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3/4
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The Magician's Elephant
(2023)
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Randy Myers
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An original fairy tale that reminds us to dream big and keep hope even in the darkest times.
Posted Mar 15, 2023
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2.5/4
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Moving On
(2022)
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Randy Myers
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Moving On has much to recommend it, even as it occasionally gets stuck in idle gear.
Posted Mar 15, 2023
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2.5/4
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Inside
(2023)
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Randy Myers
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Inside rests on the shoulders of Dafoe.
Posted Mar 15, 2023
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3/4
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Swallowed
(2022)
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Randy Myers
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A lean and mean horror film with a[n] LGBTQ twist and solid performances and taut direction.
Posted Mar 08, 2023
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3.5/4
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Huesera: The Bone Woman
(2022)
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Randy Myers
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Announces the welcome arrival of a new horror filmmaker [Michelle Garza Cervera] who knows how to tell a damn good, multi-layered story that has a purpose and a vision.
Posted Mar 08, 2023
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3.5/4
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Punch
(2022)
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Randy Myers
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Punch realizes that when it’s two guys in the ring — as sparring partners or as romantic partners — outside forces can take them down for the count.
Posted Mar 08, 2023
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2.5/4
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Champions
(2023)
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Randy Myers
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Champions runs on too long, but its shaggy, rambling style can’t help but win you over as it progresses.
Posted Mar 08, 2023
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1.2/4
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Luther: The Fallen Sun
(2023)
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Randy Myers
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Luther barrels ahead without much finesse to a grandiose finale, a silly showdown that jumps the shark and puts not only Luther but this series on the thinnest of ice.
Posted Mar 08, 2023
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2/4
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Children of the Corn
(2023)
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Randy Myers
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Isn’t scary or thrilling as its young cast takes on Boomers who’ve left their generation with nothing more than a fistful of crop dust.
Posted Mar 02, 2023
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4/4
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RRR
(2022)
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Randy Myers
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The bonanza with a cast of what looks to be thousands and a storyline about getting back at colonizers is a blast throughout its 3-hour-plus running time.
Posted Mar 02, 2023
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3/4
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Operation Fortune: Ruse de guerre
(2023)
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Randy Myers
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It’s cockamamie from beginning to end, but shows a real appreciation for wanting to entertain its audience. Mission accomplished.
Posted Mar 02, 2023
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3/4
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Creed III
(2023)
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Randy Myers
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Quality film that’s better than the bulk of Rocky movies.
Posted Mar 02, 2023
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1.5/4
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Marlowe
(2022)
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Randy Myers
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The story is laden with red herrings and punched-up dialogue, but little manages no land.
Posted Feb 22, 2023
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3.5/4
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Only in Theaters
(2022)
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Randy Myers
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It’s essential viewing for any film fan and should — yes — be seen on the big screen.
Posted Feb 22, 2023
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3/4
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Juniper
(2021)
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Randy Myers
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An ever more robust film with an enduring message that’s filled with soul and heart.
Posted Feb 22, 2023
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4/4
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The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Horse
(2022)
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Randy Myers
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It’s a quotable celebration of compassion and empathy that relays the everlasting power of friends.
Posted Feb 22, 2023
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3.5/4
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Emily
(2022)
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Randy Myers
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A film that doesn’t want to be bound — much like its central character — to one genre or one overall conceit. And that lifts Emily far above other recent, more staid and comfortable biopics.
Posted Feb 22, 2023
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3.5/4
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The Blue Caftan
(2022)
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Randy Myers
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It’s the equivalent of a cinematic poem, filled with ache, insight and exhilaration.
Posted Feb 15, 2023
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4/4
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All That Breathes
(2022)
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Randy Myers
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It soars as high as the birds it depicts, while telling a compassionate story of two Muslim brothers trying to do their part in making the world a better place. It’s astonishing.
Posted Feb 15, 2023
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3.5/4
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Of an Age
(2022)
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Randy Myers
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There’s more here than longing, with Stolevski making a U-turn late in the film, and taking us to a staggeringly beautiful and heartbreaking destination.
Posted Feb 15, 2023
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2.5/4
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Ant-Man and The Wasp: Quantumania
(2023)
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Randy Myers
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It’s all entertaining enough, but Quantumania seems like an in-between enterprise, another chess move in the superhero series.
Posted Feb 15, 2023
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3.5/4
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Let It Be Morning
(2021)
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Randy Myers
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Eran Kolirin’s satirical drama is a wily one, filled with layers and deeper context within its relatively simple framework as it relates the complexities of Palestinian-Israeli relations.
Posted Feb 08, 2023
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3/4
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Sweetheart
(2021)
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Randy Myers
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Sweetheart is a funny, achingly real slice of familial drama that speaks with the ease and authority of someone who perhaps experienced a summer much like the one presented on screen.
Posted Feb 08, 2023
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1/4
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Disquiet
(2023)
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Randy Myers
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This is risible shot-on-the-cheap junk that can’t even thread together its plot strands in any fashionable, intriguing way.
Posted Feb 08, 2023
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3/4
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Attachment
(2022)
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Randy Myers
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It’s a beautiful, artistically told love story with supernatural elements, and serves as yet another example of elevated horror filmmaking that’s pushing the genre into interesting, exciting and relevant new directions.
Posted Feb 08, 2023
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3/4
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Sharper
(2023)
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Randy Myers
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Sharper is a glossy gas that gaslights us and most every character in it.
Posted Feb 08, 2023
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3/4
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Somebody I Used To Know
(2023)
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Randy Myers
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What could have been rote and predictable love triangle turns into a character-driven romance about loving yourself and not compromising who you are with anyone around you.
Posted Feb 08, 2023
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3.5/4
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Private Desert
(2021)
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Randy Myers
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It’s a film field with ache and passion... it offers hope rather than unending despair. T
Posted Feb 01, 2023
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3/4
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The Offering
(2022)
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Randy Myers
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Park cranks up both the mood and the fear factor for a devilishly good supernatural thriller.
Posted Feb 01, 2023
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3/4
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Baby Ruby
(2022)
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Randy Myers
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Baby Ruby employs a shaky narrative to deliver a rattling good commentary about every parent’s nightmare
Posted Feb 01, 2023
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3.5/4
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To Leslie
(2022)
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Randy Myers
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A thoughtful indie that doesn't wallow in despair as it gives us a downtrodden character who's used up her second, third and even fourth chances yet still deserves another a shot of redemption.
Posted Feb 01, 2023
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4/4
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The Accidental Getaway Driver
(2023)
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Randy Myers
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The Accidental Getaway Driver springs from a true story and says something with such gentleness about our need for family and connection.
Posted Jan 26, 2023
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3.5/4
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20 Days in Mariupol
(2023)
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Randy Myers
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It’s both urgent and necessary and provides a complex time capsule of the war.
Posted Jan 26, 2023
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1.5/4
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The Drop
(2022)
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Randy Myers
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Sarah Adina Smith’s comedy is bereft of laughs, leaving us stuck with irritating people.
Posted Jan 26, 2023
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3/4
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Back to the Wharf
(2020)
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Randy Myers
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More than just a satisfying slab of neo-noir but a peel-back-the-layers statement on the human tolls of growth in China.
Posted Jan 26, 2023
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3/4
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Sick
(2022)
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Randy Myers
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Sick is a slick shot of horror, fast-paced, and written with just enough biting commentary to make it a cut above.
Posted Jan 18, 2023
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3/4
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There's Something Wrong with the Children
(2023)
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Randy Myers
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Director Roxanne Benjamin never allows Children to overstay its welcome, resulting in a scare package worth seeking out.
Posted Jan 18, 2023
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3/4
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Alice, Darling
(2022)
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Randy Myers
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It’s hardly an easy watch, but there’s a relevant, resonating and necessary film here.
Posted Jan 18, 2023
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1.5/4
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The Son
(2022)
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Randy Myers
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Tears need to be earned, and The Son fails at that.
Posted Jan 18, 2023
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3/4
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My Sailor, My Love
(2022)
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Randy Myers
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Filled with sage wisdom and vulnerable people struggling to do the best that they can even when they are at their worst. It’s a lovely indie.
Posted Jan 18, 2023
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3/4
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When You Finish Saving the World
(2022)
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Randy Myers
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Eisenberg’s adaptation of his own 2020 audio play is acutely observant of these sometimes flailing characters who can’t seem to understand that what they’re looking for is right in front of them.
Posted Jan 18, 2023
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2.5/4
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Missing
(2023)
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Randy Myers
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Missing runs too long, but mostly achieves what it sets out to do.
Posted Jan 18, 2023
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3/4
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Corsage
(2022)
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Randy Myers
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While some factual details could have actually helped the film, “Corsage” is still a fascinating commentary about celebrity...
Posted Jan 12, 2023
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2.5/4
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The Devil Conspiracy
(2022)
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Randy Myers
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Is it a good movie? Not by any means. But is it fun? A hell to that yes.
Posted Jan 12, 2023
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2.5/4
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Plane
(2023)
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Randy Myers
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A retro guilty pleasure, one that’s as predictable and as lovably dumb as the films it cribs from.
Posted Jan 12, 2023
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3.5/4
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Broker
(2022)
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Randy Myers
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What could have been a train wreck if it were an American comedy/drama turns into a funny, sad, brittle, beautiful and absolutely strange odyssey wherein the image of family gets distorted and reimagined in the most touching way imaginable.
Posted Jan 05, 2023
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4/4
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Women Talking
(2022)
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Randy Myers
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From the acting to the directing and on to one of the best screenplays of the year, it is a tour-de-force in every sense.
Posted Jan 05, 2023
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3/4
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Roald Dahl's Matilda the Musical
(2022)
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Randy Myers
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A spirited adaptation of the book and stage musical.
Posted Jan 05, 2023
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3/4
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The Pale Blue Eye
(2022)
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Randy Myers
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Subtly says something meaty about the military mindset, family lineage and the hazards of prolonged grief.
Posted Jan 05, 2023
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3/4
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A Man Called Otto
(2022)
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Randy Myers
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It’s a redemptive tale told well with a wonderful supporting cast.
Posted Jan 05, 2023
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