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Filmmaker Ti West came bursting out of the gate in the 2000s as a critical player in the “Mumblecore” movement among the likes of Greta Gerwig and Joe Swanberg. The [...]
The Adam Project
Reuniting with the director of the financially successful, but creatively bankrupt, Free Guy, director Shawn Levy, leading man Ryan Reynolds has chosen yet another starring vehicle that relies heavily on [...]
Turning Red
As someone who has paid close attention to Pixar’s depiction and representation of people of color over the years, it always comes as a delightful surprise to see announcements of [...]
Fresh
There is much to say about Mimi Caves’ Fresh, though not to be confused with the 1994 film Fresh directed by Boaz Yakin, starring Samuel L. Jackson. This dark comedy [...]
After Yang
The kind of sci-fi film that can easily be labeled as a thinking person's sci-fi, After Yang is a futuristic, emotionally tender sci-fi saga that merges innovative technology of the [...]
The Batman
What was once a solo project for Ben Affleck has now morphed into an entirely new adaptation of the Caped Crusader, one that stands apart from the current DC extended [...]
Texas Chainsaw Massacre
As the ninth film in the Texas Chainsaw Massacre franchise, the aptly-titled Texas Chainsaw Massacre, heading straight to Netflix, won’t win any points for originality, keeping in line with the [...]
Bigbug
The films of Jean-Pierre Jeunet have always been quite delectable, spewing splashes of colorful feasts throughout his films or art-house aesthetics with almost noir themes. Jeunet is, without a doubt, [...]
Cyrano
A joyous and equally heartbreaking musical, Cyrano brings Edmond Rostand's world-renowned play to more modernized sensibilities. It's very charming, as well as showcasing that Peter Dinklage yet again has what [...]
Tyler Perry’s A Madea Homecoming
After planning on retiring the character in 2019’s A Madea Family Funeral, writer/producer/star/director Tyler Perry has decided to return to his golden goose, the now-iconic, gun-totting, wise-cracking, wisdom-giving grandmother, Madea, [...]
Marry Me
No matter the year, a film no one expected nor wanted is made, and in 2022’s case, Kat Coiro’s Marry Me is a prime example. This wishy-washy, romantic comedy released [...]