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Twisters (2024) Review
What could have been a fun tornado romp in the south ends up being just another uninspired sequel to a 90s classic.
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Jul 26, 20242 min read


A Family Affair (2024) Review
A Family Affair may have an alluring cast, but their lack of chemistry and bland premise lets down this generic rom-com.
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Jul 12, 20242 min read


How Deep Is the Ocean (2023) Review
This Melbourne-based indie film is an immaculate character study and a promising debut from Australian director Andrew Walsh.
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May 4, 20242 min read


Challengers (2024) Review
Challengers serves up a passionate love-triangle in what is a star-cementing performance for Zendaya.
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Apr 29, 20243 min read


Civil War (2024) Review
A24 and Alex Garland collaborate once again to create one of the most controversial - and necessary - films in recent times.
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Apr 24, 20242 min read


The Beautiful Game (2024) Review
The Beautiful Game is the epitome of a "fine" movie, never being too good or too bad.
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Apr 1, 20242 min read


Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire (2024) Review
Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire's bloated plot and tiresome references leave this new age of Ghostbusters as afterthoughts in their own movie
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Mar 28, 20242 min read


Road House (2024) Review
Gyllenhaal's reboot of Road House adds a modern spin to a cool classic, but if's hard to improve on something when very little is changed
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Mar 24, 20242 min read


Ricky Stanicky (2024) Review
John Cena gives a priceless performance as Zac Efron's imaginary friend, but that's about all Ricky Stanicky has to offer.
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Mar 14, 20242 min read


Madame Web (2024) Review
Madame Web feels like a bad superhero movie ripped out of the mid-2000's; an apt description considering this is set in 2003.
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Feb 29, 20242 min read


The Holdovers (2024) Review
The Holdovers, despite its manipulative, ordinary story structure, proves that Alexander Payne still has a thoughtful dramedy left in him.
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Feb 18, 20242 min read


The Greatest Night in Pop (2024) Review
USA for Africa's contrasting personalities carry would could've ended up being just another forgettable, celebrity-driven puff piece.
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Feb 16, 20242 min read


Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom (2023) Review
Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom is a disappointing and fitting end to an already convoluted DC cinematic universe.
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Feb 9, 20242 min read


The Iron Claw (2023) Review
A24's The Iron Claw isn't afraid of pulling punches, showcasing the tragic world of pro-wrestling through the eyes of the Von Erich brothers
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Jan 13, 20242 min read


The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes (2023) Review
Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes attempts to rectify the mistakes of Mockingjay, only to fall into a trap where the plot is too much to handle
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Nov 21, 20233 min read


Vacation Friends 2 (2023) Review
John Cena tries to make this unexpected sequel work, but its safe to say the Vacation Friends won't be travelling for a third time.
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Aug 30, 20232 min read


Oppenheimer (2023) Review
Oppenheimer is as explosive as the bomb its based on, managing to be captivating and raw in spite of its unjustified three-hour runtime.
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Aug 9, 20232 min read


Asteroid City (2023) Review
Asteroid City rockets towards greatness, only to plummet back down to earth after leaving cohesiveness behind.
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Jul 27, 20232 min read


Mission: Impossible - Dead Reckoning Part One (2023) Review
Mission: Impossible returns with a perfect balance of intriguing espionage and absurd stunts in what may be Ethan Hunt's greatest mission
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Jul 19, 20232 min read


The Flash (2023) Review
The Flash is too fast for its own good, not taking its time to soak in the spectacle of what could've been a heartfelt self-reflection story
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Jul 5, 20233 min read
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