Reviews

Past Lives
Past Lives Review

On the heels of a typically outsized summer-blockbuster season — all atomic...

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Sound Of Freedom
Sound Of Freedom Review

Sound Of Freedom, the first independent movie since the pandemic to make more...

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Klokkenluider
Klokkenluider Review

You shouldn’t judge a book by its cover, but maybe it’s okay to judge an...

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Passages
Passages Review

Director Ira Sachs‘ latest film is a queasily compelling character drama...

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Cobweb
Cobweb Review

“Are they fucking with us?” That’s a question asked by a...

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The Innocent
The Innocent Review

This is a very French kind of heist comedy: stylishly shot, and thick with...

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Mob Land
Mob Land Review

2023 has been a real banner year for middling straight-to-streaming geriaction...

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You Are So Not Invited To My Bat Mitzvah
You Are So Not Invited To My Bat Mitzvah Review

Adam Sandler makes a decent case for nepo babies — and nepo wives — in this...

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The Equalizer 3
The Equalizer 3 Review

There’s something about Denzel Washington as a righteous avenger of wrongs...

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The Dive
The Dive Review

If James Cameron managed to tempt us back in the water, German director...

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Scrapper
Scrapper Review

Charlotte Regan’s debut feature Scrapper bears some resemblance to...

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Theater Camp
Theater Camp Review

The mockumentary format is nothing new, refined to perfection over the years...

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The Blackening
The Blackening Review

In a nod to both Scream and Saw, The Blackening opens with a couple (Yvonne...

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Strays
Strays Review

Dogs have long deserved their own gross-out comedy. Think about it: for all the...

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Blue Beetle
Blue Beetle Review

You have to feel a little sorry for Blue Beetle. After all, it is the...

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Puffin Rock And The New Friends
Puffin Rock And The New Friends Review

Before Bluey became the top dog of children’s animated series that grown-ups...

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Red, White & Royal Blue
Red, White & Royal Blue Review

It’s a truth universally acknowledged — at least in Hollywood — that...

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The Youtube Effect
The YouTube Effect Review

There’s a lot to try to cram in to Alex Winter’s YouTube documentary....

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Heart Of Stone
Heart Of Stone Review

It’s no secret that Netflix’s globetrotting new spy thriller Heart Of...

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Haunted Mansion
Haunted Mansion Review

In 2003, Disney proved they could make a hit movie based on one of their...

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The Covenant
Kandahar (2023) Review

A Gerard Butler action movie? From the director of the risible Angel Has...

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Gran Turismo
Gran Turismo Review

“This entire thing is a marketing extravaganza!” hails Orlando Bloom, part...

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You Hurt My Feelings
You Hurt My Feelings Review

Can a lie be an expression of love? In Nicole Holofcener’s sharp comedy,...

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Hidden Strike
Hidden Strike Review

When Quentin Tarantino recently talked about Netflix films “not existing in...

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Meg 2: The Trench
Meg 2: The Trench Review

Here are four words you don’t expect at the end of a giant-prehistoric-shark...

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Paris Memories
Paris Memories Review

The brilliance of Alice Winocour’s bruising drama lies in its tunnel-vision...

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Joy Ride
Joy Ride Review

It’s been a good few years since we’ve had a truly outlandish...

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Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem Review

The ninja turtles are back — and frankly, it’s like they’ve never left....

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Talk To Me
Talk To Me Review

Twin brothers Danny and Michael Philippou cut their teeth making YouTube videos...

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