‘What Happened to Dorothy Bell?’ Review
No matter how bombastic the story turns out to be, confronting family trauma is no new thing for a horror film to do. Turning into our parents, succumbing to a generational curse — you name it, someone’s probably covered it.…
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Claustrophobic Thriller Remake Is Narrowly Saved By Compelling Performances
Thrillers about kidnappings have long been a part of the entertainment world, with everything from Liam Neeson's action-focused Taken franchise to M. Night Shyamalan's chiller Split and Mel Gibson's nailbiting Ransom being just a handful of examples. Though Amber Alert…
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Italy’s Award-Winning Oscar Submission Is A Sprawling, Ambitious Family Chronicle
TIFF: Sprawling, historical family sagas used to be de rigueur as culminating artistic statements from our greatest talents. They were characterized by the intertwined lives of a large cast of characters—parents, children, and siblings—their hopes and fears, triumphs and disappointments—situated…
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‘Survivor 47’ Episode 2 Recap: Losers Shouldn’t Smile
Editor's note: The below recap contains spoilers for Survivor Season 47 Episode 2. Survivor Season 47 is starting off with the thing that all diehard fans love: chaos! CBS's groundbreaking reality series is two weeks in, but viewers are still…
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‘The Rings of Power’ Season 2 Episode 7 Recap
Editor's note: The below recap contains spoilers for The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power Season 2 Episode 7. Can you believe we're already one week away from the Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power Season…
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Succubus Featured, Reviews Film Threat
Writer-director R.J. Daniel Hanna’s Succubus explores the allure of dating via an app. The film appeals to today’s techies as the director uses text, video chats, apps, and websites to help unfold the story. Chris (Brendan Bradley) is a doting…
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‘Nobody Wants This’ Review – Kristen Bell and Adam Brody Make Loving Fun in Netflix Rom-Com
From Normal People to One Day, the love stories that have become popular streaming hits tend to be emotionally charged depictions of soulmates who have a hard time communicating their feelings and are never in the same headspace about entering…
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This Vampire Movie Could’ve Been Great, But Horror Fans Will Love It Anyway
At this moment, it's hard to disconnect the new Salem's Lot from its nearly two-year release delay, during which many feared the film would never, ahem, see the light of day. That's an unfortunate situation. On the one hand, it…
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Stephen King’s Classic Vampire Tale Gets a Solid New Movie Adaptation
There's nothing about the new feature-film adaptation of Stephen King's Salem's Lot that feels particularly fresh or novel — unless you count the fact that it has no interest in being anything other than an earnest, old-fashioned spookfest. That's going…
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‘The Masked Singer’ Season 12 Premiere Recap
With a little help from some friends, The Masked Singer kicks off with the infamous William Shatner, aka Season 8's Knight. He reminds us that The Masked Singer has featured 186 celebrities over 11 seasons. Now it's time to enshrine…
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‘Agatha All Along’ Episode 3 Recap
Editor's note: The below recap contains spoilers for Agatha All Along Episode 3. Agatha All Along has gone more places in just three episodes than many shows dare to go in an entire season. So far, we’ve been in Westview…
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Empire Waist Featured, Reviews Film Threat
In her feature film Empire Waist, writer and director Claire Ayoub tackles the topic of fat shaming among teens. When her science class is asked to “pair up” for a project, no one wants to team up with Lenore. As…
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