I am "eternally grateful" for another Antonoff/Swift gem built around some of the best movie characters of all time.…
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TUNER is the kind of finely-tuned genre thriller they just don’t make anymore. It’s got an Oscar winner, Dustin Hoffman, having a blast in a warm supporting role, a nail-biting premise, and a helluva breakout from Leo Woodall. The film never reaches for greatness. It’s a paint-by-numbers indie, and it knows it. But it lives in its world so completely that you forgive every predictable turn. I caught TUNER in a nearly empty Santa Barbara theater on a work night…
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The old may protect the young and the young may protect the old, but nothing could protect me from walking out with seriously mixed feelings on the latest STAR WARS.…
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EUPHORIA is a genuine high for two seasons, then comes down hard for a third.…
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I LOVE BOOSTERS is a wild popcorn film with deep universal themes that’s easy to like and hard to ignore.…
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GOAT scratches that itch for any NBA fan to have a film they can show their kids about basketball.…
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I have mixed feelings about MIXTAPE…
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THE BOYS takes all the setup from GEN-V and THE BOYS, and does a paint-by-numbers conclusion that has zero surprises.…
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Everyone could use a little more Val Cherish in their lives.…
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