The Life Of A Hummingbird Caregiver Soars Into The Heart
In David Fincher’s perplexing 2008 time reversal outing “The Curious Case of Benjamin Button,” hummingbirds play a small but essential role, as the title character happens upon one while out at sea, recognizing the rarity of such an occurrence and…
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No Gotham? No Problem; DC’s Irreverently Hilarious Superhero Show Still Takes Plenty of Swings
Amid all the big films and TV series incoming at the newly-dubbed DC Studios, headed up by Peter Safran and James Gunn, you might be surprised to learn that one show has carried over through the change in management (and…
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I’m Still Delighted By How Jennifer Garner’s Rom-Com Beautifully Maintains What Girls Can Lose In Adulthood
Some may not be aware there's a little something extra at the very end of the credits for 13 Going on 30 . It's not an extra scene in the vein of the Marvel Cinematic Universe's signature stingers (some of…
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Apple TV+’s Hit Show Expands Its Mystery In Season 2
When “Severance” premiered almost three years ago, its willingness to marry the tedium of corporate culture with heady sci-fi felt novel. It took “Office Space” and filtered it through an almost Gilliam-esque view of the world. A story that literalized…
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Donnie Yen’s Ambitious Genre Hybrid Is Guilty of Missed Opportunities
As the adage goes, justice is blind: by that, of course, they mean it's unbiased. In The Prosecutor, both starring and directed by modern martial arts legend Donnie Yen, Yen plays a prosecutor who finds justice blind in a different…
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Merlins Horror Bar Birmingham Review: A Spooky Treat
During a visit to Birmingham this week we happened to stumble across Merlins horror bar and felt compelled to bring you a review of this spooky and quirky cafe and bar in Birmingham City Centre. Merlins is a two-floored building…
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Squid Game SandBoxVR Review: The Future is Here!
We went down to Birmingham to experience the SandBoxVR Squid Game experience where you dress up in a full motion capture suit and are catapulted straight into experiencing your very own Squid Game in virtual reality. This futuristic venue is…
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Why Yes, I’m Still Endlessly Charmed By This Controversial Richard Curtis Classic
The Christmas season might've just ended, but the arrival of a beloved holiday movie on Netflix means we have the chance to extend the joy. Released just over 21 years ago in 2003, Richard Curtis' Love Actually has stood the…
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Emotionally Draining Drama Boasts An Oscar-Worthy Marianne Jean-Baptiste
This review was originally published on September 9, 2024, as a part of our Toronto International Film Festival coverage. In Hard Truths , Mike Leigh's beautifully humane drama, the writer-director takes us into the lives of an ordinary British Jamaican…
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Sandhya Suri’s Oscars Hopeful Delivers An Engrossing, Emotionally Charged Take On The Rookie Police Formula
While not one of the most popular of the crime drama genre, the rookie police formula is one that's been explored to largely gripping success, the most iconic being the Denzel Washington-led Training Day. However, while Antoine Fuqua's 2001 hit…
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I Was Impressed By This Psychological Period Horror’s Ability To Deliver Top-Notch Atmospheric Terror
The Damned has been made to a high standard. The film is extremely well-crafted; the cast, the period setting, and the eerie and isolated fishing village where the story plays out all help to create a tense and believable story…
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Sam Heughan’s Steamy Psychological Thriller Series Barely Simmers
These days, Sam Heughan is a fan-favorite presence on the small screen, but he wouldn't have garnered mainstream awareness if it hadn't been for his breakout role in the hit television adaptation of Diana Gabaldon's Outlander book series. Over the…
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