott’s Prometheus is billed as smart sci-fi, the unofficial prequel to his 1979 classic, Alien. With a slick trailer that mirrors the original Alien trailer, this film had fans of the franchise excited to see it resurrected to respectability after the Alien vs Predator films. Unfortunately, Prometheus lacks the groundbreaking nature of Alien and…
