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'Honey Don't!': A Sloppy, Mildly Amusing Misfire
PHOTO: Focus Features Since The Coen Brothers decided to part ways and pursue their own projects, we have received one film from each of...

Saxon Whitehead
Aug 296 min read
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'Ne Zha 2': A Stunning, Overstuffed Animated Epic
PHOTO: A24 The average filmgoer might not realize that the highest-grossing film of the year worldwide isn’t a Marvel movie, a Disney...

Saxon Whitehead
Aug 285 min read
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'Weapons': A Twisty, Exciting Blend of Horror and Mystery
PHOTO: New Line Cinema At a time where seemingly every horror movie is seemingly about trauma, it’s hard not to view Zach Cregger’s...

Saxon Whitehead
Aug 155 min read
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'Happy Gilmore 2': A Hit-or-Miss Sequel Filled with Nostalgia
PHOTO: Netflix For someone who has been a star for as long as Adam Sandler has, it’s a little surprising that he has very few sequels on...

Saxon Whitehead
Jul 318 min read
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'Eddington': Ari Aster Revisits COVID-era America with Bleak, Satirical Western
PHOTO: A24 The year 2020 will forever be remembered as the year of COVID-19: a time of masks, lockdowns, and social distancing. It was...

Saxon Whitehead
Jul 2310 min read
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'I Know What You Did Last Summer': A Dull, Lazy Legacy Sequel
PHOTO: Sony Pictures Hot off the success of his breakthrough screenplay, Scream , Kevin Williamson was approached to adapt a 1973 novel...

Saxon Whitehead
Jul 198 min read
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'Jurassic World Rebirth': A Frustrating, Occasionally Thrilling Adventure
PHOTO: Universal Pictures When Jurassic World Dominion was released in 2022, it appeared that the Jurassic Park franchise had ended....

Saxon Whitehead
Jul 166 min read
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'Superman': James Gunn's Reboot of the Man of Steel is Heartfelt and Spectacular
PHOTO: Warner Bros. Pictures One might assume that James Gunn’s Superman  might be an origin story, as it is a reboot and represents the...

Saxon Whitehead
Jul 138 min read
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'M3GAN 2.0': M3GAN Becomes an Action Hero in Lackluster Sequel
PHOTO: Universal Pictures A mere two years ago, Gerard Johnstone’s film M3GAN  introduced audiences to a murderous robot of the same...

Saxon Whitehead
Jul 36 min read
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'F1': A Fun, Yet Familiar Sports Drama
PHOTO: Apple Original Films When a person experiences great success, they might try to closely replicate what worked well for them in...

Saxon Whitehead
Jun 286 min read
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'28 Years Later': A Bold, Surprisingly Moving Horror Sequel
PHOTO: Sony Pictures Danny Boyle’s 2002 film 28 Days Later  was instrumental in kicking off a revival of zombies in media, utilizing...

Saxon Whitehead
Jun 269 min read
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'The Life of Chuck': A Sentimental, Joy-Inducing Meditation on Life
PHOTO: Neon Stephen King and Mike Flanagan are both names that one might commonly associate with horror, as it is the defining genre that...

Saxon Whitehead
Jun 168 min read
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'Materialists': A Charming, Insightful Romantic Comedy
PHOTO: A24 Romantic comedies are pretty rare these days, as most major studios shy away from them in favor of huge blockbusters. So...

Saxon Whitehead
Jun 146 min read
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'The Phoenician Scheme': A Poignant, Heartfelt Caper from Wes Anderson
PHOTO: Focus Features As someone who has long admired the works of Wes Anderson, I would make the argument that he is one of the most...

Saxon Whitehead
Jun 127 min read
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'Ballerina': Ana de Armas Shines in Underwhelming John Wick Spin-Off
PHOTO: Lionsgate The John Wick franchise has become such a cultural phenomenon that many might forget that it was born from rather humble...

Saxon Whitehead
Jun 116 min read
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'Bring Her Back': A Disturbing, Visceral Exploration of Grief
PHOTO: A24 While A24 has released films and have had great success in a variety of genres over the years, their horror offerings tend to...

Saxon Whitehead
Jun 18 min read
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'Friendship': Tim Robinson Wants to be Paul Rudd's Pal in Hilarious, Awkward Comedy
PHOTO: A24 In the years since his one season stint as a cast member on Saturday Night Live , Tim Robinson has slowly become a pretty big...

Saxon Whitehead
May 286 min read
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'Mission: Impossible - The Final Reckoning': An Exhilarating, Heartfelt, and Satisfying Farewell
PHOTO: Paramount For 29 years, the Mission: Impossible franchise has enthralled audiences and acted as a showcase for Tom Cruise’s...

Saxon Whitehead
May 256 min read
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'Sinners': Ryan Coogler Delivers an Astonishing, Genre-Bending Masterpiece
PHOTO: Warner Bros. Pictures It is always an exciting thing when a director reaches such a level of success that they are able to cash in...

Saxon Whitehead
Apr 218 min read
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'Freaky Tales': A Wild, Thrilling Love Letter to 1980s Oakland
PHOTO: Lionsgate Anna Boden and Ryan Fleck first made a name for themselves by making smaller, naturalistic films such as Half Nelson and...

Saxon Whitehead
Apr 55 min read
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