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Meet Your New Favorite Antisocial Cyborg

Editor's note: The below recap contains spoilers for Murderbot Episode 1. Welcome back to the best time of the year — the debut of a new science fiction show on Apple TV+. The streamer has carved a niche for itself…

Charlie Polinger’s Stylish, Bombastic Debut Feature With Joel Edgerton Has Little Emotion Under The Surface [Cannes]

While ostensibly adopting the perspective of a kind and sensitive 12-year-old boy going through the wringer at the hands of bullies, “The Plague” leaves a bitter, chlorine-y taste in the mouth. Set at a water polo camp, this competently realised…

Star Wars Has Just Released The Anakin Skywalker Lightsaber I’ve Always Dreamed Of

The most iconic weapon in the entire Star Wars franchise, one would think the release of a new Anakin Skywalker lightsaber wouldn't be all that exciting. After all, it was one of the first lightsabers to debut in 1977's A…

Revenge Is Served With a Twist in This Assassin Adventure

When it comes to the world of underground agencies hiring out assassins, the John Wick franchise essentially laid out the rules we have come to expect from that subset of films. We've seen the format of the "one last job"…

The Philippou Brothers’ Horror Follow-Up to ‘Talk to Me’ Is Even More Devastating Than Its Predecessor

In 2022, Danny and Michael Philippou immediately became horror directors to watch with Talk to Me, a haunting film about grief that ended up becoming the highest-grossing horror film in A24’s history. With Talk to Me, the feature-length debut of…

The Philippous Get Too Literal in Their ‘Talk to Me’ Follow-Up

Throughout “Bring Her Back,” foster mother Laura (Sally Hawkins) provides something like an impromptu version of descriptive audio to her nearsighted teenage ward Piper (Sora Wong). For a film devoted to rendering vision impairment with dignity by casting a young…

This Body-Shredding, Techno-Thumping Apocalyptic Road Trip Movie Might Be The Best Film Of Cannes So Far

Sirat, the latest film from director Óliver Laxe, is like a drug trip gone bad (of which there are plenty in the actual movie). It starts with a simple enough premise - a father, Luis (Sergi López), searches for his…

These Sand Monsters Aren’t Made for Riding

Editor's note: The below recap contains spoilers for Murderbot Episode 2. The premiere episode of Apple TV+'s Murderbot, based on the popular novella series by author Martha Wells, wastes no time flinging viewers into the comedic sci-fi galaxy its titular…

I’m Worried About the Future of This Show Beyond Its Big Disaster Episodes

9-1-1's eighth season has officially concluded, and if the last handful of episodes of this season have taught me anything, it is to keep my expectations low. Still, there was a small but persistent part of me that had high…

Taipei-Set Drama Co-Written By Sean Baker is a Poignant Intergenerational Triptych [Cannes]

“Left-Handed Girl” opens with a whimsical score that sounds like a sonic interpretation of the kaleidoscope that adorable five-year-old I-Jing (Nina Ye) looks through as she arrives in Taipei for the first time with her mother Shu-Fen (Janel Tsai) and…

I Didn’t Hate It, But The Weeknd’s New Film Has Way More Style Than Substance

I’m not entirely sure what to make of Hurry Up Tomorrow. Directed and edited by Trey Edward Shults, from a screenplay by him, Abel Tesfaye (better known as the artist The Weeknd) and Reza Fahim, the film is inspired by…

An Electric Jenna Ortega Gets Lost in The Weeknd’s Feature-Length Music Video

Abel "The Weeknd" Tesfaye has yet again been busy. As the singer prepares to leave his stage name behind, he's dropping a mind-bending new thriller, Hurry Up Tomorrow, timed to the release of his sixth album of the same name.…

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