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Film Review – The Phoenician Scheme
After the densely layered Asteroid City (2023) and the ambitious set of Netflix short films, Wes Anderson’s The Phoenician Scheme (2025) might feel a little…conventional. But of course, convention isn’t really Anderson’s forte, is it? In terms of artistry, the writer/director has firmly planted himself as one of the most recognizable filmmakers…
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Film Review – Fear Street: Prom Queen
Shadyside just can’t catch a break. On the outside, it looks like any typical American suburban town. But when we look deeper, we see a nest of murder, tragedy, and horror. It seems no matter what that town does to move on from its sordid…
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Film Review – Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning
***Warning: This Review Contains Minor Spoilers*** It’s hard to fathom that when Tom Cruise first adapted the Mission: Impossible television series for the big screen, it was considered a risk. It was the first film made under his own production company. If it were to flop, he would have…
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Film Review – Final Destination: Bloodlines
It’s hard to fathom that the last installment of the Final Destination franchise was released fourteen years ago. The series, much like the Saw films, had grown into a yearly tradition. Audiences went to the theater to see a bunch of characters stumble their way into complex and preposterous…
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Film Review – Fight or Flight
The Josh Hartnett renaissance is upon us. The actor has carved himself some nice and varied output in the last few years. From his work with Guy Ritchie, providing solid character work in the Oscar-winning Oppenheimer (2023), to his villainous turn in Trap (2024), Hartnett has shown a willingness to try…
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Film Review – Another Simple Favor
A Simple Favor (2018) has developed a small but dedicated fan base. Mixing comedy, sex, intrigue, fashion, and soap opera level melodrama, the suburban thriller felt like a trashy novel best enjoyed with a mixed drink. I say that as a compliment. While I wasn’t the…
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Film Review – The Surfer
Talk about a run of bad luck! The things the protagonist goes through in The Surfer (2024) could test the resolve of just about anybody. All “The Surfer” wants to do is take his son out on the same Australian waves he rode as a youngster. And…
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Film Review – Havoc
Gareth Evans, who wrote and directed two of the top action films of the new century in The Raid (2011) and The Raid 2 (2014), has returned with his unique style of pulse pounding mayhem in Havoc (2025). This time, he collaborates with Tom Hardy, one of the finest actors working today…
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