Editor's note: The below recap contains spoilers for The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power Season 2 Episode 3. Ah good, so we remembered Númenor and the people of the Southlands exist. After two episodes spent mostly with…
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Editor's note: The below recap contains spoilers for The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power Season 2 Episode 2. Hot off the heels of The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power's Season 2 premiere comes Episode…
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LOCARNO FILM FESTIVAL 2024 REVIEW! Being a teenager is a weird time. Your taste in music becomes your entire personality. You dye your hair with colors you never would as a responsible adult. And your body is seemingly impervious to…
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A truly terrifying cinematic experience from producer Ridley Scott and director/writer Fede Alvarez, 20th Century Studios’ “Alien: Romulus” opens in theaters nationwide August 16, 2024. The sci-fi/horror-thriller takes the phenomenally successful “Alien” franchise back to its roots: While scavenging the…
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Onscreen possessions can be a scary thing, and it’s not only because a person’s body can suddenly (and horrifyingly) bend so far backwards that the crunch of bones sounds sickening. Lee Daniels’ The Deliverance, which claims inspiration from real events,…
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Why must talented women die of a broken heart? The myth goes that it was heartbreak that killed Amy Winehouse, Judy Garland, Edith Piaf, and countless more women who once vibrated with rare genius but whose emotional ache led to…
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Revelations about a protagonist's origins are one of the most engaging ways to expand a series' mythology, especially when they upend long-held understandings about the character. It expands and pivots our understanding of the hero, casting a new light on…
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Editor's note: The below recap contains spoilers for The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power Season 2 Episode 1. It took two long years, but we've returned to Middle-earth at long last, with the premiere of The Lord…
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We live in a time when it seems the only way to make change is by speaking out. This is true in Amir Zargara’s short film from Iran, A Good Day Will Come. By day, a young man named Arash…
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In 1984, James Cameron changed film history forever with The Terminator, a science fiction movie that was part action film, part slasher, and which made Arnold Schwarzenegger one of the most recognizable faces on the planet. In 1991, he somehow…
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Pizza Boy Rick, directed and written by Jason Parks, is a one-of-a-kind action-thriller that stands out in a world of action blockbusters. It keeps you on the edge of your seat, guessing what crazy plot twist will happen next! Rick…
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Ernest Hemingway is undoubtedly one of America’s most important authors, yet his classics have primarily been adapted for the silver screen in the 20th century, and oft-remembered by cinephiles more so than the average film buff. Some have only been…
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