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Walled In Featured, Reviews Film Threat
Walled In Featured, Reviews Film Threat

Based on the Yi Yu graphic novel “City of Darkness,” Twilight of the Warriors: Walled In is the latest martial arts crime thriller out of Hong Kong. Boasting death-defining stunt work and massive set pieces, director Soi Cheang delivers a…

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‘Frasier’ Season 2 Review – It’s Time for This TV Icon to Sign Off
‘Frasier’ Season 2 Review – It’s Time for This TV Icon to Sign Off

When the original Frasier debuted in 1993, it could have been just another spin-off of a popular show that only reminded fans of what they were missing. Frasier Crane (Kelsey Grammer) got his start sitting at a bar in Boston…

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This Peculiar Ghost Story Is Nothing Like Your Typical Horror Thriller
This Peculiar Ghost Story Is Nothing Like Your Typical Horror Thriller

Went Up the Hill is a different kind of ghost story. It haunts its characters physically and psychologically, forcing them to face their trauma. The film, directed by Samuel Van Grinsven, who co-wrote it with Jory Anast, looks at generational…

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A Nostalgic Trip with a Few New Twists
A Nostalgic Trip with a Few New Twists

Michael Keaton returns as the ghost with the most, but does Beetlejuice Beetlejuice (or Beetlejuice 2 for those who want to get technical) live up to the original’s ghoulish charm, or is it just another ghost from the past trying…

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‘LEGO Star Wars Rebuild the Galaxy’ Review
‘LEGO Star Wars Rebuild the Galaxy’ Review

Nearly five years after Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker arrived in theaters, the franchise is still trying to rebuild the momentum that was lost by the divisive end to the Skywalker Saga. Between lackluster live-action series, and cancelling their…

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Ryan Destiny Throws Like A Champ In Another Underdog Boxing Tale [TIFF]
Ryan Destiny Throws Like A Champ In Another Underdog Boxing Tale [TIFF]

TORONTO – Underdog sports stories are a dime a dozen. Scrappy athlete – often from a disenfranchised background – makes it to the big game, title match, or final race to emerge a heroic champion. And, truth be told, these…

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Before They Joined Us Featured, Reviews Film Threat
Before They Joined Us Featured, Reviews Film Threat

TORONTO INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL REVIEW! Writer-director Arshile Egoyan has perfectly captured a turning point in life for two young Armenian girls from Lebanon in his short film Before They Joined Us. Taline (Lorie Berberian) and her younger sister Garine (Ava…

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A Slow Start Is Elevated by the Most Memorable Villains Yet
A Slow Start Is Elevated by the Most Memorable Villains Yet

Season 1 of Tulsa King, one of Taylor Sheridan's projects outside the Yellowstone-verse, was a surprise. When the series first premiered, it wasn't clear what tone could be expected from the gangster-in-a-small-town premise. That tagline could suggest a serious crime…

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Creative Sci-Fi Romance Cautions Us About Dreams While Being Unbelievable
Creative Sci-Fi Romance Cautions Us About Dreams While Being Unbelievable

If an experimental drug existed that would enable you to create lucid dreams, where you could control anyone and everything, would you take it? Writer-director Nacho Vigalondo poses this question to a grieving man who recently lost his girlfriend in…

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Fails To Capture The Game’s Spirit
Fails To Capture The Game’s Spirit

Eli Roth’s Borderlands, a science fiction action-comedy adapted from the popular video game series, arrives with high expectations, given its star-studded cast and the rich world of Pandora that the games have established. Unfortunately, the film stumbles in its attempt…

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‘Pachinko’ Season 2 Episode 4 Recap
‘Pachinko’ Season 2 Episode 4 Recap

Editor's note: The below recap contains spoilers for Pachinko Season 2 Episode 4. Apple TV+'s Pachinko has always done a fantastic job intertwining the two alternating storylines. In its latest season, Sunja (played in her younger years by Minha Kim…

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Julie Delpy’s Immigration Dramedy Is Well-Meaning, But Mild & Slight [TIFF]
Julie Delpy’s Immigration Dramedy Is Well-Meaning, But Mild & Slight [TIFF]

Filmmakers, like humans, mellow with age; at least, that’s the refrain we usually hear. But this adage is arguably true in the case of filmmaker Julie Delpy, now 54. Her social and dark commentaries always had some terrific bite to…

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