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STREAMING · APPLE TV+Sundance 2021: Crowd-Pleasing ‘CODA’ Allows Other “Voices” to Soar
Emilia Jones, Troy Kotsur, and the rest of the wonderful cast make ‘CODA’ hit the highest of high notes. Writer-director Sian Heder delivers a…
STREAMING · PRIME VIDEODevotion 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…
STREAMING · PRIME VIDEOBrutal ‘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…
STREAMING · NETFLIXHeartbreaking ‘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…
STREAMING · HBO MAXAnarchy 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.
STREAMING · PEACOCKMulligan Shines in ‘PROMISING YOUNG WOMAN’, a Bruising Saga of XX Vengeance
A defiant, bold, and color-splashed debut, 'Promising Young Adult' sees writer-director Emerald Fennell loudly announce herself as someone to watch while veteran badass Carey Mulligan…
STREAMING · HULUPixar’s Existential ‘SOUL’ Sparks Curiosity, Purpose
A remarkable achievement that lifts up and celebrates the human spirit, ‘Soul’ ranks amongst Pixar’s best works and charters a life-affirming mission to the…
STREAMING · PRIME VIDEOBold and Boundless ‘BLACK BEAR’ Boggles the Brain
'Black Bear' commits fully to breaking rules of cinema, which may leave some bewildered or frustrated, but between its smart screenplay, saucy technical savvy,…
STREAMING · PRIME VIDEO‘SOUND OF METAL’ a Blaring Ode to Reshaped Identity
‘Sound of Metal’ jams to a deeply personal and subjective track as audiences experience the isolation and trauma of hearing loss alongside an ex-addict…
STREAMING · NETFLIX‘THE TRIAL OF THE CHICAGO 7’ A Timely, Effective But Unremarkable Courtroom Trial
'The Trial of the Chicago 7' showcases both Aaron Sorkin's great skill and his great shortcomings. Telling the true story of a rambunctious American…
STREAMING · KANOPYNIGHTSTREAM 2020: ‘DINNER IN AMERICA’ Is An Aggressive Outsider Love Story That’s Punk As F*ck
‘Dinner in America’ is a rough-around-the-edges ode to love on the fringes of society, where a criminal punk rocker and a bizarre loner court…
STREAMING · AMC+NIGHTSTREAM 2020: Surreal and Disappointing ‘LUCKY’ Bungles Its Message of Female Dread
Director Natasha Kermani is onto an intriguing germ of an idea with Lucky, a message movie masquerading as a thriller, but the execution is…
STREAMING · AMC+NIGHTSTREAM 2020: Geriatric Satanists Will Do ‘ANYTHING FOR JACKSON’
Though ‘Anything for Jackson’ cannot seem to decide how seriously you ought to take it, the horror/kind-of-comedy from Justin G. Dyck manages nonetheless to…
STREAMING · PEACOCKBrilliantly Offbeat ‘KAJILLIONAIRE’ A Singular Work of Weirdo Wonder
Miranda July’s oddball opus ‘Kajillionaire’ uses quirk to speak to the distancing of humanity from itself, creating a weirdly tender and wholly otherworldly dramedy…
STREAMING · DISNEY+X-Men Franchise Dies A Final Death With Disposable Super-Teen Flick ‘THE NEW MUTANTS’
'The New Mutants' is a classic case of wasted potential, Josh Boone's vision of a darker horror-genre superhero movie not fulfilled so much as…
STREAMING · THE ROKU CHANNELSuburban Sci-Fi ‘VIVARIUM’’s Solitary Metaphor Is Stretched Way Too Thin
Imogen Poots is solid in the role and Eisenberg holds his weight but ultimately 'Vivarium' is a thin sci-fi mystery stretched far beyond the…
STREAMING · THE ROKU CHANNELInflammatory and Ultraviolent ‘THE HUNT’ Triggers Both Sides of the Aisle
As purely a piece of filmmaking, Zobel’s latest lacks the strong tonal command of a piece like Compliance or, to a lesser degree, Z…
STREAMING · PRIME VIDEOSurprise! Intimate Abortion Procedural ‘NEVER RARELY SOMETIMES ALWAYS’ a Very Somber Ride
‘Never Rarely Sometimes Always’ focuses on the logistics of an abortion road trip as writer-director Eliza Hittman delivers an empathic and occasionally potent humanist…
STREAMING · AMC+Trauma (and Push-Pins) Are Buried Deep in Cringy ‘SWALLOW’
‘Swallow’ is a subdued thriller/character study lead by a breakout performance from Haley Bennett that thoughtfully explores the concept of lingering trauma and self-destructive…
STREAMING · PRIME VIDEOBelieving Women and The Power of ‘THE INVISIBLE MAN’
Elisabeth Moss is fantastic leading Leigh Whannell’s intelligent and captivating reimagining of ‘The Invisible Man’, a thought-provoking horror-thriller that focuses on the realities of…
STREAMING · DISNEY+Pixar’s Quest To Pull the Heartstrings Continues With Solid But Unremarkable ‘ONWARD’
All in all, 'Onward' casts a spell but it’s a relatively mild one, one that’s mainly aimed at the viewer’s emotional side and can…
STREAMING · AMC+SUNDANCE 2020: ‘RELIC’ and the True Horror of Senility
The clever, strange and emotionally-satisfying first film from director Natalie Erika James uses horror to get at the heartache of senility. Emily Mortimer gives…
STREAMING · KANOPYSUNDANCE 2020: ‘POSSESSOR’ Is A Blood-Soaked Murder Inception That Continues The Cronenberg Legacy
A brilliantly rendered technology-fueled nightmare, 'Possessor' announces Brandon Cronenberg as an uncompromising storyteller, one who manages brilliant, thought-provoking plotting amid incredibly affecting production elements (including an…
STREAMING · THE ROKU CHANNELSUNDANCE 2020: Character-Driven U.K. Horror ‘AMULET’ Takes Time But Packs Punch
'Amulet' can prove a challenging watch - both for its measured pace and strange flourishes -but those willing to give it time to bloom…
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By: Matt Oakes
Started blogging about film in college when the university paper wouldn’t have him. Dislikes your consensus film Twitter favorites. Devotee of horror movies that make him die a little inside. Catches films at festivals when he can. Proud SFCS and OFCS member and Tomatometer-approved critic. Editor-in-chief of Silver Screen Riot.
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