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'Sonic The Hedgehog 3' Review: The Blue Blur's Best Movie Yet

Dec 21, 2024

'Sonic The Hedgehog 3' Review: The Blue Blur's Best Movie Yet

Dec 21, 2024

Works as a superb adaptation of Sonic Adventure 2 and the most refined Sonic film installment to date.

Dec 21, 2024

‘September 5’ Review: Newsroom Thriller About the Munich Massacre is Well Made Yet Ill-Timed

Dec 14, 2024

‘September 5’ Review: Newsroom Thriller About the Munich Massacre is Well Made Yet Ill-Timed

Dec 14, 2024

September 5 is so wrapped up in trying to be apolitical with this pivotal moment in media journalism history that it forgot to instill humanity or a moral compass.

Dec 14, 2024

‘Kraven the Hunter’ Review: Lame Spidey Spin-off Can’t Hunt Enough to Justify its Existence

Dec 13, 2024

‘Kraven the Hunter’ Review: Lame Spidey Spin-off Can’t Hunt Enough to Justify its Existence

Dec 13, 2024

So long Sony Marvel Universe, don't let the door hit you on the way out.

Dec 13, 2024

'The Lord of the Rings: The War of the Rohirrim' Review: A War It Was, Indeed

Dec 10, 2024

'The Lord of the Rings: The War of the Rohirrim' Review: A War It Was, Indeed

Dec 10, 2024

The War of the Rohirrim, proves that Middle Earth is gorgeous in all mediums, even though it's bottled in a rather underwhelming tale.

Dec 10, 2024

'Queer' Review: Guadagnino Explores Esotericism With a Poignant, Homoerotic Portrait of Relationships

Dec 9, 2024

'Queer' Review: Guadagnino Explores Esotericism With a Poignant, Homoerotic Portrait of Relationships

Dec 9, 2024

Artistic approach aside, I find Queer to be Guadagnino's most inventive and confident work to date.

Dec 9, 2024

'The Last Showgirl' Review: A Poignant American Portrait of the Overlooked Vegas Working-class

Dec 3, 2024

'The Last Showgirl' Review: A Poignant American Portrait of the Overlooked Vegas Working-class

Dec 3, 2024

This is a role we have never seen Pamela Anderson in before, and she is razzle-dazzling throughout.

Dec 3, 2024

'Wicked' Review: Long-Awaited Adaptation Defies Expectations

Nov 24, 2024

'Wicked' Review: Long-Awaited Adaptation Defies Expectations

Nov 24, 2024

And they were r-whoaoaoaoaaaaoooooo-mates.

Nov 24, 2024

'Vermiglio' Review: A Visually Mesmerizing and Powerfully Potent Historical Family Drama

Nov 18, 2024

'Vermiglio' Review: A Visually Mesmerizing and Powerfully Potent Historical Family Drama

Nov 18, 2024

What if I told you that one of the year’s finest dramas takes place in a remote Italian mountain town set in 1944?

Nov 18, 2024

'Red One' Review: A Lump of Coal Would’ve Been Better Than this Dreadful Christmas Comedy

Nov 16, 2024

'Red One' Review: A Lump of Coal Would’ve Been Better Than this Dreadful Christmas Comedy

Nov 16, 2024

an overpriced dreck of a Christmas movie devoid of Yuletide cheer.

Nov 16, 2024

‘My Old Ass’ Review: A Delightful Coming-of-age and Coming-out-as-bi Comedy

Nov 8, 2024

‘My Old Ass’ Review: A Delightful Coming-of-age and Coming-out-as-bi Comedy

Nov 8, 2024

Megan Park is two for two with a strong and resonant flick about reconciling with your younger self.

Nov 8, 2024

'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.