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2.5/4
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Iron Lung
(2026)
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Mark Dujsik
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It's too bad, really, that Iron Lung goes on—and on—as long as it does...
Posted Jan 30, 2026
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2/4
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Pike River
(2025)
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Mark Dujsik
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[A]s admirable as the filmmakers' intentions may be, the actual telling of this tale feels like a long trip to nowhere.
Posted Jan 30, 2026
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2.5/4
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Paying for It
(2024)
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Mark Dujsik
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Sonny's presence in this story is an unnecessary complicating factor to a tale that is already complicated and odd enough without it.
Posted Jan 30, 2026
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3/4
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Natchez
(2025)
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Mark Dujsik
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Facts, it seems, are even more stubborn things than history, or that is the hope, at least, by the end of Natchez.
Posted Jan 30, 2026
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3/4
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Worldbreaker
(2025)
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Mark Dujsik
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The filmmakers have set us up to expect action and suspense, and instead, they have given us an intimate tale about a teenager coming of age and a parent guiding the way.
Posted Jan 29, 2026
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3/4
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Shelter
(2026)
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Mark Dujsik
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Watching Shelter, it feels as if the story and characters came before the action in the minds of the filmmakers.
Posted Jan 29, 2026
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3/4
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Send Help
(2026)
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Mark Dujsik
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Send Help keeps surprising...
Posted Jan 29, 2026
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3/4
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Mr. Nobody Against Putin
(2025)
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Mark Dujsik
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It is deeply disturbing and adds yet another layer to the depths of selfishness, cruelty, and megalomania of Putin that people already know.
Posted Jan 29, 2026
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3/4
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Islands
(2025)
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Mark Dujsik
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The mystery at the core of Gerster's film is intriguing. The subtleties of the characters ... make for an even more compelling experience.
Posted Jan 29, 2026
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2.5/4
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Back to the Past
(2025)
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Mark Dujsik
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[W]hile it doesn't keep newcomers in the dark, the movie doesn't exactly take full advantage of its characters and concept.
Posted Jan 29, 2026
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2/4
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The Wrecking Crew
(2026)
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Mark Dujsik
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The most significant problem with The Wrecking Crew is that it ultimately becomes a bland, predictable actioner.
Posted Jan 28, 2026
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2/4
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In Cold Light
(2025)
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Mark Dujsik
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[The] simplistic narrative feels like an unfortunate injustice to the initial setup.
Posted Jan 24, 2026
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2/4
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Return to Silent Hill
(2026)
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Mark Dujsik
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Everything about the movie is ultimately generic, more than anything else.
Posted Jan 23, 2026
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1.5/4
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Clika
(2026)
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Mark Dujsik
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Clika makes at least two major mistakes when it comes to the movie's main character.
Posted Jan 23, 2026
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3/4
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Mother of Flies
(2025)
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Mark Dujsik
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[I]t's fascinating to watch as the Adams Family flip the whole affair on its head.
Posted Jan 23, 2026
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3/4
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Standout: The Ben Kjar Story
(2025)
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Mark Dujsik
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The framing of this story is, perhaps, it's most important element...
Posted Jan 22, 2026
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1.5/4
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Mercy
(2026)
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Mark Dujsik
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Thankfully, Mercy is so silly and unbelievable that everyone should be able to see through what a terrible idea its premise is.
Posted Jan 22, 2026
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2.5/4
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Cosmic Princess Kaguya!
(2026)
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Mark Dujsik
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The narrative becomes a messy collection of ideas...
Posted Jan 22, 2026
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3/4
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28 Years Later: The Bone Temple
(2026)
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Mark Dujsik
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28 Years Later: The Bone Temple becomes yet another satisfying and subversive, if even more incomplete, chapter in this series.
Posted Jan 16, 2026
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3/4
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The Rip
(2026)
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Mark Dujsik
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[T]he inherent skepticism of The Rip ... gives the film an extra layer of tension...
Posted Jan 16, 2026
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3.5/4
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A Useful Ghost
(2025)
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Mark Dujsik
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Here's a filmmaker who's bold in his storytelling ambitions... [and] skilled in managing these dynamic tonal gymnastics...
Posted Jan 16, 2026
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2/4
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Sound of Falling
(2025)
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Mark Dujsik
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Sound of Falling ... moves between its timelines with only vague ideas motivating and linking those shifts...
Posted Jan 16, 2026
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1/4
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Killer Whale
(2026)
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Mark Dujsik
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[T]he characters are so bland ... that the orca ... is the most fascinating thing about the movie, and it's barely in the thing.
Posted Jan 16, 2026
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2/4
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SHEEPDOG
(2025)
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Mark Dujsik
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It's simply a movie dealing with ideas too complex for the simplicity with which it approaches them.
Posted Jan 15, 2026
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1.5/4
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Night Patrol
(2025)
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Mark Dujsik
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It's probably overblown to call this premise irresponsible, but on some level, it certainly feels like that's the case.
Posted Jan 15, 2026
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2/4
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Charlie the Wonderdog
(2025)
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Mark Dujsik
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Charlie the Wonderdog gradually and increasingly loses the simple qualities that might have made its story and its lesson worthwhile.
Posted Jan 15, 2026
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3/4
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All You Need Is Kill
(2025)
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Mark Dujsik
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It's an impressive-looking film...
Posted Jan 15, 2026
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3/4
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People We Meet on Vacation
(2026)
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Mark Dujsik
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It's a warm and tender film about charming and sympathetic characters...
Posted Jan 09, 2026
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3/4
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Greenland 2: Migration
(2026)
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Mark Dujsik
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Greenland: Migration is a notable improvement over its predecessor.
Posted Jan 09, 2026
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3/4
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Young Mothers
(2025)
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Mark Dujsik
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The only clear agenda of Young Mothers ... is, like so much of the Dardennes' work, to observe and understand its characters to best of the filmmakers' ability.
Posted Jan 09, 2026
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1.5/4
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Sleepwalker
(2026)
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Mark Dujsik
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When any scene in a horror movie could just be a dream, is there really any reason to trust, care about, or be scared by what happens?
Posted Jan 09, 2026
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2/4
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OBEX
(2025)
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Mark Dujsik
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The movie's limitations of storytelling and imagination ... keep this from being more than a neat concept.
Posted Jan 09, 2026
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3/4
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Holding Liat
(2025)
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Mark Dujsik
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In spite of how harrowing this story is ... Holding Liat is ultimately a hopeful film...
Posted Jan 09, 2026
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3/4
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The Chronology of Water
(2025)
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Mark Dujsik
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Lidia Yuknavitch's life is quite the story, and writer/director Kristen Stewart's debut feature turns it into a compelling one...
Posted Jan 09, 2026
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Primate
(2025)
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Mark Dujsik
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[E]veryone in it has to behave oddly in order to play by the screenplay's contrived rules.
Posted Jan 08, 2026
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2.5/4
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My Neighbor Adolf
(2022)
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Mark Dujsik
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The filmmakers have chosen the comedic path, which means everything about this story has to be limited in some way.
Posted Jan 08, 2026
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2/4
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Magellan
(2025)
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Mark Dujsik
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[T]he movie itself becomes a long and tedious examination of the same idea of this character...
Posted Jan 08, 2026
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2/4
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I Was a Stranger
(2024)
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Mark Dujsik
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[T]he story here becomes so divided in offering mere snippets of the lives and struggles of its assorted characters that the whole affair starts to appear quite small...
Posted Jan 08, 2026
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2.5/4
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We Bury the Dead
(2024)
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Mark Dujsik
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We Bury the Dead mainly leaves us wondering why this story has zombies in it in the first place.
Posted Jan 01, 2026
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1.5/4
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The Dutchman
(2025)
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Mark Dujsik
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[T]he whole thing comes across as a riddle to solve, and in working toward solving it, the movie's shallowness only becomes clearer.
Posted Jan 01, 2026
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3/4
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The Testament of Ann Lee
(2025)
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Mark Dujsik
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The singing and dancing here do not serve as some gimmick. They are essential to feeling and, thus, understanding these characters, this story, and this particular religious movement.
Posted Dec 24, 2025
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2.5/4
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Song Sung Blue
(2025)
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Mark Dujsik
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The filmmaker really pushes the belief that Mike's story ... is supposed to be inspiring. By the end, that seems like the entirely wrong way to see this story.
Posted Dec 24, 2025
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3.5/4
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No Other Choice
(2025)
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Mark Dujsik
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Park's film is surprisingly complex in its eventual plotting, its attention to its characters, and the balance of tone the filmmaker somehow accomplishes here.
Posted Dec 24, 2025
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2.5/4
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The Choral
(2025)
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Mark Dujsik
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[I]t establishes so much and doesn't have the time to develop everything it wants to.
Posted Dec 24, 2025
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3/4
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Anaconda
(2025)
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Mark Dujsik
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It's smart in ways we don't expect ... The screenplay ... is silly and dumb in just the right ways, too.
Posted Dec 24, 2025
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3/4
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The Plague
(2025)
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Mark Dujsik
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The frankness of the film's depiction of bullying ... is its most obvious strength.
Posted Dec 24, 2025
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2/4
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Goodbye June
(2025)
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Mark Dujsik
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Much of Goodbye June feels phony on basic level.
Posted Dec 24, 2025
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2.5/4
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Father Mother Sister Brother
(2025)
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Mark Dujsik
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Father Mother Sister Brother becomes an exercise in diminishing returns.
Posted Dec 24, 2025
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3/4
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The SpongeBob Movie: Search for SquarePants
(2025)
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Mark Dujsik
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[T]he film amounts to joke after joke, with a joke or two in between them. Some of them are quite funny...
Posted Dec 19, 2025
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2/4
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H Is for Hawk
(2025)
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Mark Dujsik
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All of this ... becomes a vague metaphor for loss and grief...
Posted Dec 19, 2025
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