Steven Spielberg’s latest original science-fiction is a return to familiar territory, yet it pales in comparison to the famed directors’ greatest works.
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Reviews
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Something Rotten on the Isle of Anglesey
A romantic trip to the Welsh goes horribly wrong when emails from a deceased ex-boyfriend threaten to derail everything in Worm, Ned Caderni’s assured debut.
Cult Classic Twin Cheeks: Who Killed The Homecoming King? Finally Reemerges From Its Camcorder Swamp
Kelly Hughes’ long-unavailable and unique queer outsider artwork Twin Cheeks: Who Killed the Homecoming King? finally makes its way back into the public eye.
A Diamond on The Hudson
Craig Brewer’s Song Song Blue is a surprisingly powerful musical biopic that rests upon the remarkable easygoing charm of Kate Hudson.
Keeper Away
Osgood Perkins’ lazy “cabin in the woods” horror Keeper is a tale about almost nothing at all, with almost nothing to enjoy.
La criatura. Fleeing Fascism Through Zoophilia.
Made during Spain’s transition to democracy, La criatura is a fascinating time capsule that uses bestiality to represent the possibility of change.
Black Phone 2. Hell’s Frozen Over.
Scott Derrickson’s marginally better sequel Black Phone 2, the spirit of Dante’s Inferno is chanelled to frosty — in both senses of the word — results.
Videoheaven Lovingly Resurrects a Lost World
Over the course of three hours, Alex Ross Perry knowingly charts the rise and fall of the video store, from cultural icon to modern irrelevance.
Jurassic World Rebirth Puts the Awe Back in Dinosaur
Jurassic World Rebirth is a welcome return to form for a franchise that had severely lost its way, even if the final screenplay is somewhat wanting.
Gatsby with the Dad Jokes
Tim Key provides a masterclass of tragicomic acting in the subtle yet often hilarious The Ballad of Wallis Island, replete with brilliant folk songs.