Keira Knightley and Carrie Coon star as the real-life newspaper reporters who helped crack the terrifying serial murder case from the early 1960s in this drama written and directed by Matt Ruskin. It’s beautifully dark and spooky, thanks in large part to cinematographer Ben Kutchins (‘Ozark’, ‘The White Lotus’), but […]
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Scream VI
Apparently hoping to atone for the debacle of last year’s entry into the franchise, directors Matt Bettinelli-Olpin and Tyler Gillett return and move the goings-on to the Big Apple. Turns out, it may be all that was needed. Upping the blood and gore certainly helps the film return to its […]
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Faraway
Feeling like a German update of the 2003 swooner ‘Under the Tuscan Sun’, this Croatian-set romance stars Naomi Krauss as a lonely frustrated woman who discovers she has inherited a summer house on the Adriatic. Leaving her entire world behind, she sets out for some ‘me time’, only to find […]
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We Have a Ghost
Writer-director Christopher Landon (‘Freaky’, ‘Happy Death Day 2U’) ventures into family-friendly territory with this fun and heartwarming story about a ghost (David Harbour) trapped in the netherworld until a family moves into his home and tries to help him on his way. It has all the feels, all the laughs, […]
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Die Hart
This action movie satire starring Kevin Hart as a version of himself was originally released as a series of eight-minute shorts on Quibi back in 2020. In the ensuing two years, it has been edited together into a full-length (well, 80-minute) film and tossed up on Prime Video. If you […]
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Sharper
In what amounts to an effective mash-up of ‘The Grifters’ and ‘The Usual Suspects’, this sneaky-good suspense drama is a slick neo-noir caper starring Julianne Moore, Justice Smith, and Sebastian Stan as a gaggle of folks who are all interconnected and may or may not be scamming each other. Directed […]
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Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania
The 31st film in the MCU feels very much like many that came before it—gonzo visual effects and occasional humor but overall shrug-worthiness. It’s perfectly fine, sure, and the addition of Jonatan Major’s Kang the Conqueror injects the festivities with some new blood, but there’s not much here to jump […]
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Somebody I Used to Know
Returning to your hometown only to run into your ex on the eve of his wedding isn’t exactly a unique plotline, and it’s most of what dooms this forgettable Amazon original, even though it seems to think it’s a quirky little Indie. Written by the husband-wife team of Dave Franco […]
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Titanic: 25th Anniversary Re-release
If you love it, miss it, or never saw it but are curious what all the hype is about, now’s your chance. Presented with remastered audio and video and in 3D (which only serves to add depth and not function as a gimmick), the 1997 epic is back in theaters […]
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Who Invited Charlie?
It’s the early days of the COVID pandemic, and money manager Phil (Reid Scott) retreats to his house in the Hamptons with his family, only to be interrupted by the unexpected arrival of his old uncouth, loud-mouthed college buddy (Adam Pally). What could have very easily arrived as a broad […]
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