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September 13, 2023

"Fingernails" Review: Love, Nails, and Everything in Between

The world inhabiting director and writer Christos Nikou’s follow-up to his Greek film Apples (2020) is one that looks a lot like our own. Sur...

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September 13, 2023

"The Royal Hotel" Review: Kitty Green’s Latest Explores Gender Dynamics in the Workplace

When Kitty Green made a name for herself in the independent film scene with The Assistant (2019), it wasn’t (as is often with breakthrough fi...

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September 12, 2023 · by Amritpal Rai

"The Nun II" Review: A Quality Sequel That Improves the Scares

It’s been thirteen years since James Wan’s blockbuster horror sensation, The Conjuring (2013), scared the bejesus out of audiences and made j...

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September 8, 2023 · by Anjani Chadha

"Friday Night Plan" Review: Diary of an Indian Wimpy Kid 

I grew up reading Greg Heffley’s adventures in the Diary of a Wimpy Kid series (authored by Jeff Kinney). Heffley was this average student, a...

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September 7, 2023 · by Tate Fowler

Review: 'Bottoms' is at the Top of Comedy

Bottoms (2023), directed by Emma Seligman, is an excellent addition to the pantheon of self-aware teen comedies. The film follows two lifelon...

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August 26, 2023 · by Sara Ciplickas

"Gran Turismo" Review: Racing Biopic Offers Mid-level Thrills

Neill Blomkamp’s Gran Turismo made it clear within the first few title cards that this film was “based on a true story.” The two-hour film, t...

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August 20, 2023 · by Evan Miller

"Blue Beetle" Review: Traditional Superhero Origin Tale Bolstered by Strong Heart

DC Studios has been at a major loss lately. After suffering multiple financial and critical disasters, the studio had hoped that The Flash (2...

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August 19, 2023 · by Amritpal Rai

Review: 'Strays' Curses Up A Storm and Plops Out A Dud

Remember being a child who just discovered the F-word, and you couldn’t wait to say it out loud? You’d go to your friends and add it to every...

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August 17, 2023

"Red, White, & Royal Blue" Review: A Royal Slice of Cheese-fest

When Casey McQuiston’s novel Red, White & Royal Blue hit bookstores in 2019, to say that it was a sensation among book lovers would be an...

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August 16, 2023 · by Amritpal Rai

"The Last Voyage of the Demeter" Review: Dracula Feasts on the Demeter's Unsuspecting Crew  

The adaptation of a singular plot thread in chapter seven of Bram Stoker's century-old tale, Dracula (1897), has taken nearly two decades for...

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August 13, 2023 · by Tate Fowler

"Meg 2" Review: The Trench Flops at Baiting Audiences

Meg 2: The Trench (2023) had all the potential to solidify The Meg franchise’s place among monster franchises. The key word being “had”, as t...

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August 3, 2023 · by Evan Miller

"Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem" Review: Beloved Franchise Reinvents Itself For a New Generation

The Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles are perhaps one of the most unique pop cultural phenomena ever created. Since appearing in their first gritt...

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