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'Booksmart' Review: A Wilde Comedic Ride [SXSW 2019]

At SXSW in March, debutante-director Olivia Wilde addressed the Austin crowd, announcing how she wanted to make Booksmart the next Breakfast Club or Clueless. Something tells me, three decades from now, a budding filmmaker will say she wants to make her film the next Booksmart.

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Jordan Peele’s 'Us' Review: A Sophomore Effort Which May Have Faults, But It Is No Slump [SXSW 2019]

What was clear at SxSW’s marquee opening of Peele’s Us, was that not only has Peele deservedly earned comparisons to iconic filmmakers, but that he couldn’t be more modest during this success. Peele, much like Serling can deftly create a world of science fiction or horror that shines a dark light on… well… Us.

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'Glass' is only Half Full in M. Night Shyamalan's Admirable, but Underwhelming Conclusion to the 'Unbreakable' Trilogy

For all it’s ambition “Glass” is half full offering an underwhelming conclusion to the “Unbreakable Trilogy”.

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‘Widows’ Review [TIFF 2018]

Luckily with Davis at the helm, steering this otherwise sinking ship, you can at least enjoy another powerful performance by this seasoned and award-winning actor.

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‘Green Book’ Review [TIFF 2018]

The story is really about our shared humanity despite differences, and while these characters do reinforce some stereotypes, it shatters others.

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‘Roma’ Review [TIFF 2018]

Alfonso Cuaron puts forth a beautiful cinematic work of art that will warm your heart only to break it, crashing down with authenticity and sincerity.

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‘First Man’ Review [TIFF 2018]

Damien Chazelle proves his versatility and expert craftsmanship as a filmmaker by blasting off with this exhilarating telling of the Apollo 11 mission.

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‘Halloween’ Review [TIFF 2018]

After 40 years, David Gordon Green delivers a merciless sequel worthy of the franchise name.

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‘A Star Is Born’ Review [TIFF 2018]

Cooper, deftly creates intimacy between Jackson and Ally, without which the story would certainly not be as successful. The film sucks you in from the beginning with the roar of a raucous concert audience, the hard beat of the drums on Jackson’s stage, and his hypnotic swagger as he plays for thousands.

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‘Beautiful Boy’ Review [TIFF 2018]

Groeningen has delivered an absolute resounding gut punch with devastatingly honest performances from Steve Carell and Timothee Chalamet that is sure to resonate with many audience members.

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'Destroyer' Review [TIFF 2018]

Nicole Kidman gives an unrecognizable tour de force performance in Karyn Kusama’s true crime drama Destroyer

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'The Predator' Review [TIFF 2018]

Shane Black’s return to The Predator franchise is a zany improvisational mess that forgets the identity of the past.

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