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November 18, 2025 · by Nadia Arain

‘Keeper’ Review: A Solid Lead Can't Save Osgood Perkins' Half-Baked Lovers’ Quarrel

Osgood “Oz” Perkins has released some of the most divisive and thought-provoking films of the 2020s. I talked about how I was intrigued by wh...

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November 18, 2025 · by Adam Patla

Review: ‘Wicked: For Good’ Comes Back to Earth With a Darker Exploration of Oz

If Wicked (2024) is about learning to fly, then Wicked: For Good is about coming back to earth to reckon with reality.  Jon M. Ch...

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November 17, 2025 · by Amritpal Rai

Review: 'Nuremberg' is a Competent Historical Procedural Elevated by Russell Crowe’s Performance

The first image of James Vanderbilt’s Nuremberg (2025), a handsomely made historical procedural about the prosecutions of the remaining offic...

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November 11, 2025 · by Joshua Mbonu

‘The Running Man’ Review: Edgar Wright's Latest Feature Feels More Like a Light Walk Than a Run

One could say it's ironic that Edgar Wright’s The Running Man (2025) is not only the fourth Stephen King film adaptation released in theaters...

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November 11, 2025 · by Ethan Simmie

Review: ‘Now You See Me: Now You Don’t’ Proves Movies Really Are Full Of Magic

It’s been quite famously said that we come to this place (the cinema) for magic. Well, Nicole Kidman has never been more right with the relea...

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November 10, 2025 · by Danny Jarabek

My Top 10 of the 34th Philadelphia Film Festival

With 100+ titles spanning 11 days and three venues, the 34th edition of the Philadelphia Film Festival was undoubtedly its biggest yet. Featu...

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November 7, 2025 · by Kasey Dunifer

‘Pluribus’ Review: Vince Gilligan is Breaking Back into Sci-Fi with Zest

This is a review of the first two episodes of Apple TV’s ‘Pluribus’ with spoiler-free references to primary plot points. Back in the d...

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November 6, 2025 · by Amritpal Rai

PFF 2025 Review: 'Primate' is a Fun, Pulpy, Intense Creature Feature

Creature features often live and die not just on the execution of their main attraction, but also on the cast of actors they can assemble. An...

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November 6, 2025 · by Amritpal Rai

PFF 2025 Review: 'Cover-Up' is a Sharp Portrait of a Man Fighting for Humanity

When it comes to documenting America’s crimes against humanity, it seems there’s no one more at the forefront of breaking the news to the Ame...

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November 5, 2025 · by Matthew Allan

Review: ‘All You Need is Kill’ Takes the Time-loop Approach with Depth Without Feeling Repetitive

All You Need is Kill, directed by Ken’ichirô Akimoto and Yukinori Nakamura, explores an alien plant that invades Earth. Rita (Ai Mikami) is p...

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November 5, 2025 · by Matthew Allan

Review: ‘Chainsaw Man - The Movie: Reze Arc’ Surprises Audiences with its Beauty of Two People Meeting at Just the Right Time

Chainsaw Man - The Movie: Reze Arc, directed by Tatsuya Yoshihara, sees Denji (Kikunosuke Tonya) bump into Reze (Reina Ueda) by chance; this ...

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November 5, 2025 · by Matthew Allan

Review: ‘ChaO’ is an Unusual Premise for a Love Story that Highlights the Immigrant Experience

ChaO, directed by Yasuhiro Aoki, is a world where humans and merpeople co-exist. Princess ChaO (Anna Yamada), a mermaid, marries a human, Ste...

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