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2/4
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Magic Hour
(2025)
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Matt Zoller Seitz
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This is a movie that’s short but still feels padded.
Posted May 15, 2026
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3/4
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LifeHack
(2025)
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Clint Worthington
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We may not always be able to escape the technological hell of our modern lives, but at least films like this try to assemble something exciting out of their brain-numbing mundanity.
Posted May 15, 2026
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3.5/4
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In the Grey
(2026)
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Matt Zoller Seitz
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Ritchie and Steven Soderbergh might be the only major filmmakers left who share the belief that not only can entertainment be art, it has a better shot at being received as both if the makers don’t think in those terms.
Posted May 15, 2026
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2.5/4
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Driver's Ed
(2025)
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Zachary Lee
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It may not reinvent the wheel, but by playing squarely to its middle-of-the-road strengths with a young cast clearly aware of the type of movie they’re in
Posted May 15, 2026
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3/4
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Obsession
(2025)
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Katie Rife
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Navarrette’s powerhouse performance helps mitigate this by puncturing Nikki’s bipolar outbursts with moments of heartbreaking clarity, reminding us of the human being trapped inside of this misogynistic caricature.
Posted May 15, 2026
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2/4
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Propeller One-Way Night Coach
(2026)
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Brian Tallerico
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It’s a gift that Travolta made for himself and family, something he likely wanted to leave as a part of his legacy. That doesn’t make it a good movie.
Posted May 15, 2026
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3/4
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Forge
(2025)
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Sheila O'Malley
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Ng has created a space where all of these ideas are at play simultaneously, where we see characters we haven’t seen before, operating in new and surprising contexts.
Posted May 15, 2026
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3/4
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Is God Is
(2026)
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Cortlyn Kelly
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There is an epic-like element to the narrative, reinforced by the ebbing morality that is explored religiously, spiritually, and interpersonally.
Posted May 15, 2026
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3.5/4
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The Wizard of the Kremlin
(2025)
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Glenn Kenny
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Purposefully low-key, delivering its bad news almost offhandedly.
Posted May 15, 2026
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3.5/4
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Teenage Sex and Death at Camp Miasma
(2026)
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Brian Tallerico
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Our favorite slasher movies are often a little rough around the edges, a little unhinged, and a little inconsistent. And very few of them are this wildly entertaining.
Posted May 13, 2026
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The Electric Kiss
(2026)
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Ben Kenigsberg
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The best that can be said for ‘The Electric Kiss’ is that it is harmless (except when treating Antoine’s self-destructive tendencies as yet more targets for yuks)
Posted May 13, 2026
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4/4
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Silent Friend
(2025)
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Clint Worthington
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To expect answers, ’Silent Friend' argues, is folly. Just immerse yourself in the curiosity.
Posted May 13, 2026
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2/4
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The Punisher: One Last Kill
(2026)
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Rendy Jones
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The Punisher would’ve fared better if it had a shot (pun intended) in a theatrical setting and under his own spotlight, rather than waiting to exist in the shadow of our friendly neighborhood web-slinger.
Posted May 13, 2026
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3.5/4
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Marty, Life Is Short
(2026)
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Brian Tallerico
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While it’s a bit disheartening to see such a unique performer given such a traditional bio-doc, what comes through in 'Life is Short’ is the affection for its subject from pretty much everyone he’s ever worked with.
Posted May 12, 2026
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3/4
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Cold War 1994
(2026)
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Simon Abrams
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By maintaining a clearer focus on the past, 'Cold War 1994' winningly clarifies the filmmakers’ concerns with their industry’s defining stagnation and uncertain future.
Posted May 10, 2026
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2.5/4
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Affection
(2025)
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Katie Rife
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The lensing and production design are similarly generic, save for a handful of inspired shots that, again, provide glimmers of a clearer vision than the unevenly applied one we ultimately get here.
Posted May 10, 2026
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Remarkably Bright Creatures
(2026)
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Matt Zoller Seitz
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When the film escapes the confinement tank of its numerous hand-me-down cliches, you’re happy to follow the water trail to see where it leads.
Posted May 10, 2026
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1.5/4
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Couples Weekend
(2025)
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Peyton Robinson
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Its simplicity hinders absorption, shielding viewers from taking in its vulnerability or lessons to heart.
Posted May 10, 2026
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2.5/4
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The Python Hunt
(2025)
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Matt Zoller Seitz
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The movie is a lot of fun and masters a pleasingly detached yet sardonic tone early on, but unfortunately, it doesn’t have a lot more to offer after that, aside from a growing human menagerie of admittedly lively characters...
Posted May 10, 2026
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2.5/4
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Steal This Story, Please!
(2025)
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Zachary Lee
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Though didactic, the film serves as an invitation to embody Goodman's values in your own life and work.
Posted May 10, 2026
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4/4
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The Sheep Detectives
(2026)
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Nell Minow
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It is accessible enough for younger viewers without condescending to them, yet complex enough to engage an adult audience.
Posted May 07, 2026
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4/4
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Billie Eilish - Hit Me Hard and Soft: The Tour (Live in 3D)
(2026)
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Clint Worthington
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Don't get it twisted: This is Eilish’s show, and she knocks it out of the park.
Posted May 07, 2026
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2.5/4
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Mortal Kombat II
(2026)
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Simon Abrams
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It makes good on its grisly promise whenever its meat-puppet protagonists stop talking and start pummeling each other.
Posted May 06, 2026
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1/4
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Animal Farm
(2025)
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Matt Zoller Seitz
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This movie feels like it was funded with the promise that it would entertain and uplift children without disturbing them.
Posted May 01, 2026
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3.5/4
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Our Land
(2025)
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Clint Worthington
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Structural quibbles aside, 'Nuestra Tierra' is a powerful work of reclamation and advocacy for native peoples who have long been disenfranchised and dehumanized by systemic forces in colonial Argentina.
Posted May 01, 2026
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3/4
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The Last One for the Road
(2025)
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Nell Minow
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This is an existential story that is a less bleak and more scenic version of Samuel Beckett’s 'Waiting for Godot,' a psychological journey about connection, regret, memory, and meaning.
Posted May 01, 2026
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3.5/4
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Two Pianos
(2025)
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Matt Zoller Seitz
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The main characters in 'Two Pianos’ are mostly disasters …But they all have redeeming qualities, and their brokenness makes them impossible to hate.
Posted May 01, 2026
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2.5/4
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RZA's One Spoon of Chocolate
(2025)
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Simon Abrams
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Thankfully, some climactic fight scenes, featuring strong action choreography and a clear overall presentation, give 'One Spoon of Chocolate' the great emotional release it needs after so much dramatic buildup.
Posted May 01, 2026
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2.5/4
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Swapped
(2026)
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Zachary Lee
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It’s not every day an animated movie attempts to tell a creation story and a fall of Eden tale using unique animal designs that have never been put to screen before.
Posted May 01, 2026
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1.5/4
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Deep Water
(2026)
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Peter Sobczynski
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It prefers to spend two hours rehashing elements that even newbies to shark-based cinema will find devoid of any real inspiration.
Posted May 01, 2026
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2.5/4
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The Devil Wears Prada 2
(2026)
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Tomris Laffly
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The movie goes out of its way to give us the fans what we want … but what it forgets to do is take the audience on a character-driven journey, as in the first movie, where everyone feels essential and every dot is connected.
Posted Apr 29, 2026
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3.5/4
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Agon
(2025)
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Peter Sobczynski
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Here is a film that eschews all the usual sports-movie clichés in its portrait of three highly trained athletes and the obstacles, both physical and psychological, they must face in the run-up to the games.
Posted Apr 28, 2026
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2/4
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A Blind Bargain
(2025)
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Simon Abrams
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At minimum, 'A Blind Bargain' will keep you scratching your head throughout, if not to ask yourself what it’s all about, then to wonder if maybe the filmmakers will eventually arrive somewhere unexpected.
Posted Apr 24, 2026
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3.5/4
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Fuze
(2025)
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Glenn Kenny
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In addition to serving up heaping helpings of suspense and action, 'Fuze’ abounds in twists.
Posted Apr 24, 2026
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3.5/4
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I Swear
(2025)
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Nell Minow
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Seeing him walk quietly through the campus and have the kind, unforced, casual conversation we take for granted is very moving.
Posted Apr 24, 2026
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3/4
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Apex
(2026)
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Tomris Laffly
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Prioritizing white-knuckle thrills over excessive emotion and explaining is one of the most refreshing qualities of this gorgeously shot picture about survival and fortitude.
Posted Apr 24, 2026
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3/4
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Omaha
(2025)
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Matt Zoller Seitz
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The movie that’s onscreen is still intelligent and serious. The ending isn’t happy, but it feels right.
Posted Apr 24, 2026
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3.5/4
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Mad Bills to Pay (or Destiny, dile que no soy malo)
(2025)
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Zachary Lee
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It places viewers directly into the beautiful mess of its characters, reminding us that there’s nothing more powerful in cinema than bearing empathetic witness.
Posted Apr 23, 2026
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1/4
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Michael
(2026)
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Robert Daniels
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Antoine Fuqua might’ve had some cameras and microphones on hand to produce moving images and sound for this estate-approved King of Pop biopic. But make no mistake about it: "Michael" isn’t a movie. It’s a filmed playlist in search of a story.
Posted Apr 21, 2026
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3.5/4
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Wasteman
(2025)
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Matt Zoller Seitz
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It's a genre piece with tragic weight.
Posted Apr 17, 2026
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2.5/4
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Mārama
(2025)
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Carlos Aguilar
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The fury of Osborne’s performance, nonetheless, keeps ‘Mārama' a worthy anti-colonialist statement that harnesses the symbolic virtues of genre cinema for its understandably virulent tone.
Posted Apr 17, 2026
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3/4
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Normal
(2025)
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Glenn Kenny
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The violence is pretty graphic, and some of it is played for laughs, which would be distasteful if the laughs didn’t actually land. Oh well. Sometimes you enjoy a movie, and you don’t feel good about it in the morning.
Posted Apr 17, 2026
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3.5/4
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Mile End Kicks
(2025)
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Tomris Laffly
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It instantly offers a breath of fresh air about what it means to pursue one’s passion for writing about the arts while being a woman
Posted Apr 17, 2026
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2/4
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Lorne
(2026)
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Peter Sobczynski
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I suspect many of them will find themselves wishing that the proceedings could have been … replaced with something a little more challenging and a little less worshipful than this.
Posted Apr 17, 2026
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3/4
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Eagles of the Republic
(2025)
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Glenn Kenny
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If the movie’s conclusion is more along the lines of Voltaire than it is to, say, Costa-Gavras’ 'Z,' the hair-raising route it takes to get George to a spot of tentative complacency is memorable and eye-opening.
Posted Apr 17, 2026
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2.5/4
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Amrum
(2025)
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Clint Worthington
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It’s a film whose tranquility and humility sometimes work against it, even in those moments where it overcorrects with didacticism.
Posted Apr 17, 2026
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2/4
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Lee Cronin's The Mummy
(2026)
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Brian Tallerico
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You’ll definitely squirm, but mostly out of boredom.
Posted Apr 17, 2026
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3/4
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Erupcja
(2025)
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Robert Daniels
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One can’t deny that "Erupcja" possesses a kind of indescribable charm.
Posted Apr 17, 2026
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1/4
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Balls Up
(2026)
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Matt Zoller Seitz
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Wahlberg should not be cast in any role predicated on the idea that he’s good with words and ideas. Hauser is one of the best actors in the English language and will escape this disaster and do more great work, so there’s that.
Posted Apr 15, 2026
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3/4
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Mother Mary
(2026)
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Brian Tallerico
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It is another story about the intersection of fame and art, but it’s not like one you’ve seen before, a two-hander that owes as much to ‘The Exorcist' as it does to Lady Gaga.
Posted Apr 14, 2026
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