New Releases

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  'Venom' Is a Slobbery Rehash of 'The Mask'

  Directed by Ruben Fleischer

  PUBLISHED Oct 4, 2018

  Venom is an iconic comic book villain who, with the right film adaptation, could feasibly achieve the level of pop culture ubiquity that th...

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  'The House With a Clock In Its Walls' Is a Zany Bore With an All-Star Cast

  Directed by Eli Roth

  PUBLISHED Sep 20, 2018

  Clocks are a potent literary symbol: in Peter Pan, the tick-tocking alligator represents getting devoured by time, while the chiming ebony...

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  'The Wife' Boils With the Power of Glenn Close

  Directed by Björn Runge

  PUBLISHED Sep 20, 2018

  When celebrated writer Joe Castleman (Jonathan Pryce) wins the Nobel Prize, The Wife centres the woman sitting next to the spotlight. Easil...

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  'Fahrenheit 11/9' Review: Michael Moore Takes Aim, But His Targets May Surprise You

  Directed by Michael Moore

  PUBLISHED Sep 19, 2018

  Though touted as documentary filmmaker Michael Moore's repudiation of Donald Trump and all that he and his ilk represent, one of Fahrenheit...

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  'Mandy' Is a Chilling Midnight Masterpiece

  Directed by Panos Cosmatos

  PUBLISHED Sep 13, 2018

  It's truly hard to believe — and actually quite frustrating — that Mandy is only Panos Cosmatos's second feature film. Going beyond its pre...

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  'The Predator' Has Plenty of Dude-Heavy Action but Lacks Self-Awareness

  Directed by Shane Black

  PUBLISHED Sep 11, 2018

  At this point, it's going to be hard to talk about Shane Black's The Predator reboot without taking into consideration the recent scandal o...

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  'Little Italy' Review: 'Romeo and Juliet' Except With Pizza

  Directed by Donald Petrie

  PUBLISHED Aug 23, 2018

  When the poster for Little Italy was unveiled earlier this summer, it was so hilariously terrible that it made a minor viral splash, with m...

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  'Breath' Review: Exploring Macho Aussie Surf Culture

  Directed by Simon Baker

  PUBLISHED Aug 20, 2018

  Author Tim Winton is an officially named National Living Treasure of Australia; starting in the 1990s, Winton's books gained renown, earnin...