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‘THE HISTORY OF CONCRETE’ Review: John Wilson’s Beautifully Unfocused, Unfussy Ode to Foundations

Courtney Howard // Film Critic THE HISTORY OF CONCRETE Not Rated, 1 hour and 41 minutes Directed by: John Wilson Starring: John Wilson The Emmy nominated HOW TO WITH JOHN WILSON blazed a new path ...
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‘PRACTICAL MAGIC 2’ Review: Sandra Bullock & Nicole Kidman Deliver Pure Magic in a Less-Than-Spellbinding Legasequel

Courtney Howard // Film Critic PRACTICAL MAGIC 2 Rated R, 2 hours and 10 minutes Directed by: Susanne Bier Starring: Sandra Bullock, Nicole Kidman, Joey King, Lee Pace, Maisie Williams, Xolo ...
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‘HOPE’ Review: Hootin’ and Hollerin’ Is Back With A Rollickin’ Creature Feature

Courtney Howard // Film Critic HOPE Rated R, 2 hour and 40 minutes Directed by: Na Hong-jin Starring: Hwang Jung-min, Zo In-sung, Hoyeon, Eum Moon-suk, Michael Fassbender, Alicia Vikander, Taylor ...
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‘BUDDY’ Review: A BARNEY-on-Acid Horror Flick For The Sickos

Courtney Howard // Film Critic BUDDY Rated R, 1 hour and 35 minutes Directed by: Casper Kelly Starring: Delaney Quinn, Topher Grace, Cristin Milioti, Keegan-Michael Key, Sergey Zhuravsky, Caleb ...
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[Review] ‘FROZEN II’ Gets Lost in the Woods

Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook When FROZEN debuted back in 2013, it broke the mold. The animated feature captured lightning in a ...
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‘ONE BATTLE AFTER ANOTHER’ Review: A Relentless, Revolutionary Masterpiece That’s Nothing Short of Miraculous

Filmmaker Paul Thomas Anderson pulls at least two magic tricks during ONE BATTLE AFTER ANOTHER. The first is that the auteur blends wildly extreme tones – absurdist satire, poignant drama and ...
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Netflix’s 2026 Animated Film Slate – Featuring ‘RAY GUNN’ and ‘STEPS’ – is Stacked

In Annecy today, Netflix announced their animated film slate for 2026 and it’s sure to impress. Featuring new films from Brad Bird (RAY GUNN), John Ripa and Alyce Tzue (STEPS), as well as Yuki ...
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‘THE END OF OAK STREET’ Review: David Robert Mitchell’s Derivative Dinosaur Destruction

Starring: Anne Hathaway, Ewan McGregor, Maisy Stella, Christian Convery, Jordan Alexa Davis, P.J. Byrne, Hudson Meek, Anne Gee Byrd, Emily Kuroda Filmmakers, it’s time for a heart-to-heart. A few of ...
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The Story Of That Quotable Pecan Pie Line In ‘WHEN HARRY MET SALLY’

Meg Ryan and Billy Crystal in WHEN HARRY MET SALLY. One of my all time favorite scenes in any film is in WHEN HARRY MET SALLY. No, no. It’s not the very real sounding fake orgasm star Meg Ryan manages ...
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‘MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE – THE FINAL RECKONING’ Review: An Exhilarating Adrenaline Rush with Gold Standard Action For The Ages

Starring: Tom Cruise, Esai Morales, Hayley Atwell, Simon Pegg, Pom Klementieff, Ving Rhames, Greg Tarzan Davis, Shea Whigham, Henry Czerny, Angela Bassett, Rolf Saxon ...
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‘BACKROOMS’ Review: Kane Parsons’ Beautifully Claustrophobic Creepypasta Horror Hits Like Nothing Else – Even His YouTube Series

On paper, the basis for Zane Parsons’ YouTube sensation – now turned burgeoning big screen phenomenon – BACKROOMS doesn’t seem particularly terrifying. The found footage chronicles of someone with an ...
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‘IT ENDS WITH US’ Review: Blake Lively & Jenny Slate Blossom While The Film’s Bouquet Wilts

IT ENDS WITH US is a mess of a movie with its heart in the right place, at least occasionally. Director/ co-star Justin Baldoni’s adaptation of Colleen Hoover’s novel is at war with itself, attempting ...