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4.5/5.
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Longlegs
(2024)
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Edgar Ortega
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Oz Perkins’ vision is singular and confident, building a tone that perfectly captures the evil nature of the film’s themes and characters. If Silence of the Lambs and Rosemary’s Baby had a love child, Longlegs would be that kid.
Posted Jul 08, 2024
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3.5/5
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Your Fat Friend
(2023)
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Connor Lightbody
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helps shed light on certain aspects of life as a fat person but it then becomes more of a hagiography than an inspection of anti-fat culture, which are the more compelling elements
Posted Jul 04, 2024
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2.5/5
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The Future
(2023)
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Connor Lightbody
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the scattered monotony of The Future’s delivery robs the film of any intriguing power it might have
Posted Jul 04, 2024
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3/5
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The Lesson
(2023)
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Connor Lightbody
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Bolstered -saved, perhaps- by incredible performances who chew up a script that needed a little silly camp to turn this into something more than a diverting, half-watched late night thriller stuck in the 1am slot on terrestrial TV
Posted Jul 04, 2024
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4/5
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Afire
(2023)
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Connor Lightbody
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While its comedic amusement lands with a bemused incredulity, Afire’s discussion around the fragility of male writers is rich with layers, none that feel compelled to untangle themselves from a film that on the surface seems suffocatingly simple.
Posted Jul 04, 2024
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3/5
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Thank You Very Much
(2023)
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Connor Lightbody
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For those who have already been subject to the Kaufman mythology, this perfectly adequate and straightforward documentary presents very little new material other than some previously unseen footage
Posted Jul 04, 2024
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3/5
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Long December
(2023)
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Connor Lightbody
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For all that you wish it had more notes to it’s symphony, Long December is a breezy, pleasant tale, even if it’s a film done before
Posted Jul 04, 2024
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5/5
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Monica
(2022)
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Connor Lightbody
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a [Trace] Lysette performance that we should be considering as one of the greatest performances put to film in recent years
Posted Jul 04, 2024
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4/5
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Utama
(2022)
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Connor Lightbody
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a beguiling, beautiful movie, which Grisi’s passion for this subject makes ache with authenticity, but this passion never translates to anger. He just seems disappointed.
Posted Jul 04, 2024
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3.5/5
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Marmalade
(2024)
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Connor Lightbody
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while the screenplay is desperate for another pass to help Marmalade make sense of itself, the entire film has this unapologetic and unrelenting sense of confident gusto
Posted Jul 04, 2024
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4/5
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Suncoast
(2024)
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Connor Lightbody
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While there’s nothing particularly new in the framework...writer-director Laura Chinn brings Suncoast together with the strength and confidence of someone highly engaged with the story
Posted Jul 04, 2024
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3/5
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The Burning Season
(2023)
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Connor Lightbody
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even though the construction of the movie does it no dramatic favours, that it even attempts to do something structurally fresh is worth applauding
Posted Jul 04, 2024
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1/5
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Lousy Carter
(2023)
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Connor Lightbody
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the character is so frustratingly morose that none of the comedic beats, all of which are played in the same parched way, land
Posted Jul 04, 2024
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2/5
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American Dreamer
(2022)
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Connor Lightbody
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Dinklage plays the curdled failure of a protagonist well, and his presence in the film means it has at least some personality, but he’s unable to save the film from a script that is unsubtle and dull
Posted Jul 04, 2024
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3/5
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Falling Into Place
(2023)
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Connor Lightbody
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A hopeful film about the necessity of closure and one that finds beauty in the sadness of its characters, in the luscious landscape of Scotland, in the frenzy of London, and in how fate intervenes and intertwines around our relationships
Posted Jul 04, 2024
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3/5
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Mothers' Instinct
(2024)
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Connor Lightbody
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The slow burn of Mothers’ Instinct works antithetical to the exaggerated performances, where each hammy outburst is like a shot to the chest, puncturing and deflating the tension within the film
Posted Jul 04, 2024
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3/5
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Lost Soulz
(2023)
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Connor Lightbody
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While stylistically similar to the likes of Andrea Arnold’s American Honey, it paves its own contemporary path as a commentary on Gen Z’s artistic motivations and their relationship with technology
Posted Jul 04, 2024
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4/5
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The Small Back Room
(1949)
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Connor Lightbody
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...the kind of old-school drama whose technique and craft put to shame some modern filmmaking
Posted Jul 04, 2024
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5/5
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Velvet Goldmine
(1998)
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Connor Lightbody
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A titillating dreamscape of a film that is presented as outrageous and lavish, having the same unbridled flamboyance as the people being portrayed
Posted Jul 04, 2024
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5/5.
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Dune: Part Two
(2024)
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Edgar Ortega
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Villeneuve continues to push boundaries by creating thematically rich epics. We take these movies for granted, but when filmmakers are asked to take fewer risks, I am grateful for weird, grim blockbusters like Dune: Part Two.
Posted Jul 03, 2024
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3.5/5.
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Drive-Away Dolls
(2024)
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Edgar Ortega
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Drive-Away Dolls is a fever dream of a movie. The type of dream you need to adjust to, but once you do, you’ll want to spend more time on it.
Posted Jul 03, 2024
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3/5.
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She Loved Blossoms More
(2024)
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Edgar Ortega
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She Loved Blossoms More is at its finest when it delivers bizarre creatures to be distracted by. It’s a well-acted film with an impressive visual style... I just wish its grasp on its themes were as strong as the film thinks they are.
Posted Jul 03, 2024
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3.5/5.
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The Dog Thief
(2024)
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Edgar Ortega
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The Dog Thief is one of those movies that make you feel hopeful for the future. It may not make it to my top movies of 2024, but I am sure I will recall its characters with fondness and remember how it made me feel in the moment.
Posted Jul 03, 2024
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3.5/5.
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Satisfied
(2024)
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Edgar Ortega
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Satisfied is a straightforward documentary... Can it feel like it is patting itself on the back? Yeah, but I don’t see this as an issue. Sometimes, you have to be proud of your achievements and brag about them a little to the world.
Posted Jul 03, 2024
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4/5.
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A Quiet Place: Day One
(2024)
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Edgar Ortega
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If you’re looking for a film this summer that will deliver thrills, laughs, and heart, then A Quiet Place: Day One might be the movie for you.
Posted Jul 03, 2024
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2.5/5
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Horizon: An American Saga - Chapter 1
(2024)
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Hector A. Gonzalez
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While Chapter 1 of Horizon: An American Saga exudes an old-school Western magnetism, Costner’s vision and scope are televisual rather than cinematic.
Posted Jul 03, 2024
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3.5/5
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The Vourdalak
(2023)
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Hector A. Gonzalez
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In The Vourdalak, French filmmaker Adrien Beau reimagines the vampiric creature from Slavic folklore as a vessel for inherited trauma.
Posted Jul 03, 2024
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3.5/5
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The Human Surge 3
(2023)
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Hector A. Gonzalez
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The Human Surge 3 is a globe-trotting, fragmented piece about connection and the longing for a better life and richer connections.
Posted Jun 27, 2024
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3.5/5
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Spermageddon
(2024)
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Serena Seghedoni
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Move over, Inside Out 2: another animated tale is here to quench our thirst for trips inside the human body with the cute, colorful creatures that make us who we are.
Posted Jun 18, 2024
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2.5/5
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Firebrand
(2023)
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Hector A. Gonzalez
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In Firebrand, Karim Aïnouz recaps the marriage between Katherine Parr and King Henry VIII through a stale canvas that doesn’t do justice to her powerful story.
Posted Jun 12, 2024
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3.5/5
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Holy Cow
(2024)
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Serena Seghedoni
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With her refusal to overdramatize conflicts and constant focus on the movie’s central character, Courvoisier delivers such mature work that it’s astonishing to think that this is her feature debut.
Posted May 29, 2024
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3.5/5
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Black Dog
(2024)
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Serena Seghedoni
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Black Dog is a western in every respect. Our solitary, silent hero [...] only trusts a select few – which, in this film, happens to be a dog. And it’s that dog who, in a town where he’s not welcome, becomes his only friend and an anchor for his humanity.
Posted May 27, 2024
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Christmas Eve in Miller's Point
(2024)
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Serena Seghedoni
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beautifully portrays both the chaos and warmth of Christmas celebrations while also taking us on various journeys with its many protagonists.
Posted May 25, 2024
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4.5/5
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Anora
(2024)
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Serena Seghedoni
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without a doubt, Sean Baker’s best work to date.
Posted May 24, 2024
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3/5
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The Apprentice
(2024)
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Serena Seghedoni
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Had the film been either twice as exaggerated or much more grounded, we could have had either a truly hilarious fictional story or a grounded political tale about power and legacy. As it is, it tries to be both, and ends up being neither.
Posted May 21, 2024
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3.5/5
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Sister Midnight
(2024)
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Serena Seghedoni
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quirky and wild in a way that feels entirely its own. There are moments when you’ll be crying with laughter and others where you won’t have a clue of what’s going on, and yet, surprisingly, it absolutely works.
Posted May 21, 2024
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4/5
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Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga
(2024)
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Serena Seghedoni
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So what if Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga is a little light on plot? [...] Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga is the kind of film that reminds us why we love movies, and an absolute must-watch for Mad Max fans.
Posted May 19, 2024
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4/5
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Kinds of Kindness
(2024)
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Serena Seghedoni
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If you’re a fan of the director’s early work, you will be mesmerized by Kinds of Kindness, a film where he once again puts up a mirror to our flawed society and shows us the worst, and also the best, that humanity has to offer.
Posted May 18, 2024
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5/5
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Bird
(2024)
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Serena Seghedoni
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Andrea Arnold’s Bird is filmmaking of the highest quality, acting as both an invite to be exactly who we want to be and a reminder that, in the end, “everything will be ok.”
Posted May 16, 2024
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3/5
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Locust
(2024)
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Serena Seghedoni
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It’s clear that KEFF is trying to say something about power dynamics, corruption, social inequality, and how our indifference to brutality has made us selfish and numb. Locust partly manages to send this message across.
Posted May 16, 2024
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2.5/5
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Humane
(2024)
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Hector A. Gonzalez
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Caitlin Cronenberg’s Humane contains more than a handful of thought-provoking ideas, but she doesn’t seem to have the right hook for them.
Posted Apr 24, 2024
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3/5
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The Fall Guy
(2024)
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Serena Seghedoni
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The Fall Guy is not a bad movie; it's just a little empty, storytelling-wise. If you're looking for a light, entertaining watch, you'll have a lot of fun with it. But it could have been so much better, given its [...] premise and the talent on display.
Posted Apr 24, 2024
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4/5
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Yannick
(2023)
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Hector A. Gonzalez
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With Yannick, Quentin Dupieux creates a satire that explores the modern cinemagoer’s relationship with the art form.
Posted Apr 02, 2024
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4/5
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Death Game
(1977)
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Hector A. Gonzalez
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Newly restored by Grindhouse Releasing, exploitation cinema gem Death Game (aka. The Seducers) is a provocative yet entertaining home invasion nail-biter.
Posted Mar 24, 2024
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2.5/5
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Choose or Die
(2022)
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Hector A. Gonzalez
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Choose or Die has some interesting concepts about shifting realities and some 80s nostalgia, but it never succumbs to its true potential due to an unsightly approach by director Toby Meakins.
Posted Mar 24, 2024
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3/5
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Virus-32
(2022)
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Hector A. Gonzalez
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Although Virus: 32 has some engaging horror sequences and a nice performance by Paula Silva, it doesn’t live up to its full potential.
Posted Mar 24, 2024
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3.5/5
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Lux Æterna
(2019)
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Hector A. Gonzalez
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Although it may seem like a gimmick at times, for the most part Gaspar Noé’s Lux Æterna engages and entrances with its split-screen techniques and bad-acid trip neon stylistic tendencies.
Posted Mar 24, 2024
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2/5
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Morbius
(2022)
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Hector A. Gonzalez
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After multiple delays, Morbius, the “highly anticipated” new entry into Sony’s Spider-Man Universe, arrives with some of the worst world-building we have seen in a long time.
Posted Mar 24, 2024
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2.5/5
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Aline
(2021)
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Hector A. Gonzalez
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Aline is a biopic freely inspired by the life of Celine Dion that’s, in most cases, on the brink of becoming an intentional farce.
Posted Mar 24, 2024
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3.5/5
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Gagarine
(2020)
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Hector A. Gonzalez
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Fanny Liatard and Jérémy Trouilh’s feature debut, Gagarine, is a beautifully told story about shattered dreams with magical realism attached to it.
Posted Mar 24, 2024
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