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‘False Positive’ Review: Pregnancy horror film labors through tired clichés

‘This pregnancy [stuff] is no joke!” one mom-to-be proclaims to another over lunch in False Positive, a fitfully inspired but thoroughly distracted horror film about the terrors of new motherhood. […]

‘Luca’ Review: Take a sweet summer vacation with Pixar movie

When it was announced back in March that Luca, the terrific new offering from Pixar, was going to stream exclusively on Disney+ with no upcharge, reports came out that those […]

‘Undine’ Review: Plenty to dive into with film from German director

For those unfamiliar with German director Christian Petzold, the main thing to know is that he doesn’t mind keeping his stories — and, by extension, his audiences — under an […]

‘A Quiet Place Part II’ Review: Rare horror sequel that matches quality of original

After a 14-month delay, the follow-up to 2018’s surprise hit A Quiet Place is finally being released in a place that has been all too quiet the past year: our […]

‘Cruella’ Review: After tedious start, Disney film struts with confidence

When it comes to franchise building and marketing, Warner Bros. has been emulating Disney for so long, it was only a matter of time before the House of Mouse reciprocated […]

‘Those Who Wish Me Dead’ Review: Fiery Jolie gets a little lost in the smoke of film

Though the last 10 years have been quite eventful for movie star and mother of six Angelina Jolie, very little of her life has taken place on screen. She was the […]

‘The Mitchells vs. The Machines’ Review: Delightful family film delivers quick-witted laughs

Originally titled Connected and slated to arrive in theaters last fall, the superb new animated comedy The Mitchells vs. the Machines is now available on Netflix for families everywhere to […]

‘Tom Clancy’s Without Remorse’ Review: Clancy adaptation a throwback to ’90s action films

Without Remorse (technically Tom Clancy’s Without Remorse) is the sixth movie based on a Clancy novel but the first to make Clancy’s other famous spy character, John Clark, its primary […]

‘Mortal Kombat’ Review: Film based on video game takes itself too seriously

When the first Mortal Kombat movie came out in the late summer of 1995, it was amid a string of early attempts like Double Dragon and Street Fighter to adapt […]