You Don’t Want To Miss ‘M3GAN’ The Doll’s Killer Debut
‘M3gan' sets the stage for a strong 2023 with a horror-comedy that actually brings the laughs. And plenty of them. Though its never very scary, this never-dull camp-fest serves up…
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Soggy ‘AVATAR: THE WAY OF WATER’ A Gateway Drug for the Return of 3D
‘Avatar: The Way of Water' propels certain directorial methodologies forward but forgets to also tell a compelling standalone story. The not-wet effects are often iffy and the characters are largely…
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Brendan Fraser Offers the Performance of His Career in Devastating ‘THE WHALE’
You’ve surely already heard that Brendan Fraser is a knock-out in ‘The Whale.’ The rumors are true. He’s simply astounding. Darren Aronofsky’s work is less subtle (per usual) but serves…
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‘THE INSPECTION’ An Understated Reckoning With Militant Homophobia
Jeremy Pope shines as a gay, black man wrestling through the 'Don't Ask, Don't Tell" era of Marines boot camp in this autobiographical queer drama from Elegance Bratton.
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A Bit Naughty, A Bit Nice, ‘VIOLENT NIGHT’ Lives Up to Its Aggressive Holiday Title
David Harbour shines as a beat-down Santa Claus who returns to his brutal ways in ‘Violent Night’. While a bit overly self-aware in spots, the film from Tommy Wirkola is…
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Cannibals Need Companionship Too In Rangy ‘BONES AND ALL’
Though it's not the inspired mash-up that a romantic cannibal roadtrip movie promises, 'Bones and All' features a strong cast (Rylance is especially great) and striking production elements. Luca Guadagnino…
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Weinstein Investigative Procedural ‘SHE SAID’ Puts the Whole System on Trial
Carey Mulligan and Zoe Kazan join together to unspool the story behind the story of sexual predator and Hollywood producer Harvey Weinstein’s downfall. ‘She Said’ is a sobering investigative procedural…
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‘THE MENU’ Deliciously Satirizes the Cult of Kitchen
The Menu is a riotous dark satire that uses the upper-echelon of the food world to satirize class warfare. As if run through a Paco Jet, Ralph Fiennes delivers an…
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‘BLACK PANTHER: WAKANDA FOREVER’ Celebrates A Life Through the Largess of the Blockbuster
Chadwick Boseman's unexpected passing informs the heart and soul of 'Black Panther: Wakanda Forever', a richly-textured, thematically-layered follow-up to one of Marvel's biggest and best. The production elements shine and…
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Wanna-Be Antihero ‘BLACK ADAM’ A Slave to Formula
Dwayne Johnson's 'Black Adam' doesn't shake up the DCEU so much as add another shaky layer to the universe's confusion. As a standalone film, 'Black Adam' sloppily borrows ideas from…