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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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‘Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire’ is Cinematic Mac and Cheese
Like mac and cheese, Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire is easy, kids like it, and it reminds adults of their childhood. But do we really want to have mac and cheese every day?
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New Doc ‘Frida’ a Visually Creative Look at the Heart and Mind of Frida Kahlo
The documentary ‘Frida’ by Carla Gutierrez offers an intimate portrayal of Frida Kahlo by blending her words with animated paintings, providing insight into her inner world and artistic expression, beyond traditional archival footage and interviews.
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Celebrity Cameos Abound In Ethan Cohen’s Comedy Caper Drive-Away Dolls
With twists and turns, absurdity, heart, and appearances from Pedro Pascal, Matt Damon, and Miley Cyrus, Drive-Away Dolls is the type of small, one-off comedy that you rarely see in multiplexes these days.
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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.
