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‘A Private Life’ Film Review – Jodie Foster’s Excellent French Story

It’s so ordinary nowadays for crime stories to have an absolutely terrific setup leading to a whimper of an ending, so when one plays its cards as well as A Private Life does it should be praised from the rooftops. In the last twenty or so years Jodie Foster has …

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Interview: Director Stephen Shimek talks ‘Murder at the Embassy’

Director Stephen Shimek recently sat down with us to discuss Murder at the Embassy, his new film that’s out now in theaters and on demand. It’s a murder mystery set in 1930s Cairo starring Mischa Barton along with Mido Hamada and Richard Dillane. It’s the second installment in the Miranda …

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Interview: Mido Hamada talks filming in Egypt and more for ‘Murder at the Embassy’

Travel back to 1930s Cairo in this exclusive interview with Mido Hamada, who discusses his role as the skeptical Head of Security Mamoud in the new murder mystery film Murder at the Embassy with Mischa Barton. It’s the second installment in the Miranda Green series and is a delightfully fun …

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‘Motor City’ Film Review: Alan Ritchson’s 70’s Stunt Spectacular

There is a fascinating new trend in cinema gathering steam: action movies with hardly any dialogue. Finland’s Sisu from 2022 shows Nazis being slaughtered without saying much about it, while America’s No One Will Save You from 2023 has a young woman fighting off an alien attack. And now Detroit …

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‘Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery’ Film Review: Rian Johnson’s Crisis of Faith

The formula established in Knives Out and Glass Onion has been changed in Wake Up Dead Man. The series of good old-fashioned murder mysteries solved by gentleman detective Benoit Blanc (Daniel Craig) has been a roaring success because they were mostly about fabulously wealthy people being held to account. Tweaking the …

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‘Wayward’ Review: Mae Martin Netflix Thriller Fails To Pay Off The Creepy Premise

Comedian Mae Martin’s (Feel Good) first venture into drama is a confused exploration of a dysfunctional town with a mysterious school. What has the potential to be a Lynchian mystery falls flat as it struggles to combine two perspectives. Told through two separate viewpoints, Wayward follows cop Alex Dempsey (Martin) …

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‘Juror #2’ Film Review: Eastwood’s Courtroom Morality Drama For A Simpler Time

Juror #2 could not have come out at a stranger time in world events towards the end of 2024. As a director, Clint Eastwood’s interests have been captured by the contradictions of life and justice in the United States: there are often clear-cut guilty and innocent parties, but who prevails …

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‘Smoke’ Review: A Messy Mini-Series with Great Performances

Author and writer Dennis Lehane has carved a niche in the crime and thriller genres. His credits include novels such as Live by Night and Gone Baby Gone, as well as screenplays like 2014’s underrated film The Drop. Lehane has even dipped his toe into television work with series such …

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‘Wednesday’ Season 2, Part 1 Review: Macabre Mysteries with* Jenna Ortega

Jenna Ortega’s psychic teen detective returns for the first part of Wednesday’s second season. Splitting the part into two seasons will likely leave fans wanting more than just four episodes. Although our time with Wednesday Addams is fleeting, we still get time for macabre balls, gory mysteries that need resolving, …

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Interview: Joy Rovaris on human trafficking, Bella Thorne and more in ‘Saint Clare’

In the new psychological horror film Saint Clare, actress Joy Rovaris takes on a role that strikes a deeply personal chord. While audiences may recognize her from portraying Bobbi Kristina  opposite Vivica A. Fox, her latest project places her alongside Bella Thorne, Ryan Phillippe, and Rebecca De Mornay in a chilling …

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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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‘Last Night in Soho’ Review: A Disappointingly Toothless Horror Film

Edgar Wright, acclaimed cult director of Baby Driver and Hot Fuzz fame, directs Last Night In Soho with a breezy smoothness, but this vibrant, pulpy horror is disappointingly toothless. In contemporary Cornwall, naive and fresh faced 18 year old Eloise ‘Ellie’ Turner (Thomasin McKenzie) is standing in her room. Fashion …

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‘Severance’ Review and Recap – Season 2 Episode 10: Cold Harbor

Throughout season 2, Severance has consistently been the most streamed show on Apple TV+, even outpacing Ted Lasso. No doubt the finale, Cold Harbor, will be one of the most streamed episodes of the season as Ben Stiller brings this season to its compelling conclusion.  Throughout Season 2, there has been a push …

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