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Gladiator II is an archetypal sequel

Gladiator II is a respectable film, worth the movie ticket but perhaps not a rewatch.

By November 25, 2024

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Wicked: Magic from stage to screen

Wicked had big shoes to fill, but I dare say that they sized up.

By November 22, 2024

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Smile 2 ups the stakes and the scares

Smile 2 is certainly not winning any awards any time soon, but it does stand out as a thrilling entry in the slog of horror flicks.

By and October 28, 2024

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Poignant and authentic, A24’s We Live in Time is a fleeting tale of devotion and grief

To race against time is to lose, and Almut hates losing. 

By October 27, 2024

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In Saturday Night, Lorne Michaels has concepts of a plan

Saturday Night's ensemble reinforces the very same message sent by the original SNL: the future of comedy is indeed in good hands.

By October 26, 2024

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Heartbreaking and hilarious, Will & Harper is a powerful celebration of friendship, acceptance, and transness

Ultimately, Will & Harper is a film for everyone. It is humorous while caring, a documentary and a comedy, and a tale of constant friendship and empowering change.

By October 22, 2024

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The Wild Robot surrenders its optimism to the wild

In a story with minimal human involvement, The Wild Robot is undoubtedly human-centric.

By October 16, 2024

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Reagan (2024): The crusade of modern American propaganda

Reagan is an exercise in idolatry, in a politically fervent and particularly partisan decade.

By October 3, 2024

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Trailer Takes: A Minecraft Movie needs to return to the crafting table

Rather than remaining faithful to the source material, A Minecraft Movie attempts to retrofit nostalgic video game graphics into a modern live-action story, and the result is a greater tragedy than Jason Momoa’s character outfit.

By September 28, 2024

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Though imperfect, It Ends With Us starts an important conversation

By now, you’ve probably heard about It Ends With Us for all the wrong reasons. And that’s a damn shame.

By August 30, 2024

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A Quiet Place: Day One lands a solid second place for the franchise

In a vacuum, A Quiet Place: Day One is decent. As the third film in this franchise, it fails to justify its existence in any meaningful way.

By July 17, 2024

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Kinds of Kindness’ feral absurdism

Despite the unhinged outer packaging, Kinds of Kindness questions the lengths one would go to feel loved and accepted.

By July 15, 2024

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“Are we still talking about tennis?”: In Challengers, the answer is always “no.”

What Guadagnino spares in the bedroom, he gives us in spades on the court.

By and June 7, 2024

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Breathtaking in its brutality, Civil War shocks the American conscience

A visual and sonic marvel, Civil War forces American audiences to grapple with the horror of modern warfare brought to U.S. shores.

By April 22, 2024

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Perfect Days (2024) muses on how to live

Even when reflecting on suffering, Perfect Days urges us that the sadness will pass and perfect days will come again soon.

By April 21, 2024

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Bob Marley: One Love lacks the legend’s heart

While One Love excels in terms of casting, the larger plot faults make it a mediocre viewing experience at its absolute best.

By and April 11, 2024

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A Visually Stunning Epic, Dune: Part Two is a Testament to the Power of Cinema

Denis Villenueve’s direction unflinchingly embraces the film’s subtlety and tenderness as much as the major action sequences.

By March 19, 2024

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Argylle is all style, little substance, and perhaps too much spycraft

Argylle tries to blend too many tones, genres, and narrative elements at once, and fails to achieve any of them

By February 18, 2024

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For Native actors on the rise, Killers of the Flower Moon is a “career-maker”

Collins and Means are proud of their work and hope it can inspire both more films about Native Americans and more projects that feature Native actors.

By February 13, 2024

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Poor Things is a philosophical odyssey draped in aesthetic allure

Rich with existential themes, the movie’s fantastical visuals contrast its serious moral propositions.

By February 2, 2024