Finn Wolfhard & Billy Bryk Crafted A Soulless New Slasher That Doesn’t Have The Courtesy To Be Funny
Audiences know there's nothing new under the sun, but the new Gen Z-oriented slasher, Hell of a Summer, steals an hour and 28 minutes of our time to remind us of that. After premiering at TIFF in 2023, its theatrical…
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Tony Jaa’s Muay Thai Action Movie Doesn’t Reinvent The Wheel — But It Knees It In Two
Early films introducing the Western world to Muay Thai include the James Bond film The Man With The Golden Gun and Jean-Claude Van Damme's excellent Kickboxer, but the name that's most centrally associated with bringing Muay Thai to the action-loving…
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A Minecraft Movie Review | Flickreel
In the realm of video games, I’ve always been more drawn to titles with a compelling story – or at least a primary objective. As such, I never got lost in the world of Minecraft, which is more about experimentation…
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The Truth Comes Out — and Olympia Is Stuck in the Middle
Editor's note: The below recap contains spoilers for the Matlock Season 1 finale.Matlock delivers a doozy of a double-header episode for the Season 1 finale. It's officially confirmed who stole the Wellbrexa documents, but even more questions are raised as…
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If You’re Itching For Another Thrilling Crime Drama Like Drop, This Is The Netflix Original For You
I'm a big fan of thrillers that take place in singular, sometimes isolating locations — be they classics like Phone Booth to newer films like Drop. There's an added layer of enjoyment to movies like this when their inspiration pulls…
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What Happens in Vegas Doesn’t Stay in Vegas
Editor's note: The below recap contains spoilers for Hacks Season 4 Episode 3. Last week, the Season 4 premiere of the Emmy-winning comedy series Hacks burst onto our screens with a vengeance. Literally. Deborah (Jean Smart) is furious at Ava…
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Shudder’s Irish Folk Horror Doesn’t Break Ground or Terrify, but It Offers Something Far More Important
Motherhood, generational trauma, family, mental illness — these are all the ideas you can often find at the center of an Irish horror movie. In Irish horror, the fear tends to stick close to home, with folklore integrated to create…
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I’d Rather Go Barefoot the Rest of My Life Than Watch This Movie About Talking Shoes Again
A movie like Sneaks feels like an easy target. It's a cheaply animated movie about talking shoes that rips off every single Toy Story movie and somehow has a staggering ensemble cast of celebrities, including Anthony Mackie, Laurence Fishburne, and…
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The Ballad of Wallis Island Review
The Ballad of Wallis Island is a bit like Planes, Trains and Automobiles. Granted, the film doesn’t have any planes, trains, or cars. In fact, the only mode of transportation is a dinky boat that takes characters to and from…
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Ballard Checks In as Harry Checks Out for the Last Time
Editor's note: The below recap contains spoilers for the Bosch: Legacy series finale. This is it. After a decade, Bosch reaches its final destination—and it’s not a place of peace. It’s not tidy. It’s not painless. But it is, as…
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No One’s Walking Away Clean
Editor's note: The below recap contains spoilers for Bosch: Legacy Season 3 Episode 9. Bosch: Legacy kicks off its penultimate hour with all the quiet tension of a loaded weapon—and then pulls the trigger. With Zorrillo in custody, a major…
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Viola Davis Struggles To Lead Another Dull, Assembly Line Actioner
Viola Davis, it would seem, always appears ready to surprise; with a career spanning nearly three decades and armed to the hilt with accolades, this uber-talent isn’t shy when it comes to balancing small-scale drama (“The Help,” “Fences,” “Air”) with…
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