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3/5
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Sympathy for the Devil
(2023)
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Chris Sawin
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Cage is a terrifically unhinged version of Castor Troy from Face/Off with a touch of Frank Booth from Blue Velvet. But once Sympathy for the Devil starts diving into the motivation behind each character is when it starts to fall apart.
Posted Jul 24, 2023
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3/5
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The Roundup: No Way Out
(2023)
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Chris Sawin
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Don Lee punching his way through criminals is what draws you to the Crime City films, but The Roundup: No Way Out is forgettable. Fights are over as soon as they begin while the action choreography and cinematography are completely lacking in style.
Posted Jun 10, 2023
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3.5/5
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Shin Kamen Rider
(2023)
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Chris Sawin
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Despite some funny moments, fantastic action sequences, and franchise homage in the palm of its hand, Shin Kamen Rider is an aimless adaptation that will likely be the most forgettable of Hideaki Anno’s tokusatsu reboots.
Posted Jun 06, 2023
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3/5
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The Wrath of Becky
(2023)
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Chris Sawin
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The Wrath of Becky continues a solid trend of practical special effect kills, but still tends to be lacking in every other aspect. The sequel isn’t as funny as the filmmakers are wanting it to be and the villains are becoming forgettable cannon fodder.
Posted May 31, 2023
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4.5/5
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Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3
(2023)
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Chris Sawin
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Tearfully moving with bonkers humor, Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 gives the world’s most bad ass trash panda from space the most meaningful film in a trilogy overrun with super heroic and perfection obsessed a-holes.
Posted May 17, 2023
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4/5
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Speak No Evil
(2022)
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Chris Sawin
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Speak No Evil is exhaustingly tense with desperate performances enduring cerebrally hellish behavior. Christian and Mads Tafdrup know how to drive the audience to the brink of insanity while throwing off the scent of foreseeable expectations.
Posted Apr 27, 2023
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3/5
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Heaven: To the Land of Happiness
(2020)
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Chris Sawin
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Heaven: To the Land of Happiness is an emotionally captivating odyssey featuring exceptional performances with a significant meaning that allows its audience to reflect inward. Choi Min-sik and Park Hae-il are extraordinary together.
Posted Apr 27, 2023
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1/5
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Nanny
(2022)
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Chris Sawin
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Nanny is a peculiar debut for Nikyatu Jusu. The performances in the film are decent, but Aisha’s experience in America feels like a terrible scavenger hunt with the world’s worst Cracker Jack prize as its reward.
Posted Dec 12, 2022
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Black Adam
(2022)
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Chris Sawin
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With a horrid script, lackluster performances, and a waste of potentially awesome characters, Black Adam is an explosive, $195 million, anti-heroic dud.
Posted Oct 23, 2022
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3/5
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Halloween Ends
(2022)
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Chris Sawin
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Entertaining at times and frustrating at others, Halloween Ends is a bloody scenic route of a conclusion that is mostly satisfying despite its underappreciated albeit risky detours.
Posted Oct 19, 2022
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5/5
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The Roundup
(2022)
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Chris Sawin
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Don Lee is a certified, bone-breaking megastar. The Roundup is a savagely captivating action extravaganza with lightning fast action and brilliant performances.
Posted Jul 20, 2022
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2/5
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The Gray Man
(2022)
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Chris Sawin
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Tedious and sluggish with punches and kicks and kills that barely satisfy, The Gray Man is a dead on arrival action thriller that squanders potential almost as often as Ryan Gosling chews gum.
Posted Jul 15, 2022
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3/5
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Thor: Love and Thunder
(2022)
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Chris Sawin
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Thor: Love and Thunder is mostly just a brightly colored filler episode that will likely be forgotten about like most of the Thor franchise.
Posted Jul 13, 2022
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2.5/5
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The Forgiven
(2021)
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Chris Sawin
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Despite the best efforts of a massively talented cast, The Forgiven trudges around in circles to the point where you don’t care what its destination is as long as it finally and truly ends.
Posted Jul 01, 2022
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4/5
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Marcel the Shell with Shoes On
(2021)
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Chris Sawin
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Laugh out loud funny, sad in a gut punching kind of way, and overwhelmingly big-hearted. Marcel the Shell with Shoes On is a heartwarming delight.
Posted Jun 30, 2022
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3.5/5
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The Black Phone
(2021)
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Chris Sawin
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With a breakthrough performance from Madeleine McGraw and Ethan Hawke’s hauntingly memorable turn as The Grabber, The Black Phone is a solid, pulse-racing horror film that packs a punch, but simply won’t be as delectable on repeat viewings.
Posted Jun 26, 2022
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3.5/5
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Brian and Charles
(2022)
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Chris Sawin
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Brian and Charles may revolve around a creative nerd as he succumbs to a violent bully, but the film is so pure and so wholesome that a little beach fanatic robot created in a cow shed makes you feel more human than any other film has in a long, long time
Posted Jun 17, 2022
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4/5
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Lightyear
(2022)
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Chris Sawin
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Lightyear is visually one of the year's best looking films; animated or otherwise. The film has a rich and palpable atmosphere that is gorgeously animated and is filled with the laugh out loud and heartfelt moments Pixar is typically known for.
Posted Jun 17, 2022
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2/5
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Jurassic World Dominion
(2022)
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Chris Sawin
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A Jurassic World film where dinosaurs are now free and interacting with the modern world shouldn’t feel this long-winded or this tiresome. Dominion is running on fumes as it tries to offer something new from what is otherwise dried up fossil fuel.
Posted Jun 16, 2022
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3/5
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Top Gun: Maverick
(2022)
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Chris Sawin
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With better acting, more emotion, and subtle humor that actually lands, Top Gun: Maverick is a huge improvement over the original film. But the constant need to fly the same flight pattern as the 1986 film is more of a restraint than a fond recollection.
Posted Jun 02, 2022
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3.5/5
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The Bob's Burgers Movie
(2022)
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Chris Sawin
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The Bob’s Burgers Movie is a laugh out loud funny and beautifully animated film with undeniably fantastic music. However, The biggest downside of the film is that it feels like it will be forgotten about overall when you look back on the series as a whole
Posted May 28, 2022
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2.5/5
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Chip 'n' Dale: Rescue Rangers
(2022)
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Chris Sawin
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Rescue Rangers throws all of these ideas and characters at a wall to see what sticks and before it can process what works and what doesn’t they’re already throwing another pile at the wall; it’s too much to digest and too much of a good thing all at once
Posted May 22, 2022
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4.5/5
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Men
(2022)
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Chris Sawin
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This is the type of horror film that is purely, disgustingly, and gloriously nasty and ambiguous. Men is simultaneously a film you shouldn’t think too much about and yet absolutely think about all the time once it’s over.
Posted May 21, 2022
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4/5
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The Innocents
(2021)
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Chris Sawin
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The Innocents is a gradual, unnerving swell of a thriller that takes its time crafting each superhuman element of its familiar yet expertly ominous approach to a film featuring kids with powers.
Posted May 15, 2022
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5/5
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Pompo the Cinephile
(2021)
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Chris Sawin
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There’s something special about Pompo: The Cinephile that just speaks to you. The animation is stunning and you absolutely adore every character in the film. This makes you feel good and creative at the same time and is exceptional because of it.
Posted May 13, 2022
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3.5/5
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Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness
(2022)
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Chris Sawin
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Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness is dark, silly, and fan pleasing. The film is at is most bewitching when Sam Raimi can let his horror roots be showcased.
Posted May 03, 2022
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1.5/5
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Memory
(2022)
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Chris Sawin
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Memory is a monotonous bore. Not even Liam Neeson lighting himself on fire to cauterize a bullet wound can save what is otherwise a forgetful and fatigued memoir of a hoary hit man.
Posted Apr 30, 2022
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4/5
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The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent
(2022)
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Chris Sawin
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Massive Talent is an outrageous and uproarious expedition into hilarity and absurdity. Nicolas Cage and Pedro Pascal are an unlikely yet brilliant comical duo that will have you rolling on the sticky movie theater floor with laughter.
Posted Apr 24, 2022
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4/5
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The Bad Guys
(2022)
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Chris Sawin
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Smart and funny with slick animation. The Bad Guys is a delightful heist that you crave to be a part of.
Posted Apr 23, 2022
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3/5
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Dual
(2022)
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Chris Sawin
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Dual is an unorthodox twist on a familiar concept that attempts to dive into unexplored territory. However, the film isn't able to fully immerse itself in the offbeat absurdities that tend to make Riley Stearns films so enjoyable.
Posted Apr 21, 2022
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4/5
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You Won't Be Alone
(2022)
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Chris Sawin
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Takes the scenic route to gore and nudity as its much more interested in building exquisitely rich folklore with a refreshing payoff for anyone willing to be patient enough to let You Wont Be Alone breathe like an elegant wine.
Posted Apr 10, 2022
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4/5
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Sonic the Hedgehog 2
(2022)
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Chris Sawin
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Sonic the Hedgehog 2 embraces the nostalgia of Sega Genesis and the essence of the 90s with a film that is fun for absolutely everyone of all ages. Even with its flaws, Sonic the Hedgehog 2 is the best video game adaptation ever.
Posted Apr 09, 2022
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2.5/5
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The Batman
(2022)
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Chris Sawin
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...deserves credit for shining the spotlight on the underbelly of Gotham, but the storytelling in The Batman is like Bugs Bunny meaning to have taken that left turn at Albuquerque; a meandering foray down a dark rabbit hole that isnt entirely necessary.
Posted Mar 06, 2022
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2/5
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Texas Chainsaw Massacre
(2022)
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Chris Sawin
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Until Leatherface can get a fresh face to wear, the Texas Chainsaw Massacre franchise is doomed to run in circles with a sputtering chainsaw on a mostly deserted road no one wants to travel down.
Posted Feb 19, 2022
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2/5
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Death on the Nile
(2022)
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Chris Sawin
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Death on the Nile feels like an unwanted game of Guess Who after you unwillingly chug two bottles of Nyquil and are asked to predict who the killer is after two long hours of tediousness.
Posted Feb 10, 2022
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2/5
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Last Looks
(2021)
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Chris Sawin
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The mystery in Last Looks is essentially comparable to trying to discover the expiration date on a can of mystery meat that has lost its label; it may be life-threatening but is otherwise a bore to experience by others.
Posted Feb 05, 2022
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1/5
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The Ice Age Adventures of Buck Wild
(2022)
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Chris Sawin
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When Zee first meets Crash and Eddie, Buck says something along the lines of, "What they lack in courage they make up for with bumbling ineptitude." That is all The Adventures of Buck Wild is; an unnecessary animated excursion into bumbling ineptitude.
Posted Jan 30, 2022
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2/5
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Scream
(2022)
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Chris Sawin
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Originality should always triumph over retreading familiar territory; especially when it seems like Scream's kills and major plot points are being plunged into the same stab wounds.
Posted Jan 29, 2022
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4/5
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Even Mice Belong in Heaven
(2021)
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Chris Sawin
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Even Mice Belong in Heaven is beautifully animated and is centered on a fantastic adventure with little nuggets of inspiration and advice that seem to come about organically.
Posted Dec 11, 2021
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3.5/5
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Satoshi Kon: The Illusionist
(2021)
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Chris Sawin
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Satoshi Kon: The Illusionist is an accurate representation of Satoshi Kon's most well-known works, but you're just left wanting more. He passed before his time and he was a masterful visionary. This documentary portrays that message extremely well
Posted Oct 06, 2021
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4/5
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Little Vampire
(2020)
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Chris Sawin
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You become completely obsessed with the world Little Vampire throws its audience into and you don't get to spend nearly enough time there. A tale about the undead has never been so funny, charming, and creative.
Posted Oct 06, 2021
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2/5
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Yakuza Princess
(2021)
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Chris Sawin
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If there was any sort of fight choreography, it is utterly annihilated by the film's poor editing. A cool concept and a strong supporting actor aren't enough to make a sloppy and amateurish action film with very few thrills worthwhile.
Posted Oct 06, 2021
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4/5
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Fortune Favors Lady Nikuko
(2021)
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Chris Sawin
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The beautiful animation in Fortune Favors Lady Nikuko is only secondary to the warmth in your chest the film leaves you with once you see that last plate served at the grill house that so many townspeople frequent.
Posted Oct 06, 2021
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2/5
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Prisoners of the Ghostland
(2021)
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Chris Sawin
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Prisoners of the Ghostland is a massive letdown that implodes under its own lackluster outrageousness. The film never lives up to the insane concept of having a bomb strapped to your nutsack.
Posted Sep 21, 2021
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3.5/5
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Mad God
(2021)
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Chris Sawin
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If rotting steampunk was a genre, Mad God would be flourishing in it. This film is a terrifying triumph to animation. It is mesmerizing, unique, and disgusting through and through. A horrific masterpiece.
Posted Aug 22, 2021
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2/5
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Demonic
(2021)
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Chris Sawin
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Neill Blomkamp's sci-fi and horror obsessed fingertips are all over the barely seen demon, but Demonic snowballs into lame genre tropes and on-screen characters portraying stupid IQs for the sake of a half-hearted scare or tiresome story beat.
Posted Aug 21, 2021
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4.5/5
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Frank & Zed
(2020)
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Chris Sawin
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Impressive special effects, glorious set pieces, wonderful lighting, wicked humor, and relentless puppet mutilation; Frank and Zed is an unbelievable achievement of horror and comedy cinema (puppet or otherwise).
Posted Aug 13, 2021
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3.5/5
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You Animal!
(2020)
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Chris Sawin
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Hayop Ka! is this unusual yet entertaining animated film driven by a sexual frenzy with an insatiable appetite. The film is a romantic smorgasbord of lust with a final act that is smashed between a triple cheeseburger of twists.
Posted Aug 09, 2021
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2.5/5
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Mandibles
(2020)
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Chris Sawin
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A nonsense film that goes nowhere and is driven by an interlocking horny fist bump hand gesture. Needs more giant fly content and less idiotic beach bums being stupid, unfunny, losers.
Posted Jul 27, 2021
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2/5
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Skull: The Mask
(2020)
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Chris Sawin
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Skull: The Mask is a lousy excuse of a horror film with a deteriorating storyline, an incompetent lead actor that never should have gotten the spotlight, and lackluster gore that can't decide whether to be fully practical or partially CGI.
Posted May 28, 2021
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