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June 8, 2025 · by Nadia Arain

‘Ballerina’ Review: The Weakest ‘John Wick’ Entry is Still One of the Best Action Films of 2025

Assassin films featuring women often resort to the hypersexualized femme-fatale archetype that has become so popularized in cinema to cater t...

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June 7, 2025

TRIBECA Review: Latvia’s ‘Dog of God’ Raises Hell in Psychedelic-Horror Rotoscope Animation

A decaying orange wasteland strikes the opening of Dog of God (Dieva suns), directed by brothers Raitis and Lauris Abele. Two gleaming and ch...

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June 6, 2025 · by Jake Fittipaldi

Memory, Masculinity, and the Ache of Queer Love: ‘Brokeback Mountain’ at 20

A mountain range in the distance. A cigarette shared in silence. A shirt, folded over another. The images of Brokeback Mountain, captured wit...

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June 6, 2025 · by Matthew Allan

‘The Ballad of Wallis Island’ Review: A Heartfelt and Mature Feature That Appreciates the Past and Helps Us Move Forward

Ballad of Wallis Island, directed by James Griffiths with writing credits to Tom Basden and Tim Key, surprised me with how heartfelt it was. ...

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June 5, 2025 · by Timmy Lee

Revisiting 'Promare:' The Hyper-Stylized, Action-Packed Trigger Anime That Became A Part of Queer Cinema

When Promare was released in 2019, the main conversation surrounding the anime film was whether it was considered Queer Cinema, as it was nev...

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June 4, 2025

‘Hacks’ S4 Review: The View From The Top is Bittersweet — And The Show’s Best Season Yet

Longtime watchers of Hacks (2021–Present) know how satisfying the premise of its fourth season is. After years of residencies, touring local ...

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June 3, 2025 · by Ethan Simmie

Review: ‘Mountainhead’ Asks How 4 Billionaires Would Save The World in Jesse Armstrong’s Directorial Debut

The “Jesse Armstrong Experience” is nothing short of a sensational expedition in satirical examination. It initially folded into the culture ...

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June 3, 2025 · by Nadia Arain

Review: ‘Bring Her Back’ Cements The Philippous As Indie Horror Titans in ‘Talk To Me’ Follow-Up

Audiences witnessed the grip YouTube duo RackaRacka (Danny and Michael Philippou) could have on the horror genre with 2023’s horror hit Talk ...

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June 2, 2025 · by Joshua Mbonu

‘Dangerous Animals’ Review: Gnarly Shark Survival Horror is Back on the Menu

Since the release of Steven Spielberg’s Jaws in 1975, it could be argued that shark horror films have managed to carve themselves deep into t...

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May 26, 2025 · by Matthew Allan

In Defense of ‘Mission: Impossible 2,’ A Great Vibes Film

During my Mission: Impossible franchise watch-through before The Final Reckoning, I arrived at Mission: Impossible 2, which, for many people,...

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May 23, 2025 · by Joshua Mbonu

‘Mission: Impossible - The Final Reckoning’ Review: Ethan Hunt’s Saga Comes to a Close in a Messy but Thrilling Last Chapter

With eight films, a TV series, and almost thirty years of death-defying stunts, the Mission: Impossible franchise has cemented its status as ...

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May 21, 2025 · by Danny Jarabek

‘The Phoenician Scheme’ Review: Faith, Fortune, and the Fragility of the Symmetrical Signature

The question of whether Wes Anderson can continue to out-Wes Anderson himself is a persistent one in the minds of fans and critics alike ever...

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