Reviews

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March 15, 2023 · by Anjani Chadha

Examining "Dil Se" (1998): A Failure of a Kind

I came across Mani Ratnam’s cinematic genius for the first time a couple of weeks ago. At six in the morning, my father and I had comfortably...

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March 8, 2023 · by Anjani Chadha

"Gulmohar" Review: A Refreshing Family Saga

Gulmohar opens with a certain familiarity. A Punjabi family is joined by their extended family and friends to celebrate their last night in G...

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March 7, 2023 · by Danny Jarabek

'Champions' Review: Bobby Farrelly Blends Basketball and Humor in a Film That Champions Inclusion Over Innovation

If the director of Dumb and Dumber To and Hall Pass was not at the top of your ‘directors I expected to make a film about representation for ...

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March 6, 2023 · by Sara Ciplickas

"Creed III" Review: Straying Away from Rocky's Legacy

After trading his gloves for suits, Adonis Creed (Michael B Jordan) is thriving in retirement with his wife, Bianca (Tessa Thompson), and dau...

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Essays

March 4, 2023

"Cocaine Bear" & "Lake Placid:" What is Means to Be a Cult Movie

Cinema was forever changed last week with the release of the immediate American classic, Cocaine Bear (2023). A mostly decent horror comedy a...

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March 3, 2023

"Knock at the Cabin" Review: The Question That Means Everything

Some may remember M. Night Shyamalan for his biggest hits, like the classic ghost story The Sixth Sense (1999) and Unbreakable (2000). Others...

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February 25, 2023 · by Sara Ciplickas

"A Todas Partes" Review: A Predictable Tale About Two Siblings Who Make Each Other Better

On my quest to find something new on Netflix, I stumbled across a short dramedy about two siblings who embark on a motorcycle journey across ...

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February 23, 2023 · by Danny Jarabek

Review: 'Magic Mike’s Last Dance' is Stripped of its Magic in its Flat Third Installment

Magic Mike’s Last Dance (2023) wastes no time telling us what it’s all about. Despite the introductory voice-over prologue that confirms the ...

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February 7, 2023 · by Amritpal Rai

Riseborough Defines "To Leslie," Not The Oscar Nomination

So rare have film performances transcended cultural discourse than Andrea Riseborough’s recent Oscar-nominated work in To Leslie (2022). The ...

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February 5, 2023 · by Anjani Chadha

"Chhello Show" Review: Harboring a Love for Cinema

The first film that I watched in the cinema hall was David Dhawan’s Mujhse Shaadi Karogi, a romantic comedy starring some big names of Bollyw...

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January 31, 2023 · by Sara Ciplickas

"You People" Review: A Try-Hard Collage of Genuine Discussion and Cheap Jokes

Netflix’s newest rom-com, You People, written by Kenya Barris and Jonah Hill, follows an interracial couple, Ezra (Hill) and Amira (Lauren Lo...

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January 18, 2023 · by Anjani Chadha

"A Short Film About Love" Review: Love from the Gaze of a Voyeur

Cinema allows viewers to peek into the lives of others, making the medium inherently voyeuristic. It is thus exciting when filmmakers resort ...

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