film reviews

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  'Deadpool & Wolverine' Is a Marvel Fan's Wet Dream

  Directed by Shawn Levy

  PUBLISHED Jul 23, 2024

  Whether on Team Cinema or Team Marvel-Fucking-Rocks-Suck-It-Scorsese-You-Boomer, there's no denying the impact the Marvel Cinematic...

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  Fantasia 2024: A Canadian Wrestling Legend Lights Up 'Dark Match'

  Directed by Lowell Dean

  PUBLISHED Jul 22, 2024

  Taking its title from the pro-wrestling term to describe a non-televised event, Dark Match follows a small wrestling company that accepts a...

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  'The Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare' Makes Nazi-Bashing Seem Extra Fun

  Directed by Guy Ritchie

  PUBLISHED Jul 18, 2024

  Since so many countries were involved in World War II, people around the globe have stories of heroes committing acts of selfless gallantry...

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  Fantasia 2024: 'Darkest Miriam' Finds Poetry Amidst the Chaos of a Toronto Library

  Directed by Naomi Jaye

  PUBLISHED Jul 17, 2024

  'Darkest Miriam' is an urban exploration of isolation, connection and literature that earnestly attempts to portray a sense of poetic...

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  'Twisters' Lacks a Fresh Twist, but Its Leads Are a Force of Nature

  Directed by Lee Isaac Chung

  PUBLISHED Jul 17, 2024

  Some stories benefit from constant reimagining to allow for the narrative to be adapted through a contemporary lens — 'A Star Is Born' and...

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  'Fly Me to the Moon' Doesn't Quite Achieve Liftoff

  Directed by Greg Berlanti

  PUBLISHED Jul 12, 2024

  Set against the backdrop of the 1960s Space Race, romantic dramedy Fly Me to the Moon highlights the efforts taken by NASA to ensure the Un...

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  'Yintah' Urgently Honours Canada's Land Defenders

  Directed by Jennifer Wickham, Brenda Michell and Michael Toledano

  PUBLISHED Jul 11, 2024

  The day that LNG Canada authorized the construction of the Coastal GasLink pipeline in 2018, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau brimmed with...

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  The Chilling 'Longlegs' Nearly Lives Up to the Hype

  Directed by Osgood Perkins

  PUBLISHED Jul 10, 2024

  Osgood "Oz" Perkins is an odd talent in Hollywood. The son of Anthony Perkins, who famously portrayed Norman Bates in Alfred Hitchcock's ...