Wonka Loves a Twist: Our Review of ‘Wonka’s The Golden Ticket’ on Netflix

Netflix ‐ ‐ September 30, 2026
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Wonka Loves a Twist: Our Review of ‘Wonka’s The Golden Ticket’ on Netflix

Previously on Wonka’s The Golden Ticket… so I guess Netflix has the rights to the Chocolate Factory now? Netflix gave out golden tickets for twelve people to enter the factory with someone that is close to them. The estate of Gene Wilder allowed for AI to replicate his voice, taking that job from some actor. […]

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SSIFF 2026: Our Review of ‘Border’

Festival Coverage ‐ ‐ September 28, 2026
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SSIFF 2026: Our Review of ‘Border’

The San Sebastian Film Festival have their share of hits and misses, Border belonging to the latter, sadly. Intimate yet uncomfortable, it has its share of gross bathroom scenes like showing Su Qing (Feng Qi) there. She cleans herself before going out to the streets and meeting clients like coal miner Luo Jia (Zheyan Li). […]

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SSIFF 2026: Our Review of ‘Sants’

Festival Coverage, Movies ‐ ‐ September 27, 2026
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SSIFF 2026: Our Review of ‘Sants’

For better or for worse, Mikel Gurrea‘s Sants doesn’t care to introduce his film’s characters, but still, viewers get a jist of who they are, like protagonist Lali (Victoria Luengo). She cares for her dying mother, Gloria (Ariadna Gil), and she eventually gets help with that job. Help comes from her friend Rosario (Eulalia Ramón). […]

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Fantastic Fest 2026: Our Review of ‘Ghost in the Cell’

Festival Coverage, Film Festivals ‐ ‐ September 26, 2026
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Fantastic Fest 2026: Our Review of ‘Ghost in the Cell’

Indonesian genre directing master Joko Anwar returns to Fantastic Fest with a horror comedy that takes some big swings, Ghost in the Cell. After reporter Dimas (Endy Arifan) comes back from an assignment where a number of suspicious murders have taken place, his boss dies under gruesome circumstances and he is jailed in the process. […]

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Patricio Guzmán: Our Review of ‘The Battle of Chile’ on OVID

OVID.tv ‐ ‐ September 25, 2026
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Patricio Guzmán: Our Review of ‘The Battle of Chile’ on OVID

Chilean documentary filmmaker follows up The First Year with The Battle of Chile, all films bleeding into each other. He divides the latter film into three parts, the first showing enthusiasm turning into the real work of maintaining victories. He shows citizens putting up posters warning people of fascism, mourning people like Jose Ahumada Vasquez. […]

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Dancing Like Titans: Our Review of ‘Ha-Chan: Shake Your Booty’

Theatrical ‐ ‐ September 25, 2026
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Dancing Like Titans: Our Review of ‘Ha-Chan: Shake Your Booty’

Haru’s (Rinko Kikuchi) entire family showed up to her birthday party but she isn’t in the mood to celebrate. She’s still mourning the death of her late husband Luis (Alejandro Edda), who dies during one of their ballroom contests. Thankfully, her sisters Hiromi (YOU) and Yuki (Yoh Yoshida) get her out of her nice house. […]

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The Cost of Ratings: Our Review of ‘Primetime’

Movies, Theatrical ‐ ‐ September 24, 2026
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The Cost of Ratings: Our Review of ‘Primetime’

The threat comes from the best of intentions… Primetime is an insidious look under the hood at the genesis of ‘Newstainment’ as the quest for greatness comes at the cost of one’s very own soul. In 2006, To Catch a Predator (Robert Pattinson) host Chris Hansen sets out to make television history. While heavily fictionalized, […]

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Magic In The Mundane: Our Review of ‘The History of Concrete’

Movies, Theatrical ‐ ‐ September 24, 2026
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Magic In The Mundane: Our Review of ‘The History of Concrete’

Things don’t always start out as you plan…. Moments of self-discovery are rarely if ever planned and that is so true here with filmmaker John Wilson now years removed from the success of his HBO show; How To With John Wilson.  Here with the History of Concrete we see the portrait of a creator trying […]

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Music: Our Review of ‘Pulp: What Would You Do For an Encore?’ On MUBI

Mubi ‐ ‐ September 24, 2026
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Music: Our Review of ‘Pulp: What Would You Do For an Encore?’ On MUBI

Every streaming service worth their salt has music documentaries in their catalogue and MUBI here is no exception. MUBI, despite being MUBI, has films that cater to my pop girlie present like a Charli XCX doc. But it also caters to the collective past of certain demographics who listen to independent international pop rock music. […]

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SSIFF 2026: Our Review of ‘Cute’

Festival Coverage, Movies ‐ ‐ September 23, 2026
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SSIFF 2026: Our Review of ‘Cute’

Richard’s (Jan Gunnar Røise) doctor wants to know why he wants a castration – he doesn’t say why. He’s not the only character in Cute who doesn’t want to take care of themselves in more conventional ways. That other person is Stella (Gina Jaqueline), caretaker for Richard’s old mother and who has an eating disorder. […]

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