film reviews

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  'Conclave' Takes a Modern Look at a Middle Age Practice

  Directed by Edward Berger

  PUBLISHED Oct 21, 2024

  The idea of the papal conclave began in the late 1200s following Pope Gregory X's decree in an attempt to shield the process of selecting a...

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  Billie Eilish Soared and Michael Keaton Was the Ghost with the Most on a Pretty Solid 'SNL'

  October 19, 2024

  PUBLISHED Oct 20, 2024

  Michael Keaton did a fine job hosting, Billie Eilish gave us someone to look up to, and Alec Baldwin, Maya Rudolph, Dana Carvey, and Andy...

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  True Crime Doc 'Fanatical: The Catfishing of Tegan and Sara' Explores the Sketchy Side of Fandom

  Directed by Erin Lee Carr

  PUBLISHED Oct 18, 2024

  Tegan and Sara have been open with and generous to their fans across their 20-plus-year career. On top of releasing 10 studio albums, they...

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  'Rumours' Brings a Uniquely Canadian Sensibility to Political Satire

  Directed by Guy Maddin, Evan Johnson, Galen Johnson

  PUBLISHED Oct 18, 2024

  Canadian humour exists on a unique plane from the rest of the world. It's a type of comedy that's hard to describe — not quite British, not...

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  'We Live in Time' Offers a 365-Degree Look at Love

  Directed by John Crowley

  PUBLISHED Oct 18, 2024

  Often, love stories caught on film present an account of either the beginning of a relationship (concluding with a loving embrace and the...

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  Naomi Scott Will Have Horror Fans Grinning in 'Smile 2'

  Directed by Parker Finn

  PUBLISHED Oct 17, 2024

  Parker Finn's 2022 feature directorial debut, 'Smile,' could have been easy to pigeonhole as a younger sibling to 'It Follows.' The two...

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  The Inspiring 'Super/Man: The Christopher Reeve Story' Is More "Super" Than "Man"

  Directed by Ian Bonhôte and Peter Ettedgui

  PUBLISHED Oct 17, 2024

  From the minute Christopher Reeve flew into the public conscious, he was an elevated being — out of this world, even. But after his...

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  'Shrinking' Rises to Its Tall Order in Season 2

  Created by Brett Goldstein, Bill Lawrence and Jason Segel

  PUBLISHED Oct 16, 2024

  A great television season is hard to pull off, but following it up with another comes with added pressure to stick with the core ideals that...