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MARS EXPRESS: Movie Review
Robot uprisings, mysterious murders, and brain rentals are just some of the tantalizing elements in French sci-fi animated film Mars Express, which first debuted at the Cannes Film Festival in 2023. Directed by Jérémie Périn, this crime mystery film is set in the distant future, where tensions are rising about the role of robots in…
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THE FALL GUY: Movie Review
Can you make an action movie about making an action movie? In director David Leitch’s ode to the stunt community, The Fall Guy, it’s the stuntperson who gets to play the leading role, land the laughs, and pack the punches. It’s a noble effort from Leitch, who himself was once a stunt double for Brad…
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BOY KILLS WORLD: Movie Review
Video games have long been an influence for many of the best filmmakers in the world and constantly act as a source of inspiration for many directors trying to craft their vision. This is certainly the case for debut director Moritz Mohr, whose first film Boy Kills World, draws heavy inspiration from the world of…
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DO AUR DO PYAAR: Movie Review
Sometimes love isn’t enough – it’s the main idea behind director Shirsha Guha Thakurta’s latest film Do Aur Do Pyaar, an adapation of the 2017 A24 film The Lovers. Starring Vidya Balan and Pratik Gandhi, Do Aur Do Pyaar is an exploration of infidelity, marriage, and relationships through the lens of a couple struggling to…
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CHALLENGERS: Movie Review
Love, or at least relationships, are like a high-stakes tennis match in director Luca Guadagnino’s highly anticipated 2024 film Challengers. For the Italian film director, it isn’t his first foray into films centered around relationships; his previous credits include indie favorites like Oscar-nominated Call Me By Your Name and the arguably underwhelming cannibal romance Bones…
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HUNDREDS OF BEAVERS: Movie Review
While there was a time that the films of Chaplin and Keaton ruled Hollywood and cartoons like Looney Tunes and Tom and Jerry took over TV sets, it has been quite some time since slapstick found its way into our entertainment diet again. Hundreds of Beavers is on a mission to change that, one gag…
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DEEP SKY: Movie Review
Director Nathaniel Kahn, who previously helmed the excellent HBO documentary The Price of Everything on the the contemporary art market, teams up with IMAX to bring the story of the James Webb Space Telescope to the big screen with Deep Sky. Narrated by Michelle Williams, this 40-minute IMAX documentary (released in domestic chain theaters for…
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ABIGAIL: Movie Review
With their 2019 film Ready or Not, directors Tyler Gillett and Matt Bettinelli-Olpin cemented their names as some of the most fascinating, crowd-pleasing, and contemporary horror voices working in Hollywood. Their style and confidence with that film was so salient that the duo went on to helm high-profile films Scream and Scream VI. Although they…
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ARCADIAN: Movie Review
Director Benjamin Brewer’s Arcadian opens with a long shot of a father, played by Nicolas Cage, running through an apocalyptic event to get home to his two babies. It’s a sequence that sets the tone for the rest of the film; much like A Quiet Place, this is a film about the unity of family…
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PLEASE DON’T DESTROY – THE TREASURE OF FOGGY MOUNTAIN: Movie Review
While most viewers would probably agree that the quality of writing on Saturday Night Live has steadily declined, one of the brightest spots of the show has been the trio known as Please Don’t Destroy, who have been creating some of the show’s funniest sketches as of late. Consisting of Ben Marshall, John Higgins, and…
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CIVIL WAR: Movie Review
Director Alex Garland is known for his heady and thoughtful sci-fi and horror films, including Ex Machina, Men, and Annihilation, but the filmmaker who first began his career as a novelist has always shown signs of being an intellectually diverse artist. It’s exactly why his latest film Civil War is so staggering as a film…
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AMAR SINGH CHAMKILA: Movie Review
Although it’s only been four years since filmmaker Imtiaz Ali released his last film (a 2020 reboot of his own Love Aaj Kal), it has arguably been at least nine years since his last “good” film Tamasha. As a director well-renowned for his craft and imaginative style, Ali’s filmography took a serious tumble with movies…
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