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December 3, 2024 · by Amritpal Rai

Review: 'September 5' is a Compelling, Empty Journalist Thriller

Some of the best journalism movies involve real-life figures combating institutions of power, highlighting dynamics that lead to corruption a...

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December 2, 2024 · by Sara Ciplickas

‘Moana 2’ Review: A Haphazardly Structured Story Persists in Disney’s Latest Disappointment

The original Moana (2016) was an unexpected lightning rod for Disney Animation. Coming out in a stacked year for animation, side-by-side with...

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November 29, 2024 · by Neha Jha

‘I Want to Talk’ Review: Humor, Heart, and Abhishek Bachchan’s Stellar Performance Steal the Show

One look at the trailer of Shoojit Sircar’s I Want to Talk, and you would probably dismiss it as another medical drama–death looming large an...

Lists

November 28, 2024 · by Red Broadwell

Ten(ish) Films about Food for the Holiday Season

Well, we did it. We have reached the end of another year, and the holiday season is upon us. The onset of the holiday season signals many thi...

Essays

November 28, 2024

Revisiting ‘The Babadook:’ The Faceless Silence of Jennifer Kent’s Horror Legend

Ten years have passed since Jennifer Kent’s spectacular horror film The Babadook was released. Celebrated by a limited theatrical run in Octo...

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November 27, 2024 · by Adam Patla

60th Annual Chicago International Film Fest: Angelina Jolie Grounds a Larger Than Life Figure in ‘Maria’

There is a moment in Maria (2024) when someone asks Maria Callas (Angelina Jolie) if he should refer to her as Maria, her given name, o...

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November 25, 2024 · by Kam Ryan

'Gladiator II’ Review: An Epically Pointless Sequel

Audiences return to the arena as Ridley Scott’s quarter-century-in-the-making Gladiator II hits theaters. The sequel to the award-winning his...

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November 19, 2024 · by Adam Patla

‘Wicked’ Review—Jon M. Chu’s Wickedly Electric Adaptation is Just What We Need

It’s been a long, winding, Yellow Brick Road to get to the film adaptation of the smash Broadway musical Wicked, based on the Gregory Maguire...

Essays

November 19, 2024 · by Evan Miller

Goofy Goobers Forever: Celebrating 20 Years of ‘The Spongebob SquarePants Movie’

Everyone remembers the first movie they ever watched in a theater. For many, this core memory can be directly referred to as what made them f...

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November 18, 2024 · by Nadia Arain

‘Red One’ Review: A Christmas Film Devoid of Any Christmas Spirit

To put it plainly, Dwayne ‘The Rock’ Johnson has had a lackluster career. Most of his recent films are just versions of himself in different ...

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November 14, 2024 · by Sara Ciplickas

'Bird' Review: Andrea Arnold’s Raw yet Fantastical Coming-Of-Age

After taking an eight-year break from helming feature films, English filmmaker Andrea Arnold returns with Bird, a fantastical coming-of-age d...

Lists

November 13, 2024 · by Neha Jha

Horror Reimagined: Top 5 Best and Worst Indian Horror Movies

2024 belongs to the horror genre. There have been many interesting movies, sequels, and brilliant new supernatural amalgamations of complicat...

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