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'Wallace & Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl' Review: Aardman Delivers Another Smashing Wallace & Gromit Classic

Oct 31, 2024

'Wallace & Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl' Review: Aardman Delivers Another Smashing Wallace & Gromit Classic

Oct 31, 2024

Wallace & Gromit. They are Britain's finest export right next to Paddington Bear.

Oct 31, 2024

'Venom: The Last Dance’ Review: SymBrock Face their Curtain Call in Another Typical Sony/Marvel Mess

Oct 28, 2024

'Venom: The Last Dance’ Review: SymBrock Face their Curtain Call in Another Typical Sony/Marvel Mess

Oct 28, 2024

A mediocre finale to a rather lackluster superhero trilogy.

Oct 28, 2024

'Flow Review: Gints Zilbalodis’ Animated Animal Adventure Flick is a Refreshing, Near-Meow-ster Piece

Oct 23, 2024

'Flow Review: Gints Zilbalodis’ Animated Animal Adventure Flick is a Refreshing, Near-Meow-ster Piece

Oct 23, 2024

Like ‘Homeward Bound’ in a biblical sense, but with no dialogue and GameCube-era cel-shaded textures.

Oct 23, 2024

'Anora' Review: Mikey Madison Slays as a Sex-Worker Who Pulls Herself up by the Stilettos

Oct 21, 2024

'Anora' Review: Mikey Madison Slays as a Sex-Worker Who Pulls Herself up by the Stilettos

Oct 21, 2024

Sean Baker's Anora is a remarkable portrait of the American dreamers and go-getters of the Gen-Z kind.

Oct 21, 2024

‘Oh, Canada’ Review: Paul Schrader Dissects an Dying Director's Mortality in Soulful, Reflective Drama

Oct 11, 2024

‘Oh, Canada’ Review: Paul Schrader Dissects an Dying Director's Mortality in Soulful, Reflective Drama

Oct 11, 2024

NYFF 2024: A soulful look at the mortality of man, and the finest Paul Schrader has been in years.

Oct 11, 2024

‘Pavements’ Review: Alex Ross Perry Blends Fact, Fiction, and Trolling with Hilarious Experimental Music-Doc

Oct 8, 2024

‘Pavements’ Review: Alex Ross Perry Blends Fact, Fiction, and Trolling with Hilarious Experimental Music-Doc

Oct 8, 2024

Perry achieves the ultimate feat of having one's cake and eating it too.

Oct 8, 2024

‘Joker: Folie à Deux’ Review: Todd Phillips Sends the Clown to Court in Dull and Misguided Musical Sequel

Oct 4, 2024

‘Joker: Folie à Deux’ Review: Todd Phillips Sends the Clown to Court in Dull and Misguided Musical Sequel

Oct 4, 2024

Any movie that had me think write, "Lady Gaga is annoying in this," deserves a tomato to the face.

Oct 4, 2024

‘AJ Goes to the Dog Park’ Review: Straight-up Cartoonish, Gleeful Lunacy

Oct 2, 2024

‘AJ Goes to the Dog Park’ Review: Straight-up Cartoonish, Gleeful Lunacy

Oct 2, 2024

Sheer absurdism at its finest and with the lowest of budgets

Oct 2, 2024

'Gazer' Review: Jersey Set Neo-Noir Mystery Marks Impressive Debut For Ryan J. Sloan

Oct 2, 2024

'Gazer' Review: Jersey Set Neo-Noir Mystery Marks Impressive Debut For Ryan J. Sloan

Oct 2, 2024

Has an underground 90s indie sleaziness, like a rare VHS you’d pick up at a Kim's Video store.

Oct 2, 2024

'Memoir of a Snail' Review: An Exquisite and Moving Stop-motion Aussie Odyssey

Sep 27, 2024

'Memoir of a Snail' Review: An Exquisite and Moving Stop-motion Aussie Odyssey

Sep 27, 2024

By far the best animated feature you'll see this year

Sep 27, 2024

‘Saturday Night’ Review: Jason Reitman Turns ‘SNL’ History into Fan Fiction

Sep 25, 2024

‘Saturday Night’ Review: Jason Reitman Turns ‘SNL’ History into Fan Fiction

Sep 25, 2024

An overindulgent production that would be better off as an episode of Drunk History or Documentary Now

Sep 25, 2024

'Never Let Go' Review: Halle Berry Survival Horror Flick Intrigues Yet Flounders its Faith-Based Themes

Sep 20, 2024

'Never Let Go' Review: Halle Berry Survival Horror Flick Intrigues Yet Flounders its Faith-Based Themes

Sep 20, 2024

Fails to come up with a concrete sense of self despite starting as an enticing survival horror.

Sep 20, 2024

'Piece By Piece' Review: Pharrell's LEGO Bio Doc Kinda Clicks

Sep 19, 2024

'Piece By Piece' Review: Pharrell's LEGO Bio Doc Kinda Clicks

Sep 19, 2024

Morgan Neville's Pharrell-centered docis a beautifully animated experience, despite surface-level storytelling from its subject.

Sep 19, 2024

'Heretic' Review: Hugh Grant Force Mormons to Attend His Anti-Religious TED Talk in Sharp A24 Horror

Sep 17, 2024

'Heretic' Review: Hugh Grant Force Mormons to Attend His Anti-Religious TED Talk in Sharp A24 Horror

Sep 17, 2024

Scott Beck and Bryan Woods’ latest is a sharp philosophic-based religious thriller that shines in an anti-holy light.

Sep 17, 2024

‘K-Pops!’ Review: Anderson .Paak’s Delightful Directorial Debut Hits All the Right Notes

Sep 16, 2024

‘K-Pops!’ Review: Anderson .Paak’s Delightful Directorial Debut Hits All the Right Notes

Sep 16, 2024

A heartwarming and hilarious father-son family comedy with a passion for K-Pop and Hip-Hop culture.

Sep 16, 2024

'We Live in Time' Review: Florence Pugh and Andrew Garfield's Electric Chemistry Sparks Mid Romantic Drama

Sep 16, 2024

'We Live in Time' Review: Florence Pugh and Andrew Garfield's Electric Chemistry Sparks Mid Romantic Drama

Sep 16, 2024

A romantic two-hander that shows why Florence Pugh and Andrew Garfield are two of Britain's best actors today.

Sep 16, 2024

‘The Front Room’ Review: A Wasted Brandy Can't Save Baby Eggers Bros. Crappy Hagsploitation Horror

Sep 15, 2024

‘The Front Room’ Review: A Wasted Brandy Can't Save Baby Eggers Bros. Crappy Hagsploitation Horror

Sep 15, 2024

I should've read, "Will be written by two white dudes," when using that monkey's paw to conjure that A24 and Brandy collab.

Sep 15, 2024

‘Jane Austen Wrecked My Life’ Review: Cozy Jane Austen-Influenced Rom-Com Marks a Smashing Debut for Laura Piani

Sep 10, 2024

‘Jane Austen Wrecked My Life’ Review: Cozy Jane Austen-Influenced Rom-Com Marks a Smashing Debut for Laura Piani

Sep 10, 2024

TIFF 2024: 🙈 What if we kissed at the Jane Austen house? 😳

Sep 10, 2024

‘The Luckiest Man in America’ Review: Paul Walter Hauser Serves Another Winning Weirdo Performance in Subpar Game Show Bio Drama

Sep 9, 2024

‘The Luckiest Man in America’ Review: Paul Walter Hauser Serves Another Winning Weirdo Performance in Subpar Game Show Bio Drama

Sep 9, 2024

TIFF 2024: Another case of a "based on true events" movie that desperately needed to press its luck in its ambitiousness.

Sep 9, 2024

'Unstoppable' Review: Jharrel Jerome Tackles a Fine Performance in an Otherwise Generic Sports Drama

Sep 7, 2024

'Unstoppable' Review: Jharrel Jerome Tackles a Fine Performance in an Otherwise Generic Sports Drama

Sep 7, 2024

Sports dramas, mostly biopics, often come in similar packages.

Sep 7, 2024

'Blink Twice' Review: A Cunning Channing Tatum Shines in First-Time Director Zoë Kravitz’s Stylish Debut

Aug 21, 2024

'Blink Twice' Review: A Cunning Channing Tatum Shines in First-Time Director Zoë Kravitz’s Stylish Debut

Aug 21, 2024

Mr. WooImBouttaMakeANameForMyself is hilarious, even at his most sinister.

Aug 21, 2024

‘Alien: Romulus’ Review: Fede Álvarez redoes ‘Don’t Breathe’ in Xenomorph clothing

Aug 18, 2024

‘Alien: Romulus’ Review: Fede Álvarez redoes ‘Don’t Breathe’ in Xenomorph clothing

Aug 18, 2024

One of the scariest movies I've seen this year, despite being a “just decent” Alien entry.

Aug 18, 2024

‘Borderlands’ Review: What Happens When You Order ‘Guardians of the Galaxy’ off Temu

Aug 11, 2024

‘Borderlands’ Review: What Happens When You Order ‘Guardians of the Galaxy’ off Temu

Aug 11, 2024

A soulless video game adaptation far worse than anything Uwe Boll has ever done.

Aug 11, 2024

‘Cuckoo’ Review: Tilman Singer's Nutty German-set Horror Nests a Stunning Hunter Schafer Performance

Aug 7, 2024

‘Cuckoo’ Review: Tilman Singer's Nutty German-set Horror Nests a Stunning Hunter Schafer Performance

Aug 7, 2024

Never put Hunter back on TV. Period.

Aug 7, 2024

'Deadpool & Wolverine' Review: Ryan Reynolds and Hugh Jackman try to save the MCU in middling 'Days of Fox Fan Service Past' romp

Jul 26, 2024

'Deadpool & Wolverine' Review: Ryan Reynolds and Hugh Jackman try to save the MCU in middling 'Days of Fox Fan Service Past' romp

Jul 26, 2024

This amalgamation of claws and katanas deserved a superior cinematic package.

Jul 26, 2024

‘MaXXXine’ Review: Once Upon a Time in Ti West's Hollywood

Jul 9, 2024

‘MaXXXine’ Review: Once Upon a Time in Ti West's Hollywood

Jul 9, 2024

We have Body Double at home.

Jul 9, 2024

‘Janet Planet’ Review: Annie Baker’s hypnotic, mother-daughter portrait is a masterpiece debut

Jul 8, 2024

‘Janet Planet’ Review: Annie Baker’s hypnotic, mother-daughter portrait is a masterpiece debut

Jul 8, 2024

A majestic, shattering portrait that hit too viscerally close to home.

Jul 8, 2024

'Despicable Me 4' Review: Minion Mania is Not Gru-ver Yet

Jun 28, 2024

'Despicable Me 4' Review: Minion Mania is Not Gru-ver Yet

Jun 28, 2024

Another despicable fun outing despite conceptual thinness.

Jun 28, 2024

‘Kinds of Kindness’ Review: Yorgos Lanthimos goes on a messed up Mother Goose kick

Jun 24, 2024

‘Kinds of Kindness’ Review: Yorgos Lanthimos goes on a messed up Mother Goose kick

Jun 24, 2024

If you’re one of the Yorgos O.G.’s, this is for you.

Jun 24, 2024

‘Thelma’ Review: June Squibb gets her bag back in cozy, granny-tributing caper

Jun 21, 2024

‘Thelma’ Review: June Squibb gets her bag back in cozy, granny-tributing caper

Jun 21, 2024

Sweet and warm like your grandma’s baked cookies.