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THE DROPOUT (S1 E1-3): Drops Your Attention
THE DROPOUT (S1 E1-3): Drops Your Attention

While Amanda Seyfried delivers a strong performance, it is not enough to keep audiences hooked in the first three episodes of the new series, The Dropout.

Animation Sensation: THE IRON GIANT: Brad Bird's Robot Story With A Big Heart
Animation Sensation: THE IRON GIANT: Brad Bird’s Robot Story With A Big Heart

I dare anyone to watch the ending of The Iron Giant and test to see if their eyes stay dry. I know I wasn’t able to.

KIMI: Why, Robot?
KIMI: Why, Robot?

KIMI derails a scintillating premise with a routine thriller that is on its surface efficiently executed but belies the clever psychological start.

TURNING RED: A Big Fluffy Silly Ball of Energy and Heart
TURNING RED: A Big Fluffy Silly Ball of Energy and Heart

Turning Red, the latest film by Pixar Animation Studios, is a total blast – a heartwarming treat for the whole family.

THE BATMAN: An Operatic Morality Thriller
THE BATMAN: An Operatic Morality Thriller

The Batman is a three-hour gritty detective crime thriller disguised as a superhero film.

Away from the Hype: Waterworld
Away from the Hype: Waterworld

Waterworld is not perfect, it’s not as well-crafted and clever as the Mad Max franchise it’s clearly based on, but it is a great time.

ASKING FOR IT: Demand More
ASKING FOR IT: Demand More

In the end, more of a thriller than a deep thought piece, Asking for It will leave you asking for more

STUDIO 666: Foo Fighter Frightners
STUDIO 666: Foo Fighter Frightners

If you can go along with all its winking and ribbing of rock culture, there’s enough self-deprecating, decapitating humor for a bloody fun meta-horror.

TELLING PEOPLE YOU’RE NATIVE AMERICAN WHEN YOU’RE NOT NATIVE IS A LOT LIKE TELLING A BEAR YOU’RE A BEAR WHEN YOU’RE NOT A BEAR: Short And Sweet (Also Hilarious)
TELLING PEOPLE YOU’RE NATIVE AMERICAN WHEN YOU’RE NOT NATIVE IS A LOT LIKE TELLING A BEAR YOU’RE A BEAR WHEN YOU’RE NOT A BEAR: Short And Sweet (Also Hilarious)

This animated short addresses the ridiculous entitlement of people who believe that Native culture is a fad for them to consume.

Horrific Inquiry: THE TEXAS CHAINSAW MASSACRE (1974)
Horrific Inquiry: THE TEXAS CHAINSAW MASSACRE (1974)

Promoted as being based on a true story, The Texas Chainsaw Massacre reached into the recesses of the mind, pushing audience expectations to a new level.

TEXAS CHAINSAW MASSACRE: An Unnecessary Sequel
TEXAS CHAINSAW MASSACRE: An Unnecessary Sequel

Unnecessary and poorly planned out, Texas Chainsaw Massacre is a sequel easily dismissed, the power of what made the original clearly forgotten.

STRAWBERRY MANSION: When Taxman Meets Sandman
STRAWBERRY MANSION: When Taxman Meets Sandman

A crazy, colorful film, Strawberry Mansion is worth a visit, even if at some points it seems on the verge of collapsing around you.

SING 2: An Underwhelming Encore
SING 2: An Underwhelming Encore

Even watering down some rather interesting character dynamics, Sing 2 adds more of everything, the good and the bad.

Slamdance Film Festival 2022: WE ARE LIVING THINGS: Less Sci-fi, More Heart
Slamdance Film Festival 2022: WE ARE LIVING THINGS: Less Sci-fi, More Heart

We are Living Things crafts something beautiful, even when it’s hard to adjust to.

Horrific Inquiry: VALENTINE (2001)
Horrific Inquiry: VALENTINE (2001)

Valentine was never meant to be a deep well of thought within a slasher, but it does, even when it leaves much to be desired.