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8/10
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Meanwhile on Earth
(2024)
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Chase Hutchinson
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Even when the film occasionally narrows and ends up in a corner that it must write its way out of, everything arrives at a quietly audacious conclusion.
Posted Jul 22, 2024
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8/10
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Skywalkers: A Love Story
(2024)
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Taylor Gates
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It’s a beautiful story in an even more beautiful package that proves we should never stop holding out our hands and reaching for the sky — or one another.
Posted Jul 19, 2024
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5/10
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Find Me Falling
(2024)
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Shaina Weatherhead
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Try as it might to tackle complex themes and serve up some steamy romance, both endeavors fall flat and will likely leave audiences underwhelmed.
Posted Jul 19, 2024
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5/10
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My Spy the Eternal City
(2024)
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Matt Donato
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Segal seems unsure of himself as an action-comedy director, relying on what’s worked in the past while not realizing those techniques don’t benefit his current feature.
Posted Jul 17, 2024
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6/10
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The Outlaws
(2024)
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Jeff Ewing
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For the most part, it hits the targets it aims for, but it might be nice to have a few more targets and bullets in the rhetorical chamber.
Posted Jul 13, 2024
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8/10
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Touch
(2024)
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Jeff Ewing
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It's a film that subtly reminds the audience to slow down, be present, and enjoy what one has, because it can be gone in an instant, while also encouraging hope. It's a beautiful cinematic journey and one not to be missed.
Posted Jul 13, 2024
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2/10
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Lumina
(2024)
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Shaina Weatherhead
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If you go into this one expecting genuine thrills and a compelling alien abduction story, you will likely leave the theater confused, disappointed, and wishing you’d spent the past two hours doing … quite literally anything else.
Posted Jul 12, 2024
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8/10
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Sing Sing
(2023)
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Taylor Gates
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The passion and care required to make a film like Sing Sing are on full display in every frame. While Domingo is an obvious standout, the rest of the ensemble has more than earned their flowers, too.
Posted Jul 12, 2024
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8/10
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Twisters
(2024)
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Jeff Ewing
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The film packs a stunner of an intro, high stakes, charismatic characters, and memorable set-pieces intended for massive screens, making for a satisfying follow-up to the original.
Posted Jul 10, 2024
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7/10
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Longlegs
(2024)
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Ross Bonaime
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Longlegs takes a bit to get us settled into its brand of horror, but once it does, it’s hard not to be impressed by the place between here and there where we find ourselves.
Posted Jul 09, 2024
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8/10
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The Shallow Tale of a Writer Who Decided to Write About a Serial Killer
(2024)
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Emily Cappello
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While most movies have a particular section reserved for fun and games, Karaçelik's tale is engaging in its entirety, with captivating performances from its cast that will make parting ways with Keane, Suzie, and Kollmick a difficult thing to do.
Posted Jul 08, 2024
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8/10
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Fly Me to the Moon
(2024)
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Jeff Ewing
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At its core, Fly Me To The Moon is a thoroughly enjoyable, memorably novel rom-com that regularly surprises in a genre that often doesn’t, and we're all better for it.
Posted Jul 08, 2024
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6/10
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Last Summer
(2023)
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Taylor Gates
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Breillat’s direction is brilliant at times, but some of the choices keep the audience from being fully invested or moved by anything, lessening the effectiveness of its message.
Posted Jul 06, 2024
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8/10
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Chronicles of a Wandering Saint
(2023)
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Chase Hutchinson
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As you hear the film’s last notes ring out as the sunlight comes pouring through the window of this thing we call life one final time, you’ll only wish you too could go back through and get the chance to wander just a little bit longer.
Posted Jul 06, 2024
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3/10
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Parthenope
(2024)
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Emma Kiely
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While Parthenope is in almost every scene, the movie never fully immerses us in her perspective. If anything, she is kept at a distance so we are always looking at her but never understanding her.
Posted Jul 06, 2024
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6/10
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Murder Company
(2024)
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Maggie Lovitt
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It may not reinvent the wheel or bring anything new to the landscape of WWII films, but Murder Company does add two wonderful performances to the resumes of Moseley and Marini, which are worth the price of admission in their own right.
Posted Jul 05, 2024
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7/10
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Rumours
(2024)
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Emma Kiely
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Leave your expectations behind when going into Rumors. It’s a weird film that eventually gets lost in itself, but there’s still much to be appreciated.
Posted Jul 05, 2024
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4/10
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Steppenwolf
(2024)
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Emma Kiely
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Steppenwolf is an immature, derivative, and ultimately frustrating viewing experience.
Posted Jul 03, 2024
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7/10
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Despicable Me 4
(2024)
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Tania Hussain
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With fun details, vibrant animation, and strong comedic energy, it is a delightful and entertaining addition to the franchise, offering enough laughs and heartwarming moments to satisfy both longtime fans and newcomers alike.
Posted Jul 03, 2024
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3/10
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Space Cadet
(2024)
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Shaina Weatherhead
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If Apollo 13 and Legally Blonde had an insufferable love child lacking the respective thrill and charm of its prodigiously successful parents, it would be this pseudo-feminist NASA fan fiction.
Posted Jul 03, 2024
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8/10
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Beverly Hills Cop: Axel F
(2024)
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Nate Richard
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Beverly Hills Cop: Axel F is exactly the kind of entertaining summer blockbuster that we need more of.
Posted Jul 03, 2024
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7/10
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Hunting Daze
(2024)
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Emma Kiely
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Nahéma Ricci excels in the lead role of Nina even as Blanc doesn’t give any set-up or backstory.
Posted Jul 02, 2024
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3/5
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Drawing Closer
(2024)
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Matt Donato
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Beauty is in the eye of the beholder, so if you can wipe yours clean long enough to watch Drawing Closer and love torturing yourself with romantic "downers" as a treat, this is probably a winner.
Posted Jul 02, 2024
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7/10
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Chestnut
(2023)
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Taylor Gates
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Cron’s leaning into the queerness of the dynamic as well as the messiness of being Annie’s age are both smart decisions, keeping the audience invested even when the plot gets cliché or repetitive.
Posted Jul 02, 2024
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7/10
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Kalki 2898 AD
(2024)
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Jeff Ewing
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Kalki 2898 AD is an epic genre hybrid with bold choices, a strong narrative, and charismatic performances, but it needs better focus and character clarity
Posted Jul 01, 2024
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8/10
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MaXXXine
(2024)
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Emma Kiely
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MaXXXine feels like the movie that Ti West has been champing at the bit to make. It’s the type of film that directors and writers want to make and cinephiles want to watch.
Posted Jun 28, 2024
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8/10
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The Devil's Bath
(2024)
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Shawn Van Horn
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It's unsettling but never settles, making for a film you'll only want to watch once, because its horror will stick with you, replaying in your mind in the quiet moments, so that a second viewing is never needed because the first has never let you go.
Posted Jun 28, 2024
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4/10
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A Family Affair
(2024)
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Tania Hussain
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The prospect of new Netflix rom-coms beaming with all-star casts always leaves us feeling a little excited, but the attractiveness alone isn’t enough to sustain the passion in our streaming relationship.
Posted Jun 28, 2024
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8/10
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Family Portrait
(2023)
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Chase Hutchinson
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Too often, the imagery in films we take in can end up being merely consumed rather than considered. Kerr invites us to do more considering, letting us watch as the already troubled Katy begins to wander from her family and, potentially, even life itself.
Posted Jun 27, 2024
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7/10
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A Quiet Place: Day One
(2024)
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Emma Kiely
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A Quiet Place: Day One has way more to say about humanity than the trailer would have you think.
Posted Jun 27, 2024
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5/10
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Daddio
(2023)
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Matt Donato
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The wheels keep turning, but Daddio feels like it goes nowhere.
Posted Jun 26, 2024
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2/10
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Agent Recon
(2024)
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Matt Donato
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Agent Recon starts abysmally, somehow gets worse, and goes out in a disastrous blaze that’s missing any glory. Bad movie is bad, ‘nuff said.
Posted Jun 25, 2024
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9/10
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I Am: Celine Dion
(2024)
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Isabella Soares
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Although additional perspectives from staff would've benefited the end product to a further extent, I Am: Celine Dion does its title justice, giving its main subject a platform to shine despite her circumstances.
Posted Jun 25, 2024
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2/10
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Trigger Warning
(2024)
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Robert Taylor
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In a movie with so much blade work, what ends up on screen needed to be much, much sharper.
Posted Jun 21, 2024
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5/10
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The Exorcism
(2024)
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Emma Kiely
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The Exorcism has a fun concept that most horror lovers will enjoy, but unlike Scream, it can’t find its footing between comedy and horror, and right in the middle is Crowe giving one of his most heavy-handed performances to date.
Posted Jun 19, 2024
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5/10
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Reverse the Curse
(2023)
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Matt Donato
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Reverse the Curse is an underwhelming family drama that fails to knock its blend of sports fandoms and family values out of the park.
Posted Jun 19, 2024
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7/10
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Ghostlight
(2024)
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Chase Hutchinson
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For every moment where it can risk starting to feel cloying and a little clunky in parts, the care and charm of the performances make it a production worth applauding by the time it all comes together.
Posted Jun 17, 2024
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8/10
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The Imaginary
(2023)
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Chase Hutchinson
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Even when The Imaginary can get a little tied up in over-explaining parts of the way its world works, it still finds plenty of potent emotional payoffs when it leaves all this beyond and lets us feel the way everything comes together.
Posted Jun 14, 2024
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8/10
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Summer Solstice
(2023)
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Taylor Gates
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Summer Solstice is accessible to all kinds of people, and that’s due to the strong script, thoughtful direction, and Menuez’s subtle and charming performance.
Posted Jun 14, 2024
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6/10
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Ultraman: Rising
(2024)
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Chase Hutchinson
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It’s a fascinating push and pull as the frequently ambitious animation style represents the type of breathtaking, big-swing approach worth championing, just as the story consistently falls short.
Posted Jun 13, 2024
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4/10
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Gateway
(2021)
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Emma Kiely
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Gateway feels more like a proof of concept than an actual feature film.
Posted Jun 13, 2024
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5/10
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Latency
(2024)
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Taylor Gates
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The film has the pieces and potential to be a brilliant character study and peek into a new, exciting world of technology and gaming. It’s just too bad it forgoes this route to become a middling, vague psychological thriller instead.
Posted Jun 13, 2024
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7/10
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Brats
(2024)
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Nate Richard
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While Brats may not be the complete history of the Brat Pack that many viewers may have hoped for, McCarthy's documentary is still a fascinating look into the other side of fame.
Posted Jun 13, 2024
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8/10
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Inside Out 2
(2024)
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Ross Bonaime
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Inside Out 2 manages to capture all the eccentricities, complexities, and decisions that make us who we are, and turn that into one of Pixar’s best in years. What a joy it is to watch them do it.
Posted Jun 12, 2024
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7/10
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A Desert
(2024)
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Chase Hutchinson
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After all the building up, Erkman goes all out in an ending that is defined by tying the various interconnected parts together just as everything comes unraveled. There is no hope to be found in this, just more and more horror.
Posted Jun 11, 2024
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7/10
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Kill Your Lover
(2023)
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Matt Donato
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For all its fantastical traits, Kill Your Lover is an achingly real love story. Come for the smell of toasted appendages, but stay for an openly wounded take on an experience we all probably know too well.
Posted Jun 10, 2024
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8/10
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Jazzy
(2024)
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Chase Hutchinson
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It’s a coming-of-age drama where the way everything is shot and paced feels like we are looking back on the fragmented memories of childhood that are at risk of fading.
Posted Jun 09, 2024
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8/10
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Vulcanizadora
(2024)
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Chase Hutchinson
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There is no film you’ll ever see like it as it patiently builds to a terrifying explosion and then keeps going from where most would stop, leaving us to pick up the pieces that are forever shattered.
Posted Jun 09, 2024
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7/10
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Robot Dreams
(2023)
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Chase Hutchinson
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When it comes to animated stories of seemingly unlikely friends bonding, consider writer-director Pablo Berger’s Robot Dreams to now be up there alongside outstanding films like The Iron Giant.
Posted Jun 07, 2024
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8/10
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Tuesday
(2023)
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Ross Bonaime
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Tuesday's subtlety and often magnificent look at death makes it one of the true smaller gems of the year.
Posted Jun 07, 2024
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