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“The Ultimate Playlist of Noise” is treacly YA that can’t find its voice

Ultimate Playlist of Noise (Hulu)
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Bennett Lasseter’s teen romance plays like Sound of Metal for the YA set, but sags under a heaping helping of misconceptions about deafness.

Charlotte Little Posted on January 15, 2021January 15, 2021

Hustlers Review: See How the Other Half Grifts

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Lorene Scafaria drenches her recession-era crime dramedy in neon, bills, and deep intention.

Matt Cipolla Posted on September 19, 2019July 2, 2020

“Captive State” Succeeds As A Spy Thriller, But Fails Its Characters

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Rupert Wyatt’s dark sci-fi allegory about a Chicago occupied by sinister alien forces features some smart, subversive sequences but lacks strong characters.

Joe Lipsett Posted on March 15, 2019August 5, 2020

More of a Comment, Really…: CAM’s Daniel Goldhaber on the Lines Between Porn, Cinema and Horror

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For our first episode, we talk to the director of Netflix’s camgirl thriller CAM about finding horror and empathy in online sex work.

Clint Worthington Posted on January 11, 2019August 3, 2020

CAM Review: Netflix’s Peep Show Into the Terror of Stolen Identity

CAM Netflix
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Director Daniel Goldhaber and screenwriter Isa Mazzei explore the complexities of online sex work with a fascinating thriller […]

Theo Estes Posted on December 5, 2018August 2, 2020
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