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NIGHT STALKER: THE HUNT FOR A SERIAL KILLER: The Devil’s In The Details
NIGHT STALKER: THE HUNT FOR A SERIAL KILLER: The Devil’s In The Details

This is a series that shows its cards right in the title; it’s about the hunt. And it’s an unforgettable one.

PROMISING YOUNG WOMAN: The Dark Reality of Revenge
PROMISING YOUNG WOMAN: The Dark Reality of Revenge

Promising Young Woman sacrifices its opportunity to deliver the ultimate revenge fantasy for something unexpectedly profound and, thematically necessary.

GUN AND A HOTEL BIBLE: A Christian Film Without Easy Answers
GUN AND A HOTEL BIBLE: A Christian Film Without Easy Answers

Although I applaud the moments of complexity, the film still falls into many of the same traps by simplifying the philosophical choices down to a binary.

Once A Cop: The End Of Identity In THE PLEDGE
Once A Cop: The End Of Identity In THE PLEDGE

Retirement from the force isn’t just the end of his career — it’s the annihilation of his entire identity.

HISTORY OF SWEAR WORDS: Not Your Typical History Lesson
HISTORY OF SWEAR WORDS: Not Your Typical History Lesson

With History of Swear Words, Netflix delivers entertainment and knowledge regarding those naughty words that have morphed throughout the years.

PIECES OF A WOMAN: Nurturing Life & Facing Death
PIECES OF A WOMAN: Nurturing Life & Facing Death

Pieces of A Woman is remarkable – it’s either the final great film of 2020 or the first masterwork of 2021.

Horrific Inquiry: SPLINTER (2008)
Horrific Inquiry: SPLINTER (2008)

In a retrospective world, now is the time to revisit Splinter – or to discover it for the first time. You won’t be disappointed.

TikTok Made RATATOUILLE Into A Musical, And It Slaps
TikTok Made RATATOUILLE Into A Musical, And It Slaps

What started as a meme last year on TikTok — that the 2007 Pixar film Ratatouille has Broadway musical potential — unexpectedly exploded in popularity.

MINDING THE GAP Criterion Review: Meaning for Ourselves
MINDING THE GAP Criterion Review: Meaning for Ourselves

In a newly released Blu-Ray from the Criterion Collection, Owen Butler takes a look at Bing Liu’s Minding the Gap.

SHADOWS: A Ship In A Bottle
SHADOWS: A Ship In A Bottle

Shadows is a snapshot of a long gone period, embracing the brash and unfiltered attitude of its era by refusing to omit its mistakes.

BLACK PANTHERS: Framing Resistance
BLACK PANTHERS: Framing Resistance

Black Panthers shows the resistance group through the words of its own members and the curious eyes of a visitor.

CASTLE FREAK: Remake Adds More Lovecraftian Charm
CASTLE FREAK: Remake Adds More Lovecraftian Charm

Castle Freak is an interesting update to a familiar horror film, and manages to add more of the Lovecraftian influence back into the world.

DEATH TO 2020: A Comedic And Cathartic Release From The Past
DEATH TO 2020: A Comedic And Cathartic Release From The Past

Death to 2020 says a farewell to the year in the best way possible, inviting every viewer to join in the experience and the catharsis.

THE DRY: When It Rains, It Pours
THE DRY: When It Rains, It Pours

The Dry has just enough mystery and intrigue lingering at every begrimed frame to keep the audiences invested.

TRAINED: A Dynamic Concept Frozen Over
TRAINED: A Dynamic Concept Frozen Over

Trained focuses on a unique idea but never seems to spring up or explore what’s beneath the surface of it’s chosen gimmick.