This fantastic dramedy, starring Cannes Best Actress winner Renate Reinsve, takes everything Hollywood has taught you about rom-coms and flips it all upside down, as it tells the story of one young woman’s journey through life, death, and love. It’s beautifully written, smart, and fascinating and will make you wonder […]
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Jackass Forever
Full-body electrocution, porta-potty explosions, genital bee stings, and being shot out of a cannon are just a few of the tamer stunts that the ageless man-children subject themselves to… if that gives you any idea what’s in store. I’ll never understand why Johnny Knoxville and his crew subject themselves to […]
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Book of Love
It’s got a clever-ish premise (boring British novelist finds his staid novel shooting up the charts in Mexico, only to discover it’s because the Spanish translator turned it into a bodice-ripper) and highly charismatic stars (Sam Claflin and Verónica Echegui), so there are plenty of reasons this should have emerged […]
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Home Team
Based (presumably veeeery loosely) on what New Orleans Saints coach Sean Payton did during his year-long suspension from the NFL, this goofball ‘Bad News Bears’ ripoff (and Netflix original) starring Kevin James is a clunker from the get-go. Projectile vomiting, ditzy blondes, and fat kids are all played for laughs, […]
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The Fallout
This teen-centric drama about the aftermath of a school shooting may leave you crumpled in a ball on the floor, but it will also make you appreciate newbie writer/director Megan Park for her brutal honesty and clear insight into the high school mind. Along with that comes kudos for Jenna […]
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Belle
Call it a modern-day, anime ‘Beauty and the Beast’ if you’d like, but this Mamoru Hosada-directed gem plays with the emotional heft (and stunning visuals) of something straight out of Studio Ghibli. It’s a stunning bit of brilliance from the mind of the ‘Mirai’ writer-director and packs far more heartwrenching […]
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Hotel Transylvania: Transformania
The fourth installment in this kid-friendly monster series comes without the voice talents of regulars Adam Sandler and Kevin James and also the guidance of 1-through-3’s director Genndy Tartakovsky (though he does have a co-writing credit), but it still flies along just fine. When Drac and crew accidentally become human, […]
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Scream (2022)
It’s clear, with the arrival of the fifth installment in the series that revolutionized the horror genre in the mid-90s, that the franchise is not getting better with age. Relying far too much on meta-humor and silly callbacks, the film lands with a blood-soaked thud. Sure, Neve Campbell, Courtney Cox, […]
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2021 in Movies: The Last Six Months
THE TOP 5 1. Drive My Car A three-hour-long, heady, Oscar-nominated Japanese film about a widower attempting to stage a version of ‘Uncle Vanya’ may not sound like riveting stuff, but ‘Drive My Car’ is as close to a game-changer as anything that has come down the pike in recent […]
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The Tragedy of Macbeth
The Scottish Play gets a phenomenal small-screen treatment courtesy of writer/director Joel Coen. Starring Denzel Washington and Frances McDormand, it’s a largely faithful retelling of the Bard’s best and is gorgeously shot by renowned cinematographer Bruno Delbonnel. A fascinating and beautiful adaptation of one of the best plays ever written. […]
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