Mali Elfman’s feature length directorial debut, Next Exit thoughtfully navigates our complex relationship with life after death, suggesting that our lack of knowledge may be a good thing.
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Neil Marshall makes his best movie in a long time in The Lair. While it may not satiate fans of serious, character-driven cinema, it can appease those looking to switch their brain off an enjoy a ride for a little while.
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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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Todd Field’s TÁR is nothing short of masterful, with Cate Blanchett delivering the best performance of her career in a spellbinding and emotionally engrossing drama.
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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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After 15 years in development purgatory, Black Adam is finally hitting theaters, giving audiences their first glimpse of Dwayne Johnson’s man in black - an anti-hero he was truly born to inhabit.
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V/H/S/99 is the fifth instalment in the cult classic found-footage horror anthology V/H/S series. While there is certainly some content to enjoy here, this latest outing fails to stand out and do anything new or notable.
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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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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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Director David O. Russell has returned with another star-studded affair with Amsterdam, a bloated, convoluted misfire of a whodunnit that wastes its incredible cast.
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If there is a recent slasher to watch from this year to kick off the Halloween season, it is Terrifier 2. While many may argue about detrimental shortcomings of the film, Director Damien Leone displays his vision and direction is sharper than his killer clown’s plentiful weapons.
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The filmmakers who made Lyle, Lyle Crocodile embrace all the silliness of the original story, without any shame or lack of conviction. Whatever you say about the film, you cannot deny that the passion is present.
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Werewolf by Night offers a howlin’ good time, and is sure to satisfy comic fans and horror fans alike, making a great case for further adventures into fear within the Marvel universe. As Marvel’s first film under the ‘Special Presentation’ banner, Werewolf should mark the first of many.
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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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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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Smile is a supernatural psychological horror film from Paramount that offers crafty scares, suspenseful atmosphere, and a relevant message that is largely held back by a derivative plot, a so-so script, and a tiring runtime.
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After years of patiently waiting, fans of the 1993 cult classic have finally received a sequel worth waiting for in Hocus Pocus 2 - a follow-up that not only retains the magic of its predecessor, but ushers in an exciting new era.
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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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Silver Bird and Rainbow Fish is a personal portrayal of a family’s memories through stories and photographs, and it is undeniably beautiful, but a little too slow and quiet at times. The experimental nature of this film sometimes enhances its emotional connection to the viewer, while at other times, it hinders it.
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The childish characters so violently portrayed may come off as disorienting to some, but those on the adventurous side may enjoy the depraved Unicorn Wars. Those critics however, might have to look a little deeper at the message behind the film, as it uses extreme violence to show it’s actually against real bloodshed.
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