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  • DramaReviews

    ‘Slalom’: Intense Drama on the Slopes

    by Ingrid Dendievel April 10, 2021
    by Ingrid Dendievel April 10, 2021

    Lyz Lopez is not your average teenager. The 15-year-old girl is a skiing prodigy who dreams of becoming a champion. To this end, she has just joined a residential program, where young athletes push themselves…

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  • ReviewsScience Fiction

    ‘Voyagers’: More of a Space Oddity Than an Odyssey

    by Blake Ison April 8, 2021
    by Blake Ison April 8, 2021

    Voyagers is written and directed by Neil Burger of Limitless fame, and stars Colin Farrell, Tye Sheridan, and Lily-Rose Depp. In it, a crew of young astronauts embarks on a multi-generational mission to save humanity, all…

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  • ComedyReviews

    Enter the Orbit of the Great Michelle Pfeiffer in ‘French Exit’

    by Jack Edgar April 3, 2021
    by Jack Edgar April 3, 2021

    What a treat it must be to be Lucas Hedges. By twenty-four, he’s already established himself as one of the finer actors of his generation and has had the chance to work for the best…

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  • ReviewsThriller

    The Road to the ‘City of Lies’ Was a Long One

    by Patricia Henderson April 2, 2021
    by Patricia Henderson April 2, 2021

    The “new” movie City of Lies is based on a 2002 nonfiction book called (deep breath), LAbyrinth: A Detective Investigates the Murders of Tupac Shakur and Notorious B.I.G., the Implication of Death Row Records’ Suge…

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  • ComedyReviewsRomance

    SXSW Film Festival 2021 Review: ‘Ninjababy’

    by Nick Kush April 1, 2021
    by Nick Kush April 1, 2021

    At this point, the age of Apatow and the Farrelly brothers ruling the comedy landscape by mixing gross-out comedy with sentimentality is long gone. Nothing has exactly filled the void, either — unless you count…

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  • DramaReviews

    ‘The Father’: A Unique, Devastating Look at Dementia

    by George Clark March 31, 2021
    by George Clark March 31, 2021

    The Father truly broke me. Florian Zeller’s take on dementia is a heartbreaking, surreal, yet realistic approach to what could be a sensitive subject matter for many. The story follows a man (Anthony Hopkins) who…

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  • DocumentaryReviews

    SXSW Film Festival 2021 Review: ‘Woodlands Dark and Days Bewitched’

    by Nick Kush March 30, 2021
    by Nick Kush March 30, 2021

    It’s not often that you watch a documentary that is genuinely informative and also includes a talking head drinking a Tecate. In life, it’s all about the simple pleasures. Seldom does a documentary instantly feel…

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  • DramaReviews

    SXSW Film Festival 2021 Review: ‘See You Then’

    by Nick Kush March 28, 2021
    by Nick Kush March 28, 2021

    I love a good walk-and-talk movie. Especially in a time when the most popular films are often heavy on plot, their relatively formless presentation can act as a nice palate cleanser while still showcasing plenty…

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  • DramaReviews

    ‘Final Set’ Has Enthralling Drama, Both On and Off the Court

    by Sean Coates March 27, 2021
    by Sean Coates March 27, 2021

    It’s a tale as old as sport itself and one that is forever etched into sporting history; the comeback. Once successful athletes who are down and out that come from the clouds, like a phoenix…

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  • Action/AdventureReviews

    Bob Odenkirk Gives ‘Nobody’ a Lot of Personality

    by Sean Coates March 26, 2021
    by Sean Coates March 26, 2021

    One of the most fascinatingly odd Hollywood trends of the past decade has been the remolding of the action genre. With superheroes and comic book characters becoming the popular action stars for the new generation,…

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  • DocumentaryReviews

    ‘Wojnarowicz: F**k You F*ggot F**ker’ – The Tragic Lives of David, Peter, and Tom

    by Ingrid Dendievel March 25, 2021
    by Ingrid Dendievel March 25, 2021

    Before I saw this movie, I had no idea who David Wojnarowicz was. Its title was also a complete mystery to me. But then I saw the documentary, and I decided to do some background…

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  • Action/AdventureReviews

    ‘Godzilla vs. Kong’: An Outlandish Battle for the Ages

    by Blake Ison March 24, 2021
    by Blake Ison March 24, 2021

    From director Adam Wingard, Godzilla vs. Kong is the next epic installment in the Warner Bros. MonsterVerse that has been crafted over the past seven years. Kicking it off with Godzilla in 2014 and following…

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  • ReviewsSuperhero

    ‘Zack Snyder’s Justice League’ Has Arrived

    by Danny O'Dea March 24, 2021
    by Danny O'Dea March 24, 2021

    Prologue One of the grandest moments in film history came to a head last week, shifting the cinematic landscape forever. Careers were ended. Lives were changed. In short, the most significant event in the medium…

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  • DramaReviews

    SXSW Film Festival 2021 Review: ‘Swan Song’

    by Nick Kush March 23, 2021
    by Nick Kush March 23, 2021

    While watching Todd Stephens’ Swan Song, I couldn’t help but think of The Old Man & the Gun. David Lowery’s film is a solid and surprisingly layered throwback, somehow managing to feel low in stakes while…

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  • DramaReviews

    ‘Night Shift’ Confronts Multiple Ethical Dilemmas

    by Cammy Madden March 21, 2021
    by Cammy Madden March 21, 2021

    Night Shift follows three police officers: Virginie, Erik, and Aristide. After volunteering for overtime, the trio is tasked with escorting an illegal immigrant to the airport. What could go wrong? The movie (which also goes…

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  • DramaReviews

    Jewish International Film Festival 2021 Review: ‘When Hitler Stole Pink Rabbit’

    by Danny O'Dea March 20, 2021
    by Danny O'Dea March 20, 2021

    Judith Kerr was nearly 50 years old when she heard something she could not excuse. Her children remarked to her one night that they had always imagined her childhood as being similar to The Sound…

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  • DramaReviews

    ‘Dear Comrades!’: A Portrait of Forgotten Fury

    by Danny O'Dea March 19, 2021
    by Danny O'Dea March 19, 2021

    As it happens, human history is so speckled by atrocities, so littered with tragedies and the bodies left behind from them, that We-As-A-Collective are bound to forget more than we memorialize. It’s simply the law…

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  • ReviewsThriller

    ‘Crisis’ Fails to Stick the Landing Across Any of Its Three Narratives

    by Blake Ison March 17, 2021
    by Blake Ison March 17, 2021

    Coming nine years after his debut feature film, director Nicholas Jarecki returns with Crisis. The film stars Gary Oldman, Evangeline Lilly, and Armie Hammer and tells three colliding stories about the world of opioids and their…

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  • DramaReviews

    A Shameful Truth Declassified in ‘The Mauritanian’

    by Jack Edgar March 17, 2021
    by Jack Edgar March 17, 2021

    If you had not heard of The Mauritanian prior to Jodie Foster’s surprise Golden Globes win for best supporting actress, you weren’t alone; I was right there with you. The film — based on Mohamedou…

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  • DramaReviews

    SXSW Film Festival 2021 Review: ‘Women Is Losers’

    by Nick Kush March 16, 2021
    by Nick Kush March 16, 2021

    Women Is Losers makes itself loud and clear in its opening scene. Rushing out her front door with her baby in tow, Celina (Lorenza Izzo) is in a shouting match with her cheating husband Mateo (Bryan…

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  • AnimationReviews

    ‘Raya and the Last Dragon’: An Important, Imperfect Story

    by Jack Edgar March 16, 2021
    by Jack Edgar March 16, 2021

    Raya and the Last Dragon premiered on Disney+ on Friday, March 5th with perhaps the best lead-in it could have asked for in the midst of the pandemic: the season finale of WandaVision (it also…

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  • ReviewsThriller

    ‘The Winter Lake’ Is a Chilling Thriller That Won’t Leave You Cold

    by Lisa Geurts March 15, 2021
    by Lisa Geurts March 15, 2021

    In The Winter Lake, Tom and his mother Elaine move to a small village in Ireland after a traumatic event surrounding Tom occurs. They quickly meet Ward and his daughter Holly. The pair has a…

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  • ComedyDramaReviews

    Jewish International Film Festival 2021 Review: ‘Shiva Baby’

    by George Clark March 12, 2021
    by George Clark March 12, 2021

    Emma Seligman’s feature directorial debut Shiva Baby, based on her short of the same name, is an awkward comedy with one of the best, most outlandish premises I’ve seen in a long time. Danielle attends…

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  • DramaReviews

    ‘Nomadland’: Worth Every Ounce of Hype (and More)

    by Danny O'Dea March 11, 2021
    by Danny O'Dea March 11, 2021

    Towards the end of Nomadland, Chloe Zhao, laying all her cards on the table, tells us what her film is really about. “What’s remembered, lives,” says the forgotten woman while the sun sets deep in…

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  • DocumentaryReviews

    ‘F.T.A.’ – When Jane Fonda and Donald Sutherland Spoke Up

    by Ingrid Dendievel March 10, 2021
    by Ingrid Dendievel March 10, 2021

    I am, of course, familiar with Jane Fonda the actress. Indeed, I have admired her in dramas such as The China Syndrome and especially They Shoot Horses, Don’t They? Honestly, I even enjoyed her in…

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  • ComedyReviews

    ‘Coming 2 America’ Takes a Trip Down Memory Lane

    by Chris van Dijk March 7, 2021
    by Chris van Dijk March 7, 2021

    1988’s Coming to America is possibly the last ‘classic’ Eddie Murphy film. After that, most of his films either missed the mark critically or commercially, oftentimes both. Personally, I do think some of his later…

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  • ReviewsRomance

    ‘The World to Come’: Hope in a Harsh Reality

    by Nick Kush March 6, 2021
    by Nick Kush March 6, 2021

    I feel bad for period lesbian romances in a post-Portrait of a Lady on Fire world. How can you possibly match up to a film that basically perfected the love story? (I found myself thinking…

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  • HorrorReviews

    ‘A Nightmare Wakes’: A Total Disappointment

    by Spencer Henderson March 1, 2021
    by Spencer Henderson March 1, 2021

    I hold Mary Shelley essentially to deity status. I consider Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein in contention for the best novel ever written. The word “genius” is sometimes overused, but I genuinely cannot think of any other word…

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  • ReviewsThriller

    ‘Safer at Home’ Would Have Been Better Left on the Drawing Board

    by Brian Connor February 28, 2021
    by Brian Connor February 28, 2021

    A sub-genre of the “found footage” films, computer screen films have been less prevalent than their Blair Witch-related cousins but can, as in the case of Searching or the Unfriended movies, be surprisingly effective. If they’re…

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  • ComedyReviews

    ‘Barb and Star Go To Vista Del Mar’: The Joy in Absurdity

    by Anna Campion February 25, 2021
    by Anna Campion February 25, 2021

    Many former SNL titans have taken the leap to movies. MacGruber, Tommy Boy, Billy Madison, Master of Disguise, Caddyshack, National Lampoon, Talladega Nights, Baby Mama, are just the titles I can think of at the…

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