A Dreary Music-Based Cautionary Tale That Nevertheless Features a Standout Colson Baker Performance
Across six previous features, writer/director Tim Sutton has excelled at crafting moody, ephemeral character studies that have prioritized feeling over plot, sometimes for the best (see “Donnybrook”) and sometimes to a film’s complete detriment (see last year’s languid “The Last…
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Director Magnus Gertten on Excavating an LGBTQ+ Holocaust Love Story
Many years after the tragedy of the Holocaust, the world is still coming to learn about the many people and faces who slipped between history's cracks. A 2022 documentary, Nelly & Nadine, takes inspiration from footage of concentration camp survivors…
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Christian Slater on What Appealed to Him About the Show
If you’ve been anywhere around film and television for the last thirty years, you’re likely familiar with Christian Slater. The actor has garnered over a hundred credits to his name since his debut in the early ‘80s, ranging from cult…
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A Stacked Cast Leads A Toothless Political Thriller
Home Movie Reviews The Independent Review: A Stacked Cast Leads A Toothless Political Thriller The Independent doesn’t have solid enough writing or vision to rise to the heights of previous stories. It needed more insightful & incisive writing. When The…
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Trailer for Adult-Themed SCOOBY-DOO Animated Spinoff Series VELMA — GeekTyrant
As a long-time fan of the Scooby-Doo franchise, it’s hard for me to wrap my head around an adult-themed, R-rated version of the characters because it feels so unnatural, but that’s what we’re getting with the HBO Max series Velma.…
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8-Episode Dungeons & Dragons Series in Development At Paramount+
Home TV News 8-Episode Dungeons & Dragons Series in Development at Paramount+ The straight-to-order Dungeons & Dragon series could become part of a D&D universe and is being written by Red Notice helmer Rawson Marshall Thurber. Wizards of the Coast …
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Kyle Edward Ball’s Debut Is a Horror Masterpiece
Home Movie Reviews 'Skinamarink' Review: Kyle Edward Ball's Feature Debut Is a Horror Masterpiece This modern horror nightmare is the type of experience that must be seen in theaters as a demonstration of the full potential of the cinematic form.…
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Mando & Baby Yoda Head To Mandalore For The Ultimate Battle
When Lucasfilm and Disney pivoted to streaming and Disney+ in late 2019, their first show, “The Mandalorian,” quickly became their flagship series. The “Star Wars” show made a star of Pedro Pascal and quickly made co-creators Jon Favreau and Dave…
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Jeremy Renner’s Best Performance Isn’t as an Avenger
Renner gives us the modern cowboy in this Taylor Sheridan-directed crime thriller. Image Via The Weinstein Company When someone brings up Jeremy Renner in conversation, typically it is because they are referring to his roles in Marvel movies and shows…
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Plot, Cast, Release Date, and Everything Else We Know
Back on May 15, 2010, Jessica Watson returned to the land after spending 210 days on her own on a small boat, only 33 feet long. She had traveled more than 22,000 nautical miles; it was a triumph. Anyone would…
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Anna Kendrick on Alice, Darling and the Bad Rumors Swirling About Actors
Anna Kendrick has already made quite the mark on this industry with an Oscar nomination for Up in the Air, a hit franchise with the Pitch Perfect films and then some, but she’s in the process of furthering her influence…
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M. Night Shyamalan Serves Up Frights and Brutality
With each successive season of Servant, the often silly yet still sadistic series from showrunner M. Night Shyamalan and creator Tony Basgallop, the stakes have steadily increased. What began as a story of a family trying to cope with an…
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