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Director Jacqueline Castel‘s stunning visual style and two strong lead performances aren’t enough to save “My Animal,” a frustratingly generic and slow-paced film. This queer horror / romance feels listless and unoriginal to a fault, which... Read the full review »
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Writer / director John Carney is the master of making crowd-pleasing films for music lovers, and his latest won’t disappoint. “Flora and Son” is a terrific addition to his filmography (“Once,” “Begin Again,” “Sing Street“) and it... Read the full review »
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A celebration of womanhood, immigrants, and mother-daughter relationships are the main themes in writer / director Maryam Keshavarz‘s “The Persian Version,” a vibrant, sassy, and smart film about the way our families can not only shape and d... Read the full review »
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The topic of gender-based violence in the form of deepfake porn is explored in co-directors Sophie Compton and Reuben Hamlyn’s timely, eye-opening documentary, “Another Body.” The film tells the story of a college student who discovers video... Read the full review »
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It’s been a long, long time since I have laughed as heartily at a film as I did when I watched “Onyx the Fortuitous and the Talisman of Souls,” an absolutely hysterical project from start to finish. Based on a viral internet character create... Read the full review »
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1 year ago
Inspired by Kristen Roupenian’s short story of the same name (which is also the most-read piece of fiction ever published in The New Yorker), director Susanna Fogel‘s “Cat Person” takes a thoughtful, interesting, and cautionary tale about... Read the full review »
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Anthology movies can often feel like brutal missteps with a massive swing in terms of entertainment value and overall quality. That’s not the case with “Satanic Hispanics,” a compilation of short films from some of the leading Latin filmmake... Read the full review »
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1 year ago
Power struggles, gender roles, and greed are the rusty, one-note themes in writer / director Chloe Domont‘s debut feature “Fair Play,” a film that is incredibly problematic from start to finish. Being lauded by some as a smart erotic thrille... Read the full review »
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1 year ago
As a film fan by birth and a movie critic by profession, I take no pleasure in stating what needs to be said: it’s time for Martin Scorsese to hang up his director’s hat for good. He admittedly is one of the all-time greats and one of the most... Read the full review »
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As a body of work, science fiction is usually most appreciated by those who are highly educated and more curious than the average person. It’s not an elite genre, but it’s one that thinkers tend to gravitate towards. “The Creator” manages... Read the full review »
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The complex, existential themes in co-directors Cru Ennis and Lee Roy Kunz’s “Deliver Us” are sophisticated and thought-provoking, which makes it even more disappointing that the film isn’t well-executed overall. This theological horror th... Read the full review »
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1 year ago
The moody, melancholy undercurrent that can sometimes permeate the holiday season is masterfully expressed in “The Holdovers,” a story that’s brimming with themes of loneliness, grief, and regret. Although this is a film that deals with the... Read the full review »
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1 year ago
It’s uncommon to see a film completely nail the ins and outs of a complex female friendship, but “Nyad” features one of the more authentic portrayals I’ve seen in a long time. This rousing movie is touching, inspiring, and entertaining, ev... Read the full review »
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1 year ago
Haunting, brooding, and disquieting, “A Guide to Becoming an Elm Tree” is a micro-budget independent film that finds profound meaning in its ghostly tale. Co-director Adam and Skye Mann concoct an atmospheric, slow burning, eerie Irish folk fa... Read the full review »
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The power dynamics between men and women weigh heavy on “The Royal Hotel,” a nontraditional horror thriller from director and co-writer Kitty Green. This isn’t a slasher flick, jump scare bonanza, or gorefest, however, but a film where the r... Read the full review »
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Devotees of haunted houses and all things horror will get a kick out of director Quinn Monahan‘s “Spooktacular!,” a fanboy documentary about America’s first Halloween theme park, Spooky World. The film tells the story of David Bertolino an... Read the full review »
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1 year ago
Using the term “hard-hitting” to describe writer/director Demián Rugna‘s “When Evil Lurks” doesn’t even get close to characterizing what lies ahead for viewers of this savage, ruthless horror thriller. This tale of disturbing demonic... Read the full review »
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Director trio Miri Navasky, Maeve O’Boyle, and Karen O’Connor’s’s documentary “Joan Baez I Am A Noise” is a fascinating, poignant, and detailed portrait of a legendary folk artist coming to terms with the end of her celebrated musical... Read the full review »
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1 year ago
“Blood for Dust” is the type of generic crime thriller that not only has a forgettable title, but is something that you won’t remember watching a week later. That doesn’t mean it’s a stinker, though, and Rod Blackhurst’s strong directi... Read the full review »
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1 year ago
In art and literature, the vast wilderness of the American West is often romanticized in a way that paints it as an expansive land of beauty and opportunity. That’s why “Butcher’s Crossing,” adapted for the screen from John Williams’ 196... Read the full review »
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1 year ago
Science fiction thriller “No One Will Save You” is a pretty good movie, at least for the first half. It’s the final 40 minutes that greatly test the patience of the audience. What starts out as a thrilling alien invasion story with legitimat... Read the full review »
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1 year ago
I can’t think of many people who don’t love a story where the little guy takes down a crooked Goliath. That’s why “Dumb Money,” a fictionalized retelling of the true story of small investors who challenged Wall Street by turning GameStop... Read the full review »
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1 year ago
“The Retirement Plan” is a throwaway action movie that’s also highly entertaining. The production values are poor, the story is uncomplicated, and the supporting cast is weak. But if you go expecting the bare minimum, you’ll be delightfull... Read the full review »
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1 year ago
My first thought that came to mind about “Humanist Vampire Seeking Consenting Suicidal Person” is that it reminds me of a film that was birthed from a marriage of Wes Anderson and Jean-Luc Godard. This art house, vampire coming-of-age story fr... Read the full review »
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When the whole film franchise was already fatigued, it seems like a given that another Equalizer sequel would be a completely pointless exercise. Yet here we are with “The Equalizer 3,” a sparse, boring sequel that feels even more impotent tha... Read the full review »
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1 year ago
Liam Neeson certainly has a type of movie role, and he’s not slowing down with making action thrillers. While he isn’t doing as many physical stunts, he still has a screen presence that seems to appeal to just about everybody. He’s the only... Read the full review »
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1 year ago
The innocuous teen romance “Love in Taipei” is a sweet young adult story that will appeal to those seeking a cute little fluff of a movie. It’s predictable, bland, and may lack substance, but this coming of age story about finding your cultu... Read the full review »
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Fans of movies about the little guy who comes out on top will want to pop the champagne for director Neill Blomkamp‘s “Gran Turismo” and its perfectly formulated underdog narrative. While it’s based on a true story about car racing and vid... Read the full review »
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1 year ago
The one-note adult comedy “Strays” is a movie that’s best evaluated in mathematical percentages. It’s 20% crude humor combined with 75% dead air with an eventual 5% of good material (a.k.a., the big payoff). What’s such a bummer is that... Read the full review »
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1 year ago
At first glance, “Jules” seems like another sweet-natured story geared towards senior citizens, but director Marc Turtletaub‘s dramedy deals with some serious societal issues like isolation and loneliness, especially when it comes to how gra... Read the full review »
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A classic story built around one chapter (the Captain’s Log) in Bram Stoker’s celebrated 1897 novel “Dracula” that hasn’t been told before on screen is the big draw of “The Last Voyage of the Demeter,” a dark, gruesome, gothic film f... Read the full review »
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Kevin Smith’s 1997 film about a man who falls in love with a lesbian, “Chasing Amy,” is a film that’s become even more problematic and divisive as the years have passed. A dated product of its time, it’s also a movie that continues to sp... Read the full review »
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Writer and director Corey Stanton‘s psychological thriller “Trader” is set in a solitary, confined location with only one actor ever seen on screen, but it’s not something that should be casually dismissed as just another gimmicky independ... Read the full review »
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Corny killer shark movies can be a lot of fun (see “Sharknado” and “Deep Blue Sea”), but “The Meg 2” is a needless sequel that’s truly terrible. I don’t even think this crummy summertime catastrophe could have provided a reasonable... Read the full review »
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1 year ago
“The Inventor” is a very strange animated film. I’m not quite sure the intended target audience for this (it feels very French, so perhaps it’s made for European children with a more sophisticated worldview than your average American kid),... Read the full review »
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1 year ago
In the third installment of his Hercule Poirot series, director Kenneth Branagh brings famed author Agatha Christie’s “Hallowe’en Party” to the screen in “A Haunting in Venice,” a much darker (and spookier) whodunnit. It’s one of the... Read the full review »
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1 year ago
So……how would you peeps feel about a little “Fair Play”? Cause I think we got another winner here!
This was an exceptional feature debut by Chloe Domont, a direction both palpable and unpleasant, that it appropriately dips itself into ni... Read the full review »
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