Category: Reviews
Daniel Goldhaber’s Sophomore Feature Gets Radical Environmentalism Right [TIFF]
Daniel Goldhaber’s Sophomore Feature Gets Radical Environmentalism Right [TIFF]

As the climate crisis worsens, the need for urgent action grows exponentially. Ignoring a problem doesn’t make it go away, and this one threatens total global collapse. Unfortunately, the allure of money, power, and the empty promises of the free…

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Amirpour’s Techno Sci-Fi Thriller Hypnotizes
Amirpour’s Techno Sci-Fi Thriller Hypnotizes

Home Movie Reviews Mona Lisa & The Blood Moon Review: Amirpour’s Techno Sci-Fi Thriller Hypnotizes The claustrophobic nature of the script and the singularity of the main character give the music in Mona Lisa and The Blood Moon purpose and…

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David E. Kelley’s Disappointing Law & Order Riff
David E. Kelley’s Disappointing Law & Order Riff

Home TV Reviews 'The Calling' Review: David E. Kelley Riffs on 'Law & Order' to Disappointing Results The greatest crime in The Calling is how derivative it all is.  Image via Peacock Several times throughout The Calling, the second lackluster…

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Ryan Reynolds, Will Ferrell Update a Holiday Classic
Ryan Reynolds, Will Ferrell Update a Holiday Classic

Clint Briggs (Ryan Reynolds) is not a good guy. When we first meet Clint in Spirited, he’s starting an internet war in an attempt to drum up business, and is soon called the “perfect combination of Mussolini & Seacrest.” As…

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Blackpool Pleasure Beach Journey to Hell 2022 Review
Blackpool Pleasure Beach Journey to Hell 2022 Review

The Blackpool Pleasure Beach Journey to Hell Halloween event has certainly been quite a poor affair in recent years compared to many other Halloween events in the country and this year sadly delivered more of the same. Here’s my Blackpool…

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Heirloom | Film Threat
Heirloom | Film Threat

A young woman finds herself at a crossroads between sobriety and returning to her dark, familiar past in Miriam Grill and Josie Burke’s short film, Heirloom. At this particular moment in life, Norah (Josie Burke) is on the right side of…

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Twisted Is All Types Of Weird
Twisted Is All Types Of Weird

[embed]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QwJGGIBDXCI[/embed]In Twisted, a young girl named Hannah deals with her overprotective mother while trying to seek her own independence. When her new friends keep coming up dead, she struggles with thoughts of whether she is the cause and her kooky…

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Whitney Houston: I Wanna Dance with Somebody Review
Whitney Houston: I Wanna Dance with Somebody Review

I Wanna Dance with Somebody is a safe music biopic. That doesn’t mean it’s bad. The performances are solid, the music is lively, and anyone who loves Whitney Houston is inclined to at least like this movie. It just gives…

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Tearepa Kahi Crafts A Riveting But Imperfect Facfiction [TIFF]
Tearepa Kahi Crafts A Riveting But Imperfect Facfiction [TIFF]

Tearepa Kahi’s “Muru” opens with several spiky title cards: “The views and accuracy of the information contained in this production are not endorsed or supported by the New Zealand Police.” “This film is not a recreation of the police raids…

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Intense & Unsettling Gothic That Takes Its Time
Intense & Unsettling Gothic That Takes Its Time

Home Movie Reviews God's Creatures Review: An Intense & Unsettling Gothic That Takes Its Time God's Creatures is an unnerving rural gothic tale with two quietly fierce performances that make the film's slow burn to its climax worth the wait. …

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Yellowstone Season 5 Review: The More Things Change…
Yellowstone Season 5 Review: The More Things Change…

In the four years since its premiere, Taylor Sheridan's Yellowstone has become an entity in and of itself, a hit series that spawned not only a successful spinoff in this year's 1883 but a verifiable television universe now with a…

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Cassian Stages the Prison Break of the Century
Cassian Stages the Prison Break of the Century

At the end of last week’s episode, Kino Loy (Andy Serkis) revealed that there are only ever twelve guards on duty, and with Episode 10 of Andor, Cassian (Diego Luna) plans to take full advantage of the Empire’s weaknesses. But…

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