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‘Air Force One’ Review: An Epic-Scope Action Movie from Wolfgang Petersen

German master crafter of epic-scope action films, Wolfgang Petersen, famous for his Academy-Award nominated 1982 World War II Das Boot, later in his life became a name in Hollywood for when you needed an author to sculpt a large-scale action film. Petersen ranges from the classic heartbreaking family movie The …

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‘Wolfwalkers’ Movie Review: A Animated Tale of Irish culture, Colonialism, and a Coming-of-Age

Irish animation studio Cartoon Saloon has been one of the most fascinating workshops for the medium since their 2009 feature debut, The Secret of Kells. Wolfwalkers by Tomm Moore and Ross Stewart is only their fifth feature since Kells. Nearly every work of theirs went on to get an Academy …

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‘We Are Pat’ Film Review: Tribeca Alum Rowan Haber Reframes A ‘90s Cult Figure

Nearly six minutes into We Are Pat, a hybrid documentary from Tribeca alum Rowan Haber, our gaze fixates on a graphic in pink and blue gradient featuring a photograph of the director’s toddler self—naked, sporting a cute red eyewear, and waving their hand—juxtaposed with a larger photograph of Pat, the …

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‘The Dark Tower’ Movie Review: A Disappointing Adaptation

Stephen King is one of the finest writers of this generation, and although his stories are heavy on elements such as horror and thriller, his writings have been praised by one and all. Over the years, he has written several brilliant novels and short stories, but The Dark Tower continues to be …

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Interview: Maria Elisa Camargo on her Hollywood debut in ‘Off the Grid’

Maria Elisa Camargo is a name well-known to fans of The X Factor Colombia, video games, and telenovelas. She’s a talented actress who has voiced Valeria Garza in the Call of Duty: Modern Warfare franchise and had a ton of high-profile roles on international and Spanish-language hits, from Escupiré sobre …

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‘I Was Born This Way’ Documentary Review: A Compelling Look at Carl Bean

Veteran documentary filmmakers Sam Pollard (MLK/FBI and Citizen Ashe) and Daniel Junge (Challenger: The Final Flight and A Lego Documentary) come together to direct I Was Born This Way. Borrowing the title name from the 1975 song by Valentino, globally famous through the voice of Carl Bean in 1977. The …

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‘The Girl in the Snow’ Film Review: A Witch Hunt in Rural 1800s France from Louise Hémon

In her first full-length feature, Louise Hémon presents L’engloutie (The Girl in the Snow). A selection in the Quinzaine des Cineastes of this year’s Cannes Film Festival, Hémon designs a vibey film. She narrates the story of Aimée (Galatea Bellugi), a volunteer teacher from an unspecified big French city. She …

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‘Esta Isla’ Review: A Coming-of-Age Film About Love, Crime, and Belonging

In their debut feature film, Esta Isla (This Island), Lorraine Jones Molina and Christian Carretero narrate a story about love and crime. Bebo (Zion Ortiz) is a working-class young man who lives on an island in Puerto Rico. He fishes in the sea with his brother Charlie (Xavier Morales). They …

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‘Heads of State’ Movie Review: A Film You’ll Forget Tomorrow, but Enjoy Today

Ever since I watched Ilya Naishuller’s sophomore flick, Nobody (2021), starring Bob Odenkirk – a visceral action flick laced with dry, stylized humor – his name stuck in my memory. Even so, I have to admit my expectations for Heads of State were quite low. The premise sounded over-the-top even …

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‘The Rose: Come Back to Me’ Film Review: Eugene Yi on the Cost of Super Stardom

At times it’s best to encounter a movie as a blank slate, even for film critics like me who have never been put off by any ounce of spoilers. If anything, there’s a different kind of pleasure that arises from experiencing something for the first time, and it’s often ambrosial …

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