Category: Reviews
Alison Brie & Dave Franco’s Rom-Com Isn’t Worth Catching Up With
Alison Brie & Dave Franco’s Rom-Com Isn’t Worth Catching Up With

Even though it’s just a two-hour drive between Seattle and Leavenworth, arriving in the picturesque, Bavarian-themed town is meant to feel like you’ve landed in an entirely different country. The aggressively artificial village — complete with an annual Oktoberfest celebration…

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Ridley Elevates Meditative Drama [Sundance]
Ridley Elevates Meditative Drama [Sundance]

Home Movie Reviews Sometimes I Think About Dying Review: Ridley Elevates Meditative Drama [Sundance] Anchored by strong performances from Daisy Ridley & Dave Merheje, the film has pacing issues, but it's emotionally resonant, humorous, and relatable. Daisy Ridley in Sometimes…

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Amiable Football Comedy’s Sitcom Antics Make For A Decent Enough Experience
Amiable Football Comedy’s Sitcom Antics Make For A Decent Enough Experience

Tom Brady magically appears a few times throughout his first post-second-retirement win, “80 for Brady,” speaking to a super-fan played by Lily Tomlin. In one moment, she’s in the middle of a football throwing contest that takes place during other…

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The Role Billy Crudup Was Born to Play
The Role Billy Crudup Was Born to Play

Home TV Reviews 'Hello Tomorrow!' Gives Billy Crudup the Role He Was Born to Play | Review Starring Crudup, Haneefah Wood, Alison Pill, and more, it's the fresh reinvention of Death of a Salesman that we never knew we needed.…

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Carter Smith’s Tense Return To Body Horror Bites Off More Than It Can Chew
Carter Smith’s Tense Return To Body Horror Bites Off More Than It Can Chew

Carter Smith’s debut film “The Ruins” was a slight dalliance into the body horror genre that was unnerving but also never went “full Cronenberg” in its approach. The film had great actors, and there was scope and intention, but it…

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Karen Carpenter: Starving For Perfection
Karen Carpenter: Starving For Perfection

SANTA BARBARA INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL 2023 REVIEW! Karen Carpenter was a woman who died embattled by her fears in the form of anorexia nervosa. Like so many gifted musicians, singers, and songwriters who die too young from addiction, Carpenter’s drug…

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New Sam Pollard Doc Is A Solid Look At A Basketball Icon
New Sam Pollard Doc Is A Solid Look At A Basketball Icon

Basketball’s popularity in the U.K. sucks. I need to mention this as a British writer composing a review about the late basketball great Bill Russell. I may be asking for a small modicum of forgiveness for a possible lack of…

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Parmet Delicately Balances Abuse Vs. Agency [Sundance]
Parmet Delicately Balances Abuse Vs. Agency [Sundance]

Home Movie Reviews The Starling Girl Review: Parmet Delicately Balances Abuse Vs. Agency [Sundance] The Starling Girl, even with its unsettling themes about abuse, is a triumphant effort about finding love within. Eliza Scanlen as Jem in The Starling Girl…

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The Best of the Series Yet
The Best of the Series Yet

There has always been a degree of eccentricity woven throughout the heart of the Hulu series Wu-Tang: An American Saga. Even as it was grounded in telling an origin story of sorts for one of the most iconic musical groups…

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Jonathan Majors Steals the Show
Jonathan Majors Steals the Show

When it comes to the Ant-Man series of films, it’s hard to not get caught up in what the movies aren’t as much as what they are. With 2015’s Ant-Man, one could see the potential that Edgar Wright brought to…

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Ant-Man And The Wasp Quantumania Better Thank Kang
Ant-Man And The Wasp Quantumania Better Thank Kang

Super Heroes Scott Lang (Paul Rudd) and Hope Van Dyne (Evangeline Lilly) return to continue their adventures as Ant-Man and The Wasp. Together, with Hope’s parents Janet Van Dyne (Michelle Pfeiffer) and Hank Pym (Michael Douglas), and Scott’s daughter Cassie…

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Follow The Dead | Film Threat
Follow The Dead | Film Threat

Follow The Dead is Adam William Cahill’s feature-length debut. The zombie comedy is set in Ireland and aims to put a modern spin on the walking undead. Is the first-time writer-director able to breathe life into a played put genre?…

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