Hollow Ammo: Our Review of ‘Ballerina’

Movies, Theatrical ‐ June 06, 2025
Hollow Ammo: Our Review of ‘Ballerina’

If you’re going to recreate something, you can’t leave out any of the ingredients…. While there’s no denying that Ballerina successfully manages match the levels of violent spectacle in the John Wick universe, it forgets the key element that made the original films so emotionally engaging (and no we’re not talking about the dog). Taking […]

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The Water Is Fine: Our Review of ‘Dangerous Animals’

Movies, Theatrical ‐ June 05, 2025
The Water Is Fine: Our Review of ‘Dangerous Animals’

The water is just fine… Make no mistake, Dangerous Animals is more about the sharks out of the water then the ones in the them but none of that matters when you’re having this much fun. When Zephyr (Hassie Harrison), a rebellious surfer, is abducted by a shark-obsessed serial killer (Jai Courtney) and held captive […]

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Where Are We?: Our Review of ‘Magic Farm’ on MUBI

Amalia Ulman’s deadpan approach can go both ways in her new film Magic Farm, about travel documentarians. Chloe Sevigny stars as Edna, the face of the travelogue’s team that flies out to San Cristobal in Argentina. There, one of their producers, Dave (Simon Rex), decides to duck out, leaving them to investigate a flimsy lead. […]

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Inside Out 2025: Our Review of ‘The Crowd’ (2025)

World cinema on a budget can be exhilarating because of the innovation that’s possible from one frame to another. The editing in Sahand Kabiri‘s The Crowd, for example, is interesting because of its temporal juxtapositions. It shows archive photos of children in what looks like Iranian garb, with audio having them chanting ‘Down with USA’. […]

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Memories of Nostalgia: Our Review of ‘Karate Kid: Legends’

Movies, Theatrical ‐ May 29, 2025
Memories of Nostalgia: Our Review of ‘Karate Kid: Legends’

Even rose coloured lenses need their prescriptions updated… In theatres tomorrow; Karate Kid: Legends is a perfectly acceptable entry into the canon of Miyagi-do Karate but it ultimately plays like a Coles Notes, segmented version that’s ready to be digested in TikToks rather than as a feature film. After a family tragedy, kung fu prodigy […]

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What She’s Hiding: Our Review of ‘Bring Her Back’

Theatrical ‐ May 29, 2025
What She’s Hiding: Our Review of ‘Bring Her Back’

“Welcome to your new home”, Australian woman Laura (Sally Hawkins) tells her new foster children Andy and Piper. Billy Barratt and Sora Wong play the two stepchildren, and just like their dad, Laura prefers Piper too. That leaves Andy to start a bond with Oliver (Jonah Wren Phillips), Laura’s son with tendencies to eat anything. […]

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Nothing ever goes as planned… Dom (Nick Kroll) and Cole (Andrew Rannells), a couple on the verge of adopting a baby, embark on an Italian vacation — the perfect opportunity to reconnect before the new addition arrives. Everything is picture-perfect, the epitome of a European babymoon, when things begin to spiral out of control. Lost […]

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On The Shelves: Our Review of ‘Cold Case: The Tylenol Murders’ on Netflix

On The Shelves: Our Review of ‘Cold Case: The Tylenol Murders’ on Netflix

The Tylenol Murders seems like a distant memory of something that happened in Chicago, USA, during the 80s. But it’s obvious that it’s much more than that, as some of the victims’ relatives are still with us. Cold Case: The Tylenol Murders follows standard procedure with Netflix’ true crime output as it focuses on survivors. […]

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Runaway Debt?: Our Review of ‘A Man on His Knees’

“What will we do if Daddy dies,” a girl asks her mother Lucia (Eleonora Giorgi) right before bedtime. Lucia has the same anxiety about her husband Nino Peralta (Giuliano Gemma), a thief turned cafe owner. And even as he quits crime, his son Paolo follows in his footsteps, committing the petty crimes that he’s avoiding. […]

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Love Bites: Our Review of ‘Jane Austen Wrecked My Life’

Theatrical ‐ May 23, 2025
Love Bites: Our Review of ‘Jane Austen Wrecked My Life’

Agathe (Camille Rutherford) opens a letter, reading that she can spend two weeks at a retreat, specifically, a writer’s retreat, which is odd for someone who thinks of herself as a dabbler. Dragging her feet to a retreat that has a Jane Austen theme, everyone expected someone older. One of them is Oliver (Charlie Anson). […]

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