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The Gallerist
(2026)
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Derrick Murray
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A deeply unserious and cartoonishly satirical sledgehammer to the art world filled with over the top characters, campy dialogue, hyper stylized camera work and a largely single setting location.I genuinely love all of that in cinema...
Posted Jan 28, 2026
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3.5/5
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The Shitheads
(2026)
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Derrick Murray
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"Shitheads" is a whole lot of fun if you’re willing to let it take you on the ride, but can be truly insufferable if you’re not in the car.
Posted Jan 28, 2026
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Buddy
(2026)
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Derrick Murray
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"Buddy" is bloody, fun, and laugh out loud funny, knowing when to turn that dial to demented levels that is sure to delight audiences. I don’t know that it all works...but "Buddy" get’s more and more fun the weirder and weirder it gets.
Posted Jan 26, 2026
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4/5
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I Want Your Sex
(2026)
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Derrick Murray
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A sledgehammer to the ever-growing online prudery of younger generations, Araki imbues his signature style to destroy the exhausting online discourse of sex in movies.
Posted Jan 26, 2026
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4.5 out 5
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Tuner
(2025)
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Derrick Murray
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"Tuner..."is convention done right, sticking to the proven formulas of crime capers and simultaneously giving you everything you know while also giving you something that feels fresh and unique.
Posted Jan 23, 2026
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Greenland 2: Migration
(2026)
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Derrick Murray
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More a character study and bit more melodramatic than its propulsive predecessor, [it's] still a worthy successor to an underrated success, one that is sure to be satisfactory for fans even if it at times feels like a retread of diminishing returns.
Posted Jan 11, 2026
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Primate
(2025)
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Derrick Murray
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"Primate" keeps its premise simply, its violence gnarly, its runtime lean and mean, and its effects practical...pure, unadulterated monkey business, owning every part of its wacky premise and giving you exactly what you asked for every chance it gets.
Posted Jan 07, 2026
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We Bury the Dead
(2024)
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Derrick Murray
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"We Bury the Dead" borrows the strengths of the greats that came before it and melds them together to deliver an emotional gut punch of a journey through dark baron reds and shadows.
Posted Jan 06, 2026
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2.5/5
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Avatar: Fire and Ash
(2025)
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Derrick Murray
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Pretty pictures aren’t enough to turn a blind eye to the glaring, exhausting flaws that "Fire and Ash" doubles down on, and while it wasn’t the worst experience I’ve had this year it’s certainly one I hope to never have to sit through again.
Posted Dec 17, 2025
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4.5/5
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Marty Supreme
(2025)
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Derrick Murray
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"Marty Supreme" is content with leaving us right on the tight wire of complete spiraling and crash out paired with unquestionable belief and underdog undertones. It’s one hell of a feat and a big announcement from Josh Safdie...
Posted Dec 05, 2025
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4/5
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Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery
(2025)
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Derrick Murray
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There’s a maturity here that really comes through in "Wake Up Dead Man," centering the core of the narrative on the value of faith and community instead of simple ideas expanded through a convoluted investigation.
Posted Nov 25, 2025
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3.5 /5
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Wicked: For Good
(2025)
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Derrick Murray
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[Wicked: For Good] is somewhat of a mixed bag, a second act that...due to the barebones narrative of the adaptive source material lacks the soaring exhilaration felt leaving the theater humming "Defying Gravity."
Posted Nov 18, 2025
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The Running Man
(2025)
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Derrick Murray
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This should honestly be better, and somehow misses the mark at every turn, transforming an otherwise exciting action thriller into a dull, painfully long misfire...I'm not mad. I"m just disappointed.
Posted Nov 12, 2025
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3.5/5
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Predator: Badlands
(2025)
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Derrick Murray
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“Predator: Badlands” is the lesser [film] helmed by Trachtenberg, lacking the grit and rawness of “Prey” and the blood soaked adventure of “Killer of Killers.”...it feels more like a standard sci-fi action hero film reformatted to fit a Predator into it.
Posted Nov 09, 2025
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Nuremberg
(2025)
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Derrick Murray
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What truly sets [Nuremberg] apart isn’t what it does on the surface...but the urgency of its trojan horse message: the past is doomed to repeat itself if we’re not careful, and we are getting dangerously close to the worst.
Posted Nov 08, 2025
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4.5/5
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Hedda
(2025)
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Derrick Murray
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Amid the manipulative chaos driven by an unlikable protagonist DaCosta exhibits masterful control, the camera seamlessly moving about the decadent house...incapable of sitting still and used in tandem with Hedda’s own boredom and restlessness.
Posted Nov 08, 2025
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A HOUSE OF DYNAMITE
(2025)
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Derrick Murray
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The problem is that it’s good until it isn’t...much like the premise of building a house made of dynamite – everything implodes instead of explodes...its highs are rocket ships in space but the lows are scouring the bottom of the Titanic.
Posted Oct 24, 2025
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4/5
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Blue Moon
(2025)
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Derrick Murray
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“Blue Moon” is a character study of genius, brought to life by a powerhouse performance from Hawke, a sharp script and a soft touch from Linklater’s hangout direction.
Posted Oct 24, 2025
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4/5
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Bugonia
(2025)
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Derrick Murray
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“Bugonia” pulls the rubber band until it snaps, and before you have a chance to gather your senses it unfolds with unrelenting insanity – a staple of Yorgos and a welcomed explosion of WTF...You’ll come for Yorgos, sit down for Stone but stay for Plemons.
Posted Oct 24, 2025
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Frankenstein
(2025)
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Derrick Murray
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There may not be a justification for yet another version of a timeless tale, but for all its faults Frankenstein still sits as a cinematic experience to behold even if it makes some stumbles along the way. [Jacob] Elordi...makes the film worth the effort.
Posted Oct 16, 2025
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5/5
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One Battle After Another
(2025)
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Derrick Murray
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the true movie moment of our time...This timeless yet timely tale taps the raw nerve exposed in American politics and captures the hopelessness of fighting against institutions of power and the hopefulness of the necessity of generational revolution.
Posted Sep 29, 2025
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4.5/5
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It Was Just an Accident
(2025)
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Derrick Murray
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an unrelenting pressure cooker...A complex, intense, and shockingly humorous film constructed with the most astute confidence and rage at an authoritarian regime, “It Was Just An Accident” makes an argument for being one of the best films of the year...
Posted Sep 27, 2025
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Ballad of a Small Player
(2025)
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Derrick Murray
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once the ominous atmosphere and chaotic gambling framework and high strung bright lights fade, [the film] has no hand left to play. It is at best a fun time spent with Farrell who is really going for it, but at worst it’s peak Netflix fodder...
Posted Sep 27, 2025
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If I Had Legs I'd Kick You
(2025)
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Derrick Murray
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an undeniable work, an unforgettable, confident vision...It is uncompromising in its depiction of its more complex themes and combines grounded reality with a surrealist fever dream rarely seen so balanced in such a gripping approach.
Posted Sep 24, 2025
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3.5/5
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Kiss of the Spider Woman
(2025)
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Derrick Murray
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Kiss of The Spider Woman” is a marvelously crafted, vibrant technicolor gilded age homage and mostly entertaining thanks to well executed direction and a powerhouse performance from Tonatiuh...our favorite movies just may be what can save us all.
Posted Sep 23, 2025
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3/5
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The Smashing Machine
(2025)
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Derrick Murray
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[The] final product feels more self indulgent than self reflective, and approaches the material at arms length and a sort of meandering disinterest in his subject...leaving the film to be a rather pedestrian sports biopic dressed up as an auteur’s vision.
Posted Sep 21, 2025
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Eternity
(2025)
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Derrick Murray
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“Eternity” is hopelessly romantic in the best of ways...elevated by a knockout cast and exquisite world building. It is a surprisingly genuine look at love and loss and the million small things that make life worth living
Posted Sep 17, 2025
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Roofman
(2025)
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Derrick Murray
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It may stumble from time to time narratively, but ultimately “Roofman” is a heartfelt showcase for Tatum and a light watch whose safe play and sticking to convention ends up serving as a compliment to its charm.
Posted Sep 17, 2025
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4.5/5
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My Father's Shadow
(2025)
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Derrick Murray
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There is a palpable tension of a city on edge, the calm before a storm of unrest juxtaposed against the mundanity of everyday life and a child untouched by the corruption and violence surrounding them...a profound piece of cinema.
Posted Sep 13, 2025
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4/5
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The Long Walk
(2025)
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Derrick Murray
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...this is a harrowing journey of survival, brotherhood, and hope. It is brutal and bleak but also beautiful and hopeful, simultaneously cynical and optimistic as the line between dystopian futures and current reality continue to blur.
Posted Sep 05, 2025
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Caught Stealing
(2025)
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Derrick Murray
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“Caught Stealing” feels so inconsequential and forgettable you barely remember things as they happen and it can’t seem to pair its propulsive energy with any kind of longevity or entertainment value.
Posted Aug 27, 2025
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4/5
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Highest 2 Lowest
(2025)
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Derrick Murray
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"Highest 2 Lowest" is Lee at his most reflective and sentimental, using masterpiece source material to deliver a thrilling and deeply funny love letter to cinema, music, New York, creativity, legacy, and black excellence.
Posted Aug 22, 2025
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3.5/5
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Relay
(2024)
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Derrick Murray
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...a well crafted, taut, clever thriller that works best when operating within its genre confines. It manages to blend formulaic thriller tropes with unpredictability and arresting intrigue, something we just don’t see in cinema all that often anymore.
Posted Aug 19, 2025
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2.5/5
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Honey Don't!
(2025)
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Derrick Murray
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...even at its funniest and horniest it fails to jolt any electricity into its disjointed and purposefully convoluted plot, leaving “Honey, Don’t” feeling as flat as its Bakersfield desert setting.
Posted Aug 18, 2025
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2.5/5
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Nobody 2
(2025)
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Derrick Murray
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Nobody 2” has plenty of laughs and some truly gnarly action, but lacks an overall entertaining and memorable quality that doesn’t survives beyond the brief runtime.
Posted Aug 18, 2025
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4.5/5
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Weapons
(2025)
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Derrick Murray
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I’m not ready to call “Weapons” a masterpiece, but I am ready to call it an evergreen brain worm that – if you’re willing to let it – stays with you indefinitely and will be a film we talk about for a long, long time.
Posted Aug 07, 2025
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4/5
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Together
(2025)
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Derrick Murray
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Co-dependency and sacrifice of ourselves to meld our lives with someone else – even when that someone may not be the right one – is at the core of “Together,” and asks a simple question in the most odious ways: what you do to be with the person you love?
Posted Aug 06, 2025
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4/5
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The Naked Gun
(2025)
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Derrick Murray
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...it’s not quite as good as the original but it doesn’t have to be so long as it honors its legacy and does right by the classics. This film does both...and if you’re looking for a good riotous time at the movies you really can’t go wrong with this one.
Posted Aug 04, 2025
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3.5/5
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The Fantastic Four: First Steps
(2025)
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Derrick Murray
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“The Fantastic Four: First Steps” is a tale of two films; one that attempts to take its first steps into new directions and one that backtracks into the same old tired Marvel machine.
Posted Jul 27, 2025
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3.5/5
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Oh, Hi!
(2025)
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Derrick Murray
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Oh Hi!” is a sort of millennial “Misery” told through a series of unfortunate situationships. There’s an earnestness from Brooks’ direction and screenplay that allows even the most outlandish events to remain hopelessly charming and romantic.
Posted Jul 24, 2025
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3.5/5
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Eddington
(2025)
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Derrick Murray
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It’s a big swing and even bolder execution from a filmmaker who dives head first into both with complete abandon...Though I feel good about what I think “Eddington” is trying to say, I’m still not entirely sure what to do with a film like this.
Posted Jul 22, 2025
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4/5
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Cloud
(2024)
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Derrick Murray
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The road to hell is paved with online commerce, and we’re all just one bad day and one bad internet away from losing ourselves completely and becoming consumed by greed, violence, and more because it’s not us – it’s our username.
Posted Jul 18, 2025
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2/5
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I Know What You Did Last Summer
(2025)
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Derrick Murray
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“I Know What You Did Last Summer” feels more unnecessary than even the most unnecessary sequels out there. It has forgettable, second screen watchability and is hardly fit for the big screen.
Posted Jul 18, 2025
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3.5/5
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Life After
(2025)
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Derrick Murray
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...A raw nerve constantly exposed that feels both timely and important but slightly undercooked and incomplete. I guess it’s a testament to how powerful it actually is...
Posted Jul 17, 2025
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Seven
(1995)
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Derrick Murray
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Its unnamed downtown allows us to see our own worst fears manifested in rain covered streets, antiquated awnings, and run down buildings...Its own ugliness breaths with life without the need for bustling streets of nameless faces.
Posted Jul 16, 2025
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4/5
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Better Man
(2024)
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Derrick Murray
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“Better Man” may be conventional on paper, but its unconventional packaging delivers a wallop of entertainment often missing from these kinds of things.
Posted Jul 16, 2025
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4/5
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The Ugly Stepsister
(2025)
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Derrick Murray
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Beauty is pain, and “The Ugly Stepsister” lives and dies on that mantra in ways you kind of have to see to believe...It builds slowly but rewards you for your patience, culminating in one of the most grotesque fall from grace sequences you will ever see.
Posted Jul 16, 2025
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2.5/5
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Captain America: Brave New World
(2025)
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Derrick Murray
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The downgrade from Marvel’s highs continue its downward spiral here, suffering from not only a clearly shredded script but also horrendously ugly and regressive visuals. This feels made for tv- cheap...
Posted Jul 16, 2025
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4/5
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On Becoming a Guinea Fowl
(2024)
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Derrick Murray
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“On Becoming a Guinea Fowl” is a transcendent cultural commentary that digs deep into the clashes between deep religious tradition and generational trauma.
Posted Jul 16, 2025
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2.5/5
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Opus
(2025)
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Derrick Murray
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“Opus” feels like ordering “The Menu” from Temu, “Midsommar” from Wish, and “Get Out” from that sketchy site that forces you to hard reset your iPhone after you checkout
Posted Jul 16, 2025
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