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The Moment
(2026)
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Alci Rengifo
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From brat to Emily Brontë, Charli XCX is never a bore, which is why she can do much better than this curiously intriguing but ultimately languishing experiment.
Posted Feb 02, 2026
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Send Help
(2026)
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Alci Rengifo
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Rachel McAdams and Dylan O’Brien are having a ball onscreen inhabiting these characters who lack subtlety in just the right ways.
Posted Jan 30, 2026
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H Is for Hawk
(2025)
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Alci Rengifo
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H is for Hawk has a warmth and kindness at its core, in the end expressing that pain is natural and freedom can be achieved by trying something new that puts us in contact with another form of life.
Posted Jan 27, 2026
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28 Years Later: The Bone Temple
(2026)
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Alci Rengifo
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Nothing in “The Bone Temple” feels like the cycles of a typical sequel.
Posted Jan 20, 2026
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The Rip
(2026)
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Alci Rengifo
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The Rip is, in a good way, simple entertainment, which is never easy to do well. A good case is opened and the payoff satisfies.
Posted Jan 20, 2026
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Song Sung Blue
(2025)
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Alci Rengifo
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It is hard to beat fact and Jackman and Hudson remarkably make the characters their own.
Posted Dec 29, 2025
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Anaconda
(2025)
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Alci Rengifo
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Yet, the more enjoyable angle of the movie is a recycled but well done take on childhood buddies as aspiring artists.
Posted Dec 29, 2025
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Marty Supreme
(2025)
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Alci Rengifo
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By the climactic final match, we root for him despite his glaring personal flaws, because ambition on this scale can be infectious.
Posted Dec 29, 2025
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Avatar: Fire and Ash
(2025)
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Alci Rengifo
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This is a worthy, rousing third serving of a groundbreaking franchise that may not equal its predecessors, but remains great pop art.
Posted Dec 22, 2025
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Is This Thing On?
(2025)
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Alci Rengifo
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Cooper never lets the material slide into some kind of hopeless, acidic take on a crumbling marriage. In the end, this is a feel-good movie that knows not all separations are bloodbaths.
Posted Dec 22, 2025
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Merrily We Roll Along
(2025)
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Alci Rengifo
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Beyond the idea of the creatives trying to make it, “Merrily We Roll Along” has a special power in the way it addresses the passage of time. The story asks us to reflect on where we have come from, as opposed to being obsessed with the future.
Posted Dec 08, 2025
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Hamnet
(2025)
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Alci Rengifo
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Paul Mescal’s portrayal of the historical icon is measured, subtly giving him those touches of the creative whose mind is always somewhere else, then displaying a fragile sensitivity in the face of genuine pain.
Posted Nov 26, 2025
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Jay Kelly
(2025)
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Alci Rengifo
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When it works is a convincing study at the emotional toll it sometimes takes to get there.
Posted Nov 21, 2025
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Wicked: For Good
(2025)
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Alci Rengifo
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Now complete, Jon M. Chu’s “Wicked” is a spectacle that does feel like it defies gravity.
Posted Nov 21, 2025
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Keeper
(2025)
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Alci Rengifo
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Keeper works even if the symbolism gets lost in the haze.
Posted Nov 19, 2025
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The Running Man
(2025)
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Alci Rengifo
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Wright remains a wonderfully visual director who crafts images of incredible detail. “The Running Man” would do better catching its breath, but what it’s trying to say can be chillingly familiar.
Posted Nov 17, 2025
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Nuremberg
(2025)
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Alci Rengifo
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Nuremberg on the surface may look like another Oscar season World War II movie, yet it may be one of the season’s most relevant films.
Posted Nov 10, 2025
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Christy
(2025)
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Alci Rengifo
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Christy may not be the boxing movie sports fans will expect, which is its value. It presents Christy Martin as an individual, not just an impressive athlete, who found herself in a situation many have fallen into with or without fighting skills.
Posted Nov 10, 2025
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Die My Love
(2025)
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Alci Rengifo
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This director is so talented and the actors so committed, that this movie never becomes boring.
Posted Nov 10, 2025
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Ballad of a Small Player
(2025)
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Alci Rengifo
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Maybe Berger wanted to have some fun. His film gets caught up in its own fever and loses its focus, with Farrell’s great mania keeping it somewhat together.
Posted Nov 07, 2025
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Springsteen: Deliver Me from Nowhere
(2025)
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Alci Rengifo
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Jeremy Allen White’s performance deserves acknowledgement for its potent restraint. He has the perfect visage to play a singer who also embodies a rugged, working class American ethos.
Posted Oct 27, 2025
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Bugonia
(2025)
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Alci Rengifo
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The score by Jerskin Fendrix has a Hitchcock thriller feel where the screeching violins underscore the suspense. Then there are the performances, which do reach moments of brilliance.
Posted Oct 27, 2025
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Frankenstein
(2025)
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Alci Rengifo
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Some filmmakers wait decades to make a passion project and somehow fumble. “Frankenstein” is a master craftsman rejuvenating a true classic with affection and great imagination in every frame.
Posted Oct 20, 2025
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Good Fortune
(2025)
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Alci Rengifo
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It is a funny little parable in the tradition of classic angel and life-swapping stories, where characters learn universal life lessons. Ansari’s screenplay keeps it simple but adds just enough melancholy.
Posted Oct 17, 2025
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Black Phone 2
(2025)
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Alci Rengifo
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Derrickson is an expert at jump scares and ramps up the moodiness and gore. As with its predecessor, atmosphere helps gloss over some of the script’s rougher edges.
Posted Oct 17, 2025
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After the Hunt
(2025)
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Alci Rengifo
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After the Hunt is a collection of sketches consisting of scattered ideas about various cultural topics.
Posted Oct 13, 2025
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Roofman
(2025)
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Alci Rengifo
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Roofman is never less than fascinating and like any good story, we’re fully involved in wanting to know just when Jeffrey’s scheme in the toy store will come crashing down, as it must. In a rare feat, the human element shines above the caper.
Posted Oct 10, 2025
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TRON: Ares
(2025)
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Alci Rengifo
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Tron: Ares is without a doubt an entertaining time for viewers wanting a popcorn spectacle that is both modern but attuned to an old-fashioned experience.
Posted Oct 10, 2025
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Kiss of the Spider Woman
(2025)
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Alci Rengifo
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In such an atmosphere, an entertaining musical like “Kiss of the Spider Woman” is almost its own form of pop resistance. You get more out of it than just the webbing of its glistening ensemble.
Posted Oct 10, 2025
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Good Boy
(2025)
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Alci Rengifo
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Good Boy thus ends as a unique and memorable little parable that will warm the heart of a true dog lover despite having the clear aim of making the pulse race.
Posted Oct 09, 2025
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The Smashing Machine
(2025)
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Alci Rengifo
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This is a portrait that goes beyond interest in the ring. Someone who has never cared for the sport could be pleasantly surprised.
Posted Oct 03, 2025
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One Battle After Another
(2025)
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Alci Rengifo
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Anderson’s film is exhilarating and timely, and one of the best of the year.
Posted Sep 26, 2025
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A Big Bold Beautiful Journey
(2025)
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Alci Rengifo
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The stakes are just too low and the characters lack chemistry. Instead of passion we get first world complaints from people whose great woe is to be good looking and lonely.
Posted Sep 22, 2025
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HIM
(2025)
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Alci Rengifo
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We are left more confused than challenged by this film’s bizarre Hail Mary passes.
Posted Sep 22, 2025
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The Long Walk
(2025)
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Alci Rengifo
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These actors prove you don’t need to splurge the budget on effects to make the apocalypse feel heartbreaking.
Posted Sep 19, 2025
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Spinal Tap II: The End Continues
(2025)
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Alci Rengifo
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Metal doesn’t rule like it used to, yet there is something touching in seeing these actors reunite to evoke Spinal Tap like aged party animals with a bit of fire left in their bellies.
Posted Sep 19, 2025
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The Roses
(2025)
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Alci Rengifo
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It works as a lite, cheeky study in how a relationship can be unpredictable because life happens.
Posted Sep 02, 2025
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Caught Stealing
(2025)
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Alci Rengifo
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Caught Stealing is unique in how we rarely get a director of this caliber letting loose and bringing to a genre of this kind a different sort of artistry. Style over substance is not a bad thing when it’s done this well.
Posted Sep 02, 2025
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Splitsville
(2025)
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Alci Rengifo
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Cinematographer Adam Newport-Berra’s camera is always on the move, capturing the evolving, breakneck emotions at play.
Posted Aug 25, 2025
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Relay
(2024)
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Alci Rengifo
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Despite the whole scheme dissolving into empty air, we at least have good craft on display from a filmmaker not prone to resorting to bombastic action at every turn.
Posted Aug 25, 2025
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Nobody 2
(2025)
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Alci Rengifo
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Nobody 2 delivers punches and takes names with the kind of oddball charm its audience craves.
Posted Aug 19, 2025
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Americana
(2025)
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Alci Rengifo
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Americana ends as a fun escape where we enjoy hanging out with the people as much as guessing who will end up with the loot.
Posted Aug 19, 2025
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Highest 2 Lowest
(2025)
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Alci Rengifo
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There are powerhouse performances all around this excellent piece of craftsmanship, while leaving the audience to ask itself profound questions after the end credits.
Posted Aug 18, 2025
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Weapons
(2025)
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Alci Rengifo
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Horror can probe deeper, but as a sensory experience with great casting, this is a good popcorn escape to feel some chills during a heatwave.
Posted Aug 11, 2025
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The Naked Gun
(2025)
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Alci Rengifo
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Liam Neeson and Pamela Anderson pull it all off with the gusto of true masters, making this a real summer delight and one of the year’s best comedies.
Posted Aug 04, 2025
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The Home
(2025)
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Alci Rengifo
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The Home won’t be on any end of the year best of lists, but it will get under your skin.
Posted Jul 29, 2025
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The Fantastic Four: First Steps
(2025)
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Alci Rengifo
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The result is one of the MCU’s leanest, most easily enjoyable movies in a while.
Posted Jul 29, 2025
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Happy Gilmore 2
(2025)
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Alci Rengifo
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This isn’t a sequel we necessarily needed, but it is done with the kind of gusto that defines its audience.
Posted Jul 29, 2025
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I Know What You Did Last Summer
(2025)
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Alci Rengifo
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Stay for the bonus end credits scene, which will be another bit of warm millennial nostalgia. Aside from that, this franchise can be left at the bottom of the ocean.
Posted Jul 22, 2025
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Smurfs
(2025)
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Alci Rengifo
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Plainly said, Smurfs just never becomes truly engaging as an overall story for young viewers.
Posted Jul 22, 2025
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