Category: Movie
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Forbidden Fruits (2026)
Not every film can make a shopping mall feel both magical and menacing, but Forbidden Fruits challenges that.
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The Marked Woman: Yet Another Grizzled Detective Movie
Netflix’s new mystery thriller, The Marked Woman (released originally as La Desconocida), is confusing. More critically, though, it commits the worst mistake a movie can make: it’s boring. From Spanish director Gabe Ibáñez, the film squanders its premise at every turn, fills the story with unlikeable characters, and lacks emotional payoff.
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Intense Family Drama Unfolds in Short Film “The Birthday Gift”
The film, which focuses on an Argentinian family during an intimate birthday dinner, efficiently captures the eccentricities of each character as well as the nuances of their interpersonal dynamics.
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“Disclosure Day” and Anthropocentrism
Disclosure Day asks us to question humanity’s role in the universe but falls victim to the same assumptions of centrality.
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10 Movies Depicting the Lives of Ordinary Women in Historical Europe
One of the reasons I love watching movies is that, much like books, they serve as windows into other times and different places. Productions from around the world offer valuable insights into the history and culture of their respective countries. And just like literature, cinema can help us understand the present by showing us the…
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The Heart Behind GOAT(2026)
GOAT (2026) opens to the chanting of a crowd: “Roots run deep!” The rest of the film goes on to echo that sentiment, offering gorgeous animation and a heartfelt story along the way.
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“Miss You, Love You” Explores Grief and Unlikely Connection
Miss You, Love You brings together two people who were meant to find each other at that moment in their lives.
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“Pressure” Puts on the Pressure
Pressure is an unambiguously great movie, lead by convincing performances, a well-crafted script, good direction, and at least some social awareness.
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“Backrooms” Succeeds
We got a movie that takes the old school approach of trying to creep you out with chilling atmosphere more than anything else.
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“Apex” Captures the Primal Fear of Being a Woman
Given a choice between a man and a mountain, it’s safer to choose the mountain.