The Killers Next Door, written and directed by Michael A. LoCicero, begins with ex-convict Bobby (David Pridemore) finding his foster brother begging for a cigarette and a job. Ryan (LoCicero), said brother and also an ex-convict, is none too pleased…
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Like so many young performers, Sydney Sweeney proved that she was a star before she could get the chance to prove that she was a well-rounded actor. Her name-making gigs as a vindictive, canonically gorgeous high schooler on TV’s “Euphoria,”…
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Home Movie Reviews Animalia Review: Alaoui’s Hypnotic Debut Is Ambitious & Inspiring [Sundance] A love letter to existential inquisition and class dissection, Alaoui’s film is mysterious and imaginative in all the best ways a project can be. Sofia Alaoui, short…
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With an admirable cohesiveness, Mexican-Salvadoran director Tatiana Huezo (“Prayers for the Stolen”) has curated a body of work that often returns to familiar questions, subjects, and even precise images of evolving girlhood and untarnished nature. The filmmaker’s most fixed preoccupation…
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Peyton Reed’s Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania marks the official beginning of Phase 5 of the Marvel Cinematic Universe. But has MCU fatigue set in after the lackluster performance of Phase 4? The film opens with Scott Lang (Paul Rudd), aka Ant-Man,…
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There is a particular kind of audacity reserved for the wealthy and the well-meaning. Multi-award-winning actor and humanitarian Sean Penn co-directs “Superpower” with Aaron Kaufman, known mostly for his commercial work and his collaboration with writer-director Robert Rodriguez. Presented as a…
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Home Movie Reviews Birth/Rebirth Review: A Restrained Examination Of Motherhood & Ethics [Sundance] Great performances from lead actresses Judy Reyes and Marin Ireland boost this script to a tolerable watching experience. Laura Moss’s directorial debut, Birth/Rebirth is a thought-provoking reimagining…
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In the last few decades, the concept of toxic masculinity has become more widespread as the world has confronted the shortcomings of gender stereotypes. But while we can hopefully expect younger generations will be more prepared to deal with complex…
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NOW IN THEATERS! Director Michelle Garza Cervera’s stunning feature debut, Huesera: The Bone Woman, uses conventional horror tropes to create true art. Valeria (Natalia Solian) and her husband Raul (Alfonso Dosal) are trying to get pregnant, going so far as to…
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Bantu, the son of billionaire industrialist Randeep Nanda, got separated from his biological parents at birth. He was switched at birth by an employee in Randeep’s company named Valmiki, who switched his own son for him. Valmiki did this so…
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Home Movie Reviews Shotgun Wedding Review: Jennifer Lopez Hardly Redeems Mediocre Action Comedy With a cast of iconic comedians, Shotgun Wedding seemed like a surefire hit, but it's overwhelmingly bland despite its extra special ingredients. Jennifer Lopez and Josh Duhamel in…
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To this day, I am traumatized by the notion I could have killed my little brother. Six years younger, we had an age difference primed to maximize annoyance, his constant nagging the spark for my first foray with untethered fury.…
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