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October 9, 2023 · by Amritpal Rai

Review: "The Exorcist: Believer" Circles The Drain of Sequel Hell

Horror legacy sequels are all the rage since David Gordon Green broke the bank with his trilogy of Halloween sequels that erased the timeline...

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September 30, 2023 · by Evan Miller

"The Creator" Review: An Achievement of Science Fiction Worldbuilding

One can only think of a genre that has its finger on the pulse of society more consistently than science fiction. The genre primarily exists ...

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September 29, 2023 · by Carson Burton

"The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar" Review: A Singular Adaptation as Unique as It Is Faithful

Wes Anderson is one of the few filmmakers whose name alone is enough to sell whatever sort of passion project his mind can conjure. With The ...

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September 26, 2023 · by Carson Burton

"Expend4bles" Review: No Amount of Bullets or Brawn Can Save This Movie from Being Expendable

The Expendables franchise knows exactly what it is, and a certain sense of fun harmlessness that pervades the franchise’s installments. The f...

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September 23, 2023

"Hit Man" Review: Richard Linklater’s Action Noir Romcom Slaps

Richard Linklater is no stranger to jumping from one genre to another: teen comedies, romantic dramas, rotoscope animations, and time-centere...

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September 23, 2023

"Fair Play" Review: A Riveting Cat-and-Mouse Game

Chloe Domont’s sensual directorial debut begins with the reassuring impression of true love. After getting drunk at a party, Emily (Phoebe Dy...

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September 22, 2023 · by Amritpal Rai

Review: "Dumb Money" Shorts Its Characters For Condensed Fun

January 2021 was certainly a seminal moment for Americans emerging from the hellscape year that was 2020. After battling a continuous once-a-...

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September 20, 2023

"Sing Sing" Review: How Art Can Heal One In The Darkest Of Times

Everyone has that passion (or passions) that help them escape struggles they may encounter daily. For many people, art is that medicine that ...

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September 19, 2023 · by Evan Miller

"A Haunting in Venice" Review: The Horror of Monotony

The mystery genre has had a quiet resurgence since director Kenneth Branagh’s remake of Murder on the Orient Express (2017), the initial entr...

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September 19, 2023

TIFF 2023 Ranked

Bryan Sudfield's 27 Films of TIFF 2023 As the 2023 Toronto International Film Festival reaches its conclusion, I thought I’d look back on ...

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September 18, 2023

"American Fiction" Review: Jeffrey Wright Delivers A Career-Best Turn in Sharp, Nail-Biting Satire

Cord Jefferson has established a name for himself in television, having written episodes of The Good Place and Watchmen, for which he garnere...

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September 17, 2023

"Next Goal Wins" Review: Taika Waititi Misses the Goal

After years and years of delays, production troubles, and reshoots to replace a problematic actor, Taika Waititi’s latest comedy is finally b...

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