Sundance 2021: ‘MOTHER SCHMUCKERS’ A Depraved, Cringe, Bad-Taste Comedy With Echoes of ‘It’s Always Sunny’
A film review of 'Mother Schmuckers' written and directed by and starring Harpo and Lenny Guit as part of our Sundance 2021 coverage.
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Sundance 2021: #Adulting is Sinister and Weird in Bizarro Fable ‘JOHN AND THE HOLE’
A film review of 'John and the Hole' directed by Pascual Sisto and starring Charlie Shotwell and Michael C. Hall as part of our Sundance 2021 coverage.
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Sundance 2021: Crowd-Pleasing ‘CODA’ Allows Other “Voices” to Soar
A film review of 'CODA' written and directed by Sian Heder and starring Emilia Jones as part of our coverage of Sundance 2021.
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Devotion is Cursed In A24’s Latest Great Horror ‘SAINT MAUD’
Expertly building suspense and tension - and popping that bubble perfectly with some of the most effective jump scares of recent memory - ‘Saint Maud’ has all the markings of…
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Brutal ‘WRONG TURN’ A Hugely Enjoyable Franchise Detour into Wild Backwoods Schlock
'Wrong Turn' breaks the mold of lame slasher reboots to deliver an unexpectedly awesome road trip into gnarly backwoods insanity. Though a near-complete rebranding of the franchise, the film from…
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‘THE FATHER’ Strands Audiences in the Cruel Grasp of Dementia
A devastatingly affecting vérité exploration of dementia, Florian Zeller’s ‘The Father’ sees Anthony Hopkins offer one of the very best performances of his career.
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The Sundance 2021 Movies We Can’t Wait to See
With oh-so-many films to chose from, we pare down the choice Sundance 2021 movies that we can't wait to see.
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Heartbreaking ‘PIECES OF A WOMAN’ Kicks the Dead Horse
As emotionally devastating a film as you are likely to find in 2020, 'Pieces of a Woman' starts with an emotional flash-bang that so burns viewers receptor sites for tragedy…
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Uninspired ’WONDER WOMAN 1984’ A Careless Sequel I Wish Didn’t Exist
A bitter comedown from the aspirational heights of Patty Jenkins’ original, ‘Wonder Woman 1984’ ranks among the least inspired (and most head-scratching and dull) of super-sequels, asking for a lot…
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Anarchy Rips the World Apart Before Comets in Thrilling ‘GREENLAND’
A disaster-thriller that champions humanity over calamity, 'Greenland' is a welcome reminder of the oft-out-of-nowhere thrills that await us at the cineplexes.