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Love it or hate it, 2024 is sure to be known as the year that Horror dethroned Comic-Book films as Hollywood’s dominant genre (# of releases, not budget). Although this ranking may not perfectly reflect my written reviews, it should be close. My thoughts on certain films have inevitably shifted over time and there’s nothing…
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The Monkey (2025) is directed by Osgood Perkins and stars Theo James, Colin O’Brien, Tatiana Maslany, Christian Convery, Rohan Campbell, Elijah Wood, Sarah Levy, Osgood Perkins, Tess Degenstein, Danica Dreyer, Beatrix Perkins, Kingston Chan, Zia Newton, Nicco Del Rio, Shafin Karim, and Adam Scott. Based on the short story by Stephen King, the film follows…
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I’m Still Here (2024) is directed by Walter Salles and stars Fernanda Torres, Selton Mello, Valentina Herszage, Luiza Kosovski, Barbara Luz, Cora Mora, Guilherme Silveira, Antonio Saboia, Pri Helena, Humberto Carrao, Charles Fricks, and Maeve Jinkings. Set in Rio De Janeiro in 1971, the film follows Eunice Paiva (Torres), a loving mother/wife whose life is…
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Heart Eyes (2025) is directed by Josh Ruben and stars Olivia Holt, Mason Gooding, Gigi Zumbado, Jordana Brewster, Devon Sawa, Ben Black, Michaela Watkins, David Van Horn, Yosan An, Vinnie Bennett, Dylan Thuraisingham, Molly Curnow, Lauren O’Hara, Latham Gaines, and Chris Parker. On Valentine’s, Ally (Holt), a young marketing executive struggling from a recent breakup…
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The Brutalist (2024) is directed by Brady Corbet and stars Adrien Brody, Guy Pearce, Felicity Jones, Jow Alwyn, Raffey Cassidy, Stacy Martin, Isaach De Bankole, Alessandro Nivola, Michael Epp, Amma Laird, Jonathan Hyde, and Peter Polycarpou. Beginning in 1947, the film follows the decades-spanning journey of Hungarian architect, Laszlo Toth (Brody), and his seemingly altruistic…
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You’re Cordially Invited (2025) is directed by Nicholas Stoller and stars Will Ferrell, Reese Witherspoon, Geraldine Viswanathan, Meredith Hagner, Jimmy Tatro, Stony Blyden, Leanne Morgan, Rory Scovel, Keyla Monterroso Mejia, Ramona Young, Jack McBrayer, Fortune Feimster, and Celia Weston. After a venue accidentally books two weddings on the same weekend, one bride’s father, Jim (Ferrell),…
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Maria (2024) is directed by Pablo Larrain and stars Angelina Jolie, Pierfrancesco Favino, Haluk Bilginer, Alba Rohrwacher, Kodi Smit-McPhee, Stephen Ashfield, Valeria Golino, Caspar Phillipson, Lydia Koniordou, and Vincent Macaigne. The film is set in 1970s Paris and focuses on the final days of the legendary opera singer, Maria Callas (Jolie). Riddled with depression due…
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The Apprentice (2024) is directed by Ali Abbasi and stars Sebastian Stan, Jeremy Strong, Maria Bakalova, Martin Donovan, Charlie Carrick, Catherine McNally, Ben Sullivan, Mark Rendall, Jow Pingue, Ron Lea, Edie Inksetter, Matt Bara, Moni Ogunsuyi, Brad Austin, Stuart Hughes, and Jim Monaco. The film tells the story of how a young Donald J. Trump…
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Companion (2025) is directed by Drew Hancock and stars Sophie Thatcher, Jack Quiad, Lukas Gage, Harvey Guillen, Megan Suri, Rupert Friend, Marc Menchaca, Jaboukie Young-White, Woody Fu, and Younus Howlader. The film follows Iris (Thatcher) and Josh (Quaid), a seemingly idyllic “item” who set out to spend a couple’s weekend at their billionaire friend Sergey’s…
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Back in Action (2025) is directed by Seth Gordon and stars Cameron Diaz, Jamie Foxx, Kyle Chandler, Glenn Close, Andrew Scott, McKenna Roberts, Rylan Jackson, Jamie Demetriou, Fola Evans-Akingbola, Robert Besta, Jude Mack, and Tom Brittney. The film follows Emily (Diaz) and Matt (Foxx), two CIA agents who fake their deaths to start a family…