‘Opus’ Lets It’s Media and Superstar Satire Slip Away
Have you ever seen a film that tries to be well-intentioned with its societal critique but doesn’t...
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‘The Legend Of Ochi’ Spurs Imagination From Another Time and Place
The definitive aspect of Isaiah Saxon’s “The Legend of Ochi” is that it explores how 1980s...
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‘Death of A Unicorn’ Misses The Magical Mark As A Pharma Satire | SXSW 2025
When you think of unicorns, I would guess the first adjectives that come to mind are majestic,...
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‘Sing Sing’ Will Rightfully Challenge Your View of Those In The Prison System
The first frames of writer-director Greg Kwedar’s moving drama, ‘Sing Sing,’ is a...
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‘Maxxxine’ Nails It’s Hollywood 1980s Vibes, But Not A Gratifying Conclusion
When we see a now 33-year-old Maxine Mixx (Mia Goth) approaching an audition for The Puritian II,...
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‘Tuesday’s Bigger Ideas Lessens the Impact of It’s Smaller Story About Impending Loss
Death is a terrifying certainty to deal with from many sides of the spectrum — from those who feel...
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Rewind/Rewatch: ‘Hereditary’ In IMAX
Rewind/Rewatch is a four-part limited series that examines recent films re-released to theaters,...
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‘Civil War’ and the Cost of the Desensitization To Violence
“I’ve never been scared like that before, and I’ve never felt more alive.” I’ve been meditating on...
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Alex Garland’s ‘Civil War’ Is Harrowing For What It Shows and Chooses Not To Say
In writer-director Alex Garland’s Civil War, the United States is eating itself into war...
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The Endings: ‘The Zone of Interest’ and How the Karmic Heaviness of Darkened Hallways Lead Into Warnings of the Future
The Endings is a new column chronicling some of the biggest films in the 2024 Oscar race and how...
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Lana Wilson’s ‘Look Into My Eyes’ Makes The World of Psychics Assessable
You can be honest with me. There’s a healthy amount of skepticism when people hear the word...
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‘Showing Up’ Review: An Expose of the Dance Between Aspiring Artists and Random Life Events
This review is a part of Substream’s coverage of the 60th edition of New York Film Festival....
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