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WENDELL & WILD TIFF REVIEW: GORGEOUS ANIMATION CAN’T SAVE AN OVERSTUFFED MOVIE DESPERATE TO HAVE ITS OWN SPINOFF
Henry Selick has been away for too long. Not since 2009’s Coraline has he directed a movie. But his name has become legendary in the world of animation and bringing real horror to children’s movies. Both The Nightmare Before Christmas…
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THE FABELMANS TIFF REVIEW: STEVEN SPIELBERG BRINGS US HOME WITH A SPECTACULAR REAL LIFE FAIRY TALE
There are many ways to look at movies, but in the end it sort of boils down to two very different angles. The technicalities of filmmaking and then the magic behind it. If you are lucky enough you will be…
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WEIRD: THE AL YANKOVIC STORY TIFF REVIEW: A GLORIOUSLY ABSURD BIOPIC TO END ALL BIOPICS
There is only one way to tell the story of Alfred Matthew Yankovic, and that is with the truth…well sort of. Better known to the world by his stage name Weird Al Yankovic, the king of parody songs and accordion…
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CLERKS III REVIEW: KEVIN SMITH COMPLETES HIS NEW JERSEY LOVE LETTER AND GIVES US ONE OF THE BEST TRILOGIES OF ALL TIME
New Jersey is a magical place. For those who aren’t from the Garden State it’s impossible to explain how the pork roll egg and cheese capital of the world is truly a glorious place full of lost and talented souls.…
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ORPHAN: FIRST KILL REVIEW: ISABELLE FUHRMAN DOESN’T MISS A BEAT IN THIS ABSURD PREQUEL
When Orphan became a major hit in 2007 it only made sense that a sequel would be on the way. An atmospheric gothic horror that felt reminiscent of older children demon films such as The Omen, Bad Seed and Children…
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NOPE REVIEW: JORDAN PEELE’S LATEST IS THE TERRIFYING SPECTATCLE OF THE YEAR
“What’s a bad miracle? They got a word for that?” is a question asked early on in Jordan Peele’s NOPE, the latest from the director who has already made a name for himself as a horror genius. The question which…
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THE GRAY MAN REVIEW: THE RUSSO BROTHERS CONTINUE TO COLLECT TERRIBLE MOVIES AS IF THEY WERE INFINITY STONES
There are some Netflix movies where as you are watching it you can practically feel your subscription prices going up. The kind of movie that you believe may benefit from a bigger screen and yet you are also being kind…
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WHERE THE CRAWDADS SING REVIEW: DAISY EDGAR-JONES IS EVERYTHING IN AN ADAPTATION THAT SORT OF FINDS ITS WAY OUT OF MURKY WATERS
For all the media we consume through streaming and the few time people go to the movies, one art form shows no signs of slowing down; the world of books. This includes your local mom and pop bookstore, the somehow…
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THOR: LOVE AND THUNDER REVIEW: A MESSY BUT ENJOYABLE RETURN TO ASGARD WILL HAVE YOU THANKING THE GODS FOR CHRISTIAN BALE
The journey of Thor (Chris Hemsworth), the God of Thunder, has taken a long road and some can even say it has only just begun. The last time we saw the frat boy god turned Avenger was at the end…
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QUICK THOUGHTS REVIEW—MINIONS: THE RISE OF GRU
The Despicable Me franchise seems to be going by the “if it’s not broke don’t fix it” rule after three finically successful “Despicable” films and the billion dollar 2015’s Minions spin-off it was only inevitable until we got yet another…
