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2.5/4
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From the Sky Down
(2011)
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David Nusair
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From the Sky Down certainly contains a number of palpably enthralling sequences and interludes...
Posted Feb 15, 2026
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2/4
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Sons of Norway
(2011)
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David Nusair
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...the movie fizzles out substantially as it passes the one-hour mark...
Posted Feb 14, 2026
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2/4
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Heartbreak Ridge
(1986)
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David Nusair
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...the far-from-enthralling feel is compounded by an almost total lack of interesting, three-dimensional periphery figures...
Posted Feb 13, 2026
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3/4
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Good Luck, Have Fun, Don't Die
(2025)
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David Nusair
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...an erratic and wildly overlong endeavor that benefits from its performances and increasingly engrossing narrative...
Posted Feb 13, 2026
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3/4
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Cold Storage
(2026)
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David Nusair
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...an agreeably (and palpably) propulsive endeavor that boasts several standout (and appreciatively disgusting) digressions and set-pieces...
Posted Feb 12, 2026
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3.5/4
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Nirvanna the Band the Show the Movie
(2025)
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David Nusair
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...a delightful piece of work that generally (and considerably) exceeds the viewer’s expectations.
Posted Feb 12, 2026
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2.5/4
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Den of Thieves: Pantera
(2025)
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David Nusair
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Den of Thieves: Pantera‘s transformation from interminable to unexpectedly engrossing is triggered by the heist (and its tense aftermath) that occupies much of the movie’s second half...
Posted Feb 12, 2026
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2.5/4
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Blackboard Jungle
(1955)
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David Nusair
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...a decent-enough drama that never quite becomes as enthralling as one might’ve anticipated (and hoped).
Posted Feb 12, 2026
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2.5/4
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Brothers
(2024)
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David Nusair
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...a watchable (albeit relentlessly erratic) comedy...
Posted Feb 12, 2026
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3.5/4
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Places in the Heart
(1984)
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David Nusair
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...a slow-moving yet increasingly absorbing drama that benefits from Field’s often mesmerizing turn as the sympathetic protagonist...
Posted Feb 09, 2026
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2.5/4
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Tinker Bell
(2008)
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David Nusair
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...passable subject matter that’s employed to basically watchable (albeit entirely forgettable) effect by Raymond...
Posted Feb 09, 2026
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3.5/4
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Caught Stealing
(2025)
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David Nusair
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...a propulsive thriller that boasts, at its core, a tremendously appealing lead performance...
Posted Feb 09, 2026
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1/4
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Avatar: Fire and Ash
(2025)
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David Nusair
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...the better-than-anticipated atmosphere is slowly-but-surely crushed beneath the weight of a meaningless narrative and assortment of one-dimensional, far-from-fleshed-out characters...
Posted Feb 09, 2026
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2/4
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The Madness of King George
(1994)
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David Nusair
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...a sluggish historical drama that’s never quite able to disguise or overcome its theatrical origins...
Posted Feb 09, 2026
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3/4
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Whistle
(2025)
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David Nusair
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...an erratic yet mostly compelling effort that exploits its premise to satisfying effect...
Posted Feb 06, 2026
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2.5/4
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Dracula
(2025)
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David Nusair
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...exceedingly (and, generally speaking, excessively) familiar subject matter that’s employed to mostly watchable (if somewhat forgettable) effect by Besson...
Posted Feb 06, 2026
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1.5/4
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The Strangers: Chapter 3
(2026)
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David Nusair
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...all three of these movies could (and should) have been condensed into one potentially above-average thriller.
Posted Feb 06, 2026
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1/4
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Kokuho
(2025)
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David Nusair
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...a punishingly deliberate endeavor...
Posted Feb 06, 2026
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2.5/4
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Send Help
(2026)
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David Nusair
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...a briskly-paced, larger-than-life endeavor that benefits from its tongue-in-cheek approach and compelling central performances...
Posted Feb 06, 2026
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2.5/4
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Beauty
(2011)
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David Nusair
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...an ambitiously uneven effort from a promising new filmmaker.
Posted Feb 01, 2026
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2/4
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Lucky
(2011)
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David Nusair
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...a well-intentioned failure.
Posted Feb 01, 2026
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2/4
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Doppelgänger Paul
(2011)
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David Nusair
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...a movie made by hipsters for hipsters...
Posted Feb 01, 2026
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2/4
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Sisters & Brothers
(2011)
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David Nusair
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Filmmaker Bessai has infused Sisters & Brothers with a loose, freewheeling style that immediately sets the viewer on edge...
Posted Feb 01, 2026
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3/4
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Color of the Ocean
(2011)
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David Nusair
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...feels like a cinematic cousin to the films of Alejandro González Iñárritu.
Posted Feb 01, 2026
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2.5/4
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20,000 Years in Sing Sing
(1933)
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David Nusair
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...an erratic yet watchable endeavor that fares best within its briskly-paced (and sporadically electrifying) first half...
Posted Feb 01, 2026
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1.5/4
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Atropia
(2025)
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David Nusair
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...a relatively novel premise that’s employed to progressively underwhelming and lackluster effect...
Posted Jan 30, 2026
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2.5/4
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Splitsville
(2025)
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David Nusair
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Splitsville opens with a wildly over-the-top sequence that seems to be laying the groundwork for a less-than-subtle comedy...
Posted Jan 30, 2026
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3/4
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Islands
(2025)
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David Nusair
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Islands kicks off with a fairly mesmerizing opening stretch that effectively details Tom’s less-than-savory existence...
Posted Jan 30, 2026
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3.5/4
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Nobody's Fool
(1994)
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David Nusair
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...a deliberate, gentle endeavor that remains entirely watchable for the duration of its running time...
Posted Jan 30, 2026
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1.5/4
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The Education of Auma Obama
(2011)
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David Nusair
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The degree to which Okpako subsequently pads out the proceedings is nothing short of oppressive...
Posted Jan 28, 2026
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2.5/4
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Mercy
(2026)
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David Nusair
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...agreeably propulsive...
Posted Jan 26, 2026
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2.5/4
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People We Meet on Vacation
(2026)
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David Nusair
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...a mostly affable romcom that receives plenty of mileage out of Bader and Blyth’s terrific, charismatic efforts...
Posted Jan 26, 2026
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0/4
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Honey Bunch
(2025)
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David Nusair
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...a progressively intolerable endeavor that strikes all the wrong notes right from the get-go...
Posted Jan 25, 2026
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2/4
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H Is for Hawk
(2025)
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David Nusair
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...a familiar yet workable premise that’s employed to progressively lackluster effect...
Posted Jan 25, 2026
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1.5/4
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The Well
(2025)
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David Nusair
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...an egregiously (and often breathtakingly) deliberate drama...
Posted Jan 23, 2026
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1.5/4
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Anaconda
(2025)
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David Nusair
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Anaconda begins its slow, steady descent into irrelevance (and tedium) once the action shifts to the jungle...
Posted Jan 23, 2026
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1/4
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Primate
(2025)
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David Nusair
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...a slow-moving endeavor that suffers from an almost total lack of compelling, three-dimensional protagonists...
Posted Jan 23, 2026
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2.5/4
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Lurker
(2025)
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David Nusair
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...a well-made (and promising) debut feature for Russell....
Posted Jan 23, 2026
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2.5/4
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Taxi!
(1932)
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David Nusair
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Taxi! improves once it progresses into a midsection and third act focused almost entirely on Matt’s vengeance-fuelled exploits...
Posted Jan 23, 2026
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2.5/4
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Little Amélie or the Character of Rain
(2025)
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David Nusair
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...an exceedingly erratic animated endeavor that gets off to a less-than-promising start...
Posted Jan 22, 2026
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2.5/4
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The Rip
(2026)
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David Nusair
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...a relentlessly erratic endeavor that gets off to a distressingly underwhelming start...
Posted Jan 21, 2026
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3/4
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Elio
(2025)
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David Nusair
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...improves significantly once it progresses into an increasingly engaging and engrossing midsection and second half...
Posted Jan 21, 2026
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3.5/4
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Is This Thing On?
(2025)
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David Nusair
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...a perpetually watchable endeavor that improves immeasurably as it progresses...
Posted Jan 21, 2026
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3.5/4
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Rental Family
(2025)
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David Nusair
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...a terrific, engaging piece of work that boasts, at its core, one of Fraser’s very best performances.
Posted Jan 21, 2026
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1.5/4
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Hedda
(2025)
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David Nusair
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...a mostly underwhelming endeavor that gets off to an almost disastrously lackluster, uninvolving start...
Posted Jan 21, 2026
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1.5/4
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Billy Liar
(1963)
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David Nusair
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...a relentlessly erratic endeavor that remains, for much of its running time, unable to wholeheartedly capture the viewer’s interest and attention...
Posted Jan 20, 2026
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2/4
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The Secret Life of Walter Mitty
(1947)
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David Nusair
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...a fun premise that is, by and large, squandered by McLeod...
Posted Jan 16, 2026
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4/4
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Train Dreams
(2025)
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David Nusair
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...a perpetually watchable and frequently enthralling drama...
Posted Jan 16, 2026
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3.5/4
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Ragtime
(1981)
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David Nusair
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...an ambitious and agreeably sprawling epic...
Posted Jan 15, 2026
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1.5/4
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Fackham Hall
(2025)
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David Nusair
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...slowly-but-surely (and palpably) begins to run out of steam as it enters its ineffective, padded-out midsection and second half...
Posted Jan 15, 2026
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