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Kieran Culkin, left, stars in A Real Pain alongside Jesse Eisenberg, who also wrote and directed the film.

Eisenberg project is a real pleasure

Following up last year’s When You Finish Saving the World, Jesse Eisenberg makes another compelling case for himself as a writer and director with his sophomore effort, A Real Pain. […]

Hugh Grant stars in the new thriller "Heretic."

New A24 thriller is a bit half-baked

Between collaborations with Guy Ritchie and last year’s Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves, Hugh Grant has seemingly had a ball playing villains recently. The trend continues with the new […]

Robin Wright and Tom Hanks star in Robert Zemeckis’ new movie Here.

‘Here’ is novel idea that just does not work

The plot of Here, the dreadful new formal experiment from director Robert Zemeckis, is fixated on a plot itself — a plot of land, to be more specific. The film […]

Ralph Fiennes portrays Cardinal-Dean Thomas Lawrence who is tasked with finding a new pope in Conclave.

Witty banter found in search for new pope

Following up his much-lauded remake of All Quiet on the Western Front, director Edward Berger returns with another stirring ensemble piece that will likely garner attention as we enter awards […]

Naomi Scott stars as global pop sensation Skye Riley in the new horror sequel Smile 2.

Horror sequel will put smile on face

Narrowly avoiding a straight-to-streaming release two years ago, the surprise hit Smile opened wide to more than $200 million at the box office. Inevitably, the series continues this fall with […]

Anna Kendrick stars in and directs the film Woman of the Hour, alongside Daniel Zovatto.

Film shines light on ‘Dating Game’ killer

Anna Kendrick steps behind the camera for the first time to take on misogyny and murder with Woman of the Hour, a chilling true crime tale debuting on Netflix starting […]

Lady Gaga and Joaquin Phoenix star in Joker: Folie à Deux.

Sequel to megahit is a pretty big joke

What do you get when you cross a loosely adapted comic book movie with a billion dollars at the box office and 11 Oscar nominations? Well, you get Joker: Folie […]

Maisy Stella, left, and Aubrey Plaza play the same character at different stages of their life in My Old Ass.

Would you take future self’s advice?

In the spring of 2020, popular YouTube comedian Julie Nolke started a sketch series called Explaining the Pandemic to My Past Self, in which a version of herself a few […]

Demi Moore gives one of her best performances in the new film The Substance.

Aging in Hollywood can be terrifying

If the body horror sub-genre has a guiding principle, it’s in the terror of our infinite consciousness being inextricably tethered to malleable mortal flesh. Most films in the category find […]

Transformers One has plenty of action as well as plenty of well-known actors supplying their voices.

Prequel puts story of ‘Transformers’ into gear

Fittingly, the Transformers franchise has undergone several metamorphoses since the animated television series debuted 40 years ago, with the corresponding The Transformers: The Movie being released in 1986. After five […]

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