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STREAMING · NETFLIX‘SWAPPED’ Is a Pretty Bird That Settles With Just Flapping Around
'Freaky Friday' by way of 'Strange World', Nathan Greno’s 'Swapped' is at its best when none of its characters are talking. Visually imaginative but…
STREAMING · NETFLIX‘I SWEAR’ A Heartfelt and Funny Ode to Living with a Misunderstood Disability
'I Swear', Kirk Jones’ biographical account of Tourette’s advocate John Davidson, is a moving and often very funny drama that finds compassion in contradiction,…
STREAMING · NETFLIXChallenging ‘ALPHA’ Peers into the Schrödinger’s Box of a Deadly Diagnosis
Julia Ducournau’s third French body horror 'Alpha' is a concussive portrait of a family strained by the specter of a deadly virus, equal parts…
STREAMING · NETFLIX‘28 YEARS LATER: THE BONE TEMPLE’ A Funky Continuation of the Infection
Nia DaCosta proves a steady hand in continuing the 28 Years Later story, this time framing it as an ideological battle between two opposing…
STREAMING · NETFLIXThe Tragedy of ‘HAMNET’ and the Absolution of Art
A profoundly moving portrait of family, tragedy, and how art binds us, 'Hamnet' is a stunning return to form for director Chloé Zhao, boasting…
STREAMING · NETFLIX‘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,…
STREAMING · NETFLIXDel 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…
STREAMING · NETFLIX‘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…
STREAMING · NETFLIXColin 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…
STREAMING · NETFLIXKathryn 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…
STREAMING · NETFLIX‘ANEMONE’ Flows Into Something Poignant, Eventually
It takes its sweet, brooding time, but 'Anemone' eventually lands somewhere potent. Daniel Day-Lewis, of course, makes the journey worthwhile, proving again why he's…
STREAMING · NETFLIX‘CAUGHT STEALING’ An Over-the-Plate Crime Saga from Aronofsky
An easy-to-consume crime thriller with a swaggering Austin Butler in the lead, Caught Stealing abandons the deeper themes and close attention to performance that…
STREAMING · NETFLIXUnnecessary and Disposal ‘NOBODY 2’ Still an Entertaining Funhouse Riff on the Post-Wick Action Movie
Bob Odenkirk returns as everyman assassin Hutch Mansell in a vacation-themed sequel that extends the brand no further than swapping his hoodie for a…
STREAMING · NETFLIXAll These Years Later, ‘I KNOW WHAT YOU DID LAST SUMMER’ Is Still Copying ‘Scream’
Just as the 1997 'I Know What You Did Last Summer' rode the coattails of 'Scream' (1996), the 2025 installment follow the legacy sequel…
STREAMING · NETFLIX‘JURASSIC WORLD: REBIRTH’ Another Careless, Lumbering Corpse of IP Resurrection
It’s barely been three years since the last bad Jurassic World movie, but Gareth Edwards’ latest somehow manages to remind us just how far…
STREAMING · NETFLIXCompetent Live-Action ‘HOW TO TRAIN YOUR DRAGON’ Is a Shot-for-Shot Remake Absent Its Own Merit
'How to Train Your Dragon' is perhaps the most faithful live-action remake I’ve ever seen. Beat by beat, shot by shot, line by line.…
STREAMING · NETFLIXSundance ’25: ‘OH HI! – A Rom-Com with a Body Count?
But for all its wild energy, Oh Hi! also sneaks in an unexpectedly sharp thesis on the emotional warfare of relationships. What does it…
STREAMING · NETFLIXBrutal Sequel ’SMILE 2’ Hosts The Curse of Celebrity
Despite featuring some truly grade-A kills, solid jump scares, and an electrifying scream queen in Naomi Scott, 'Smile 2' can’t quite manage to land…
STREAMING · NETFLIXEffective ‘A QUIET PLACE: DAY ONE’ Expands Franchise Through Renewed Intimacy
Essentially an art film about a dying woman’s quest for a final slice of NYC pizza, trojan-horsed into a genre flick, A Quiet Place:…
STREAMING · NETFLIXSundance ’24: ‘HOW TO HAVE SEX’ and the Obliteration of Carefree Youth
Manning-Walker's shattering film debut explores the self-inflicted violence of youth, famously opined to be wasted on the young, with great care before shifting to…
STREAMING · NETFLIXChilling ‘THE BOOGEYMAN’ Rekindles Fear of the Dark
One of the better (and more assertive) adaptations of Steven King, 'The Boogeyman' is a well-directed, well-acted slice of classic 'fear the dark' horror.…
STREAMING · NETFLIXShyamalan Does Apocalyptic Thriller as Morality Test in ‘KNOCK AT THE CABIN’
A middle-of-the-road effort for twist-master M. Night Shyamalan, 'Knock at the Cabin' asks a family if they would sacrifice one of their own for…
STREAMING · NETFLIXYou 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…
STREAMING · NETFLIXA 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,…
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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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