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'Inside Out 2': A Delightful, Emotionally Resonant Sequel
PHOTO: Pixar Animation Studios Over the past few years, Pixar has been experiencing a bit of a fallow period. Despite their status as one...

Saxon Whitehead
Jun 18, 20247 min read
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'The Watchers': A Tense, Yet Disappointing Horror Thriller
PHOTO: New Line Cinema It is always interesting when the child of an established director decides to try their hand at filmmaking, as...

Saxon Whitehead
Jun 9, 20246 min read
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'Bad Boys: Ride or Die': Will Smith and Martin Lawrence Ride Again and Exceed Expectations in Action-Packed Sequel
PHOTO: Sony Pictures For many years, Will Smith has been one of our most successful and most recognizable movie stars. He had such a...

Saxon Whitehead
Jun 8, 20246 min read
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'Young Woman and the Sea': A Very Uplifting, Yet Standard Sports Drama
PHOTO: Walt Disney Pictures Considering the disparity in how the general public views men and women in sports, it sadly isn't all that...

Saxon Whitehead
May 31, 20246 min read
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'Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga': A Spectacular, Stunning Action Prequel
PHOTO: Warner Bros. Pictures If there is anything you can count on when George Miller makes a movie, it would be that whatever project he...

Saxon Whitehead
May 29, 20246 min read
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'I Saw the TV Glow': A Moving, Haunting Tale of Identity and Self-Discovery
PHOTO: A24 With their debut feature, We're All Going to the World's Fair , Jane Schoenbrun explored themes of isolation, human...

Saxon Whitehead
May 20, 20246 min read
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'Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes': A Solid Evolution of the Long-Running Franchise
PHOTO: 20th Century Studios There is something so fascinating about the longevity of the Planet of the Apes franchise. Perhaps it is the...

Saxon Whitehead
May 13, 20245 min read
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'Unfrosted': Jerry Seinfeld Serves Up Lackluster, Unfunny Comedy About the Creation of Pop-Tarts
PHOTO: Netflix Last year, we saw a handful of films about the making of various cultural items, ranging from Ben Affleck's Air, which...

Saxon Whitehead
May 8, 20246 min read
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'The Fall Guy': Ryan Gosling Soars in Fun, Crowd-Pleasing Action-Comedy
PHOTO: Universal Pictures As The Fall Guy begins, we hear Ryan Gosling's voice-over narration praise some of the unsung heroes of the...

Saxon Whitehead
May 5, 20246 min read
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'Challengers': Romance and Tennis Collide in Scintillating Drama
PHOTO: Amazon MGM Studios There are few things more compelling than a good cinematic rivalry, and Luca Guadagnino's Challengers...

Saxon Whitehead
Apr 29, 20246 min read
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'Problemista': Julio Torres and Tilda Swinton Shine in Off-Beat, Endearing Comedy
PHOTO: A24 It is always exciting when a filmmaker makes their debut feature. It is even more exciting when they are able to showcase a...

Saxon Whitehead
Apr 28, 20245 min read
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'Civil War': A Visceral, Polarizing Political Thriller
PHOTO: A24 It is not too surprising that someone would make a film dealing with America's divided politics. What is surprising is that...

Saxon Whitehead
Apr 17, 20248 min read
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'The First Omen': A Stylish, Terrifying Horror Prequel
PHOTO: 20th Century Studios At first glance, I assumed that The First Omen would be yet another attempt to revitalize a long dormant...

Saxon Whitehead
Apr 13, 20246 min read
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'Monkey Man': An Intense, Audacious Directorial Debut from Dev Patel
PHOTO: Universal Pictures I am always intrigued when an actor decides to take the plunge and direct a movie, mainly because it usually...

Saxon Whitehead
Apr 9, 20245 min read
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'Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire': A Fun, Overstuffed Sequel
PHOTO: Sony Pictures The legacy of the Ghostbusters franchise is more complicated than it probably should be, as there is a weird sense...

Saxon Whitehead
Apr 7, 20246 min read
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'Ricky Stanicky': John Cena Brings the Funny in Mediocre Comedy
PHOTO: Amazon Studios The arc of Peter Farrelly's career has been an interesting one, as he and his brother, Bobby, got their start...

Saxon Whitehead
Mar 15, 20244 min read
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'Dune: Part Two': A Thrilling, Visually Stunning Sci-fi Epic
PHOTO: Warner Bros. Pictures Much has been said about how difficult it has been to adapt Frank Herbert's sci-fi classic, Dune, for the...

Saxon Whitehead
Mar 8, 20247 min read
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'Drive-Away Dolls': A Breezy, Messy Road Trip Comedy
PHOTO: Focus Features A raucous, raunchy road trip comedy about two lesbian friends isn't exactly what one might expect Ethan Coen would...

Saxon Whitehead
Mar 3, 20245 min read
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'Madame Web': A Messy, Boring Spider-Man Spin-Off
PHOTO: Sony Pictures With the rise of the Marvel Cinematic Universe, the idea of what a comic book movie is has become crystallized in...

Saxon Whitehead
Feb 24, 20245 min read
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'Lisa Frankenstein': A Darkly Sweet Teen Rom-Com
PHOTO: Focus Features In 2009, the film Jennifer's Body was released to mixed reviews and disappointing box office numbers. The film is a...

Saxon Whitehead
Feb 23, 20245 min read
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