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2/4
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In the Grey
(2026)
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Mark Dujsik
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There's a lot of setup in In the Grey but not much in the way of payoff.
Posted May 15, 2026
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3/4
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Forge
(2025)
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Mark Dujsik
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[T]he film become[s] as much a study in self-deception as it is a thriller about more criminal acts of deceit.
Posted May 15, 2026
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2/4
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Driver's Ed
(2025)
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Mark Dujsik
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The story possesses a potentially winning cast of teenage characters, but then, the pesky adults keep showing up...
Posted May 15, 2026
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3/4
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Decorado
(2025)
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Mark Dujsik
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The film is darkly funny ... and simply dark in how Vázquez takes these cynical ideas to their inevitable end.
Posted May 15, 2026
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2/4
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The Wizard of the Kremlin
(2025)
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Mark Dujsik
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[T]he movie offers nothing new or in-depth to ponder about Putin, mostly because the story isn't his in the first place.
Posted May 14, 2026
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2/4
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Obsession
(2025)
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Mark Dujsik
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Barker shows a strong sense of atmosphere and that he's willing and able to shock ... but ultimately, Obsession is a half-baked idea half-heartedly realized.
Posted May 14, 2026
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1.5/4
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Magic Hour
(2025)
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Mark Dujsik
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Here's a story in which the characters have an opportunity to take on loss and grief in a ... direct manner ... but they waste the chance instead.
Posted May 14, 2026
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3/4
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LifeHack
(2025)
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Mark Dujsik
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[T]he film's approach isn't just a gimmick. It also has a strong feeling of personality behind it.
Posted May 14, 2026
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3/4
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Is God Is
(2026)
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Mark Dujsik
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The characters stand out the most in writer/director Aleshea Harris' debut film...
Posted May 14, 2026
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2/4
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Remarkably Bright Creatures
(2026)
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Mark Dujsik
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[T]he entire premise comes across as far too silly and schmaltzy to take any of it seriously.
Posted May 08, 2026
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1.5/4
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Mortal Kombat II
(2026)
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Mark Dujsik
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Now that the fighting really is the primary focus, the biggest flaw of Mortal Kombat II ... might be the fact that McQuoid and the stunt team haven't improved ... those fights.
Posted May 08, 2026
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2.5/4
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Couples Weekend
(2025)
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Mark Dujsik
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Couples Weekend isn't particularly effective as a comedy...
Posted May 08, 2026
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2/4
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Affection
(2025)
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Mark Dujsik
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The mystery of Affection is far more enticing than the answer to it.
Posted May 08, 2026
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3/4
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The Sheep Detectives
(2026)
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Mark Dujsik
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It may have a good joke at its center, but the film doesn't rest on the potential strength of that premise.
Posted May 07, 2026
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2/4
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The Python Hunt
(2025)
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Mark Dujsik
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With this many questions left open and in need of being answered or at least explored, one might expect a bit more curiosity...
Posted May 07, 2026
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3/4
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Billie Eilish - Hit Me Hard and Soft: The Tour (Live in 3D)
(2026)
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Mark Dujsik
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Eilish's talents as a singer and songwriter are undeniable, and this film puts those front and center...
Posted May 07, 2026
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3/4
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Swapped
(2026)
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Mark Dujsik
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[I]t's the little details of Swapped that elevate the material above the routine and unsurprising components...
Posted May 01, 2026
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3/4
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The Devil Wears Prada 2
(2026)
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Mark Dujsik
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The Devil Wears Prada 2 makes a solid case why there should be a 20-years-later sequel to a film that seemed to tell its story to completion.
Posted May 01, 2026
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1.5/4
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Two Pianos
(2025)
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Mark Dujsik
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[W]atching such indecisiveness, on the part of both the filmmakers and the characters in this story, is a monotonous affair.
Posted May 01, 2026
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2.5/4
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The Last One for the Road
(2025)
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Mark Dujsik
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[T]he script is far too busy and overloaded...
Posted May 01, 2026
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3/4
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The Travel Companion
(2025)
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Mark Dujsik
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This film ... is amusing and smart in several small but notable ways.
Posted Apr 30, 2026
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2/4
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RZA's One Spoon of Chocolate
(2025)
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Mark Dujsik
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RZA's One Spoon of Chocolate has a very strong opening, a decent-enough closing ... and a lot deflating, idling wheel-circling in between.
Posted Apr 30, 2026
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3.5/4
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Hokum
(2026)
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Mark Dujsik
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The film is a very effective and cunning horror tale.
Posted Apr 30, 2026
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3/4
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Deep Water
(2026)
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Mark Dujsik
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Deep Water may mainly be after some cheap and empty thrills, but even so, the filmmakers work hard to achieve them.
Posted Apr 30, 2026
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2/4
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Animal Farm
(2025)
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Mark Dujsik
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The movie is an unfortunate tonal mishmash throughout...
Posted Apr 30, 2026
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2.5/4
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Agon
(2025)
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Mark Dujsik
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Agon tells ... [a] pair of stories quite well ... but the outlier within this movie is simply too obvious.
Posted Apr 27, 2026
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2/4
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Mother Mary
(2026)
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Mark Dujsik
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At a certain point, the entire tone, approach, and intention of the story changes—and not for the better.
Posted Apr 24, 2026
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2/4
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Apex
(2026)
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Mark Dujsik
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[T]he movie is repetitive where it counts and a bit silly where it doesn't.
Posted Apr 24, 2026
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2/4
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Two Women
(2025)
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Mark Dujsik
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Even the movie itself ... appears to comprehend its own narrative and thematic shortcomings.
Posted Apr 24, 2026
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2/4
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Michael
(2026)
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Mark Dujsik
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[The filmmakers] give us the relatively uncomplicated story of Jackson's rise to fame in a mostly uninteresting way.
Posted Apr 24, 2026
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2/4
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Kangaroo Island
(2024)
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Mark Dujsik
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[W]e're left with a messy bit of storytelling with a shaky sense of tone.
Posted Apr 24, 2026
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3/4
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Buffet Infinity
(2025)
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Mark Dujsik
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Watching the film, written and directed by Simon Glassman, is a unique experience...
Posted Apr 24, 2026
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3/4
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Over Your Dead Body
(2026)
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Mark Dujsik
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[T]he constant and surprising escalation of this film is why it works as both a thriller and a very dark comedy.
Posted Apr 23, 2026
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3/4
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Omaha
(2025)
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Mark Dujsik
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[The filmmakers] intentionally keep Dad's plan a mystery here, and that might be the right move and only choice the filmmakers could make with this material.
Posted Apr 23, 2026
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3/4
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I Swear
(2025)
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Mark Dujsik
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The key to all of this is empathy, and the film has plenty of it...
Posted Apr 23, 2026
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2/4
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Fuze
(2025)
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Mark Dujsik
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After experiencing the genuinely unpredictable nature of movie's opening setup ... it's much easier to sense just how disappointing the follow-through is...
Posted Apr 23, 2026
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1.5/4
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Desert Warrior
(2025)
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Mark Dujsik
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Surely, there's a better approach to this particular story, and ... it would have little or nothing to do with Mackie's character.
Posted Apr 23, 2026
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2/4
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Lee Cronin's The Mummy
(2026)
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Mark Dujsik
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To watch this ... fall into ... familiar patterns ... becomes increasingly disappointing as it goes.
Posted Apr 17, 2026
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2.5/4
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The Mountain
(2024)
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Mark Dujsik
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[W]hile this is meant to be a bittersweet little story, the bitterness of the reality underneath it comes through no matter what sweetness may be on the surface.
Posted Apr 17, 2026
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3/4
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Mabel
(2024)
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Mark Dujsik
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Mabel is a bit more complex than it initially seems in terms of its characters and the message it has to offer.
Posted Apr 17, 2026
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3/4
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Everyone Is Lying to You for Money
(2025)
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Mark Dujsik
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Everyone Is Lying to You for Money is a fine primer on the subject, made by someone who lets us figure it all out alongside him...
Posted Apr 17, 2026
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3/4
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Eagles of the Republic
(2025)
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Mark Dujsik
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Eagles of the Republic keeps it light at first, perhaps, so that the weight of everything ... feels as heavy as it does here.
Posted Apr 17, 2026
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2/4
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Brothers Under Fire
(2026)
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Mark Dujsik
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At times competent in its action sequences, Brothers Under Fire is otherwise unnoteworthy.
Posted Apr 17, 2026
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2/4
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Ballistic
(2025)
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Mark Dujsik
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[I]t's not necessarily the material itself that's the issue. It's how the movie frames that story.
Posted Apr 17, 2026
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3/4
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Amrum
(2025)
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Mark Dujsik
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[T]his film is less about what happens and more about the particular mood, spirit, and conflict in this specific place at this time of great change.
Posted Apr 17, 2026
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3/4
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Wasteman
(2025)
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Mark Dujsik
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Cal McMau's directorial debut ... shows that the experience in prison must have changed ... but the dehumanizing cruelty of the place certainly remains a constant...
Posted Apr 16, 2026
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1/4
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Panda Plan 2: The Magical Tribe
(2026)
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Mark Dujsik
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[I]t's irritating in just how desperate and incompetent it is.
Posted Apr 16, 2026
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3/4
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Normal
(2025)
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Mark Dujsik
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Bob Odenkirk plays ... such a believable, grounded figure that it almost doesn't matter that the film changes gears so suddenly and extremely.
Posted Apr 16, 2026
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2.5/4
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Mile End Kicks
(2025)
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Mark Dujsik
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[F]or whatever reason, this movie keeps pushing an odd and unconvincing romantic triangle into the mix.
Posted Apr 16, 2026
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3/4
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Mārama
(2025)
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Mark Dujsik
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Here's a symbolic haunted house tale that becomes quite disturbing, while also remaining righteous in its outrage and anger.
Posted Apr 16, 2026
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