‘WAKE UP DEAD MAN’ is A Holy Mystery a Few Beads Short of a Full Rosary
The winning combo of Daniel Craig and Josh O’Connor threatens to send 'Wake Up Dead Man' to the heavens, but the third 'Knives Out' entry — though the most thematically…
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‘DIE MY LOVE’: Postpartum Dread Lacks Direction
Madness consumes a new mother in Lynne Ramsay’s latest vision of domesticity gone bad. Set in the isolated countryside, 'Die My Love' explores postpartum depression pushed to its breaking point…
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‘PREDATOR: BADLANDS’ Is the Alien vs. Predator Movie We Deserve
The kind of effortlessly enjoyable franchise movie that we don't see enough of at the theater these days, 'Predator: Badlands' continues Dan Trachtenberg's absolute god-tier revival of this franchise, this…
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‘BUGONIA’ Is Alienating For All the Right Reasons
Amongst my favorite working directors, Yorgos Lanthimos has a way of poking at how we perceive reality that is unsettling, absurdist, and deeply satirical, and with 'Bugonia' he applies an…
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Del Toro’s ‘FRANKENSTEIN’ a Sumptuous Parable of Abusive Fathers
A gorgeous retelling of a classic tale about the monsters that dwell within us, Del Toro’s take on Frankenstein features a standout turn from Jacob Elordi but remains a middle…
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‘BLACK PHONE 2’ Doesn’t Phone It In, But Still Misses the Call
A cold horror movie in more ways than one, 'Black Phone 2' is disturbing in flashes and occasionally satisfying, with a standout turn from Madeline McGraw. But its sluggish pacing…
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Colin Farrell is Down Bad in Plodding Macau Gambling Drama ‘Ballad of a Small Player’
Colin Farrell is a gambling addict in the Far East in this dreamy, meandering drama desperately in need of a point. The tasteful production elements in Edward Berger's 'Ballad of…
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Tatum Shines as a Lovable Scamp in Cianfrance’s Surprisingly Warm ‘ROOFMAN’
Channing Tatum is great as a charming criminal on the lamb in this surprisingly crowd-pleasing crime dramedy from Derek Cianfrance. 'Roofman' may not be his most heavy-hitting feature but it…
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‘TRON: ARES’ Is a Pretty Husk Wishing It Were a Real Boy
'TRON: Ares' is somehow better than it has any right to be, but it’s unadulterated style over substance, a movie that impresses on an audio-visual level that will leave you…
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Kathryn Bigelow’s ‘A HOUSE OF DYNAMITE’ Certainly Provokes A Response
'A House of Dynamite' is a technically assured, well-acted thriller that wants to say something urgent about power, crisis, and global fragility, but its constantly shifting character focus and refusal…