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‘Weird: The Al Yankovic Story’ Review: Daniel Radcliffe Shines In Impeccable Parody

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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'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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'Halloween Ends' Review: A Dumpster Fire of Bad Ideas and Missed Opportunities

Halloween Ends is the unlucky thirteenth installment in the Halloween slasher film franchise, and the culmination of the Blumhouse legacy sequel trilogy. Unfortunately, the film suffers comprehensively with a thin plot, poor writing, mismanaged story arcs, inconsistent performances, and a failure to truly and effectively conclude the Myers saga.

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'The Stranger' Review: Netflix's Unapologetically Bleak Thriller Is A Technical Masterclass

Thomas M. Wright’s The Stranger is the latest in a long time of true-crime dramas in Netflix’s extensive catalog, and thanks to the director’s astute eye for detail and dedication to the film’s dark and hopeless atmosphere, it manages to stand out as one of the streaming service’s best.

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'Hellraiser' Review: How David Bruckner Redefines the Clive Barker Classic

David Bruckner’s Hellraiser is a perfect tribute to the Clive Barker original. It proves Bruckner can most certainly work within the landscape of a higher budget without losing any of his charm and trademarks to his filmmaking which makes him so unique and exciting.

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'Dozens of Norths' Review: An Award-winning Ambiguous Art Show [OIAF 2022]

Countless frames within Dozens of Norths are breathtaking and could easily be imagined as separate art pieces hung up in a gallery. The viewer loses themselves in certain moments when the film pauses on a particularly emotional scene – it’s so far removed from what has become mainstream with animation in the most positive way.

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'Bandit' Review: A Paint-By-Number Caper Using Only Primary Colors

Bandit is as simple and bland as its title. The plot is so recycled that the film production probably had a negative carbon footprint. The worst part is it didn’t have to be this boring, and it didn’t have to waste the cast which it had, and yet the only thing this Bandit stole was the time it took to watch the film.

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'The Menu' Review: A Biting Satirical Thriller That Will Give Audiences Something to Taco 'Bout [TIFF 2022]

Regardless of your taste in film, the eclectic ensemble of The Menu gives you something you can sink your teeth into. The script, while perhaps nothing new in terms of premise or political commentary has enough twists and turns and an overall foreboding gloom that makes the film a delicious addition to the thriller genre.

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‘The Fabelmans’ Review: Spielberg’s Magic Touch Makes For Yet Another Masterpiece [TIFF 2022]

While this review certainly sings the praises of Steven Spielberg’s The Fabelmans ad nauseam, it’s very much a film that speaks for itself, and is just an incredible force of sincerity, love, and creativity that simply cannot be missed.

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'Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery' Review: A Layered Mystery of Gonzo Proportions [TIFF 2022]

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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'All Quiet on the Western Front' Review: A Familiar but Welcome War Drama [TIFF 2022]

While the prospect of yet another World War One movie may seem like a put-off to some at initial glance, All Quiet on the Western Front is able to bring an uniquely cinematic experience to the table.

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