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Reviews (Page 21)

TIFF Dispatch: Do Not Expect Too Much Of the End of the World

By: Soham Gadre

Expect plenty from Do Not Expect Too Much Of the End of the World.

Totally Killer is far from a cut above

Prime Video's new comedy-horror movie is short on laughs and gasps.

The glorious, grimy evil of Killer Joe

By: Kayleigh Donaldson

Friedkin at his most unsparing and cruel delivers a powerful late-career film that might be too much for some to stomach.

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Rules of Engagement finds Friedkin in transition

By: Peter Sobczynski

The military courtroom drama has its moments, but is more notable for where it sent the director next.

Loki Season 2 gets the gang back together but struggles with personalizing consequences

By: Tim Stevens

Despite a weightlessness, there’s lots to like in the Disney+ series’ return.NOW STREAMING: Powered by JustWatch One of the common complaints about Marvel’s attempts at multiverse storytelling is that it renders everything meaningless. If there is another Ikaris of the Eternals out there—or a possibly infinite number of them—why should one care if the one ... Loki Season 2 gets the gang back together but struggles with personalizing consequences

Star Trek: Lower Decks tells (short) stories on Ferenginar

A visit with the Ferengis in Season 4 Episode 6 sees the show spinning brief yarns.

When William Friedkin cuts to the heart of The Hunted, it shines

Tommy Lee Jones and Benicio del Toro's climactic duel is a stupendous piece of filmmaking in a good film that could have been great with some judicious paring.

The Exorcist: Believer is not as bad as you’d expect, but still not very good

By: Gena Radcliffe

David Gordon Green plants his flag in another horror franchise with the same messy results.

Quantum Leap Season 2 jumps into a comfy groove

By: Tim Stevens

With its heart on its sleeve, the series feels like a kind break from an often mean world.

She Came to Me goes to bizarre lengths to get a laugh

By: Scout Tafoya

Rebecca Miller writes and directs a perplexing but never boring comedy about a composer with a devastating case of writer's block.

Fantastic Fest 2023

Fantastic Fest Dispatch: The Strangler & other retro screenings

By: Peter Sobczynski

In addition to new releases, Fantastic Fest also presented a selection of largely forgotten oddities from the past.

Thrawn stands revealed, finally, in Ahsoka Parts 6 & 7

The blue-skinned spectre of the Empire proves to be far more than rumor or myth.

Getting to the bottom of William Friedkin’s Jade

By: Gena Radcliffe

Take a seat for a look at how this 90s not-very-erotic thriller hindered the filmmaker’s comeback.

Fair Play is a slick, sexy, and polarizing debut

Netflix’s newest is a fierce and feminist erotic thriller that will have you on the edge of your seat.

Star Trek: Lower Decks explores Vulcan emotion & Betazoid commotion in a spotlight episode

By: Andrew Bloom

A personal journey for T’Lyn, the newest lower decker, and a fun romp with some Betazoid diplomats prove the ship is the best place to be for a young officer.

Blue Chips turns over the ball early, never gets back into it

By: Tim Stevens

Friedkin’s facile take on corruption in college sports can’t run its game.

A beginner’s guide to understanding the Saw-iverse

Thinking about getting into the Saw franchise 10 movies in? Here’s what you need to know.

Gen V tempers The Boys’ formula with satisfying results

By: Tim Stevens

Prime Video’s spinoff of the highly successful and cynical superhero series alters the ratio of snark to sincerity and it pays off.

What’s New on DVD/Blu-ray in September

Past Lives, The Giant Gila Monster, Poker Face and More!

In Rampage, William Friedkin puts his own feelings about the death penalty on trial

By: Gena Radcliffe

Though mostly a by-the-numbers courtroom drama, this little seen thriller poses some uncomfortable questions.

The gold beneath the glitter of To Live and Die in L.A

By: Chris Ludovici

Initially written off as vapid & glitzy, L.A.‘s a searing indictment of 80s materialism and macho posturing crafted from the era’s shallow pop culture trappings. NOW STREAMING: Powered by JustWatch It must have been easy to be cynical about William Friedkin’s To Live and Die in L.A. in 1985. After a blazing hot early 1970s, his critical ... The gold beneath the glitter of To Live and Die in L.A

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