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Judas and the Black Messiah is a Compelling and Intense Take on Revolutionary Activism, Galvanized…

Judas and the Black Messiah is a Compelling and Intense Take on Revolutionary Activism, Galvanized…

Judas and the Black Messiah arrives on the heels of other films representing seminal moments in Black history, such as One Night in Miami…
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The Map of Tiny Perfect Things Carves Out its Space in the Increasingly Crowded Time Loop Genre

The Map of Tiny Perfect Things Carves Out its Space in the Increasi...

When The Groundhog Day came out twenty-eight years ago, who would have thought it would launch a genre of time loop movies almost two…
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To All the Boys: Always and Forever Ends the Trilogy in Grounded Fashion, Anchored Around the…

To All the Boys: Always and Forever Ends the Trilogy in Grounded Fa...

To All The Boys I Loved Before was part of Netflix’s 2018 wave of romcom revivals. While there were other good movies like Always Be My…
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Malcolm & Marie is An Ambitious (and Flawed) Take on A Couple (and their Egos) Coming to Blows

Malcolm & Marie is An Ambitious (and Flawed) Take on A Couple (and their Egos) Coming to Blows

Malcolm & Marie is, at once, both captivating and exhausting. Produced during the pandemic and filmed at a single location with only two…
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Space Sweepers is a New Space Epic Following the Fine Traditions Set by the Likes of Cowboy Bebop

Space Sweepers is a New Space Epic Following the Fine Traditions Set by the Likes of Cowboy Bebop

Directed by Jo Sung-Hee, Space Sweepers is the first of its kind: a space sci-fi epic that looks gorgeous despite a lean budget of only…
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The Little Things is a Crime Thriller That Fails to Earn its Unconventional Ending, Despite Strong…

The Little Things is a Crime Thriller That Fails to Earn its Unconventional Ending, Despite Strong…

The Little Things feels like a relic from a bygone era, and for good reason too. It’s not just that the film is set in 1990- the script…
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Criminal Justice: Behind Doors Tackles Important Issues, Set under the Backdrop of a Murder Case

Criminal Justice: Behind Doors Tackles Important Issues, Set under the Backdrop of a Murder Case

Criminal Justice: Behind Closed Doors is the second season of the Criminal Justice series, but that doesn’t mean it isn’t accessible to…
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Hitman 3: A Brilliant Conclusion to the Trilogy, Featuring Dozens (if not Hundreds) of Ways to…

Hitman 3: A Brilliant Conclusion to the Trilogy, Featuring Dozens (if not Hundreds) of Ways to…

The last five years have been good if you’re a Hitman fan. Sure, we also got the laughably ridiculous film Htiman: Agent 47 and then…
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Cyberpunk 2077: a Good Game Buried Under an Ocean of Bugs

Cyberpunk 2077: a Good Game Buried Under an Ocean of Bugs

Cyberpunk 2077 was supposed to be the biggest video game launch of the last five years. Developer CD Projekt Red gained a lot of goodwill…
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Tandav is a Slow-Paced Political Thriller That Squanders its Strong Acting Performances

Tandav is a Slow-Paced Political Thriller That Squanders its Strong Acting Performances

If you saw Tandav’s trailer, you might have already seen the warning signs. Sure, the show boasts a stellar cast and a director (Ali Abbas…
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