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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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August 2, 2023

"The Beanie Bubble" Review: Another Brand, Another Film About How It Came to Be

The Michael Jordan Nike shoe line. Flamin' Hot Cheetos. The BlackBerry phone. Tetris. And now, Beanie Babies. The 2023 movie season has seen ...

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August 1, 2023 · by Anjani Chadha

"Scrap" Review: A Film Not to Be Scrapped

Vivian Kerr’s Scrap opens in a very interesting setting. A middle-aged woman wakes up in the backseat of her car, a little uncomfortable but ...

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July 30, 2023 · by Sara Ciplickas

"Haunted Mansion" Review: An Almost Successful Attempt at Recreating Disney Magic

In 1969, Disneyland unveiled its “Haunted Mansion” attraction, a ride and walk-through that took guests through creepy cemeteries, dark corri...

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July 29, 2023 · by Anjani Chadha

"Bawaal" Review: A Tone-Deaf Film to Say the Least 

The state-sponsored genocide by the Nazis took the lives of anywhere from 70 to 75 million people. The estimated fatalities of the Second Wor...

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