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‘THE LOVE HYPOTHESIS’ Review: Lili Reinhart Leads a Surprisingly Leaden Romantic Comedy

Courtney Howard // Film Critic THE LOVE HYPOTHESIS Rated R, 1 hour and 50 minutes Directed by: Claire Scanlon Starring: Lili Reinhart, Tom Bateman, Rachel Marsh, Jaboukie Young-White, Nicholas ...
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‘PRIMETIME’ Review: Robert Pattinson’s Uncanny Impersonation Unsettles in a Dark Satirization of True-Life Events

Courtney Howard // Film Critic PRIMETIME Rated R, 1 hour and 50 minutes Directed by: Lance Oppenheim Starring: Robert Pattinson, Skyler Gisondo, Merritt Wever, Matthew Maher, Phoebe Bridgers, ...
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‘FORGOTTEN ISLAND’ Review: A Fantastic Fantastical Animated Adventure & Heartfelt Ode to Female Friendship

Courtney Howard // Film Critic FORGOTTEN ISLAND Rated PG, 1 hour and 50 minutes Directed by: Joel Crawford, Januel P. Mercado Starring: Liza Soberano, H.E.R., Dave Franco, Lea Salonga, Manny ...
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‘RESIDENT EVIL’ Review: Zach Cregger Delivers Demented Body Horror in His Superior Video Game Adaptation

Courtney Howard // Film Critic RESIDENT EVIL Rated R, 1 hour and 30 minutes Directed by: Zach Cregger Starring: Austin Abrams, Paul Walter Hauser, Kali Reis, Zach Cherry, Andrea Miltnerova In the ...
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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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‘COYOTE VS. ACME’ Review: A Groundbreaking ‘WHO FRAMED ROGER RABBIT’-esque Milestone For A New Generation

Not since Roger Rabbit stuttered his first hallmark “puh-puh-puh-please” to his acerbic, hot-tempered detective buddy, begging for his help in solving a criminal case in WHO FRAMED ROGER RABBIT has ...
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‘ONSLAUGHT’ Review: Adria Arjona Outlasts An Otherwise Odious Actioner

Starring: Adria Arjona, Reginald VelJohnson, Drew Starkey, Dan Stevens, Eric Wareheim, Michael Biehn, Blake Kennedy, Rebecca Hall, Alex Pereira, Dave Campbell, Tyler Hall, Jacob Scipio ONSLAUGHT is an ...
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‘HOPE’ Review: Hootin’ and Hollerin’ Is Back With A Rollickin’ Creature Feature

Bayhem reigns in the massive scale, absolutely rousing creature feature HOPE where people are tossed around like rag dolls and frequently yeeted into their afterlives. Writer-director Na Hong-jin ...
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‘BUDDY’ Review: A BARNEY-on-Acid Horror Flick For The Sickos

Starring: Delaney Quinn, Topher Grace, Cristin Milioti, Keegan-Michael Key, Sergey Zhuravsky, Caleb Williams, Bennie Taylor, Eric Bauza, Patton Oswalt, Luke Speakman ...