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Fast Paced, Energetic and Fun
Fast Paced, Energetic and Fun

So we announced the other day that Die Hart the Movie was in the works where the Die Hart series has been stitched together to form a feature film and today we bring you that Die Hart the Movie review.…

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Nathan Stewart-Jarrett Uses Sex as a Weapon in Thriller
Nathan Stewart-Jarrett Uses Sex as a Weapon in Thriller

Home Movie Reviews 'Femme' Review: Nathan Stewart-Jarrett Uses Sex as a Weapon in Tense Queer Revenge Thriller | Berlinale 2023 ‘Femme’ is a gripping revenge tale that refuses to give easy answers to complex issues of gender, sexuality, and toxic…

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Christian Petzold Delivers A Cinematic Miracle Between The Burning Forest & The Sea [Berlin]
Christian Petzold Delivers A Cinematic Miracle Between The Burning Forest & The Sea [Berlin]

Billed as the second installment of an elemental triptych, “Afire” comes after Christian Petzold’s 2020 film “Undine” where Paula Beer gave a Silver Bear-winning performance at Berlinale as the titular character, an urban historian and a mythical water spirit. As…

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Rake | Film Threat
Rake | Film Threat

In Christopher Mays’ short horror film Rake, Lucy (Claire Lefort) is an unassuming soft-spoken teen. At home, she is constantly berated by her mother for disobedience. At school, she’s seen as the odd girl. As her frustration builds, Lucy wanders off…

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This Classic Sitcom Remake Still Has a Carlton Problem
This Classic Sitcom Remake Still Has a Carlton Problem

Though there is no shortage of remakes that fail to capture the spark of the original work, there are none that are quite like Bel-Air. Drawing from the broad narrative beats of the 90s sitcom The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air,…

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Castel’s Steamy, Stylistic Debut Is Uneven [Sundance]
Castel’s Steamy, Stylistic Debut Is Uneven [Sundance]

Home Movie Reviews My Animal Review: Castel’s Steamy, Stylistic Debut Is Uneven [Sundance] My Animal, despite all the efforts from Castel’s direction, is bogged down by its snail-like pacing and uneventful genre-blending. Amandla Stenberg and Bobbi Salvör Menuez in My Animal…

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Not Even Helen Mirren Can Save Disjointed Golda Meir Biopic [Berlin]
Not Even Helen Mirren Can Save Disjointed Golda Meir Biopic [Berlin]

War is perhaps cinema’s most enduring — and prolific — muse. From Francis Ford Coppola’s “Apocalypse Now” to Stanley Kubrick’s “Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb” and Steven Spielberg’s “Saving Private Ryan,” war…

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Joe Haladin: The Case Of The Missing Sister
Joe Haladin: The Case Of The Missing Sister

Joe Haladin: The Case Of The Missing Sister is a sequel to His Stretch Of Texas Ground, though the title character is recast, and the filmmaker behind the first one, Ralph Cinque, only writes this entry. Jody Stelzig steps in…

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Mexican Director Lila Avilés Stuns With A Soul-Nourishing Microcosm Built On Profound Love In The Face Of Grief [Berlin]
Mexican Director Lila Avilés Stuns With A Soul-Nourishing Microcosm Built On Profound Love In The Face Of Grief [Berlin]

With her feature debut, “The Chambermaid,” Mexican writer-director Lila Avilés materialized a graceful character study of a hardworking mother. Though enriched via the meaningful interjections of its supporting players, the narrative had a singular focus. For her follow-up, “Tótem,” Avilés…

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Banks’ Bold Feature Debut Is Captivating [Sundance]
Banks’ Bold Feature Debut Is Captivating [Sundance]

Home Movie Reviews Young. Wild. Free. Review: Banks’ Bold Feature Debut Is Captivating [Sundance] Packed with humor and great chemistry among the leads, Young. Wild. Free. lives up to its name, seducing its viewers into its wild ride.   Emmy-nominated…

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The Famous Folk Singer Bids Farewell [Berlin]
The Famous Folk Singer Bids Farewell [Berlin]

There’s a pretty traditional formula that most music documentaries follow. They’ll often center around a standard birth to mainstream success overview, populated with talking heads and contemporaries to contextualize the music, politics, and social scenes. Add in some extended concert…

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Rolf de Heer Explores Racism
Rolf de Heer Explores Racism

While Rolf de Heer has a prolific career comprising dozens of movies from diverse genres, the filmmaker is mostly known and awarded for his unique exploration of the aboriginal perspective of Australian history. With The Tracker, Ten Canoes, and Charlie's…

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