21 Must-See Films To Watch

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21 Must-See Films To Watch

In a matter of just days, we’ve been inundated with films from the 2024 Venice Film Festival and the just-ended Telluride Film Festival. Still, there is absolutely no rest for the wicked this year as the Toronto International Film Festival…

‘His Three Daughters’ Film Review: A Moving Examination of Grief

Azazel Jacobs’ quietly moving chamber piece, His Three Daughters, begins with a monologue that will set the cadence of the film. Katie (Carrie Coon) is the oldest of three sisters who have convened in their dying father’s (Jay O. Sanders)…

This Guillermo del Toro-Produced Horror Mixed Hitchcock With Giallo

We are all familiar with modern horror films that have figures lurking in the shadows or rooms so dark that you find yourself squinting at the screen. But what about when the main character is blind and the audience is…

The Forgotten Children of Dune Series Did What Denis Villeneuve Never Will

Summary Villeneuve's Dune adaptations captivate audiences, focusing on Dune and Dune Messiah without delving into Children of Dune . Denis Villeneuve sees Dune Messiah as the final film in his trilogy, aiming to wrap up Paul's arc and the Dune…

This Sequel May Cost Phillips Some Fans, But It Will Convert the Agnostics [Venice]

When speaking about films in an increasingly saturated and click-hungry media landscape, very few descriptors are so rarely merited and so often used as “divisive.” But if there is one recent film deserving of the adjective, it is Todd Phillips’s…

‘Rebel Ridge’ Film Review: A Wire-Tight, Unique, Thriller

Writer-director Jeremy Saulnier knows how to craft suspense. His 2007 debut feature, Murder Party, was a fun low-budget horror comedy that was filled with film references. It was a wild picture, but tightly designed. With 2013’s Blue Ruin, 2015’s Green…

This Underrated Martin Scorsese and Nicolas Cage Horror Movie Just Hit Paramount+

It's hard to imagine a Martin Scorsese film could ever be considered "underrated," let alone "forgotten." Even including the films of his that are almost considered disappointments, they're still lightning rods of conversation and sometimes controversy that people actively care…

Coconut Fred’s Fruit Salad Island Was a Blatant SpongeBob Ripoff

When the popular animated series Rocko’s Modern Life was canceled in 1996, director, animator, and marine science educator Stephen Hillenburg knew he had to do something to get back into the swing of things with Nickelodeon. Three years later, in…

Jeremy Saulnier’s Fierce ACAB Thriller Is An Intense Showcase For Aaron Pierre

If you want a high-velocity, muscular, and sharply tense dramatic thriller, which also doubles as a penetrating action film, more or less, in the parlance of the kids, we are so back. Or rather, the acclaimed indie director Jeremy Saulnier has finally returned with…

‘Beetlejuice Beetlejuice’ Film Review: A Fun, Funny, Gothic Blast

Armed with wildly macabre humor and a bevy of creativity, Beetlejuice Beetlejuice is a triumphant return to the wacky afterlife shenanigans of the 1988 original. With Tim Burton in the director’s chair, the filmmaker assures that his beloved characters are…

Robert De Niro Gives One of His Most Heartbreaking Performances in This True Story

To say that Robert De Niro is in the conversation about the greatest actor of all time would be a significant understatement. While perhaps Daniel Day-Lewis or Jack Nicholson have more consistent track records, it would be hard to name…

Kevin Feige’s Reason for Bringing Back RDJ as Doctor Doom Is Flawed

For a while there, the next big bad villain in the Marvel Cinematic Universe was shrouded in mystery — that was until this year’s Comic-Con in San Diego. Not only was Doctor Doom named as the next main antagonist of…

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