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Apr 6, 2023
Quick Reviews: 'EO', 'Cairo Conspiracy' | Donkey Travels Central Europe, Religion Meets Politics
Seasoned director Jerzy Skolimowski explores the road drama format with EO (IO in Poland) through the eyes of a homesick donkey. Written by
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Mar 30, 2023
'Kill Boksoon' Review: Action Thriller Has A Professional Killer Stuck In Toxic Work Environment
Writer-director Byun Sung-hyun's action thriller Kill Boksoon (길복순 in Korean) introduces viewers to Gil Bok-soon (Jeon Do-yeon), an infamous
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Mar 27, 2023
Quick Reviews: 'Boston Strangler', 'Infinity Pool' | Keira Knightley, Alexander Skarsgård, Mia Goth
Changing focus from psychopathic killers to working women covering these crimes is the main catch for Boston Strangler, writer-director Matt
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Mar 26, 2023
'Tetris' Review: Taron Egerton Competes In Cold War Race To Get The Rights To The Video Game
Here comes Tetris. No, not the game but a legal thriller-comedy from director Jon S. Baird which tracks the game's ownership and licencing h
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Mar 17, 2023
Quick Reviews: 'To Leslie', 'The Whale' | Andrea Riseborough Sobers Up, Brendan Fraser Gets Up
Andrea Riseborough stars as titular Leslie in To Leslie which is a classically trained, quiet drama from director Michael Morris who's makin
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Mar 14, 2023
'The Magician's Elephant' Review: Teenage Boy Is Told To Follow A Magical Elephant For Answers
Fantasy adventure The Magician's Elephant tries to make magic happen now on the big screen as it's adapted from Kate DiCamillo's novel of th
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Mar 8, 2023
'R.M.N.' Review: Transylvanian Village Is Bloodthirsty For Xenophobia & Yelling About It
Awkwardly titled R.M.N. (same title used in Romania) arrives from writer-director Cristian Mungiu, setting its sights on a small village in
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Mar 2, 2023
Quick Reviews: 'Missing', 'Close' | Twisty Kidnapping Tech Thriller, Lukas Dhont's Devastation
Directing and writing duo Will Merrick and Nick Johnson step out of the editing hideout to bright lights with their techno-thriller Missing,
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Mar 1, 2023
Quick Reviews: 'The Banshees Of Inisherin', 'TÁR' | Lonely Colin Farrell, Cate Blanchett Conducts
Writer-director Martin McDonagh's The Banshees Of Inisherin follows two of them in 1923, examining break-ups, politeness, masculinity and mo
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Feb 24, 2023
'We Have A Ghost' Review: Anthony Mackie & His Family Is Haunted By David Harbour's Ghost
The one at home this time is We Have A Ghost, written and directed by Christopher Landon who's adapting Geoff Manaugh's short story 'Ernest'
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