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Billie Melissa
Tomatometer-approved critic
Billie Melissa is a film critic for Men’s Journal, having previously written for publications such as Film Stories, AwardsWatch and Offscreen Central. She was a participant in the 2021 Press Inclusion Initiative at Sundance Film Festival and the Media Inclusion Initiative at the 2022 Toronto International Film Festival. As well as a critic, Billie is a filmmaker, making both fiction and documentaries. You can find her on social media @billiemelissa_
Movies reviews only
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Twisters (2024) |
Chung is having a subtle conversation throughout Twisters about the power of community, the importance of trying to make a difference, and who profits when devastation rains down on a population. - Men's Journal
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| Posted Jul 16, 2024
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The Bikeriders (2023) |
The Bikeriders, provides a compassionate look at power and influence and what can happen when something made from love turns sour. - Men's Journal
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| Posted Jul 09, 2024
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Seeking Mavis Beacon (2024) |
Seeking Mavis Beacon is one of the most contemporary commentaries on our relationship to self, to the digital, and to each other to grace the big screen. To think this is the first film the world has been gifted by Jazmin Jones is thrilling. - Men's Journal
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| Posted Jul 09, 2024
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Spaceman (2024) |
In a generation expected to do so much more with a whole lot less, Spaceman gently nudges us in the direction of holding onto the tangible and wills us to stop yearning for life to begin when days are already ticking by. - Men's Journal
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| Posted Jul 09, 2024
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Challengers (2024) |
Kurtizkes understands the inherent animalistic drive behind desire, whether it be for love or ambition.There may not be a more successful attempt on screen in recent times to illustrate how there is and never will be a greater aphrodisiac than competition - Men's Journal
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| Posted Jul 09, 2024
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Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes (2024) |
Epic in both heart and scale, Ball's film grabs you early and forces you to care, regardless of how many of its predecessors you have indulged in. - Men's Journal
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| Posted Jul 09, 2024
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IF (2024) |
Krasinski makes a strong case for the necessity of play in cinema, and the product is a heartwarming tearjerker that provides not only an enjoyable film that works for all the family, but one that asks you to reconnect with who you are - Men's Journal
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| Posted Jul 09, 2024
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Skywalkers: A Love Story (2024) |
an edge-of-the-seat nailbiter that has you simultaneously glued to your seat and wanting to leave the theater altogether. - Men's Journal
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| Posted Jul 09, 2024
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Longlegs (2024) |
a hypnotic level of discomfort which has you struggling to look away no matter how desperate you get to free yourself from the terror.
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| Posted Jul 08, 2024
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Causeway (2022) |
Deeply human and flooded with empathy, grace and a thirst for connection, Causeway aches for you to fall in love with it. - AwardsWatch
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| Posted Sep 12, 2022
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