Despite a committed performance from Taylor Zakhar Perez, the Hallmark-lite aesthetic of Red, White & Royal Blue ruins anything it tries to establish.
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Ben Kingsley gives an incredible performance in Marc Turtletaub’s ‘Jules’, but can’t prevent the movie from falling short of its overall ambitions.
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A priest, a psychic, and an astrophysicist walk into a haunted house. While you might think that’s a setup for some cheesy joke, it’s a partial plot description for Disney’s latest film adaptation of its iconic theme park attraction, ‘The Haunted Mansion’.
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It’s far from perfect, but Greta Gerwig’s ‘Barbie’ is a heartfelt, hysterical journey through imaginative spaces unlike any other. Barbie is better than your average blockbuster, and could easily be seen as the epitome of summer cinema.
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Despite assured performances from Pierce Brosnan, Ellen Barkin, Richard Kind, Julie Hagerty and Michael Rooker, ‘The Out-Laws’ is the year’s most irritating and unfunniest movie.
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If you’re looking for laughs this long weekend - Ashley Park, Sherry Cola, Stephanie Hsu, and Sabrina Wu provide non-stop laughs in ‘Joy Ride’, one of the funniest and most energetic comedies of the year.
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‘Asteroid City’ is another triumph for writer/director Wes Anderson, solidifying his status as one of the greatest (and quirkiest) auteurs of our time.
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One cannot deny that ‘Are You There God? It’s Me Margaret’ was made by talented people - both in front of and behind the camera - who were interested in telling a complex story without simple answers.
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Dexter Fletcher’s ‘Ghosted’ doesn’t feel like an actual filmmaker directed it but as if it were constructed by an A.I. who recently learned what the word “content” means.
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While Ben Affleck’s ‘Air’ may be approached in an incredibly paint-by-numbers structure, its high spirits will make you leave the theater happy.
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‘The Super Mario Bros. Movie’ is a great film to catch in theatres, if you’re a kid or a kid at heart – fun for the whole family, even if it does remain a little uninspired. The animation is top-notch, with fun character designs and dazzling landscapes, and the score and accompanying soundtrack just add to this adventure.
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Premiering at SXSW 2023, ‘Bottoms’ is a film that is equal parts violent, funny, surreal, meta, and weird which makes for a definite highlight of the festival. Continue for our full SPOILER-FREE review.
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As if on the wings of a chubby dragon, the legendary tabletop RPG inspired action-adventure comedy ‘Dungeons and Dragons: Honor Among Thieves’ premiered as the opening film of SXSW and FilmSpeak has you covered. Continue for our Spoiler-Free Review.
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Ghostface makes his highly anticipated return to the silver screen with Scream VI, a sequel that not only delivers the chills and thrills fans have come to expect, but proves this franchise doesn’t need its legacy characters to thrive.
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Cocaine Bear is perhaps the biggest disappoint of 2023 thus far, taking a true story ripe with cinematic potential and failing to deliver the irreverent, blood-soaked goods audiences are clamouring for. Though it provides entertainment value here and there, this is a drug-fuelled bear that feels declawed.
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While When You Finish Saving the World has interesting ideas and good performances, the film can’t help but feel smug especially with how director Jesse Eisenberg casts Finn Wolfhard as a younger version of himself.
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In Marvel Studios’ latest Special Presentation, the Guardians of the Galaxy return for a breezy adventure that sees Drax and Mantis journey to Earth in an attempt to learn more about Christmas. James Gunn has proven that even without the most exciting story, this group are among the best superhero characters on screen today.
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Weird: The Al Yankovic Story boasts an incredible lead performance from Daniel Radcliffe, as the movie takes parody to extreme heights. Unfortunately, it’s getting a Roku Channel-exclusive release. But if you can watch it with a large group of friends, please do it. You’re going to have the time of your life.
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Rosaline, anchored by another star performance from Kaitlyn Dever, provides a cute, brisk, and spirited romantic comedy that makes the most of its fun premise and confines, and is sure to please Shakespeare fans and anyone looking for a laugh and a good time.
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Writer-Director Rian Johnson and Daniel Craig return with another stellar murder mystery with Glass Onion. Like its predecessor, this film boasts many of the same successful feats which lead to Knives Out becoming a franchise - An all-star cast firing on all cylinders, sharp direction, plot twists galore, and a whole lot of fun.
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