Wistful ‘MY OLD ASS’ Stops to Smell the Roses
A well-acted and poignant piece of coming-of-age filmmaking, 'My Old Ass' uses a genre conceit to explore the concept of do-overs and living in the moment. Maisy Stella, Percy Hynes…
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A Talented Cast Can’t Save ‘SPEAK NO EVIL’ Remake That Pulls Its Biggest Punches
James Watkins and Blumhouse have rejiggered one of the decade's most impactful horror films for an American audience, with mixed results. The cast—James McAvoy, Mackenzie Davis, Scoot McNairy, and Aisling…
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‘OUT COME THE WOLVES’ A Howling, But Much Too Slight, Nature Thriller
Adam MacDonald attempts to recapture the nightmarish man vs. nature thriller energy of 'Backcountry' with 'Out Come the Wolves' but this lupine venture into the outdoors, despite a solid setup,…
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Zoë Kravitz’s Electrifying ‘BLINK TWICE’ Delivers Deadly Thrills
‘Blink Twice’ delivers an electrifying social thriller in the vein of the best of the century that’s not only hugely entertaining but also offers sharp commentary on the sacrifices women are…
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‘ALIEN: ROMULUS’ Reenergizes Franchise By Leaning Into Its Celestial Horrors
A legacy sequel that thrives when it taps into what made the original 'Alien' such a tense outer space outing, 'Alien: Romulus' proves there’s still plenty of life in the…
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Casting Robert Downey Jr. as Dr. Doom and the Ouroboros of MEGA-tainment
The recent announcement that Robert Downey Jr. will don the mantle of Dr. Doom after years of embodying Tony Stark/Iron Man sent shockwaves through the entertainment sphere. Unveiled at Nerd Mecca (Comic Con’s Hall H), the news was met with wild enthusiasm from attending fans. Soon, a torrent of think-pieces flooded the media, from entertainment...
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‘DEADPOOL & WOLVERINE’ an Orgiastic Barrage of Jokes and Violence That May Win You Over With Sheer X-Force
'Deadpool & Wolverine' is a chaotic venture into the margins of the multiverse that delves into the entire spectrum of superhero history while unapologetically embracing its signature irreverent humor and…
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‘TWISTERS’ Isn’t a Disaster But It Won’t Blow You Away Either
Glenn Powell, Daisy Edgar-Jones, and Anthony Ramos do their best to back director Lee Isaac Chung in recapturing the epic scale of this legacy sequel, but 'Twisters', blown off course…
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Eerie and Atmospheric ‘LONGLEGS’ a Supernatural Serial Killer Haunt
Oz Perkins delivers another sinister vision of the occult in taut, skin-crawling 'Longlegs'. Maika Monroe is excellent as a nervy, kinda-clairvoyant FBI agent, while Nicolas Cage creeps as the eponymous…
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Psalms and Sleaze Line the End of Ti West’s Trilogy in ‘MAXXXINE’
Mia Goth flashes her newly-minted star status in Ti West’s bloody trilogy topper as porn-star-turned-actress Maxine Minx. While the film can be a bit unfocused and stray from what has…