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‘Hotel Transylvania: Transformania’ Review: Fun Visual Gags Elevate a Paint-by-Numbers Story

While the visual humor is spot-on, ‘Hotel Transylvania: Transformia’ suffers from a massive lack of creativity in its screenplay. Director Derek Drymon’s comedic touch isn’t lost when “Hotel Transylvania: Transformania” relies heavily on visual humor to make the audience laugh, but it’s a shame that the movie’s story has been done one too many times.

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'The Tragedy of Macbeth' Review: Joel Coen's Masterful Homage to Shakespeare's Classic Play

Due to director Joel Coen’s unrivalled understanding of the genre and Washington & McDormand’s powerful and grounded performances, ‘The Tragedy of Macbeth’ manages to mostly overcome this by offering an extremely cohesive and comprehensible take on the iconic story. The Tragedy of Macbeth expertly blends old with new to create one of the most exciting and accessible Shakespeare adaptations to date.

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‘The Matrix Resurrections’ Review: Lana Wachowski’s Meta-Sequel is Spectacular

‘The Matrix Ressurections’ puts almost every tentpole blockbuster to shame this year. With dazzling cinematography and meticulously-crafted action sequences, Lana Wachowski, flying solo this time, has created a side to the Matrix universe audiences have never witnessed before.

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‘Nightmare Alley’ Review: Guillermo Del Toro’s Noir is an Endlessly Beguiling and Magical Beast

Hot off his Oscar win, Guillermo Del Toro is back with a new, expectedly dark and alluring film in the form of ‘Nightmare Alley’. Based on the novel, of the same name, and inspired by the Edmund Goulding 1947 film, del Toro has mustered up a strikingly atmospheric noir that effortlessly transports spectators into the filmmaker’s dark vision.

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'Don't Look Up' Review: McKay’s Disaster Comedy Has Ideas to Spare, but Misses the Landing

Don’t Look Up is largely, a disappointment. All the ingredients for a great film are there: an original, intriguing premise, plenty of incredibly talented actors, an acclaimed director/writer, and a story that feels extremely relevant in our current society. But sadly, the film is thrown together in such a rushed and careless way that it becomes mostly uninteresting and forgettable

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'Being the Ricardos' Review: Kidman and Sorkin Team Up to Bring Lucille Ball to Life

There shouldn’t have been skepticism to think Aaron Sorkin’s latest effort, ‘Being the Ricardos, would be any less entertaining as the rest of his recent filmography. Sorkin silences early skeptics, as his latest effort delivers a crowd-pleasing dramedy with a stellar lead performance by Nicole Kidman.

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'West Side Story' Review: In Dabbling in Nostalgia, Spielberg has Rediscovered his Cinematic Magic

There is truly something special about experiencing the magic of filmmaking that only Steven Spielberg can create. For many of us, Spielberg crafted our childhoods, crafting characters and worlds that would shape the fabric of every modern moviegoer. In remaking an all-time classic in ‘West Side Story’, Spielberg is able to capture what makes him so special and deliver something remarkable all in the process.

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'Bruised' Review: A Gruelling Endeavour with Mixed Results

With her directorial debut, ‘Bruised’ is new ground for Berry, even as she also stars in the lead role of Jackie Justice. Jackie is a woman who once fought in the UFC, and is now an aging train wreck of a human being. She lives with her equally washed-up manager and boyfriend Desi (Adan Canto), as they wallow in failure and alcoholism.

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'House of Gucci' Review: An Inconsistent, Lifeless Effort

With ‘House of Gucci,’ prolific director Ridley Scott fulfills his own self-proclaimed prophecy that he can’t elevate a movie with his skills if the script isn’t any good. As Scott's second feature film this year, House of Gucci proves that quantity does not equal quality, and as a result, the story, performances and the overall film, suffer.

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‘Ghostbusters: Afterlife’ Review: A Mostly Enjoyable Exercise in Nostalgia

Ghostbusters: Afterlife” feels more like a sequel to “The Goonies” than a “Ghostbusters” film, and that’s when the movie truly shines. While the callbacks to the original film didn’t really work, Afterlife still manages to be a good time thanks to the lead performances of Carrie Coon, Paul Rudd and McKenna Grace.

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'King Richard' Review: Venus and Serena Serve Aces In Heartfelt Biopic

Before international stardom, Venus and Serena Williams were two girls from Compton, California, starting out on their road to greatness. The road in question, meticulously planned by their father and coach Richard Williams, is exactly what we see in Reinaldo Marcus Green’s latest sports biopic turned family drama, ‘King Richard’.

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‘Finch’ Review: A Predictable Re-Tread of ‘Cast Away’

In ‘Finch’, Hanks is stranded again, this time in a dystopia where radiation has killed most of life on earth, with a dog as his best friend. Hanks plays Finch Weinberg, one of the last humans on Earth slowly dying of radiation poisoning. While Finch contains a terrific performance from Tom Hanks and stark cinematography, the movie’s predictable re-tread of survival drama tropes makes it a tiring watch instead of a compelling one.

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‘Spencer’ Review: A Brilliantly Acted, Oscar Shoo-In, Snoozefest

Spencer is precisely the kind of film that the Academy goes crazy for: a period piece that focuses on a real, iconic historical figure; a commanding lead performance in said role; and its lush production design, with costumes and locations that brilliantly evoke the time period in which it is set. But often - as is the case with other past Academy darlings - the film is a tedious chore. Spencer is, sadly, no exception to the rule.

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'Dune' Review: Villeneuve's Visionary Sci-Fi Epic is a Cinematic Force

Even those not familiar with Hebert’s classic work, will not be blinded to the fact that ‘Dune’ is easily one of the best films of the year so far. Brought to you by visionary Canadian filmmaker Denis Villeneuve, this epic story is brought to life on such an incomprehensibly grand scale, it becomes completely mesmerizing.

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'Halloween Kills' Review: An Overkill, Even Within The Genre

The followup to 2018’s ‘Halloween’ offers a much more brutal and superhuman Michael Myers than we have ever seen before! But does that translate well in this franchise? This second film in the most recent reboot may seem fun at first glance but is really just a bloated mess due to a poor script and some very lacklustre acting.

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‘Antlers’ Review: Scott Cooper’s Sharp Horror was Worth the Wait

Whether it’s a spiritual appreciation for the animal, the urge to hang one up above a fireplace, or the fear of becoming a victim on its kill list, there is a very real American fixation with deer; it’s a twisted, overly-serious obsession with of the horned animal that serves as the central terror Scott Cooper’s widely anticipated “Antlers”.

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'The Last Duel' Review: Comer and Driver Shine in Ridley Scott's Superbly Written Drama

If there is one complaint of The Last Duel, it’s that this is a lot to take in. With its subject matter, intense action packed finale, and two and a half hour run time, this might not be for everyone, but with an all-star cast and one of the best screenplays of the year, Ridley Scott’s historical drama is the biggest surprise of 2021 so far.

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'The Harder They Fall' Review: An Unrelentingly Stylish Reimagining of the Western

A film that prides itself on being the first Black-Western, ‘The Harder They Fall’ is a viciously brutal and wildly captivating adventure from start to finish, boasting incredible performances from the whole ensemble that bring their characters to life in the most entertaining of ways.

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