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SAW X Brings Back Everyone’s Favorite Puzzle King To Nightmare Inducing Results
Fantastic Fest 2023: Gareth Edwards’ Vision For THE CREATOR is Stunning
A HAUNTING IN VENICE is an Impressively Paced and Chilling Chamber Piece
Kenneth Branagh’s A HAUNTING IN VENICE Blends Style and Scares with Aplomb
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THE GOOD MOTHER is a Bad Movie
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PASSAGES and the Irresistible Chaos of Connection
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HAUNTED MANSION is a Faithful Adaptation – And That Might Be Its Biggest Problem
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BARBIE Review: Pink Power vs. the Patriarchy
TALK TO ME is Full of Nerve-Shredding Terror
OPPENHEIMER is a Stunning Dissection of Apocalyptic Guilt and Glory
THE MIRACLE CLUB Travels Familiar Territory
MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE – DEAD RECKONING PART ONE Raises the Bar… Again
JOY RIDE is a Cute, Crude, and Chaotic Comedy
INDIANA JONES AND THE DIAL OF DESTINY: Once More, With Less Feeling
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One Relic Hunts Down Another in INDIANA JONES AND THE DIAL OF DESTINY
RUBY GILLMAN: TEENAGE KRAKEN Beautifully Blends Family Dramedy and Kaiju Antics
Take Me Down to the ASTEROID CITY
MAD HEIDI is a Grindhouse Throwback that Understood the Assignment
Glorious Animation and a Relevant Story Make ELEMENTAL Essential
THE FLASH is a Big, Bold, Fan-service Delivery Mechanism – if You Can Overlook its Biggest Problem
TRANSFORMERS Keeps Things Fresh With RISE OF THE BEASTS
TRANSFORMERS: RISE OF THE BEASTS Signals the Rebirth of the Franchise
JIMMY ZIP: RELOADED Brings the Late 90s Crime Drama Back for New Audiences
SHIN KAMEN RIDER is a Thrilling Love Letter to the Tokusatsu Icon
SPIDER-MAN: ACROSS THE SPIDER-VERSE Jumps Breathlessly from Big Fun to Existential Contemplation
SPIDER-MAN: ACROSS THE SPIDER-VERSE is Ambitious Animation that Stuns and Soars in Equal Measure
KANDAHAR: Gerard Butler & Ric Roman Waugh Remain A Formidable Star/Director Duo
FAST X: Let the Naysayers Have Their Opinions, We Still Have “Family”
THE LITTLE MERMAID: A More Nuanced Romance and a Breakout Performance by Halle Bailey
FAST X Finds the Fast Franchise Spinning Its Wheels
CHEVALIER is an Exquisite Reclamation of a Revolutionary Artist
GUARDIANS VOL. 3 – A Darker but No Less Welcome Closing Chapter
WHAT’S LOVE GOT TO DO WITH IT? is the Question that Eventually Gets Answered
GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY VOL. 3. is a Muddled Misfire
GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY VOL. 3 Review: A Worth-the-Wait Trilogy Capper
ARE YOU THERE GOD? IT’S ME, MARGARET
SISU Kills ’Em All
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SHOWING UP and Being Stuck
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RENFIELD is a Vampire Comedy Sucked Dry of Effective Humor
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ANT-MAN AND THE WASP: QUANTUMANIA: Justice for Kang
QUANTUMANIA Shows How Lost the MCU has Become
The Psychedelic Intimacy of ANT-MAN AND THE WASP: QUANTUMANIA
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MAGIC MIKE’S LAST DANCE, Truth in Advertising (Hopefully)
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KNOCK AT THE CABIN — M. Night gives Us a Delightfully Atmospheric Fun House Mirror
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ALICE, DARLING, No Adventures in Wonderland
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SKINAMARINK Delivers Unforgettable Experiential Horror
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SPOILER ALERT: This is One of the Year’s Best
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CHRISTMAS BLOODY CHRISTMAS is a Bloody Good Time!
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THE FABELMANS or Portrait of a Filmmaker as a Young Man
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CAUSEWAY Examines the Raw Wounds of Recovery
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Believe the Kids: This GOODNIGHT MOMMY is an Imposter
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BODIES BODIES BODIES, Savage Gen Z Satire Hits Far More Than It Misses
BULLET TRAIN. A Rickety Ride, Eased by the Charms of Brad Pitt
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THE BATMAN, Grim-Dark Bleakness In All Its Complex, Contradictory Beauty
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THE POWER OF THE DOG is a Commanding Deconstruction of Cruelty and Compassion
ANTLERS is a Faltering, Frustrating Folk Horror Tale
BERGMAN ISLAND’s Intricate Maze
MASS Channels Unspeakable Tragedy into Cathartic Confrontations
COPSHOP: An Ensemble Barnburner Bound and Determined to Entertain You
A CODA’s Take on CODA
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AILEY: Portrait of an Artist
ANNETTE is a Dazzling and Disorienting Musical Experience
SNAKE EYES: G.I. JOE ORIGINS: Or, Hasbro Does Yakuza
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UNDINE Explores the Depths of Love and Longing
MORTAL KOMBAT (2021): Fatalities Do Not a Compelling Narrative Make
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IDENTIFYING FEATURES is a Bracing Border Journey
THE WANTING MARE: A Sci-Fi Spectacle Brimming with Rough Beauty
SAINT MAUD is an Incendiary Awakening of a Would-Be Savior
TO THE ENDS OF THE EARTH is a Beautiful Psychological Travelogue
MANK Rejects Nostalgia for True-To-Life Idealism
SOUND OF METAL Rings Hollow
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THE RENTAL: Fun Summer Suspense that Never Outstays its Welcome
THE TRUTH: A Quietly Compelling Portrait of Family and Fame
DA 5 BLOODS: Spike Lee’s Sprawling Vietnam Epic is One of Raging Truths and Bloody Reconciliations
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LES MISÉRABLES is a Cynical Yet Compelling Call to Action
IP MAN 4: THE FINALE: Kung Fu Kicks America’s Ass
BOMBSHELL’s Impact Barely Breaks the Surface
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DOCTOR SLEEP Isn’t Quite Kubrick or King, But Still Shines On Its Own
AD ASTRA: An Uncompromising Space Epic that Finds Solace in Solitude
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DEPRAVED is an Ambitious and Entertaining Spin on Frankenstein Lore
READY OR NOT is a Blood-Soaked Blast
THE NIGHTINGALE Sings a Brutal Song
Interview: Baykali Ganambarr on THE NIGHTINGALE
SCARY STORIES TO TELL IN THE DARK is Full of Fun if Predictable Late-Summer Frights
FAST & FURIOUS PRESENTS: HOBBS & SHAW Doesn’t Feel Like Family
THE FAREWELL: Awkwafina Shines in Lulu Wang’s Sundance Hit
THE LION KING Triumphantly Roars Over Other Disney Re-Dos
STUBER: Uproarious Laughter in Old School Action-Comedy Package
MIDSOMMAR is a Terrifying Dose of Sun-Dappled Dread
AVENGEMENT: Scott Adkins’ Most Furious, Feral Character To Date
JOHN WICK: CHAPTER 3 — PARABELLUM — Earth’s Mightiest Heroes Assemble
TRIPLE THREAT: Cannon Films Meets Shaw Brothers in Action Icon Battle Royale
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