The Housemaid Review | Flickreel
On the heels of four Melissa McCarthy comedies, director Paul Feig tried something different with A Simple Favor. The film was witty, stylish, campy, twisted, and an all-around fun time from start to finish. It almost felt like a satire…
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The Legacy Of A War Hero Destroyed By Nepotistic Bollywood In “Ikkis”
I have seen many anti-Pakistani war and spy films being made by Bollywood. However, a recent theatrical release by the name “Ikkis”, translated as “21”, shocked me. I was not expecting a sudden psychological shift in the Indian film industry…
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Olivia Colman’s Absurdly Hilarious and Achingly Romantic Fable Teaches Us How To Love
Sometimes love comes from the most unexpected places. Some people meet their mate through dating apps which have gamified romance. Some people through sex parties. Back in the old days, you'd meet someone at the bar. Or, even further back,…
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Two Schoolgirls Friendship Is Tested In A British Dramedy With ‘Mean Girls’ Vibes [Sundance]
PARK CITY – Adolescent angst is evergreen. Somewhere in the world, a teenager is trying to grow into their body, learn how to appear less awkward in social situations, and find themselves as the hormones swirl. And often they have…
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How To’s John Wilson Finds Brilliance in a Wild Concept With His First Movie — Review
Airing for three seasons on HBO, How To with John Wilson is easily one of the most brilliant comedies of the 2020s. In the series, the eponymous Wilson would explain something like “How To Cook the Perfect Risotto” or “How…
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This Coming-of-Age Dramedy Is Wes Anderson Meets ‘The Holdovers’ — Review
Movies with female friendships at their core are some of the best of the best, especially in the coming-of-age genre. From hilarious comedies such as Booksmart and Mean Girls to darker dramas like Thirteen and Thoroughbreds, there’s something unique about…
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Avatar: Fire and Ash Review
The audience could feel the thirteen-year gap between the first Avatar movie and 2022’s The Way of Water. Not just because the characters were older, but the already groundbreaking technology had come so far during that time. While Avatar: Fire…
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A Mythic Inferno That Elevates the Franchise
With Avatar: Fire and Ash, James Cameron delivers not only the most emotionally ferocious chapter of the Avatar saga so far, but also its most thematically ambitious. Expanding the mythos of Pandora while deepening its characters and moral conflicts, Fire…
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A Sardonic and Surprisingly Sweet Look at the Burgeoning Influence of ChatGPT
"For the master's tool will never dismantle the master's house." So wrote activist Audre Lorde, in 1979. Advice that Adam Bhala Lough has decided to hilariously ignore for his surprisingly sweet documentary. A film that was once planned as a…
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Claire Danes & Matthew Rhys Netflix Thriller Directed By Antonio Campos Never Lives Up to Its Premise
Is there anyone better at playing a brilliant, but manic, character than Claire Danes? While the later seasons of “Homeland” might’ve descended into double-crossing nonsense, for a while there, Danes carefully walked a tightrope between calculating and paranoid. She returns,…
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Denis Leary’s Military Sitcom Is Comfort TV at Its Best
There’s a moment during the Season 2 premiere of Going Dutch when the Stroopsdorf base camp — led by Denis Leary’s magnetic curmudgeon Colonel Patrick Quinn — undergoes a training exercise to evaluate the soldiers’ field combat abilities. This “team-building”…
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Netflix’s Dull Miniseries Proves That Not Every Agatha Christie Mystery Needs an Adaptation
Agatha Christie is one of those revered writers whose name alone is enough to warrant the audience's attention. Her works have been continuously adapted into every major form, to the point where even her lesser efforts have found their way…
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