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4/5
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His Three Daughters
(2023)
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Georgi Petkov
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The substance and the beauty of the family dynamics lie in those flashes of ordinary life.
Posted Nov 08, 2024
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5/5
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The Seventh Seal
(1957)
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Claire Fulton
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It’s a masterpiece of filmmaking from a master of the profession, and remains an impactful viewing experience even if you can’t tell a knight from a rook.
Posted Nov 07, 2024
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3/5
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American Meltdown
(2023)
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Christopher Rhine
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American Meltdown uses this premise as a launching pad, rather than the main plot driver [...]. The plot tension and character stakes don’t develop because the content is focused more on jokes than motivations.
Posted Nov 07, 2024
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3.5/5
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She Dies Tomorrow
(2020)
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Bernard Ozarowski
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She Dies Tomorrow lacks the thrills of conventional horror, but is more than thought-provoking enough to merit your time.
Posted Nov 06, 2024
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3/5
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The Found Footage Phenomenon
(2021)
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Aaron Murray
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The Found Footage Phenomenon may not work completely for those who are new to the subgenre [...]. However, it does work as a space for many underappreciated filmmakers to discuss how this subgenre gave them the creative template to create radical works.
Posted Nov 06, 2024
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3/5
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Over/Under
(2022)
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Olivia Savage
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Over/Under is overall a heart-warming and moving film that proves director Sophia Silver is one to watch, but as often is the case with directorial debuts, the film feels like it needs some finer tuning.
Posted Nov 06, 2024
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3/5
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Red One
(2024)
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Joseph Tomastik
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Considering the huge lump of comedic coal this could have been, I’ll gladly take a decent present that entertains me for a few hours.
Posted Nov 06, 2024
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4/5
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Make Me Famous
(2021)
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Scott Wilson
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The New York City captured here is a historical artefact, its graffiti painted over and its neighbourhoods gentrified. Like Edward Brezinski, it was complicated, and it’s gone. Thank goodness Make Me Famous exists to keep little parts of it alive.
Posted Nov 05, 2024
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3.5/5
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MadS
(2024)
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Georgi Petkov
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David Moreau’s MadS pulls off a unique kind of apocalyptic horror experience—one that is scarce on gore but abundant in dizzying anxiety and paranoia.
Posted Nov 05, 2024
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2.5/5
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Singham Again
(2024)
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Maxance Vincent
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it still isn’t enough to save a dwindling cinematic universe that has sadly lost the potent political message it loudly and unabashedly stated in its first installment in favor of a gratuitous glorification of the police force.
Posted Nov 04, 2024
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4/5
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Hippo
(2023)
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Georgi Petkov
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Almost every interaction between the two is uncomfortable to sit through, but the writing carries itself with an offbeat sense of humor that stays intriguing even when discussing some utterly perverse subject matter.
Posted Nov 04, 2024
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2.5/5
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Stockholm Bloodbath
(2023)
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Claire Fulton
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Stockholm Bloodbath is never as funny or tongue-in-cheek as it could be, never as intricately plotted as it should be, nor as poignant as it wants to be. [...] flirts with being both a black comedy and a historical epic, but doesn’t succeed as either.
Posted Nov 04, 2024
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4.5/5
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Merry Christmas
(2005)
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Joseph Tomastik
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To my knowledge, there has never been a story that better shows how powerful the holiday in and of itself is than Joyeux Noël.
Posted Nov 03, 2024
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Star Wars: The Last Jedi
(2017)
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Joseph Tomastik
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The Last Jedi is not only the best film in the Sequel Trilogy by far, but it’s a very natural, very fitting way to continue the story that started with The Force Awakens.
Posted Nov 03, 2024
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3/5
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Killer Crush
(2020)
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Joseph Tomastik
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An unconventional way of telling a frustratingly conventional story.
Posted Nov 03, 2024
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2.5/5
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The Greatest Beer Run Ever
(2022)
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Joseph Tomastik
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Its emotional core is hollow, the humor misses as often as it hits, and it leaves you with nothing new to think about.
Posted Nov 02, 2024
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3.5/5
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The Cow Who Sang a Song Into the Future
(2022)
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Joseph Tomastik
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A soft plea for human decency and healing, bound together by past mistakes literally haunting these characters.
Posted Nov 02, 2024
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3/5
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The Stolen Valley
(2022)
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Joseph Tomastik
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Had the potential to be a great film ... But for every pro the film has, a con lurks right behind it.
Posted Nov 02, 2024
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2.5/5
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V/H/S/99
(2022)
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Joseph Tomastik
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Throughout this movie, my reactions were constantly flip-flopping between being genuinely impressed, really irritated, a little bewildered, and guiltily enjoying myself.
Posted Nov 02, 2024
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3/5
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Empire of Light
(2022)
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Joseph Tomastik
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Empire of Light is a prime example of just how much a messy script can singlehandedly bring down a film.
Posted Nov 02, 2024
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3.5/5
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The Fabelmans
(2022)
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Joseph Tomastik
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The Fabelmans is clearly one of if not the most personal film Spielberg has ever done, and I’m really happy that he has the chance to tell a story that means so much to him.
Posted Nov 02, 2024
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3.5/5
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Pearl
(2022)
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Joseph Tomastik
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While I wasn’t blown away by Pearl, I still had a good time and got pretty much what I wanted from it: a deeper understanding of one of the most interesting new horror villains.
Posted Nov 02, 2024
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5/5
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The Whale
(2022)
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Joseph Tomastik
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This is a film that will slowly beat your heart down, begin to rebuild it, and then break it again, before finally leaving it in an achingly bittersweet place.
Posted Nov 02, 2024
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4/5
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Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery
(2022)
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Joseph Tomastik
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Stands on its own as a great movie that continues what we love about the original without retreading or losing what made it so fresh.
Posted Nov 02, 2024
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4/5
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Viking
(2022)
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Joseph Tomastik
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A rather negative outlook on the process of space exploration as a whole, or at the very least how it’s handled.
Posted Nov 02, 2024
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5/5
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The Woman King
(2022)
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Joseph Tomastik
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If I could only use one word to describe The Woman King as a historical action epic, it would be “quintessential”.
Posted Nov 02, 2024
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4.5/5
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Weird: The Al Yankovic Story
(2022)
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Joseph Tomastik
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The same way Weird Al takes the familiar framework and composition of a song but replaces its meaning with something purposefully silly and outlandish, Weird does the exact same thing to the typical biopic formula.
Posted Nov 02, 2024
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3.5/5
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In the Summers
(2024)
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Alise Chaffins
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Lacorazza manages to capture the sense of longing for connection that can be felt between estranged parents and their children while at the same time recognizing that some rifts can’t be healed by any number of summer breaks.
Posted Nov 01, 2024
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4.5/5
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Heretic
(2024)
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Emma Vine
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After Heretic’s vision became clearer to me in the hours following my screening, what began as a mixed-out of the theater reaction shifted into me considering Heretic as one of the best horror movies released this year.
Posted Nov 01, 2024
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2.5/5
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All Happy Families
(2023)
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Joshua Stevens
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Family dysfunction films can work, but All Happy Families suffers from its own dysfunctional filmmaking, relying too much on Josh Radnor’s talent.
Posted Oct 30, 2024
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4/5
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Absolution
(2024)
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Megan Fisher
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I could think of no better way to put a cap on Neeson’s action movie career than Absolution.
Posted Oct 30, 2024
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4/5
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Magpie
(2024)
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Sebastian Zavala Kahn
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It is a movie about a failing marriage and the difficulties of raising kids, but told from a fresh point of view, emphasising the role of a toxic, selfish and self-absorbed man in the destruction of a seemingly idyllic family.
Posted Oct 29, 2024
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4/5
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Wallace & Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl
(2024)
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Roberto Tyler Ortiz
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Wallace & Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl brings back beloved characters in a laugh-filled stop-motion adventure, blending nostalgia, humor, and a timely message.
Posted Oct 29, 2024
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3.5/5
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Juror #2
(2024)
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Roberto Tyler Ortiz
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Hoult. Despite minor character missteps, it’s a thought-provoking courtroom drama, ideal for those who appreciate films that grapple with complex moral questions.
Posted Oct 29, 2024
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3/5
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Here
(2024)
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Roberto Tyler Ortiz
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a visually rich and thoughtfully crafted film that dares to blend experimental editing with heartfelt storytelling. While its execution may falter at times, its core [...] remains touching, giving viewers a journey about the meaning of home.
Posted Oct 28, 2024
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3.5/5
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Small Things Like These
(2024)
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Philip Bagnall
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Small Things Like These might be too brief for its own good, but it reflects its own protagonist’s feelings about his place in the world. Much like the film he’s in, Bill Furlong can only do so much, but that doesn’t mean his actions don’t have power.
Posted Oct 28, 2024
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3.5/5
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Lost on a Mountain in Maine
(2024)
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Justin Bower
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Outstanding performances from Blumm and Sparks make this unique, though somewhat flawed inspirational drama stand out among the rest.
Posted Oct 28, 2024
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4.5/5
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The Graduates
(2023)
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Alise Chaffins
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While films about school shootings aren’t a new thing, few approach the subject removed from the actual violence. [...] a powerful reflection of the trauma that occurs in a community following the death of a child to gun violence in a school.
Posted Oct 28, 2024
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2.5/5
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Tesla
(2020)
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Joshua Arispe
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Tesla contains notable storytelling and performances in its imaginative liberties, but this history lesson still fails at electrifying its audience.
Posted Oct 28, 2024
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4.5/5
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The Balconettes
(2024)
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Clotilde Chinnici
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It is incredibly refreshing to see a movie take such a real approach to portraying some very real horrors that women go through every day with disarming honesty.
Posted Oct 26, 2024
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3/5
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The Beldham
(2024)
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Roberto Tyler Ortiz
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In striving to deliver a fresh take on a familiar trope, The Beldham highlights the chilling isolation of motherhood but loses its grip on the emotional depth that could have made its narrative truly haunting.
Posted Oct 26, 2024
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3/5
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Pooja, Sir
(2024)
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Claire Fulton
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While it doesn’t delve as deeply into its main character as one might have hoped, it certainly paints an effective portrait of a strong woman undertaking an arduous task in a tumultuous landscape.
Posted Oct 26, 2024
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4.5/5
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On Becoming a Guinea Fowl
(2024)
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Hayley Croke
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This is a film that doesn’t turn a blind eye to the effects of sexual abuse, and Nyoni’s directorial style expertly shows the impacts of it as well...On Becoming a Guinea Fowl is thematically heavy, but not completely devoid of hope.
Posted Oct 25, 2024
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4.5/5
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The Damned
(2024)
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Hayley Croke
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The story is genre-bending in its approach and cathartic in its exploration of self-actualization. After leaving the film, you too may feel that part of you will stay on the Western frontier with the soldiers you have just spent time with.
Posted Oct 25, 2024
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4.5/5
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Afternoons of Solitude
(2024)
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Hayley Croke
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Serra is able to frame bullfighting through a poetic lens and actualize a story about life, death and masculinity in a way I have never seen before.
Posted Oct 25, 2024
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4/5
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By the Stream
(2024)
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Hayley Croke
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By the Stream serves as an intimate character study of three people lost at sea, connected by their feelings of otherness that separate them from society.
Posted Oct 25, 2024
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4.5/5
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Miséricorde
(2024)
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Hayley Croke
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Every once in a while, you go into a film like Misericordia (Miséricorde) where the ride is so wild, so unpredictable and so outrageous that good and bad seem far too binary of terms to dissect what just unfolded before you.
Posted Oct 25, 2024
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4/5
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Lee
(2023)
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Hayley Croke
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Lee is an incredibly moving character study of a woman who was so deeply misunderstood. Kuras beautifully depicts the humanity Lee was able to see through the fear of war and the ambition that drove her to fight for justice and accountability.
Posted Oct 25, 2024
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4.5/5
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Girls Will Be Girls
(2024)
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Hayley Croke
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Talati frames each shot with tenderness and love for the girl at the center of her story. It’s palpable how much the character of Mira means to Talati.
Posted Oct 25, 2024
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4/5
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Look Into My Eyes
(2024)
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Hayley Croke
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Look Into My Eyes takes audiences on an intimate journey through the realm of New York City’s psychics to determine the truth behind the practice, address the skepticism towards them, and ultimately show the immeasurable value of human connection.
Posted Oct 25, 2024
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