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B+
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Roofman
(2025)
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Edwin Arnaudin
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Cianfrance's directorial record remains spotless.
Posted Oct 22, 2025
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B-
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TRON: Ares
(2025)
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Edwin Arnaudin
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Pairs dry, culture-clash humor with a pounding Nine Inch Nails score and some of the year’s slickest visual effects.
Posted Oct 22, 2025
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B+
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Anemone
(2025)
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Edwin Arnaudin
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Nepotism isn’t always a bad thing.
Posted Oct 09, 2025
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B+
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The Smashing Machine
(2025)
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Edwin Arnaudin
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When it focuses on this fledgling sports industry, the film is as good as anything that’s been released in 2025, and Johnson is a huge reason why it succeeds.
Posted Oct 09, 2025
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D+
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Bone Lake
(2024)
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Edwin Arnaudin
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Feels more like a mistake Blumhouse might dump in January than something deemed fit for October.
Posted Oct 09, 2025
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B+
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One Battle After Another
(2025)
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Edwin Arnaudin
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Not since "Boogie Nights" has Paul Thomas Anderson's filmmaking been as accessible and entertaining.
Posted Oct 01, 2025
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B+
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A Big Bold Beautiful Journey
(2025)
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Edwin Arnaudin
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Kogonada makes Seth Reiss’ screenplay sing with elevated versions of the crisp visuals, nuanced performances and, most importantly, consistent tone that define his independent efforts.
Posted Oct 01, 2025
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C-
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HIM
(2025)
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Edwin Arnaudin
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Full of intriguing images and ideas that don't add up to much.
Posted Sep 21, 2025
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D+
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Spinal Tap II: The End Continues
(2025)
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Edwin Arnaudin
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Seriously? That's what these former geniuses came up with?
Posted Sep 21, 2025
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B
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Downton Abbey: The Grand Finale
(2025)
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Edwin Arnaudin
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Loyal audiences would watch this ensemble perform the phone book, and Fellowes gives them a good bit more to work with than The Yellow Pages.
Posted Sep 19, 2025
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B+
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Caught Stealing
(2025)
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Edwin Arnaudin
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Aronofsky lets loose to compelling ends without sacrificing his gritty, grisly ways.
Posted Sep 02, 2025
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D+
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The Roses
(2025)
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Edwin Arnaudin
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Like cheap gum that quickly loses its flavor.
Posted Sep 02, 2025
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B-
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Honey Don't!
(2025)
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Edwin Arnaudin
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Cinematic junk food.
Posted Aug 23, 2025
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B-
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Relay
(2024)
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Edwin Arnaudin
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So stylistically muted and bereft of colorful characters that one almost wishes another filmmaker and cast could have a crack at it.
Posted Aug 23, 2025
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B+
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Highest 2 Lowest
(2025)
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Edwin Arnaudin
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Lee and Washington pick right back up where they left off.
Posted Aug 14, 2025
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A-
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Weapons
(2025)
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Edwin Arnaudin
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A rare opportunity — especially in horror — to give oneself over to a master craftsman and trust them to deliver the goods in wildly creative ways. Cregger somehow overachieves.
Posted Aug 13, 2025
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B+
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The Naked Gun
(2025)
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Edwin Arnaudin
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Neeson serves as the surprisingly ideal vessel for this spot-on resurrection of Zucker/Abrahams/Zucker comedy.
Posted Aug 05, 2025
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D+
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Together
(2025)
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Edwin Arnaudin
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Might be metaphorically rich if it wasn't so on the nose and mired by gimmicky body horror.
Posted Aug 05, 2025
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D+
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Oh, Hi!
(2025)
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Edwin Arnaudin
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There's probably enough here for a short film, but even at 90 minutes, Brooks asks too much of the talented cast to pad the runtime with a series of uninspired bits.
Posted Jul 31, 2025
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B-
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Sorry, Baby
(2025)
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Edwin Arnaudin
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Film-stealing work by John Carroll Lynch.
Posted Jul 31, 2025
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B+
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The Fantastic Four: First Steps
(2025)
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Edwin Arnaudin
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Someone finally made a good Fantastic Four movie!
Posted Jul 27, 2025
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A-
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Eddington
(2025)
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Edwin Arnaudin
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Aster's searing indictment of social-media-induced silos and the dangers of poor communication and ignoring past traumas is as wisely considered a criticism of smartphone culture as modern cinema has produced.
Posted Jul 19, 2025
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B+
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Superman
(2025)
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Edwin Arnaudin
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What a relief to have a fun Superman movie again!
Posted Jul 17, 2025
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C+
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Jurassic World Rebirth
(2025)
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Edwin Arnaudin
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The series' best installment in a decade — but so what?
Posted Jul 17, 2025
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B+
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F1 The Movie
(2025)
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Edwin Arnaudin
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The most thrilling auto racing film yet.
Posted Jul 17, 2025
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A-
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Elio
(2025)
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Edwin Arnaudin
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Pixar's best film since "Soul."
Posted Jul 17, 2025
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B+
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28 Years Later
(2025)
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Edwin Arnaudin
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Rock ‘n’ roll Danny Boyle is back!
Posted Jul 17, 2025
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B+
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The Life of Chuck
(2024)
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Edwin Arnaudin
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A rewarding, life-affirming experience.
Posted Jul 17, 2025
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B+
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Materialists
(2025)
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Edwin Arnaudin
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While Pascal is his usual charming self, Evans delivers his finest work to date, revealing an emotional depth and vulnerability that’s rarely surfaced in his uneven career.
Posted Jun 18, 2025
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B
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Ballerina
(2025)
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Edwin Arnaudin
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The inevitable shared moments between John Wick and Eve temporarily elevate 'Ballerina' to the highs of the official 'Wick' installments.
Posted Jun 18, 2025
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A
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The Phoenician Scheme
(2025)
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Edwin Arnaudin
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This balance of the serious and the absurd is perhaps the defining evolutionary detail that marks The Phoenician Scheme’s place in Anderson’s ever-advancing career.
Posted Jun 07, 2025
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A+
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Pavements
(2024)
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Edwin Arnaudin
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The cure for the common cosplay biopic.
Posted Jun 02, 2025
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B+
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Bring Her Back
(2025)
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Edwin Arnaudin
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While the bloody, disgusting imagery is catnip for genre freaks, it's the sustained intense tone and gutting portrayal of grief that make the film borderline great.
Posted Jun 02, 2025
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C
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Jane Austen Wrecked My Life
(2024)
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Edwin Arnaudin
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Piani presents a hodgepodge of intriguing ideas and fails to commit to a single one.
Posted Jun 02, 2025
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B+
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Friendship
(2024)
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Edwin Arnaudin
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The year’s funniest film (so far) — by a significant margin.
Posted May 27, 2025
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C
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Mission: Impossible - The Final Reckoning
(2025)
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Edwin Arnaudin
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Ends (?) this once-mighty series with a whimper.
Posted May 26, 2025
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B
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Hurry Up Tomorrow
(2025)
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Edwin Arnaudin
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A hypnotic examination of creativity, fame, fandom, paranoia, and mental health.
Posted May 23, 2025
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B+
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Vulcanizadora
(2024)
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Edwin Arnaudin
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Joel Potrykus is the standard-bearer for true independent cinema.
Posted May 16, 2025
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B+
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Thunderbolts*
(2025)
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Edwin Arnaudin
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The equivalent of an All-Star Game that celebrates the qualities that make these antiheroes appealing.
Posted May 10, 2025
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C-
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Shadow Force
(2025)
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Edwin Arnaudin
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Carnahan's first miss.
Posted May 09, 2025
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B+
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Secret Mall Apartment
(2024)
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Edwin Arnaudin
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A wild, emotionally rich, and insightful look at free thinkers who took an inspirational stand.
Posted May 09, 2025
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Mission: Impossible
(1996)
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Edwin Arnaudin
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I enjoyed Mission: Impossible primarily for its story, acting, and handful of memorable action set-pieces.
Posted May 05, 2025
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B+
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Warfare
(2025)
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Edwin Arnaudin
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There is nothing glamorous about this depiction of U.S. troops.
Posted May 04, 2025
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A-
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The Shrouds
(2024)
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Edwin Arnaudin
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Cronenberg's best film since Eastern Promises.
Posted Apr 26, 2025
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B+
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Pink Floyd at Pompeii
(1972)
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Edwin Arnaudin
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Questionable directorial decisions are no match for the iconic band’s live prowess.
Posted Apr 24, 2025
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B+
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Sinners
(2025)
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Edwin Arnaudin
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One of the most creative vampire movies of all time.
Posted Apr 21, 2025
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C-minus
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The Friend
(2024)
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Edwin Arnaudin
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aka Karen: The Movie
Posted Apr 11, 2025
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D
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A Minecraft Movie
(2025)
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Edwin Arnaudin
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Fails to engage average audiences the way such fellow product films as The Lego Movie and Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves so marvelously did.
Posted Apr 11, 2025
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B+
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Freaky Tales
(2024)
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Edwin Arnaudin
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Boden and Fleck remain undefeated.
Posted Apr 11, 2025
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C-
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The Alto Knights
(2025)
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Edwin Arnaudin
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Has the anonymous look and shaggy storytelling of an HBO original movie — from 1998.
Posted Mar 30, 2025
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