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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Watch the Skies (2022)
Denise knows her father was kidnapped by aliens. Or does she just believe that? How far will she go to find out?
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Wil (2023)
This gut-wrenching drama of war-time perils challenges you to assess your own capacity for compromise
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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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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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Recent Quick Takes
The 33 (2015)
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Antonio Banderas gives it his all in this real-life tale of trapped Chilean miners beating the odds
Secretly Greatly (2012)
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Uncommonly ridiculous tale of North Korean spies whose mission in the South is to act like idiots and then die
The Man Standing Next (2020)
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Despite fine turns by Lee Byung-hun and Lee Sung-min, this languid, somber historical drama is hard to stick with
Run All Night (2015)
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More output from the Liam Neeson action assembly line, with a chilling supporting turn by Ed Harris
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
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
Barefoot (2014)
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This feel-good romance about mental instability successfully walks that fine line between cliche and authenticity
The Front Line (2011)
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The vicious battle of Aerok Hill leaves North and South Korean soldiers unable to remember why they even fought
Grace of Monaco (2014)
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Try as she might, even audaciously talented Nicole Kidman can't breath any life into this wooden script