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Fantasia 2025: ‘Lurker’ Review – Théodore Pellerin’s Superb Film Performance

Lurker is the debut feature by Alex Russell. He is an Emmy winner for his work as a supervising producer in Netflix’s miniseries, Beef. Besides the show with Ali Wong and Steve Yeun, the young screenwriter penned episodes of FX’s Dave and The Bear. In 2017, Russell wrote a feature …

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Fantasia 2025: ‘Buffet Infinity’ Review – A Mildly Chaotic But Unique and Singular Film

There are movies, and there are movies, and then there are the wild and experimental films that use the cinematic form to tell a story in a way that only filmmaking can.  Buffet Infinity is one of this third type.  Set in a small town in Alberta, Canada, Buffet Infinity …

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‘One to One: John & Yoko’ Film Review: Lennon, Politically

Academy Award-winning director Kevin MacDonald has returned to documentary filmmaking after a series of fiction works, including The Mauritanian and How I Live Now, among others. His last three works were documentaries: High and Low – John Galliano, Last Song From Kabul, and One to One: John & Yoko. In …

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‘She Rides Shotgun’ Movie Review: Ana Sophia Heger Delivers a Star-Making Performance

Based on the novel of the same name by Jordan Harper, She Rides Shotgun follows Nate McClusky (Taron Egerton, Rocketman), an ex-convict who is forced to kidnap his 11-year-old daughter, Polly (Ana Sophia Heger), to protect her from a hit order issued by a neo-Nazi gang after Nate killed their …

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‘The Naked Gun’ Movie Review: Making People Laugh Is Still a Noble Cinematic Goal

Over the decades, slapstick comedy and deadpan humor have become increasingly rare. In a cinematic landscape where physical satire and innocent laughter have given way to biting irony or postmodern self-referential humor, the return of the The Naked Gun franchise feels like a breath of fresh air… or, forgive me, …

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‘Murderbot’ Season 1, Episode 5: Rogue War Tracker Infinite

Before the review begins: an apology. I originally misgendered Murderbot in my reviews of the previous four episodes, which have now been corrected. A publicist got in touch to inform us that Murderbot has no gender; I should not have presumed the gender of the human actor playing it had …

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‘Happy Gilmore 2’ Movie Review: Adam Sandler Swings Back with Boozy Gags, Big Cameos, and ’90s Absurdity

There are films that, regardless of their cinematic quality, earn a very special place in the hearts of audiences. Happy Gilmore (1996), starring Adam Sandler and co-written with Tim Herlihy, is one such case. Much like many of Sandler’s comedies from the ’90s and early 2000s, it didn’t stand out …

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‘Final Destination: Bloodlines’ Blu Ray: A Diehard Fan & Casual Viewer Must-Have

Final Destination was never a franchise that interested me as a viewer. The bloody and gratuitous violence proved an immediate turn-off. The concept of the series alone was enough to make it something that I simply never found interesting. That is what made Final Destination Bloodlines a mystery. Released back …

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‘Man of Steel’ Movie Review: An Ambitious Reimagining that Falls Short

We are now coming to the final leg of our Superman review journey. Seven years after Superman Returns, another attempt was made for the titular hero on the big screen. Directed by Zack Snyder, this was an attempt to jumpstart a new universe. As many know, that universe never came …

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‘Superman Returns’ Review: An Admirable Film Attempt

Superman IV: the Quest for Peace was considered a massive failure upon release. With such a poor response, it forced film studios to evaluate the need for more Superman movies. The result of which forced the franchise to remain dormant for years. Nineteen years later, another attempt was made with …

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‘Reflection in a Dead Diamond’ Movie Review: A Stylish and Fresh Genre Homage (Fantasia 2025)

The duo of directors Hélène Cattet and Bruno Forzani is known for their approach to genre cinema, especially the giallo, an Italian sub-genre of slasher films marked by its distinctive visual style. They are back with their latest film, Reflection in a Dead Diamond (Reflet dans un diamant mort), a …

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‘Fantastic Four’ (2015) Review: An Origin Story Doomed From the Start

Eight years after Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer, it became apparent that a sequel wasn’t going to happen. While financially profitable, neither film (including the 2005 original) was a critical success. That made the prospect of an eventual Fantastic Four remake feel inevitable. That is what intrigued everyone …

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‘Carême’ Season 1, Episode 7 Review: Confession

After all the machinations of the previous episode it’s no wonder this course of Carême chooses a different focus for all its power struggles. The episode takes place entirely within Talleyrand’s (Jérémie Renier) estate and revolves around Hortense (Lily Taieb) unexpectedly going into labour. For those of you not keeping …

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‘She Is Love’ Film Review

During Jamie Adams’ whimsical, flimsy romance, She is Love, a character is told while reading a script that “the less you rehearse it, the better it will be”. This, it turns out, is Adams’ motif. The film and script is crafted through non-traditional methods. The cast and himself will propose …

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