I Walked Out of Nicolas Winding Refn’s ‘HER PRIVATE HELL’
So while I cannot in good faith assign NWF's latest a letter grade, what I can say is that what I did see ranks among the worst stretches of movie…
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Monsters, Myths, and Morality Stand Between a Hero and Home in Christopher Nolan’s ‘THE ODYSSEY’
Christopher Nolan stages an accessible, modernized retelling of the archetypal hero's journey with visual flair, technical wizardry, and enough monsters, myths, and spectacle to make for a thoroughly entertaining adventure.…
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Horror’s Meanest Franchise Strikes Again with ‘EVIL DEAD BURN’
'Evil Dead Burn' is a sadistic addition that proudly continues the franchise's tradition of treating its characters with extreme cruelty while gifting its sicko fans with some of the year's…
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‘SUPERGIRL’ Is Boldly Inessential for the DCU’s Sophomore Feature
Although Milly Alcock remains inspired casting as Kara Zor-El, 'Supergirl' leans too heavily on worn-down sci-fi and superhero tropes to fully capitalize on its strongest asset. Director Craig Gillespie and…
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‘THE DEATH OF ROBIN HOOD’ Is a Lyrical Meditation on the Myth of Violent Heroes
Michael Sarnoski’s 'The Death of Robin Hood' strips the folk hero of his mythic nobility, transforming the outlaw legend into a bruising meditation on violence, regret, and the stories we…
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Delightfully Prescient ‘TOY STORY 5’ Dazzles, Charms, and Breaks Your Heart
'Toy Story 5' is a funny, heartbreaking, and insightful meditation on childhood in the digital age, asking what gets lost when screens begin replacing imagination. The gang is all here…
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‘LEVITICUS’ Is Australia’s Queer Riff on ‘It Follows’
Adrian Chiarella's 'Leviticus' transforms the horrors of conversion therapy into a chilling supernatural nightmare with genuine emotional weight. While its 'It Follows' influences are impossible to miss, this queer coming-of-age…
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Steven Spielberg’s ‘Disclosure Day’ Is a Baffling Sci-Fi Misfire
Steven Spielberg's 'Disclosure Day' only occasionally recaptures the sense of awe that made him one of science fiction's defining filmmakers, but those moments are buried beneath a baffling screenplay that…
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Tribeca ’26: ‘SUMMER WAR’ Is an Intriguing Descent Into Obsession
There are movies that unfold according to a plan, each scene carefully advancing a story toward a predetermined destination. Then there are movies like Summer War, where every scene feels as though it might wander off in an entirely unexpected direction. Writer-director Alicia Scherson’s adaptation of Roberto Bolaño’s novel The Third Reich is messy, strange,...
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Tribeca ’26: ‘DEEPFAKE’ Is a Cringey Brooklyn Satire of Faux-Influencer Culture
A bundle of sage burns inconspicuously in an apartment window. A plate is shattered. A woman weeps in the shower. Jane has just been dumped. These are the opening moments of Matt Eames’ Deepfake, a satire about influencer culture, loneliness, and the increasingly transactional nature of modern relationships that never manages to dig much deeper...