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    ‘Don’t Worry Darling’: A Tired Retread Down Paranoid Roads Well Traveled

    by Sean Coates October 4, 2022
    by Sean Coates October 4, 2022

    They say all publicity is good publicity, and Olivia Wilde’s much-anticipated directorial follow-up to Booksmart has brought with it a cascading deluge of behind-the-scenes gossip. From conflicting reports on Shia LaBeouf’s departure from the project, Wilde’s affair…

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    ‘Breaking’: For Want of $892

    by James Y. Lee August 26, 2022
    by James Y. Lee August 26, 2022

    There’s a scene towards the middle of Abi Damaris Corbin’s Breaking (originally titled 892 at its Sundance 2022 premiere) in which former Marine Lance Corporal Brian Brown-Easley (played by John Boyega), after being withheld from his disability check for…

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    Tribeca Film Festival 2022 Review: ‘The Integrity of Joseph Chambers’

    by James Y. Lee June 16, 2022
    by James Y. Lee June 16, 2022

    Expanding on the thematic foundation established by his previous feature, The Killing of Two Lovers — a film in which a father of four, emasculated by his wife’s relationship with a new partner in the midst of a…

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    ‘The Aviary’: A Cult Thriller in Every Way

    by Brian Connor April 27, 2022
    by Brian Connor April 27, 2022

    The Aviary opens on Jillian (Malin Akerman) and Blair (Lorenza Izzo) stumbling into the pre-dawn desert and looking back at a compound that “looks so small from here.” We quickly learn that they are escaping…

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    Sundance Film Festival 2022 Review: ‘Resurrection’

    by Nick Kush January 24, 2022
    by Nick Kush January 24, 2022

    Rebecca Hall has been on a tear as of late, starring in one severely disturbing film after the next, while also taking time to direct a very impressive debut feature in Passing (which continues to…

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    Sundance Film Festival 2022 Review: ‘Emergency’

    by Spencer Henderson January 22, 2022
    by Spencer Henderson January 22, 2022

    Director Carey Williams has an exceptionally powerful film on his hands with Emergency, the first great film I’ve seen at the 2022 Sundance Film Festival. Based on his short film (that also premiered at Sundance)…

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    ‘Nightmare Alley’ Avoids the Supernatural, but Casts a Haunting Spell Nonetheless

    by Jack Edgar December 29, 2021
    by Jack Edgar December 29, 2021

    “People are desperate to tell you who they are.” This lesson is one of many imparted to Stan (Bradley Cooper) in the first act of Nightmare Alley — the story of a rise and fall…

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    ‘The Beta Test’: Jim Cummings’ Latest Is a Scathing Indictment of the Film Industry

    by Spencer Henderson November 6, 2021
    by Spencer Henderson November 6, 2021

    Over the past few years, Jim Cummings has become one of the most promising up-and-coming filmmakers, not only on the indie scene, but in the world of filmmaking. Cummings has proven himself to be an…

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    ‘The Gateway’: Shea Whigham and Bruce Dern Make This Lowly Neo-Noir Thriller Worth Your Time

    by Chris van Dijk September 18, 2021
    by Chris van Dijk September 18, 2021

    I’ll be honest, I only watched this film to see the underutilized Shea Whigham in a lead role. I’ve been a big fan of him ever since his supporting turn in the glorious HBO crime…

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    ‘Karen’ Is a Cinematic Assault on the Intellect

    by Chris van Dijk September 7, 2021
    by Chris van Dijk September 7, 2021

    The slang term ‘Karen’ represents the racist, entitled white women of suburbia. A creature from the lagoon of (usually) far-right misinformation. Stereotypically, you can see a ‘Karen’ donning a bob cut with blonde highlights. As…

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    ‘The Five Rules of Success’ Is a Trippy Thrill Ride

    by Bethany Lola July 29, 2021
    by Bethany Lola July 29, 2021

    Santiago Segura takes the driver’s seat in the fast-paced journey that is The Five Rules of Success. This is not for the faint-hearted.  X (Santiago Segura) is an ex-convict newly released back into the world.…

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    ‘Old’ Is a Fun, But Flawed Day at the Beach

    by Spencer Henderson July 28, 2021
    by Spencer Henderson July 28, 2021

    There has been a considerable amount of discourse surrounding M. Night Shyamalan in the days leading up to and following the release of his latest film, Old, and I want to start this review by…

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    ‘Pig’ Dares to Ask: Can Nicolas Cage Make Us Emotional in 2021?

    by Jack Edgar July 14, 2021
    by Jack Edgar July 14, 2021

    Few arguments seem more daunting in 2021 than taking the stance that Nicolas Cage is a good actor. Best known in 2021 as the man who stole the Declaration of Independence, or perhaps more unfortunately…

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    Timur Bekmambetov’s ‘Profile’ Needs an Update

    by Anthony Labson July 3, 2021
    by Anthony Labson July 3, 2021

    Profile is a story delivered in a repetitive pattern by Timur Bekmambetov who is now mostly known for producing Screenlife hits like Unfriended and Searching. A film that came out at an opportune time since…

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    ‘Flashback’: A Trippy Light Show with Little to Show for Itself

    by Jack Edgar June 16, 2021
    by Jack Edgar June 16, 2021

    I promise I like a lot of movies — I even am a huge fan of the thriller genre! I know that recent reviews of The Virtuoso and The Woman in the Window seem to…

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    ‘The Dry’: A Gripping and Incendiary Slow Burn Thriller

    by Richard Keaney May 27, 2021
    by Richard Keaney May 27, 2021

    A horrific crime, locals thirsty for vengeance. When Federal Agent Aaron Falk returns to his remote, drought-stricken hometown in the Australian outback to go to the funeral of a friend, he’s roped into solving a…

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    ‘Those Who Wish Me Dead’ Is an Overreaching Mess of an Action Thriller

    by Sean Coates May 12, 2021
    by Sean Coates May 12, 2021

    Taylor Sheridan emerged as an exciting new screenwriting talent in the mid-2010s. A long-time TV actor who appeared on shows like Sons of Anarchy and Veronica Mars, Sheridan’s first screenplay for 2015’s Sicario introduced the world to…

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    ‘The Virtuoso’ Is One Long Bad Vibes Anonymous Meeting

    by Jack Edgar May 7, 2021
    by Jack Edgar May 7, 2021

    Growing up, there was a time in my life where only one book series truly mattered: Goosebumps. And within R.L. Stine’s nearly infinite list of book titles was a particularly special set of books, the…

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    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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    ‘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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    ‘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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    ‘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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    ‘Test Pattern’: The Aftermath of a Crime Is Just as Harrowing

    by Ingridje February 20, 2021
    by Ingridje February 20, 2021

    It’s been a considerable amount of time since I finished watching Test Pattern and I am still in shock. Although I am not American, I am very familiar with the themes of this movie: the…

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    International Film Festival Rotterdam 2021 Review: ‘Dead and Beautiful’

    by Liam Trump February 8, 2021
    by Liam Trump February 8, 2021

    Vampires have had a dominant stake in the film industry from the very beginning. From Nosferatu to the Twilight saga to the Blade trilogy, they’ve consistently offered audiences a wide variety of stories to choose…

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    ‘The Little Things’: Well, At Least There Was Denzel!

    by Danny O'Dea February 4, 2021
    by Danny O'Dea February 4, 2021

    What’s Up with the Weather? There’s an old saying well-trod by old men in the county that I come from. They jump over each other to be the first one to say whenever a young…

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    A Family of Trappers Encounter a Vicious Predator in the Unforgettable ‘Hunter Hunter’

    by Chris van Dijk December 30, 2020
    by Chris van Dijk December 30, 2020

    This much-belated review could have been finished last week, considering the film came out on the 18th. But I’ll be honest, considering that Christmas was coming, I didn’t want to spend my time writing about…

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    ‘Black Bear’ Focuses on the Deception in Filmmaking

    by Liam Trump December 6, 2020
    by Liam Trump December 6, 2020

    The filmmaking process is a subject often explored in movies. This same weekend, we’re getting David Fincher’s Mank, and years prior have given us Adaptation, Operation Avalanche, Barton Fink, and many, many more. Black Bear…

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    ‘The Swerve’ Is an Epic Downer of a Movie

    by Nick Kush October 2, 2020
    by Nick Kush October 2, 2020

    With all that 2020 has thrown our way, I don’t blame anyone for seeking soothing, uplifting entertainment. We need every excuse to inject a little happiness in our lives! With that in mind, Dean Kapsalis’…

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    Fantasia Film Festival 2020 Review: ‘Minor Premise’

    by Nick Kush September 9, 2020
    by Nick Kush September 9, 2020

    Right off the bat, Minor Premise has one of the better science fiction premises you’ll see. Ethan (Sathya Sridharan), a reclusive doctor hoping to continue and surpass his father’s legacy, is making an update to…

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    Russell Crowe is on a Murderous Rampage in the Highly Entertaining ‘Unhinged’

    by Chris van Dijk August 26, 2020
    by Chris van Dijk August 26, 2020

    If you’re as obsessed with true crime stories as I am, you know the frightening concept of regular people suddenly turning homicidal. In some cases, we could have seen it coming. A past riddled with…

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