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"Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness" Review
**WARNING: SPOILERS AHEAD** The follow-up to the earth-shattering reception to "Spider-Man: No Way Home" sees Doctor Strange continue to...
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May 11, 20226 min read


"Outer Range" First Impressions: Amazon's Gripping Sci-Fi Western
Platform: Prime Video Release Date: April 15, 2022 Even before the recent focus of entertainment news surrounding the downfall of Netflix...
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Apr 29, 20225 min read


"The Wasteland" Review: A Dull Descent into Madness
In 19th century Spain, Salvador (Roberto Alamo), Lucia (Inma Cuesta), and Diego (Asier Flores) live isolated from the rest of their...
Vega
Mar 29, 20224 min read


"No Exit" Review
Platform: Hulu Release Date: February 25, 2022 ...but again, the narrative was a lot more fun than it had a right to be. Committed to a...
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Mar 13, 20224 min read


"The Batman" Review: A New Status Quo for the Caped Crusader?
Platform: In Theaters Release Date: March 4, 2022 ** WARNING: SPOILERS AHEAD ** After the success of the grounded approach acclaimed...
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Mar 5, 20227 min read


"Texas Chainsaw Massacre" Review: A Brutal Revival with No Sense of Legacy
Once you move past that brutality, though, there is no storytelling left to offer anything meaningful for this Leatherface tale or any...
Vega
Feb 25, 20226 min read


"Moonfall" Review: A Disaster Movie
Platform: In Theaters Release Date: February 4, 2022 There are many directors whose film catalogs carry enough of a theme to lead...
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Feb 5, 20224 min read


"The Fallout" Review: An Honest Portrait of Trauma
PLATFORM: HBOMax RELEASE DATE: January 27, 2022 Not the first instance of mainstream media centered around the tragedy of a school...
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Jan 29, 20225 min read


"The House" Review: Obsession Through a Stop-Motion Lens
With a recent palate full of eastern influence and genre films, as good as some have been, it was refreshing to see a Netflix Original...
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Jan 23, 20227 min read


"Scream" (2022) Review: A Meta Take on "Requels"
🩸🩸 SPOILER WARNING 🩸🩸 Twenty-five years after the original Woodsboro massacre, this fifth installment of the popular slasher...
Vega
Jan 15, 20224 min read


"Station Eleven": An Artful Mid-Season Review
Writers and directors have long enjoyed sharing their visions of how the world would end and how the few that remain adapt to their newly...
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Jan 10, 20224 min read


"Nightmare Alley" Review: Del Toro's Supernatural-less Noir Thriller
Platform: In Theaters Release Date: December 17, 2021 Best known for his poetic blending of strong themes and supernatural/creature...
Vega
Dec 29, 20216 min read


"Spider-Man: No Way Home" Review: A Reward for Comic Book Movie Fans
On the heels of the MCU's introductions to new mythic and cosmic characters comes a very familiar face from superhero films over the past...
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Dec 21, 20217 min read


"Ghostbusters: Afterlife" Review: Haunted by Nostalgia
Platform: In Theaters Release Date: November 19, 2021 In Jason Reitman's anticipated addition to the “Ghostbusters” franchise, the movie...
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Nov 20, 20215 min read


"The Eternals" Review: A Cosmic Story Contained on a Human Scale
Platform: In Theaters Release Date: November 5, 2021 “The Eternals” comes at a weird time for the universe in which it is set, with over...
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Nov 7, 202110 min read


"Last Night in Soho" Review: Mesmerizingly Catchy
Platform: In Theaters Release Date: October 29, 2021 In Edgar Wright’s first feature film since 2017 hit “Baby Driver,” a young aspiring...
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Oct 29, 20215 min read


"Dune" Review: An Exposition of Epic Proportions
Platform: HBOMax, In Theaters Release Date: October 22, 2021 I had barely even heard of "Dune" until this most recent film was announced...
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Oct 28, 20216 min read


"Halloween Kills" Review: Bleeding the Character's Legacy
Platform: Peacock, In Theaters Release Date: October 15, 2021 Directly following the events of the 2018 installment, "Halloween Kills" is...
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Oct 17, 20215 min read


"One of Us Is Lying" Initial Review: Cookie-Cutter, Yet Intriguing
Platform: Peacock Release Date: October 7, 2021 Not to completely re-hash the introduction from my “There's Someone Inside Your House”...
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Oct 13, 20215 min read


"There's Someone Inside Your House" Review: Could the Movie Outdo This Slasher Novel?
Platform: Netflix Release Date: October 6, 2021 When I moved to Asheville, North Carolina earlier this year, I compiled a few goals that...
Vega
Oct 7, 20216 min read
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