Category: Movie Reviews
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Can we petition the Oscars to open a category for our animal actors? Because Uber, a German Shepherd, who stars alongside superstar Brad Pitt in the new film Heart of the Beast, just delivered one of the best performances I’ve ever seen. GIVE HIM THE OSCAR NOW. Living a life of seclusion, surrounded by nature,…
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Some films you just have to accept are substance-less, mind-numbing pure entertainment created to keep you glued to your seat. Onslaught, is one of those films, and dare I say, a possible contender for a new cult classic. Courtesy of A24 Adria Arjona, leads as Celeste , a tough, hardened army sniper, struggling with adapting…
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Courtesy of Watermelon Pictures Anger. Grief. Frustration. Heartbreak. Few documentaries leave you feeling all four quite so profoundly. American Doctor, directed by Academy Award-nominated and Emmy Award-winning filmmaker Poh Si Teng, is an unflinching examination of the humanitarian crisis in Gaza, but its power comes from refusing to reduce that crisis to statistics, political talking…
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A movie about a corporation failing its customers somehow became a movie that was itself failed by a corporation—and that’s what makes Coyote vs. Acme feel so bizarrely relevant right now. What were they thinking shelving this timely, funny, and intelligent movie for so many years? Originally filmed in 2023, this film was set to…
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Okay, I’m fully aware I’m in enemy territory here, but I actually really loved Ridley Scott’s new film The Dog Stars, based on the novel of the same name. And before y’all go in on me, let it be said that this film is nowhere near the level of Scott’s more ambitious and prolific films like The…
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I’m not sure if my expectations have been raised too high by a summer filled with blockbusters such as The Odyssey and Spiderman: Brand New Day, but Insidious: Out of the Further, written and directed by Jacob Chase, was a diabolical disaster- a ghastly misfire that fails to bring anything fresh to this franchise, falling…
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Sometimes we just need to cry. Sometimes we just need to release the worries, stressors, and emotions weighing on us from day to day. Well, Netflix’s new film Don’t Say Good Luck seems determined to make you cry. Produced by Adam and Jackie Sandler, the film follows Sophie Birenbaum, portrayed by Sunny Sandler, who lands…
