Eugenio Derbez Brings Warmth To Bittersweet True Story [Sundance]

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Eugenio Derbez Brings Warmth To Bittersweet True Story [Sundance]

Home Movie Reviews Radical Review: Eugenio Derbez Brings Warmth To Bittersweet True Story [Sundance] Radical paints a grim portrait of the effects of poverty on a Mexican elementary school, but offers hope through Eugenio Derbez's sincere performance. The outside-the-box teacher…

Hollywood’s Winningest Franchise Is Losing Its Scrappy Underdog Appeal

Adonis “Donnie” Creed, the indefatigable boxer played by actor-turned-director Michael B. Jordan in the “Creed” franchise now entrusted to his rookie camera, measures his life in wins and losses; so do we. The original “Rocky” clinched its classic status with…

Christoph Waltz Leads an Unpredictable Thriller Series

What's the worst thing that could happen to a company? For that matter, what's the best thing? In Prime Video's darkly comedic thriller series The Consultant, the answer to both questions is one and the same: Regus Patoff (Christoph Waltz).…

Vincent Cassel & Eva Green Shine in Fine Spy Series

Liaison, the new English-French language espionage drama from Apple TV+, is everything you'd expect — there's plenty of intrigue, action, politics, anti-terrorism measures, and something of a romance subplot to boot. It's a perfectly fine and entertaining watch, but there's…

Pieces of Us | Film Threat

In Pieces of Us, director Cheryl Allison looks at the never ceasing rise of violence and hate crimes committed against the LGBTQ community. The documentary is an intimate portrait of five gay, straight, and transgender people who found a way to…

CREED III Pulls The Punches For More Drama

After dominating the boxing world, Adonis Creed (Michael B. Jordan) has been thriving in both his career and family life. When a childhood friend and former boxing prodigy, Damian (Jonathan Majors), resurfaces after serving a long sentence in prison, he…

Cocaine Bear Review | Flickreel

Elizabeth Bank’s Cocaine Bear is based on an absurdly fascinating true story about a smuggler’s ill-fated last run and an animal that sticks its nose where it doesn’t belong. The real bear died after consuming 75 pounds of coke, but…

Elizabeth Banks’ Wild Satire Fails To Deliver On The Craziness And Irreverence Of Its Premise

“A bear did COCAINE!” screams a frazzled Eddie (Alden Ehrenreich), trying to explain a patently absurd concept like a rational person – and exposing the vast capacity for humor that lies between the two. “Cocaine Bear,” a film that really…

Majors’ Powerful Performance Carries Intense Drama [Sundance]

Home Movie Reviews Magazine Dreams Review: Majors' Powerful Performance Carries Intense Drama [Sundance] Powered by an incredible, devoted performance from Jonathan Majors, the film stumbles in its last act, but it is gripping & intense all the same. Jonathan Majors…

Alicia Silverstone Stars in Horror Lacking Cohesion

Home Movie Reviews ‘Perpetrator’ Review: Alicia Silverstone and Kiah McKirnan Star in Entertaining Horror That Lacks Cohesion | Berlinale 2023 'Perpetrator' trades cohesion in favor of experimental dives into the glorious mix of fun and fright that only genre movies…

‘Star Trek: Picard’ Season 3 Episode 2 Recap: Who’s Your Daddy?

If the premiere of Star Trek: Picard Season 3 left you with any questions about who Jack Crusher (Ed Speleers) is to Jean-Luc Picard (Patrick Stewart) you’ll be pleased to know that Episode 2 doesn’t beat around the bush. With…

This Erotic Noir Thriller With George MacKay Is Painfully On-The-Nose [Berlin]

In 1991, “Street Fighter” made history by introducing the world’s first playable female character in a fighting game, Chun Li. An expert martial artist and Interpol officer, Chun Li has a notorious sense of justice, with much of her arc…

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