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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.
Featured Reviews
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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.
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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.
Latest Reviews
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Check out the trailer for Jordan Peele’s ‘Us’
Jordan Peele has proven he can write and direct the hell out of a horror movie with Get Out, which earned him an Academy Award, so we can’t wait to see his latest film, Us. From the atmospheric remix of “I Got 5 on It” to the eerie feel of each shot, this thing looks…
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‘Solo: A Star Wars Story’ is safe but not sensational
Like the filler queens on RuPaul’s Drag Race, Solo: A Star Wars Story isn’t the hot mess it could have been, but it also won’t have us quoting it years into the future.
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Marvel’s ‘Avengers: Infinity War’ Combines All the Best of the MCU
‘Avengers: Infinity War’ is everything you want in an epic Marvel movie, plus a lot of awesome twists and turns you won’t expect. Check out our spoiler-free review here.
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‘Black Panther’ is the comic book movie we’ve been waiting for
Culturally rich, colorful and technologically advanced, it’s no surprise that Marvel’s ‘Black Panther’ is one of the highest-rated movies in the MCU.
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Fans are why we can’t have nice things
This year, we saw some pretty crappy “fan” behavior, from Rick and Morty fans storming McDonald’s for dipping sauce to Star Wars fans claiming The Last Jedi ruined their childhoods. Was it always like this, or were fans of 2017 just way, way too passionate about pop culture?
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Star Wars: The Last Jedi is damn good, even when it isn’t great
Star Wars Episode VIII: The Last Jedi’ has the difficult task of being the middle child in the new Star Wars trilogy, but even when it isn’t great, it’s still damn good.
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Explore the weird, wild world of Wiseau in ‘The Disaster Artist’
With ‘The Disaster Artist’, James Franco seeks to give us a little glimpse into the completely insane world of Tommy Wiseau—and it is fascinating!
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Portman dives deep into character study in ‘Jackie’
‘Jackie’ provides an extremely layered look at a largely unexplored perspective of one of the most analyzed events in US history. Portman’s well-studied portrayal shows us Jackie Kennedy’s isolation, coming at a time which the history books have always held up for its unity.
