Category: Reviews
Babylon Review | Flickreel
Babylon Review | Flickreel

La La Land was Damien Chazelle’s ode to the fools who dream. Babylon is another love letter to Hollywood, but it’s also something of a Dear John letter. Chazelle captures Hollywood at its most majestic and at its most depraved.…

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Queen Of American Horror Remakes Naomi Watts Can’t Salvage A Forgettable Redo
Queen Of American Horror Remakes Naomi Watts Can’t Salvage A Forgettable Redo

If you’ve seen the original, there’s little point in watching “Goodnight Mommy,” out now on Prime Video. Yes, that 2014 film did not feature a performance by Naomi Watts as the mother who is tortured by her twin sons, but…

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This Witchy Sequel Doesn’t Hold A Candle To The Original
This Witchy Sequel Doesn’t Hold A Candle To The Original

Disney is at it again. Like many of the studio's prized IPs, Hocus Pocus has been resurrected. Bette Midler, Kathy Najimy, and Sarah Jessica Parker return as the Sanderson sisters in Hocus Pocus 2, the witchy trio once summoned by…

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Jillian Bell Looks for Closure in Alien Dramedy
Jillian Bell Looks for Closure in Alien Dramedy

When you hear the names of the people involved both in front of and behind the camera for I’m Totally Fine, it’s easy to jump to some ultimately incorrect conclusions. It’s produced by Kyle Newacheck, a co-creator and star of…

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Anna Faris, Toni Collette Are a Stellar Comedy Duo
Anna Faris, Toni Collette Are a Stellar Comedy Duo

Some of the best comedies are the ones that feature genuinely horrible people. Think how It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia centers on a cast of characters that create chaos and absurdity through their own despicable nature. While certainly less committed…

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Thorpe Park Fright Nights 2022 Review: Merlin’s Halloween Gem
Thorpe Park Fright Nights 2022 Review: Merlin’s Halloween Gem

Voted the best Halloween event at this year’s UK Theme Park Awards could Thorpe Park Fright Nights 2022 keep the winning streak going in 2022? We rank them from best to worst during our recent visit and bring you this…

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Nani Ma | Film Threat
Nani Ma | Film Threat

Nani Ma, written and directed by Subashish Panigrahi, is about Masamoni Panigrahi. She was a well-regarded storyteller in Balasore, a northern county in India. A resident of the village of Orisha, Panigrahi was affectionately known as Nani Ma, which roughly…

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The Mean One | The Movie Blog
The Mean One | The Movie Blog

As a kid, Cindy You-Know-Who’s mother was murdered by a monster dressed as Santa Claus. All grown up now, her therapist recommends she goes back to her childhood home in Newville to face her past trauma. Not long after her…

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Avatar: The Way of Water Review
Avatar: The Way of Water Review

For almost 13 years, people have been wondering when Avatar 2 is coming and if the first film was worthy of its record-breaking box office. As someone who still thinks highly of the 2009 blockbuster, I’m happy to say that…

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Ewan McGregor And Ethan Hawke Funeral Dramedy Is Sam Shepard-Lite [TIFF]
Ewan McGregor And Ethan Hawke Funeral Dramedy Is Sam Shepard-Lite [TIFF]

Arriving at an isolated cabin late at night, Raymond (Ewan McGregor) hasn’t spoken to his half-brother Ray (Ethan Hawke) for many years. Slightly estranged but forever entwined due to their shared parentage, the brothers reconnect as they make an uneasy…

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LGBTQ+ Romantic Comedy Goes Mainstream (& Does it Better)
LGBTQ+ Romantic Comedy Goes Mainstream (& Does it Better)

Bros was helmed by noted comedy filmmaker Nicholas Stoller, who previously directed Forgetting Sarah Marshall, the Neighbors films, and The Five-Year Engagement, along with writing and/or producing credits on Trainwreck, The Muppets, and Undeclared, among others. Stoller partnered with Eichner…

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Daniel Radcliffe Parodies the Biopic
Daniel Radcliffe Parodies the Biopic

This review was originally part of our coverage for the 2022 Toronto International Film Festival. Fifteen years after Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story, musical biopics still haven’t learned their lesson, and if films like Bohemian Rhapsody and this year’s…

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