Tag: Incluvie
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“Spider-Man: Brand New Day” And Struggling With Grief
The highly anticipated Marvel superhero movie of the year displays important themes of loss, loneliness, and change.
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I Was a “Teenage Sex and Death at Camp Miasma”
If you identify as part of the queer community, or if you love old school slasher flicks, you will love this movie.
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Experimenting with Swimming, Trauma, and Poetry in “The Chronology of Water”(2026)
The Chronology of Water is a raw, honest, and unforgiving portrayal of how an abusive childhood ripples throughout one’s life. It is definitely the best movie I’ve seen Imogen Poots in. And even though Kristen Stewart has a long acting career for her young age, her directorial skills in this film show a lot of…
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Escape White Suburbia in “The Gates”
The Gates, John Burr’s new thriller film, is a disturbingly realistic portrayal of three Black twenty-somethings – Derek (Mason Gooding), Kevin (Algee Smith), and Tyon (Keith Powers), as they accidentally take a wrong turn into a gated community that’s more like a modern-day sundown town. The three friends witness a variety of crimes in their…
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It’s Theater VS Cancer in “Don’t Say Good Luck”
Netflix’s new comedy drama, Don’t Say Good Luck, is a heartwarming tearjerker as well as a love letter to the transformative power of being a theater kid. Directed by Julia Hart, Don’t Say Good Luck follows Sophie (Sunny Sandler), a theater kid who finally gets the lead role in her school’s production of Waitress -…
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Autonomy, Motherhood, and Deaf Culture in “Deaf” (2025)
In Deaf, the Spanish director Eva Libertad explores pregnancy and motherhood from the perspective of a deaf woman. Her movie examines how the world imposes the notion of disability on her main character while she actually does not feel disabled herself.
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“Mile End Kicks”: Filled With Nostalgia, But Was Not Memorable
Released on Netflix this last July, Mile End Kicks, catches the eyes of those who are wanting to escape the disasters of 2026 and visit the era of peak Tumblr, unforgettable music hits, and iconic fashion trends—-of 2011. This coming-of-age film directed by Chandler Levack succeeds at portraying an accurate representation of what life was…
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“Pretty”: Metecan Duren’s Ambitious Horror Debut Shows Promise
New horror film “Pretty” is good to look at thanks to 19-year-old director Metecan Duren.
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The End of “The End of Oak Street” is Oak Street
An attempt to capture nostalgia that unfortunately just doesn’t work
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The Bizarre World of PN & Friends Episode 30: Reboot
“Reboot” can be crass and has much room to improve, but with investments of time and care, could flower out of the seed of a vision.