Recent Reviews

Untamed Heart (1993)
Marisa Tomei, Christian Slater, Rosie Perez. What more could you want? How about a plausible screenplay.
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Queen of Chess (2026)
What grandmaster Judit Polgar has to teach you has little to do with chess and much to do with life
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Greyhound (2020)
No grandiose speeches, no daredevil maneuvers – just an authentic, gripping portrayal of war in the North Atlantic
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The Confirmation (2016)
Clive Owen navigates a weekend full of bad luck as he struggles to confirm he deserves redemption
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Grave of the Fireflies (1988)
This lyrical, beautiful, and profoundly sad tale is one you should experience, though once may be enough
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Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery (2025)
The well-worn mystery format gets an adequately thrilling spin thanks to Glenn Close and Josh O'Connor
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Quartet (2012)
You don’t need to be a classical music fanatic to be enthralled by these veteran performers
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Caramelo (2025)
Here’s a syrupy sweet tale of a shaggy dog and a shaggy man, who save each other’s lives
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Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (2004)
Jim Carrey and Kate Winslet are charming and heartbreaking as oil-and-water lovers trying to escape their pain
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High and Low (1963)
Toshiro Mifune is superb as the conflicted father, but enjoy this one as a trend-setting police procedural
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The Shape of Water (2017)
Sally Hawkins is enchanting in this masterfully told tale of love, loss … and monsters
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Mantis (2025)
Park Gyu-young stands out in this stylish martial arts tale as an assassin aiming to get the respect she deserves
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Recent Quick Takes
Canary Black (2024)
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Kate Beckinsale gives it her all, but she can’t save this predictable spy thriller whose twist you spot right away
Family Pack (2024)
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A silly and mildly entertaining tale of a family transported to the middle ages to fight werewolves
Night of the Assassin (2023)
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An ailing assassin with a price on his head slices through innumerable badguys and a predictable plot
Knights of the Zodiac (2023)
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So sad to see Sean Bean wasted in this adolescently scripted mashup of martial arts and mythology
Land of Bad (2024)
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Yet another "things go sideways" rescue mission. Rousing gun fights. Lots of explosions. Capture and torture
Ruthless (2023)
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Dermot Mulroney goes bare knuckles against sex traffickers, but can't punch his way out of this mediocre script
A Special Lady (2017)
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A twisty plot, Godfather-reminiscent set pieces, and a gutsy heroine can't make up for the exploitive brutality
Night in Paradise (2020)
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Gangster gets sold out, with bloody results. But Jeon Yeo-been shines as a terminal case with a deadly aim
Meg 2: The Trench (2023)
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It’s not as bad as you’d think. So while it’s a waste of time, it’s your time to waste