Posts tagged netflix
'The Mosquito Bowl' Review: A Visceral, But Emotionally Stifled War Film

Netflix’s ‘The Mosquito Bowl’ from director Peter Berg aims to be the next classic war film. Though it’s handsomely made and consistently thrilling, this period piece doesn’t have nearly enough emotional heft.

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'Ray Gunn' Review: A Ludicrously Fun Animated Noir

Director Brad Bird makes his long-awaited return with his latest animated feature and passion project ‘Ray Gunn’. the film proves to be more than worth the wait as he continues to effortlessly excel in this highly populated genre.

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'The Imaginary' Review: A Soulful and Sincere Studio Ghibli Medley

Studio Ponoc gets spirited away with its unrefined Ghibli-esque musings, The Imaginary manages to do so with sincerity making for a much-needed reminder of the necessity of creativity during a time when things seem especially bleak.

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'Fair Play' Review: Buy Into This Psychosexual Corporate Thrill Ride [TIFF 2023]

‘First Play’ serves more as a thriller than a drama though and takes a certain level of comfortability with serious topics to be able to watch. Hopefully, with it’s success on the platform, Netflix will go back to giving more artists a creative domain to showcase their newest works.

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'The Good Nurse' Review: Chilling Procedural Thriller Needs A Little Longer On The Operating Table

The Good Nurse takes the concept of a slow-burn mystery and fundamentally misunderstands it - instead of sparking a fire and letting it gradually flare into something spectacular, the film piles way too many logs onto a weak flame until all glimpses of light are extinguished and fizzle away.

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