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From left, cannibals Lee (Timothée Chalamet) and Maren (Taylor Russell) fall deeply in love in Bones and All.

Review: Cannibal romance leaves viewers with a full stomach

By Patrick Mazzella, Staff Writer November 30, 2022
Luca Guadagnino has once again directed a treat of a film that finds beauty in unconventional places.
From left, Paul Graff (Banks Repeta) and his grandfather Aaron (Anthony Hopkins) connect in an emotional scene.

Review: James Gray explores his early childhood

By Patrick Mazzella, Staff Writer November 16, 2022
The parallels between American life in the 1980s and James Gray's early childhood help to paint a profound portrait of life in "Armageddon Time."
From left, detective Hae-joon (Park Hae-il) and Song Seo-rae (Tang Wei) find a rare and mysterious connection in Park Chan-wooks latest film Decision to Leave.

Review: Neo-noir romance draws viewers in close

By Matt Minton, Co Life and Culture Editor November 16, 2022
Park Chan-wook returns with "Decision to Leave," a masterfully crafted film that finds where the impassioned love story meets the detective crime thriller.
Lydia Tár (Cate Blanchett), regarded highly as a composer and conductor, sees her past secrets catch up with her in a new era of cancel culture.

Review: Todd Field captures the current moment

By Patrick Mazzella, Staff Writer November 8, 2022
After a 16-year hiatus from directing, Todd Field returns with his latest film. As a careful character study, “Tár" succeeds with flying colors.
Teth-Adam (Dwayne Johnson) is the lead of the latest DC comic book movie. While he was originally cast in 2007, the film has taken many years to develop: none of which show in the end product.

Review: New DC comic book film is buried in superhero tropes

By Evan Miller, Staff Writer November 2, 2022
One of the only highlights of "Black Adam," a comic book movie buried in tropes, is the moral question it poses about what it means to be a hero.
From left, Sienna (Lauren LaVera) is terrorized by Art the Clown (David Howard Thornton), the menacing villain in Terrifier 2.

Review: Art the Clown returns to terrify audiences

By Giancarlo Messina, Contributing Writer October 19, 2022
A stronger female lead and an overall well-rounded narrative allow this sequel to the first "Terrifier" film to heighten the tension.
Based on an insane true story, The Greatest Beer Run Ever follows John “Chickie” Donohue (Zac Efron) as he travels to Vietnam in order to deliver beers to his friends.

Review: Vietnam war film fails to capitalize on themes

By Evan Miller, Staff Writer October 12, 2022
Academy Award-winner Peter Farrelly, mostly known for "Green Book," imbues his latest film with the same sappy plotting and screenplay.
Dr. Rose Cotter (Sosie Bacon) is a therapist at an emergency psychiatric ward dealing with the aftermath of a patient committing suicide in her care.

Review: Horror film transforms mental trauma tropes

By Patrick Mazzella, Staff Writer October 11, 2022
With a premise as silly as a woman being haunted by people smiling, writer and director Parker Finn delivers a strong horror film dealing with trauma.
Inspector Stoppard (Sam Rockwell) and Constable Stalker (Saoirse Ronan) investigate a murder in See How They Run.

Review: Entertaining murder mystery falls into old tropes

By Patrick Mazzella, Contributing Writer September 27, 2022
While "See How They Run" makes fun of murder mystery tropes, resulting in many laughs, the film unfortunately plays into those same tropes.
After a nearly fatal heart attack, Randal (Jeff Anderson) enlists help from Dante (Brian O’Halloran), Elias (Trevor Fehrman), Jay (Jason Mewes) and Silent Bob (Kevin Smith) to make a film reliving their best moments.

Review: New “Clerks” film is a complete mess

By Giancarlo Messina, Contributing Writer September 27, 2022
Kevin Smith, who has been making films for nearly three decades, returns to his beloved "Clerks" franchise with a messy third installment.
Nanisca (Viola Davis), the general of the Agojie, is a force to be reckoned with in director Gina Prince-Bythewoods latest film The Woman King.

Review: Viola Davis leads terrific historical epic

By Sydney Brumfield, Senior Writer September 26, 2022
The historical-fiction film, "The Woman King," refuses to sacrifice anything in the pursuit of cinematic perfection.
Tess (Georgina Campbell) arrives at an Airbnb only to find secrets hidden underneath an underground basement.

Review: New horror creation shocks audiences

By Evan Miller, Staff Writer September 20, 2022
In the thrillingly unpredictable new horror movie "Barbarian," two strangers find themselves stuck in a house full of secrets together.
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