Dustin Guy Defa’s Dramedy With Michael Cera Is Charming Yet Sometimes Overly Gimmicky [Berlin]

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Dustin Guy Defa’s Dramedy With Michael Cera Is Charming Yet Sometimes Overly Gimmicky [Berlin]

To this day, I am traumatized by the notion I could have killed my little brother. Six years younger, we had an age difference primed to maximize annoyance, his constant nagging the spark for my first foray with untethered fury.…

Ukranian War Takes Sean Penn, Aaron Kaufman Doc Hostage

Home Movie Reviews 'Superpower' Review: Ukrainian War Takes a Film Hostage in Sean Penn and Aaron Kaufman's Documentary | Berlinale 2023 Sean Penn and Aaron Kaufman's work here is admirable, but unfortunately, 'Superpower' becomes little more than propaganda. Superpower was…

Jay Hernandez and Perdita Weeks Bring Fun to Tired Series

Home TV Reviews 'Magnum P.I.' Season 5 Review: Jay Hernandez and Perdita Weeks Bring Fun to a Tired Series Saved from cancelation, this reboot has a strong leading duo though little else to offer beyond them. Image via CBS It…

Last Call | Film Threat

I’ll apologize early as this will be a brief review. Becca Kozak’s WTF horror short, Last Call, is only four minutes long and packed with… well, I will let that idea linger with you for a while. Betsey (Cynthia Loewen) and…

Skarsgård & Goth Are Intense In Wild, Empty Horror [Sundance]

Home Movie Reviews Infinity Pool Review: Skarsgård & Goth Are Intense In Wild, Empty Horror [Sundance] It’s meant to shock & disgust, but while Infinity Pool starts off interestingly enough, its take on power, corruption, and privilege only goes so…

Matt Johnson’s Chronicling Of The Rise & Downfall Of The BlackBerry Is A Boisterous Ode To The Underdog [Berlin]

Chances are high that, if you are reading this on the go, you are doing so on your iPhone. Apple, which first introduced the phone in 2007, now holds a whopping 24% share of the smartphone market, meaning that out…

Jay Baruchel Stars in Surprising Exploration of Greed

Home Movie Reviews ‘BlackBerry’ Review: Jay Baruchel & Glenn Howerton Star in Surprising Exploration of Corporate Greed | Berlinale 2023 Matt Johnson’s new movie pushes the boundaries of a docudrama by adding fun, surprise, and exciting the dramatization of a…

Gorgeous Tale Of Gay First Love Is A Little Too Perfect

The writer-director Goran Stolevski, who made nine short films before his feature debut at last year’s Sundance Film Festival, shows no signs of slowing down. His first feature was “You Won’t Be Alone,” a feral witch epic that overflowed with…

The Man in the Basement

The Man in the Basement, directed by Philippe Le Guay, is a film about questions. In the areas where it succeeds, it does so largely by raising important questions. It is also marvelously acted and beautifully shot. But while many…

Anne Hathaway, Peter Dinklage Show Incredible Range

Home Movie Reviews 'She Came to Me' Review: Anne Hathaway & Peter Dinklage Excel in Film of Doubts and Regrets | Berlinale 2023 With a tight script, brilliant performances, and a unique cast of characters, ‘She Came to Me’ is…

Allen-Miller’s Vibrant Debut Boasts Captivating Cast [Sundance]

Home Movie Reviews Rye Lane Review: Allen-Miller’s Vibrant Debut Boasts Captivating Cast [Sundance] Within its levity and commentary on being open to love again, Rye Lane delivers a compelling experience full of heart, humor, and joy. David Jonsson and Vivian…

Dystopian Animated Feature from Hungary Imagines a Future Where Our Bodies No Longer Belong To Us [Berlin]

Fifty years ago, the sci-fi thriller “Soylent Green” warned viewers of a distant future—the year 2022—where environmental catastrophe and over-population would cause such dire resource scarcity that the bodies of those who ended their lives voluntarily and with the government’s…

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