Category: Reviews
Kyle Chandler & Diane Lane’s Political Drama With a Killer Cast Isn’t Deep Enough
Kyle Chandler & Diane Lane’s Political Drama With a Killer Cast Isn’t Deep Enough

Since Jimmy Kimmel's late-night show was suspended on ABC and later reinstated in response to public outrage, concerns over the state of free speech in the U.S. have persisted. Which voices get heard and which ones are silenced have been…

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Tessa Thompson Is Terrific In Nia DaCosta’s Consistently Captivating Henrik Ibsen Adaptation [TIFF]
Tessa Thompson Is Terrific In Nia DaCosta’s Consistently Captivating Henrik Ibsen Adaptation [TIFF]

Though it’s been a minute since she’s had a film to really sink her teeth into, “Hedda” proves you should never bet against writer-director Nia DaCosta.  Taking on the Henrik Ibsen play “Hedda Gabler” and making it something entirely her…

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Black Phone 2 Review | Flickreel
Black Phone 2 Review | Flickreel

Scott Derrickson turned in one of the creepiest commercial horror films of recent memory with The Black Phone, which played like an adaptation of an overlooked Stephen King story. Actually, King’s son, Joe Hill, wrote the source material. Where the…

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‘NCIS: Tony & Ziva’ Finally Gives Us What We’ve Asked For All Season
‘NCIS: Tony & Ziva’ Finally Gives Us What We’ve Asked For All Season

Tony (Michael Weatherly) and Ziva's (Cote de Pablo) days as fugitives come to an end in the satisfying finale of NCIS: Tony & Ziva. The show erred on the side of caution, leaving practically no loose ends that would demand…

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English Swimming Biopic Drowns Before It Even Begins
English Swimming Biopic Drowns Before It Even Begins

One golden rule of a biopic is that it should probably give you more of an understanding of its subject than you had beforehand, but Vindication Swim is less cinematic than its subject's Wikipedia page. Writer-director Elliot Hasler evokes the…

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Shane Black’s Stylish but Shallow Crime Caper
Shane Black’s Stylish but Shallow Crime Caper

Shane Black’s Play Dirty promises the kind of hard-boiled, sardonic heist movie that once made him Hollywood’s sharpest screenwriter. Adapted from Donald E. Westlake’s Parker novels (written under the pseudonym Richard Stark), the film reunites Black with the familiar cocktail…

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Jeremy Renner Delivers the Best Season Yet of Taylor Sheridan’s Crime Drama
Jeremy Renner Delivers the Best Season Yet of Taylor Sheridan’s Crime Drama

With numerous factions both within and outside the prisons of Taylor Sheridan and Hugh Dillon's Mayor of Kingstown, the series boasts some of TV's most nefarious villains. It's a challenge to continue upping the ante in a show of this…

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A Reunion Between Indigenous Siblings Sets The Stage For An Intimate Story [TIFF]
A Reunion Between Indigenous Siblings Sets The Stage For An Intimate Story [TIFF]

It would seem there exists no shortage of stories encompassing Canada’s population of Indigenous peoples, with 2024 alone bringing about such documentaries as “Sugarcane” and “Missing From Fire Trail Road,” but with “Meadowlarks,” director Tasha Hubbard turns the camera from…

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Roofman Review | Flickreel
Roofman Review | Flickreel

If you asked me fifteen years ago if I thought Channing Tatum would still be making movies into the next decade, the answer would’ve been “no.” Keep in mind that Tatum’s most high-profile roles up to that point were Step…

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Sylvester Stallone’s Mob Drama Is Finally Back on Track With That Surprise Party Twist
Sylvester Stallone’s Mob Drama Is Finally Back on Track With That Surprise Party Twist

Editor's note: The below recap contains spoilers for Tulsa King Season 3 Episode 5. It's been a whirlwind of a time for Dwight Manfredi (Sylvester Stallone) and crew in Tulsa King's third season. They've gained new partners (the Montagues, yay!),…

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Julia Roberts Stands Out In Luca Guadagnino’s Darkly Ambiguous #MeToo Thriller
Julia Roberts Stands Out In Luca Guadagnino’s Darkly Ambiguous #MeToo Thriller

This review was originally published on August 8, 2025, as part of our Venice Film Festival coverage. Luca Guadagnino has never been one to explore so-called “traditional” love stories in his movies, whether that’s the skewed power dynamic of Call…

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All of You Review: Science Meets the Heart
All of You Review: Science Meets the Heart

William Bridges’ All of You is a quietly ambitious science fiction romantic drama that threads together the speculative and the deeply personal. Co-written and co-produced by Brett Goldstein—who also stars—the film is less about futuristic technology and more about the…

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