Category: Reviews
Regina Hall & Murray Bartlett Steal The Show In A Disjointed Rock Opera That Values Style Above Storytelling
Regina Hall & Murray Bartlett Steal The Show In A Disjointed Rock Opera That Values Style Above Storytelling

Writer-director Geremy Jasper, who brought us Patti Cakes, is back with the ambitious rock opera O’Dessa. I love a good musical, and O’Dessa has a few great songs in it to justify their existence. Set in an apocalyptic future where…

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Cloning Around in Bong Joon Ho’s Sci-Fi Satire
Cloning Around in Bong Joon Ho’s Sci-Fi Satire

Bong Joon Haveo’s Mickey 17 is what happens when you mix The Prestige, The X-Men’s Krakoa resurrection system, and a political roast into a sci-fi blender. Robert Pattinson takes on the ultimate identity crisis as an “expendable” space worker who…

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This UFO Doc Won’t Make You Believe
This UFO Doc Won’t Make You Believe

Whether or not you're a true believer or a skeptic, The Age of Disclosure delivers some fascinating information regarding just how long the United States government has supposedly known about the existence of "UAPs" (or, as they're more popularly known,…

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Steven Soderbergh Crafts an Intricate, Sexy, and Fun Spy Thriller
Steven Soderbergh Crafts an Intricate, Sexy, and Fun Spy Thriller

Just two months ago, Steven Soderbergh and writer David Koepp graced us with their take on the supernatural ghost story with Presence, a “horror” film of sorts that took a unique look at the genre that felt distinctly like a…

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Opus Review | Flickreel
Opus Review | Flickreel

When I heard Opus was a horror movie revolving around a pop star, Trap and Smile 2 immediately came to mind. Being an A24 production, surely Opus would take an unconventional approach. On the heels of The Menu, Midsommar, and…

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Zoey Deutch Leads A Heartfelt Look At Sex, Love & Pregnancy In Chad Hartigan’s Sincere RomCom [SXSW]
Zoey Deutch Leads A Heartfelt Look At Sex, Love & Pregnancy In Chad Hartigan’s Sincere RomCom [SXSW]

For the most part, eclectic indie writer/director Chad Hartigan has made an entire career out of taking his own personal experiences and spinning them into something different or turning them on their head entirely (see “Morris From America”). Lately, the…

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I Enjoyed Bill Guttentag’s Powerful True Story But 1 Element Could Have Been Stronger
I Enjoyed Bill Guttentag’s Powerful True Story But 1 Element Could Have Been Stronger

Angel Studios has been home to multiple successful projects over the last few years, with many of its movies and TV shows being religious-themed projects. This includes projects like The Chosen, a Christian drama about the life of Jesus Christ,…

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Parker Posey and Brian Cox Face an Awkward Hell in a Supernatural ‘Meet the Parents’
Parker Posey and Brian Cox Face an Awkward Hell in a Supernatural ‘Meet the Parents’

The horror-comedy has always been an interesting subgenre. Effectively working on a spectrum, with horror at one end and comedy at the other, it allows for so many unique approaches that lean more towards one genre or the other, or…

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Amanda Seyfried’s Arresting Performance Grounds Peacock’s Subversive Crime Thriller
Amanda Seyfried’s Arresting Performance Grounds Peacock’s Subversive Crime Thriller

Crime thrillers have graced our television screens almost as long as television itself has existed. Whether it's emotionally tormented detectives rooting out evildoers in grimy urban cities or preternaturally insightful investigators sniffing around cozy, quirky English villages, the crime genre…

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The White Tiger Bares His Teeth
The White Tiger Bares His Teeth

Editor's note: The below recap contains spoilers for Daredevil: Born Again Episode 3.Oh, Matt Murdock (Charlie Cox). What makes you think that we can rely on the legal system to deliver justice? The trial of Hector Ayala (Kamar de los…

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Rosamund Pike & Matthew Rhys’ Nail-Biting Psychological Thriller Is Exactly What I Want In A Suspenseful Movie
Rosamund Pike & Matthew Rhys’ Nail-Biting Psychological Thriller Is Exactly What I Want In A Suspenseful Movie

Babak Anvari is perhaps one of my favorite filmmakers when it comes to setting the tone and building suspense. His breathtaking masterpiece, Under the Shadow, is one of my favorite horror movies, and his latest, Hallow Road, is no less…

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A24’s Powerful, Nuanced Dramedy About Cultures of Silence
A24’s Powerful, Nuanced Dramedy About Cultures of Silence

Few things are as dangerous as familial cultures of silence around the perpetuation of abuse. Of course, it's common for families to want to protect their own, and in many cultures that's considered a sacred duty (or, at least, close…

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