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‘Good Luck, Have Fun, Don’t Die’ Takes on the AI-Apocalypse
Every mindless scroll on your phone brings humanity closer to destruction, but a rag-tag group led by a weirdo from the future might just be our only hope in Gore Verbinski’s new sci-fi comedy ‘Good Luck, Have Fun, Don’t Die’.
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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.
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The Best Movies of 2025
From vampires to aliens, from Tollywood to Hollywood, from indies to blockbusters, here are the best movies of 2025.
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‘One Battle After Another’ Funny, Frantic, and Fantastic
Make some room on your top 10 list because Paul Thomas Anderson’s One Battle After Another is a frantic, funny, and heartfelt father-daughter story that feels incredibly relevant in our current political climate.
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‘Sorry, Baby’ Walks the Tightrope of Comedy and Trauma
Comedy is tragedy plus time in writer-director-star Eva Victor’s hilarious and impactful ‘Sorry, Baby’.
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Ryan Coogler’s ‘Sinners’ Is the Best Film of 2025…So Far
Sinners is simultaneously a historical drama, a popcorn horror movie, and a musical, making it a unique film that delivers a truly enjoyable theatrical experience while also giving us storytelling with deeper themes and meaning.
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‘All We Imagine As Light’ Explores Intimacy and Connection Through Beautiful Visuals
Director Payal Kapadia’s All We Imagine as Light delivers themes of friendship, sisterhood, connection, heartache, hope, and disappointment all delivered through outstanding performances and breathtaking visuals.
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Kieran Culkin makes ‘A Real Pain’ a Pleasure
Jesse Eisenberg wrote, directed, and stars in ‘A Real Pain’, but make no mistake, this is Kieran Culkin’s movie.
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Why Do So Many Critics Love ‘Anora’?
Alexei Toliopoulos, one of my all-time favorite podcasters, joined me to chat about Sean Baker’s film Anora on the latest episode of the Whatcha Watchin podcast.
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Is ‘Anora’ the Best Movie of the Year?
Anora, Sean Baker’s humorous, engaging, and emotional Cinderella story, could be one of the best movies of 2024.
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Unpacking the Horror, Humor, and Heartbreak of ‘The Substance’
Kt Baldasarro from MovieRuntime returns to chat about The Substance from director Coralie Fargeat and starring Demi Moore, Margaret Qualley, and Dennis Quaid.
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‘Saturday Night’ a Frantic and Fun Trip Down Memory Lane
Jason Reitman’s fast-paced, dialogue-dense ‘Saturday Night’ takes us back to a time when the half-century-old SNL was a revolutionary symbol of counterculture.
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‘The Apprentice’ Lacks Perspective and Point
Sebastian Stan masters the mannerisms of the megalomaniacal former president, but ‘The Apprentice’ lacks perspective and a point.
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Who Is ‘Joker: Folie À Deux’ For?
Joker: Folie À Deux criticizes devotees of 2019’s Joker through courtroom drama and musical numbers. And if that sounds weird to you, you’re right.
