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CORPORATE ANIMALS: Eating Your Way To The Top

Corporate Animals by no means breaks the horror/comedy mold, but there’s some laughs to be had.

VILLAINS: A Humorously Brilliant Take On An Old Idea
VILLAINS: A Humorously Brilliant Take On An Old Idea

With standout and nuanced performances, Villains is one of the funniest horror films you will see in quite some time.

TALL GIRL: Netflix Teen Flick Fails To Stand Out
TALL GIRL: Netflix Teen Flick Fails To Stand Out

Unfortunately, Tall Girl takes the typical high school movie beats and fails to do much with them.

CARNIVAL ROW Season 1: From Dark God Wakes To The Joining Of Unlike Things
CARNIVAL ROW Season 1: From Dark God Wakes To The Joining Of Unlike Things

Carnival Row starts off slow and is hard to get invested to, but eventually pays off in some respects.

HUSTLERS: A Glamorous, Femme Crime Film
HUSTLERS: A Glamorous, Femme Crime Film

Hustlers won’t be loved by everybody, but as both entertainment and an addition to the world of crime cinema, it’s an exceptional work.

FREAKS: An Ambitious & Absorbing Genre Mix
FREAKS: An Ambitious & Absorbing Genre Mix

Freaks is a paranoid little picture, using its influences wisely while manufacturing something distinctive: one of the best Sci-fi’s of the year.

THE TROUBLE WITH HARRY: Hitchcock's Forgotten Masterpiece of Subversive Sweetness
THE TROUBLE WITH HARRY: Hitchc*ck’s Forgotten Masterpiece Of Subversive Sweetness

Alfred Hitchc*ck’s oft-forgotten The Trouble With Harry delightfully blends small-town Americana with his usual penchant for droll humor and the macabre.

THE GIVERNY DOCUMENT: Black Women, Their Pain & Their Art

The Giverny Document demands attention, and even if the attention it does receive ends up in the limited availability of a museum, the format cannot be more appropriate.

TIFF 2019: WAVES Finds Hell, Healing & Humanity
TIFF 2019: WAVES Finds Hell, Healing & Humanity

Waves is an exquisitely crafted piece of art that solidifies Shults as a force to be reckoned with.

BRITTANY RUNS A MARATHON: The Agony and the Ecstasy of Becoming a Better You
BRITTANY RUNS A MARATHON: The Agony & Ecstasy Of Becoming A Better You

Brittany Runs a Marathon is positively delightful, a rare comedy that doesn’t gloss over the often painful challenges one faces in changing one’s life for the better. 

THE DARK CRYSTAL: AGE OF RESISTANCE: A New Age of Familiar Fantasy
THE DARK CRYSTAL: AGE OF RESISTANCE: A New Age Of Familiar Fantasy

The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance is the bold kind of fantasy that is more than welcome from the Henson studio in the 21st century.

IN THE SHADOW OF THE TOWERS: STUYVESANT HIGH ON 9/11: The Children of September 11th Speak
IN THE SHADOW OF THE TOWERS: STUYVESANT HIGH ON 9/11: The Children Of September 11th Speak

Amy Schatz’s “In the Shadow of the Towers: Stuyvesant HIgh on 9/11” recounts the harrowing day through the eyes of high school students who saw it happen first hand.

DON'T LET GO: Time Travel Thriller Loses Its Way
DON’T LET GO: Time Travel Thriller Loses Its Way

Don’t Let Go sounds clever and mystical, but it’s a time-consuming thriller with alluring configuration and very little payoff.

I Trapped the Devil ultimately has just enough meat on its bones to stick with viewers willing to plunge into its grim, nightmarish world.
I TRAPPED THE DEVIL: Faith, Family & The Demon In The Basement

I Trapped the Devil ultimately has just enough meat on its bones to stick with viewers willing to plunge into its grim, nightmarish world.

TIFF REVIEW: THE GOLDFINCH Fails Donna Tartt
TIFF 2019: THE GOLDFINCH Fails Donna Tartt

John Crowley’s adaptation of The Goldfinch lets down its source material and is, above it all, limp Oscar-bait.