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3.7/5
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Accused: The Karen Read Story
(2026)
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Jasmine Blu
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Katie Cassidy certainly put on quite a performance, embodying this highly polarizing woman and bringing out the layers that have led people to be frustrated and put off by her, yet deeply empathetic toward her.
Posted Jan 12, 2026
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4/5
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The Witcher: Nightmare of the Wolf
(2021)
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Diana Keng
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Without the springboard of the live-action series, a viewer might be a bit lost, but, as an expository bonus piece, Nightmare of the Wolf does an elegant job of shading in the details of a world fans of the series are eager to return to.
Posted Dec 28, 2025
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4/5
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Savvy Sheldon Feels Good as Hell
(2025)
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Jasmine Blu
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The film, unsurprisingly, didn’t disappoint, giving us self-discovery, strong friendship, laughs, and a sweet love story, too.
Posted Dec 02, 2025
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3.6/5
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Second Guessing Fate
(2025)
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Jasmine Blu
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Second Guessing Fate was wholesome and cute enough.
Posted Nov 24, 2025
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4.5/5
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Holiday Touchdown: A Bills Love Story
(2025)
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Jasmine Blu
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As a born-and-bred Buffalonian and member of the Bills Mafia, the collaboration between Hallmark and our beloved city and team resulted in a charming, warm love story that also captured the beauty, heart, and spirit of the Queen City.
Posted Nov 24, 2025
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4/5
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Montana Mavericks
(2025)
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Jasmine Blu
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The romance genre is lacking on network television, and Montana Mavericks delivered a refreshing take on the genre that has me eager to see what else the slate has in store for us.
Posted Nov 17, 2025
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3.5/5
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Coyotes
(2025)
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Carissa Pavlica
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Director Colin Minihan leans into the chaos.
Posted Oct 22, 2025
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3.25/5
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Night of the Reaper
(2025)
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Carissa Pavlica
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Taps into that 1980s isolation and spins it into a small-town nightmare.
Posted Sep 18, 2025
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4.1/5
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Terri Blackstock's If I Run
(2025)
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Jasmine Blu
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Kat Graham is such a charismatic and empathetic lead, and she has such a genuinely warm and inviting presence onscreen.
Posted Aug 04, 2025
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4/5
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Before Your Father Finds Us
(2025)
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Jasmine Blu
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It results in an intense ordeal and equally as intense watch!
Posted Jul 29, 2025
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4.5/5
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A Very Vermont Christmas
(2024)
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Laura Nowak
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While this film featured the typical Hallmark holiday romance we’ve come to expect, it also delved deeper into themes of grief and community.
Posted Jul 22, 2024
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4.5/5
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Falling Like Snowflakes
(2024)
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Laura Nowak
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In Hallmark fashion, everyone has a happy ending, and Julie doesn't have to worry about her dad being alone anymore.
Posted Jul 01, 2024
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3.25/5
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Freud's Last Session
(2023)
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Carissa Pavlica
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The performances are impeccable, and the idea behind the film is well-intentioned. If it had stayed the course and followed the conversation from beginning to end, it would have been something to behold.
Posted Dec 21, 2023
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4.5/5
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Time for Her to Come Home for Christmas
(2023)
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Laura Nowak
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Heartwarming holiday film and the sixth installment from Blake Shelton, based upon his song, Time to Come Home.
Posted Dec 01, 2023
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3.5/5
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Letters to Santa
(2023)
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Laura Nowak
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While the Hallmark holiday film follows a predictable arc, the child actors capture your heart immediately.
Posted Nov 27, 2023
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4/5
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A Season for Family
(2023)
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Laura Nowak
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Besides the main characters, A Search for Family tremendously integrated their supporting cast and the importance of friendships and family.
Posted Nov 27, 2023
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3/5
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Ms. Christmas Comes to Town
(2023)
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Carissa Pavlica
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Niven has played mom to so many characters across the Hallmark universe. While they usually have their own story arcs, Ms. Christmas Comes to Town allows her to step away from her role as mom.
Posted Oct 27, 2023
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4.5/5
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Fourth Down and Love
(2023)
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Laura Nowak
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I found the entire Hanson family to be charming, and I'd love to see Mike coach another season of the Whalers flag football team with assistance from Jimmy, Danielle, and Erin.
Posted Sep 11, 2023
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4.7/5
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Guiding Emily
(2023)
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Laura Nowak
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Sarah Drew as Emily was the film's highlight, but Eric McCormack voicing Garth's thoughts provided plenty of entertainment.
Posted Sep 11, 2023
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4.8/5
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Make Me a Match
(2023)
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Laura Nowak
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Besides focusing on the romance, Make Me A Match also showed how important family relations were when pairing a couple.
Posted Jun 27, 2023
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4.3/5
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Love's Greek to Me
(2023)
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Laura Nowak
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Marina Siris excelled at playing a well-meaning but overly enthusiastic future mother-in-law wanting to incorporate family traditions.
Posted Jun 12, 2023
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4.5/5
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Aurora Teagarden Mysteries: Something New
(2023)
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Carissa Pavlica
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Something New had to re-establish all of the characters we've known so well and their relationships for it to make sense. Although they have quite different styles of acting, it was very easy to believe that this Aurora was the Ro we'd come to know.
Posted Jun 12, 2023
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4.5/5
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Wedding Season
(2023)
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Laura Nowak
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While Wedding Season was a traditional romcom, it also focused on Trish's personal journey and how she perceived relationships and her relationships with her friends.
Posted Jun 05, 2023
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Navalny
(2022)
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Michael T. Stack
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This never-before-seen footage impressed and amazed us because it's something completely unfathomable.
Posted Dec 14, 2022
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4.5/5
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Reindeer in Here
(2022)
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Laura Nowak
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This holiday film reminds me of the animated holiday classics I grew up with, but it added extra magical elements and storylines to help us appreciate the childlike magic of Christmas.
Posted Nov 30, 2022
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3/5
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Gasoline Alley
(2022)
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Carissa Pavlica
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Get the popcorn out and dive into Drake's vision. It might surprise you.
Posted Aug 15, 2022
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3.75/5
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The Whole Lot
(2022)
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Carissa Pavlica
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The Whole Lot is a refreshing take on the family drama genre. The ambitious story lives well beyond its budget under Rickman's direction and promises that his days of self-funding may be over.
Posted Aug 08, 2022
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2.5/5
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Not Okay
(2022)
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Carissa Pavlica
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Hopefully, whoever watches Not Okay will think about the Rowans of the world and take what she says in the chapter titled "Finale" as the strong message that is meant to be received, even if it's oddly perched on a movie that doesn't earn it.
Posted Aug 02, 2022
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3.7/5
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Everybody's Talking About Jamie
(2021)
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Michael T. Stack
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The beauty of this movie-musical is unmatched, and I loved seeing the characters from the musical come to life on screen.
Posted Jun 28, 2022
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2.75/5
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Locked In
(2021)
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Carissa Pavlica
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Locked In is not entirely successful, but you'll be looking over your shoulder the next time you're in a storage facility.
Posted Jun 25, 2022
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3.25/5
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Movie Money Confidential
(2022)
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Carissa Pavlica
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The topic and how it's covered is well worth your time. Who knows, maybe the next movie I review will be yours.
Posted Jun 11, 2022
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3.75/5
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Beneath the Banyan Tree
(2021)
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Carissa Pavlica
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Beneath the Banyon Tree is filmed beautifully and carves a space in your heart that you won't soon forget.
Posted Apr 22, 2022
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3.75/5
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Crabs!
(2021)
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Carissa Pavlica
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Crabs! is long on laughs, love, and proof that heroes can come from the most unexpected places.
Posted Mar 05, 2022
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3.25/5
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Single Mother by Choice
(2021)
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Carissa Pavlica
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Single Mother By Choice is a personal study of what it takes to welcome a life into the world and an intimate look at the strength needed to pull off.
Posted Dec 13, 2021
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4/5
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Red Rocket
(2021)
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Michael T. Stack
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Red Rocket shines when it's at its most vulnerable and heartbreaking. The comedy may be fantastic, but the drama hits it out of the park every time.
Posted Nov 28, 2021
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4.7/5
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Tick, Tick... Boom!
(2021)
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Michael T. Stack
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Where did that come from, Andrew Garfield?
Posted Nov 19, 2021
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3.25/5
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Implanted
(2021)
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Carissa Pavlica
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[Michelle] Girolami acts well beyond expectations.
Posted Nov 16, 2021
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3.25/5
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Overrun
(2021)
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Carissa Pavlica
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Overrun is an enjoyable action-crime-adventure flick that suggests this won't be the first of its such from the talented team.
Posted Oct 22, 2021
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3/5
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We Had It Coming
(2019)
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Carissa Pavlica
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The title We Had It Coming speaks to the collective we, as a society in the United States, who should brace for a reckoning that will come if we don't change course, respecting women without marginalizing them, as is their (our) right.
Posted Sep 17, 2021
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4/5
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Marathon
(2021)
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Carissa Pavlica
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Entertainment has embraced political correctness to its detriment, and Marathon tosses it to the wind.
Posted Aug 11, 2021
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3.75/5
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The Return
(2020)
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Carissa Pavlica
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The Return has a unique path, which effectively mixes genres, swinging adeptly between horror and sci-fi.
Posted Aug 11, 2021
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3.75/5
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12 Mighty Orphans
(2021)
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Carissa Pavlica
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Roberts' solid direction gives 12 Mighty Orphans a slightly grittier Disney-esque feel.
Posted Jul 18, 2021
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4.5/5
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This Is Not a War Story
(2021)
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Carissa Pavlica
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What This Is Not A War Story achieves is as remarkable as it is sobering.
Posted Jul 11, 2021
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3.75/5
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The Penny Black
(2020)
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Carissa Pavlica
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This fast and compelling narrative leaves viewers searching for the truth on screen and in their own lives, as the reality of who can be trusted seems just out of reach.
Posted Jul 09, 2021
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4.5/5
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Fear Street Part Two: 1978
(2021)
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Carissa Pavlica
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The Fun Factor of [this trilogy so far] is off the charts with gore galore, credible horror homages, the Fear Street Spirit, and teenage angst, ingenuity, and stupidity for miles.
Posted Jul 09, 2021
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4.5/5
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Fear Street Part One: 1994
(2021)
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Carissa Pavlica
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From the very first frame, Fear Street Part One: 1994 gets your adrenaline pumping, never letting up.
Posted Jul 01, 2021
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4.5/5
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Wolfgang
(2021)
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Carissa Pavlica
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Longevity is Puck's proudest achievement, and Wolfgang, the film, celebrates it.
Posted Jun 23, 2021
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5/5
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Bo Burnham: Inside
(2021)
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Michael T. Stack
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Burnham should consider this an incredible achievement that I am not going to forget for a very long time.
Posted Jun 14, 2021
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2.75/5
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Bad Cupid
(2021)
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Carissa Pavlica
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Rhys-Davies is a damn good actor, and his presence gives Bad Cupid a bit of gravitas.
Posted Jun 13, 2021
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3.25/5
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Black Easter
(2021)
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Carissa Pavlica
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It's the Starship Troopers of Christian films.
Posted Jun 13, 2021
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