Celine Song’s Great Debut Is One of the Year’s Best
When we first see the three leads of Past Lives—the astounding debut of writer-director Celine Song—it’s from across a bar, as two strangers try to figure out how this group knows each other. As they look at Nora (Greta Lee),…
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New Love Gets Spooky in Folklore-Inspired Horror Film
Home Movie Reviews ‘Attachment’ Review: New Love Gets Spooky in Jewish Folklore-Inspired Horror Movie Attachment explores the joys and tribulations of new love, spicing a delicate love story with truly horrifying elements. There are few things in life more exciting…
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A Sweetly Sacrilegious Story of Sexual Discovery
From Jesus’s ripped physique to the Song of Solomon, there’s something about Christian iconography that’s just a little bit sexy. And if you haven’t noticed that yet, you certainly will after seeing “Mamacruz,” the second film from Venezuelan writer-director Patricia Ortega (“Yo, Imposible”).…
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The Other Fellow | Film Threat
SAN FRANCISCO INDIE FEST 2023 REVIEW! Matthew Bauer’s documentary feature, The Other Fellow, spotlights the infamous lives of men worldwide who go by the infamous name of Bond, James Bond. The catch is that’s their real name. It’s about James Bond…
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Harley Quinn Valentine’s Day Special Review: A Riotously Funny Return
Home TV Reviews 'Harley Quinn: A Very Problematic Valentine's Day Special' Review: A Riotously Funny and Heartwarming Return Harley, Ivy, Clayface, and more are back in an extra-fun-sized special that wreaks a very different kind of chaos on Gotham. Image…
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Whitney Houston: I Wanna Dance With Somebody Review
Home Movie Reviews Whitney Houston: I Wanna Dance With Somebody Review - Great Cast, Standard Biopic For a biopic, I Wanna Dance with Somebody follows the norms of the genre but allows Naomi Ackie to deliver a sensational performance in the…
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A Heartwarming Look at High School Mariachi
While it may seem niche to those outside of Texas, high school mariachi competitions are quite prolific in the Lonestar State. The teams give students a creative outlet, as well as an opportunity to pursue scholarships in college music. One…
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A Hero For The Lower East Side
Home TV Reviews 'Marvel's Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur' Review: A Super-Genius Hero Comes to the Lower East Side Marvel's new animated series brings with it lots of heart, catchy tunes, and an adorable fire-breathing T-Rex. Image via Disney+ With…
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Pregnancy Turns Into Supernatural Menace
Home Movie Reviews ‘Huesera: The Bone Woman’ Review: Mexican Body-Horror Turns Pregnancy Into a Supernatural Menace 'Huesera: The Bone Woman' cleverly approaches motherly woes through the lenses of horror, creating an uneasy experience that’s still illuminating. Image via XYZ Films…
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Shadowplay (Stinohra) | Film Threat
Directed by Peter Bebjak and written by Vendula Bradácová, Shadowplay (Stinohra) is a Czech-Slovak crime thriller with a despairing tone and gut-wrenching vision. While the concept, a craving for revenge, has been done time and time again, the filmmakers deconstruct the varying…
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A Spellbinding Journey of Black Womanhood
A memory, tinged with aching rawness, emerges in “All Dirt Roads Taste of Salt,” the feature debut by writer/director Raven Jackson. This memory briefly foretells the knotting stream of remembrances that roots our protagonist, Mack (played in these early childhood scenes by…
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Robbie Is Alluring In Chazelle’s Glitzy, Hollow Ode To Hollywood
Home Movie Reviews Babylon Review: Robbie Is Alluring In Chazelle's Glitzy, Hollow Ode To Hollywood It has a feverish energy that gets lost amid the reverie, and though it has a great cast, it takes too long to make a…
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