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SURPRISED BY OXFORD: An Exercise In Watchful Dragons And Genre Smuggling
SURPRISED BY OXFORD: An Exercise In Watchful Dragons And Genre Smuggling

For those who have only a mild familiarity or hold an aversion for faith-based movies, Surprised by Hope is a cut above.

THE CREATOR: Comes Up With Nothing New
THE CREATOR: Comes Up With Nothing New

The Creator’s many impressive technical qualities are entirely mishandled, their import put above what a movie really needs: a good story.

Femme Filmmakers Festival 2023: SLEEPING WITH OTHER PEOPLE (Leslye Headland)
Femme Filmmakers Festival 2023: SLEEPING WITH OTHER PEOPLE (Leslye Headland)

Sleeping With Other People aptly captures humor while offering a generous dose of heartfelt moments.

A Century in Cinema: The Covered Wagon (1923)
A Century In Cinema: THE COVERED WAGON (1923)

Diehard Western fans will find The Covered Wagon worth their time, but for the casual film fan there may be more enjoyable films to check out.

Fantastic Fest 2023: WHEN EVIL LURKS
Fantastic Fest 2023: WHEN EVIL LURKS

When Evil Lurks proves itself a visceral horror that will get under your skin.

Bottoms: Girls Just Wanna Have Fun
BOTTOMS: Girls Just Wanna Have Fun

Bottoms is like a walk-through tour of a museum for high school comedies. It’s familiar, and nothing but fun.

Horrific Inquiry: THANKSKILLING (2008)
Horrific Inquiry: SAW (2004)

From filming style to a twisty narrative structure, “Saw” is a film that not only bore a franchise but has retained itself as a true horror classic.

DUMB MONEY: A Wild Wall Street Tale
DUMB MONEY: A Wild Wall Street Tale

The GameStop short-squeeze of 2021 is dramatized in the rough and messy but ultimately entertaining “Dumb Money.”

Toronto International Film Festival 2023: HELL OF A SUMMER
Toronto International Film Festival 2023: HELL OF A SUMMER

Hell of a Summer is a campy blast of a film, blending the nostalgia of 80s camp slashers with coming-of-age teen comedies. 

The Nostalgic Brilliance Of TOP GUN: MAVERICK
The Nostalgic Brilliance Of TOP GUN: MAVERICK

Ultimately, Top: Gun Maverick preserves the atmosphere of a timeless era and places it in the modern-day, harnessing an infectious energy.

Toronto International Film Festival 2023: HIT MAN & DREAM SCENARIO
Toronto International Film Festival 2023: HIT MAN & DREAM SCENARIO

Stories about college professors are popular at this year’s Toronto International Film Festival, with both Hit Man and Dream Scenario being examples.

Toronto International Film Festival 2023: ALICE & JACK Is An Embarrassment For The Talent Level Of Its Director And Cast
Toronto International Film Festival 2023: ALICE & JACK Is An Embarrassment For The Talent Level Of Its Director And Cast

Unfortunately, every single second that came before the ending in Alice & Jack was terrible.

A HAUNTING IN VENICE: Branagh Steers Christie Into New, Choppy Waters
A HAUNTING IN VENICE: Branagh Steers Christie Into New, Choppy Waters

A Haunting in Venice is a new direction, going for something more creepily claustrophobic, but doesn’t quite nail the landing.

Toronto International Film Festival 2023: THE CRITIC & HUMANIST VAMPIRE SEEKING CONSENTING SUICIDAL PERSON
Toronto International Film Festival 2023: THE CRITIC & HUMANIST VAMPIRE SEEKING CONSENTING SUICIDAL PERSON

For this Toronto International Film Festival, Wilson Kwong reviews the Critic and Humanist Vampire Seeking Consenting Suicidal Person.

Toronto International Film Festival 2023: THE ZONE OF INTEREST: A Terrifying Formal Experiment

The uber-formalistic approach of The Zone of Interest may strike some as unfeeling and morally empty, but it’s an authentic film.