There’s something particularly tragic about a boring Pixar movie, especially one that hardly carries any of the tenets that have made the animation company so legendary. It’s unfortunate when any good-willed film is bad, of course, but with all the…
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NOW ON HULU! Cheese curls are on fire in Flamin’ Hot, the explosive feature film debut by director Eva Longoria. Adapted by Lewis Colick and Linda Yvette Chavez from Richard Monteanez’s autobiography, the film lays out the legend of where that…
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Some movies get stuck so long in development hell that it's a surprise they even get to see the light of day. That is the case with Nimona, which was in development by Blue Sky Studios before Disney bought multiple…
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Grief is an emotion that we all will experience at some point in our lives. Whether it’s due to the loss of a parent, friend, or pet, sorrow is an inevitable part of the human experience. Though the way grief…
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How do you tell the story of a life? That’s a question many of the characters in “Bucky F*cking Dent” poise aloud, a little too aware of their construction. It’s a question its star David Duchovny should have asked himself…
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School shootings are an unfortunately timely subject, so it makes sense why more and more filmmakers are tackling the subject. Movies like The Fallout starring Jenna Ortega and fellow Tribeca selection The Graduates examine the impact such an event can…
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In its first grand story, the Infinity Saga, the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) delivered some of the best individual superhero films of all time — and it did so by building out a world while allowing its characters to exist…
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The moment you decide to take Lee Demarbre’s over-the-top comedy, Enter the Drag Dragon, seriously, it’s over. Sometimes, a film is just meant for fun… flamboyant fun, if you will. The story is about the infamous drag queen/private investigator Crunch (played…
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Nick Clement takes a look at the brand new Transformers movie now on the big screen and asks the question. Is franchise fatigue kicking in yet or does this new addition bring something new to the fold? We bring you…
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There are few brands as well-respected in Hollywood as Pixar, though the iconic animation studio has faced an awkward period ever since the onset of the coronavirus pandemic. With its best 2020s offerings going straight to Disney+ (Soul, Turning Red)…
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Hansal Mehta is one of my favourite filmmakers. Many of his work features situations and stories that could easily become cheesy, over the top or just plain melodramatic. However, Mehta has a restrained style of storytelling that makes those moments…
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There’s nothing quite like the bond between siblings. Though you grow up in the same house, eat the same meals, and have the same parents, you can have vastly different experiences and viewpoints on certain situations. Thus, you become vastly…
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