Oscar Wild!
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“If Will Smith wins, he’s going to have the speech that people talk about for years.”   -Joe Jarosz, February 10, 2022 We’ve done this before, people! The bullpen of writers…

Oscars Preview 2025! Scene-Stealers Talk the 96th Annual Academy Awards
Tasty Danish
Posted 2 weeks ago

[Rating: Solid Rock Fist Up] In Theaters and VOD on February 21 If America can repackage (Den of Thieves) or reimagine (The Town) Heat every couple of years, why can’t…

No Need to Whisper About ‘The Quiet Ones’
Stop! Or Dog Will Bark!
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Dog-Man hybrid takes names and sniffs butts. And he's all out of butts.

“Dog Man” is SUPA Cute
Makes Cents
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The horrors of a reform school are seen through the eyes of two young men.

Lots of Cents in “Nickel Boys”
Damned-Nation
Posted 2 months ago

A reverse 'Lord of the Flies' with 'The VVitch' vibes, 'The Damned' explores the moral cancers that humanity lets fester and blossom in both life and death.

God Bless “The Damned”
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Listless Anna Kendrick Vehicle ‘Alice, Darling’ Lost in Wonderland

by Warren Cantrell January 19, 2023 Print Reviews

Five pounds of movie stuffed in a 10-pound bag, “Alice, Darling” is less a story and more a snapshot: teasing the profound while never quite arriving there.

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‘Plane’ Comes in For a Shaky Landing

by Warren Cantrell January 13, 2023 Print Reviews

Not nearly fun enough to exist as pure escapism, and far too ridiculous to take at face value, ‘Plane’ is a vessel without a (air)port.

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Bloated ‘Babylon’ Soars High, Crashes Hard

by Warren Cantrell December 16, 2022 Print Reviews

Too long and with no idea how to put a bow on all of this, ‘Babylon’ fizzles out with the same tragic whimper that characterizes its doomed characters.

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‘Avatar: The Way of Water’ Justifies the Long Wait for the Return to Pandora

by Warren Cantrell December 14, 2022 Print Reviews

Cameron’s complete mastery of the action form combined with his virtual reinvention of the mo-cap format puts ‘The Way of Water’ on a whole other level.

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‘Spoiler Alert’ – You Will Sob

Thumbnail image for ‘Spoiler Alert’ – You Will Sob by Christian Ramos December 13, 2022 Print Reviews

A heartbreaking love story for the holidays.

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Del Toro Puts His Signature Touch On a Classic Fable With Spectacular ‘Pinocchio’

by Warren Cantrell December 6, 2022 Print Reviews

This take on ‘Pinocchio’ is both entertaining and insightful, and presents the story in a visual format that is ideally suited for this telling.

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‘Violent Night’ is dumber than it looks

by Tim English December 2, 2022 Print Reviews

‘Violent Night’ is crude, dumb, overly violent and just flat-out boring as hell. It’s literally the white elephant gift of Christmas movies…..ugh. What else ya got??

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‘The Menu’ serves up a deliciously bizarre flick

Thumbnail image for ‘The Menu’ serves up a deliciously bizarre flick by Tim English November 25, 2022 Print Reviews

[Rating: Solid Rock Fist Up] Only in theatresThis movie is f*cking weird. In all of the best ways. Don’t you love going into a movie not knowing what the hell to expect? Then seeing it and realizing you still don’t know what the hell just happened? This pretty much sums up my adventure with The […]

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‘The Fabelmans’ is an Ode to the Spielbergs

by Christian Ramos November 23, 2022 Print Reviews

Steven Spielberg finally tells his story in the family drama “The Fabelmans.”

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‘She Said’ A Powerful Story

by Christian Ramos November 18, 2022 Print Reviews

The downfall of a Hollywood powerhouse is detailed in ‘She Said.’

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‘Wakanda Forever’ mourns the loss of Chadwick Boseman

by Tim English November 11, 2022 Print Reviews

‘Black Panther: Wakanda Forever’ is an emotional second offering that is visually stunning and features powerful performances from the women in the film. It’s just way too long.

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‘Nocebo’ Is An Easy Pill To Swallow

by Warren Cantrell November 3, 2022 Print Reviews

‘Nocebo’ is another chapter in Lorcan Finnegan’s fantastic running series of ‘Twilight Zone’-esque explorations of humanity’s load-bearing failures.

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“Till” is an Important History Lesson

by Christian Ramos November 1, 2022 Print Reviews

The story of Emmett Till finally gets told and the pain of one mother’s fight for justice begins.

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The Rock cosplays ‘Black Adam’ in another terrible DC comic book flick

by Tim English October 21, 2022 Print Reviews

The Rock cosplays Black Adam and crashes the DC universe in one of the most emotionally uninteresting and generic superhero movies ever produced.

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‘The Banshees of Inisherin’ Wail Sweetly and Sadly in All the Best Ways

by Warren Cantrell October 18, 2022 Print Reviews

Poignant and hilarious and tragic and achingly real in all the ways McDonagh’s films are, ‘The Banshees of Inisherin’ is magnificent.

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