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‘My Drywall Cocoon’ sounded like a promising premise about a teenaged tragedy but it simply ended up, merely a tragedy to watch.
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For fans of Gremlins, Critters, or Evil Dead but who crave the more modern storytelling touch of having a critical social issue in the jaws of a Cronenberg-esque fleshy Muppet, Appendage is a welcome addition to stream at home.
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‘Evil Dead Rise’ - the latest soft reboot of the storied franchise succeeds by finding its own campy yet terrifying place amongst not only the previous films in the franchise but in the horror genre as a whole. Continue for our exclusive SXSW 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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Michael B. Jordan takes over the reigns of the Creed franchise, delivering an introspective and ferocious third instalment in Creed III, a film that should satisfy Creed and Rocky fans in equal measure.
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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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Emma Mackey galvanizes the screen through a career-best performance in Frances O’Connor’s wildly unique biopic ‘Emily’ - a look at the life of Emily Brontë.
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Ultimately, ‘Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania’ is a mixed bag. While it may take too long to find its footing and deliver the start to Phase 5 Marvel fans have been eagerly anticipating, there are certainly some memorable pieces audiences will take away from the film.
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Daughter is certainly worth seeing if you’re a fan of thought-provoking thrillers. Your appreciation for subtlety and ambiguity will impact how much you like this film, but ultimately it is a captivating film in every respect.
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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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‘Alice, Darling’ is a powerful, gut-wrenching movie anchored by a career-best performance from Anna Kendrick, with Wunmi Mosaku and Kaniehtiio Horn being equally as good. It’s not an easy film to watch, but certainly one to see for its vivid acting performances.
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Missing is truly immersive and enthralling, making the audience feel as if they were in the movie themselves. While the ending may leave the viewer slightly unsatisfied, lovers of thrillers and suspenseful movies will be on the edge of their seat due to the films’ twists.
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Broker is a gripping and emotionally impactful drama filled with incredible performances across the board by A-list Korean actors. You’ll ultimately find yourself enjoying it by the end, regardless of your pre-conceived thoughts on the filmmaker behind the camera.
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More than a decade later, audiences will finally be able to take a trip back to Pandora in ‘Avatar: The Way of Water,’ a visually dazzling and emotionally compelling sequel that is certainly worth the wait.
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In Violent Night, David Harbour is the latest actor to put on Santa’s iconic red suit and hat, giving audiences not only one of the best iterations of the character, but one of the most entertaining Christmas movies in quite some time.
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Joanna Hogg’s ‘The Eternal Daughter’ is a chilling subversion of the haunted house mystery, and the director proves that our own memories and experiences are much more unsettling than any ghosts could be.
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Sure, there is a talking cricket and a compendium of other colorful characters, but Guillermo del Toro’s Pinocchio is totally - and tonally - different from any of the other adaptations, which is possibly why it is one of the best films of the year.
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Luca Guadagnino delivers another tour-de-force film in Bones and All, featuring career-best performances from Taylor Russell and Timothée Chalamet, and should be considered one of the most masterful pictures of the year.
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Alejandro G. Iñárritu’s BARDO, False Chronicle of a Handful of Truths is an excessively self-indulgent piece of claptrap that overcomplicates a simple premise that becomes minimally thoughtful in the process. Here’s our review of a surprisingly awful film..
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