(Good) Dog Days
‘The Friend’ Is Very Good Company
‘The Friend’ Is Very Good Company
Posted 12 hours ago

An odd couple dramedy with a strong thematic backbone rooted in explorations of grief and acceptance, 'The Friend' creeps up on you.

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‘The Friend’ Is Very Good Company
Uni-corny
‘Death of a Unicorn’ Swings for the Fences, Hits a Single
‘Death of a Unicorn’ Swings for the Fences, Hits a Single
Posted 1 week ago

'Death of a Unicorn' is fun, interesting, and good (enough), though shoddy CGI work and a somewhat flat performance from Paul Rudd keep it from realizing its full potential.

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‘Death of a Unicorn’ Swings for the Fences, Hits a Single
Feel the Pain
‘Novocaine’ is a one-trick, mind-numbing action flick
‘Novocaine’ is a one-trick, mind-numbing action flick
Posted 3 weeks ago

'Novocaine' is fast and at times funny, thanks to a solid performance from Jack Quaid, but it struggles to stay interesting beyond the movie's gimmick.

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‘Novocaine’ is a one-trick, mind-numbing action flick
Beary Adventurous
A Bear on a Mission in “Paddington in Peru”
A Bear on a Mission in “Paddington in Peru”
Posted 4 weeks ago

Paddington is taking names and making marmalade sandwiches. And he's all out of marmalade.

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A Bear on a Mission in “Paddington in Peru”
Bleedin' Love
Love is Deadly in “Heart Eyes”
Love is Deadly in “Heart Eyes”
Posted 4 weeks ago

Love can have deadly side effects!

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Fly Over ‘Savage State’ and Don’t Look Back

by Warren Cantrell January 29, 2021 Print Reviews

‘Savage State’ is narratively vacant, historically nonsensical, and emotionally barren. Skip it.

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Bold Netflix Drama ‘The White Tiger’ Has Teeth

by Warren Cantrell January 21, 2021 Print Reviews

A gritty meditation on class, globalization, family, and destiny, ‘The White Tiger’ is the story of one man’s struggle with his destiny.

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Decidedly non-PG ‘Psycho Goreman’ still fun, full of heart

by Nick Spacek January 18, 2021 Print Reviews

Were it not for the fact that it’s drenched in violence, blood, and assorted alien fluids, the heart of ‘Psycho Goreman’ makes it charming enough to watch with your kids.

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‘Rock Camp’ doc more like an extended infomercial

by Nick Spacek January 14, 2021 Print Reviews

It’s great to see that the rockers featured in the documentary really seem to enjoy getting to interact with fans on this level, where they’re kinda / sorta peers, but even those interviews come across more as advertising fodder for the camp, rather than digging deeply into what it means for them personally.

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‘Promising Young Woman’ More Than Lives Up to Its Name

by Warren Cantrell December 23, 2020 Print Reviews

‘Promising Young Woman’ is an exploration of sexual assault and accountability in a post-#MeToo era aware of the present yet largely foggy on the past.

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‘Greenland’ Is a Rare Disaster Thriller With Heart

by Warren Cantrell December 17, 2020 Print Reviews

‘Greenland’ is an emotional, prescient suspense drama that’s got no right being as good as it is.

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‘The Beach House’ Director Jeffrey A. Brown Dissects One of the Best Horror Films of 2020

by Nick Spacek December 14, 2020 Blogs

‘The Beach House’ is absolutely one of my favorite horror films of the year, so I was thrilled to get a chance to hop of the phone with director/writer Jeffrey A. Brown to discuss how this excellent piece of small-budget terror came to be.

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Stand-up Dramedy ‘The Opening Act’ shines on Blu-ray and DVD

by Nick Spacek December 9, 2020 Blu-ray/DVD Reviews

There’s a lot to take from Steve Byrne’s ‘The Opening Act,’ but the main takeaway is if you’re willing to take a chance, enjoy it while it lasts, rather than worrying about what happens if it doesn’t go exactly as planned.

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‘Archenemy’ a Dark Entry To The Superhero Genre

by Jonah Desneux December 9, 2020 Print Reviews

The superhero genre gets darker in Adam Egypt Mortimer’s newest feature Archenemy. To get out of a world of hyper-violent crime, two teenagers partner with a drunken man who claims to be a superhero from another dimension.

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‘Dear Santa’: A Heartfelt Love Letter to Christmas

by Christian Ramos December 9, 2020 Print Reviews

‘Dear Santa’ examines Santa’s helpers, hundreds of volunteers and postal workers who make sure the letters to the Big Guy become Christmas wishes to remember.

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Stick Around for ‘Another Round’

by Warren Cantrell December 3, 2020 Print Reviews

Anchored by a career-best performance by Mikkelsen and a thoughtful script that understands its characters, ‘Another Round’ is black comedy at its best.

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‘Sound of Metal’ Rings True

by Warren Cantrell November 18, 2020 Print Reviews

‘Sound of Metal’ is an outstanding film that explores not just the struggle of addiction, but the addiction of struggle.

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If Hallmark & Bruce Willis Had A Baby, You’d Get ‘Fatman’

by Jonah Desneux November 10, 2020 Print Reviews

Its only fitting to end with weird year with the possibly the weirdest Christmas movie of all time. Fatman answers the age old question of “What if Santa was actually badass?” Gibson and Goggins star in the bloody Christmas epic.

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‘The Dark and the Wicked’ Has a Surplus of the Former, and Deficit of the Latter

by Warren Cantrell November 4, 2020 Print Reviews

There’s more good than bad in ‘The Dark and the Wicked,’ and a lot of heart behind the effort.

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New Doc Showcases the Monster Cult of 1987’s ‘The Monster Squad’

by Nick Spacek October 27, 2020 Print Reviews

Director Andre Gower’s effusive documentary, ‘Wolfman’s Got Nards,’ about the 1987 cult horror flick ‘The Monster Squad’—which he starred in as a kid—will please die-hards.

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