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May 18, 2025 · by Ethan Simmie

Review: ‘Hurry Up Tomorrow’ Is An Excruciating Exercise In Style Over Substance

A global superstar experiencing an active downfall - whether physically or mentally - is a story that has been told a million times. Hurry Up...

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May 15, 2025 · by Jake Fittipaldi

‘Fight or Flight’ Review: Josh Hartnett Soars in a Mid-Altitude B-Movie That Knows Exactly What It Is

There’s something comforting about a 90-minute action movie. They’re the kind of films that can signal the health of the Hollywood ecosystem:...

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May 9, 2025 · by Joshua Mbonu

‘Clown in a Cornfield’ Review: Frendo the Clown Debuts on the Big Screen in a Mixed Bag of a Slasher

Adapted from the book of the same name, 2025’s Clown in a Cornfield aims to follow the classic tropes of your average horror slasher but with...

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May 8, 2025 · by Adam Patla

CHICAGO CRITICS FILM FEST: ‘It Ends’ is Alex Ullom’s Bright Beginning

One of the most exciting things about a film festival is the discovery of finding a film from a new artist and floating out of the theater kn...

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May 8, 2025 · by Matthew Allan

‘Tummy Monster’ Review: An Exciting Glimpse into Scottish Cinema’s Future

I have always believed in supporting homegrown films, especially when it is a first feature from a budding director. So when I heard about Tu...

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May 7, 2025 · by Jacob Diedenhofer

‘Thunderbolts*’ Review: A Baby Step in the Right Direction for Marvel

The most common question this past weekend was “Is Marvel Back?” Long-time franchise fans seem to think so, but Thunderbolts*, in my eyes, is...

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May 6, 2025 · by Nandita Joshi

'Another Simple Favor' Review: Another Simple Sequel

2025 is shaping out to be the year for sequels to films that were mildly received at the time of release. Just last month saw the release of ...

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May 6, 2025 · by Matthew Allan

‘Parthenope’ Review:  A Character Journey that Goes Nowhere

Paolo Sorrentino is a director who has always been interested in the idea of beauty, specifically female beauty, and how it transfixes indivi...

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May 5, 2025 · by Joshua Mbonu

‘The Surfer’ Review: Nic Cage Strives to Ride Waves in this Anxiety-Inducing Thriller

Nicolas Cage has an extensive pantheon of films of all kinds of shapes and sizes, and yet, The Surfer (2025) manages to stand out as one of h...

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May 5, 2025 · by Adam Patla

CHICAGO CRITICS FILM FEST: The Dizzying and Delirious ‘Mr. K’

It may be because it was my third screening of the day and it started at midnight, but Tallulah Hazekemp Schwab’s Mr. K made me feel utterly ...

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May 4, 2025 · by Adam Patla

CHICAGO CRITICS FILM FEST: Alex Russell’s Haunting & Nuanced Debut ‘Lurker’

If you’ve spent more than ten seconds on social media, chances are you’ve encountered the feverish fan culture that’s seeped its way into our...

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May 2, 2025 · by Danny Jarabek

*PFS SpringFest* ‘The Threesome’ Review: Fantasy to Friction and Rewriting the Rules of the Modern Rom-Com

If 2024 told us anything, it's that three-way relationship dynamics are back, baby! After Zendaya took care of her little white boys, and Lil...

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