Articles by Prabhjot Bains

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  'Easter Sunday' Is a Fun Day for Family Dysfunction

  Directed by Jay Chandrasekhar

  PUBLISHED Aug 4, 2022

  Easter Sunday is a collective win for American comedy. Sure, its overall structure is formulaic, featuring a fraught family dynamic in whic...

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  'Vengeance' Is All Substance and No Style

  Directed by B.J. Novak

  PUBLISHED Aug 1, 2022

  B.J. Novak's directorial debut, Vengeance, opts not to open with comedy, but with shades of horror, as it homes in on a dying woman in a da...

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  'The Black Phone' Rings Hollow

  Directed by Scott Derrickson

  PUBLISHED Jun 23, 2022

  There's a reason so many horror movies revolve around the experiences of children and teenagers: no matter how outlandish the scares are, t...

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  'Cha Cha Real Smooth' Dances to Its Own Beat

  Directed by Cooper Raiff

  PUBLISHED Jun 16, 2022

  Cha Cha Real Smooth is named after a specific line from "Cha Cha Slide" by DJ Casper, a 2000 song that has become a staple at school dances...

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  'Jurassic World: Dominion' Finally Drives the Franchise to Extinction

  Directed by Colin Trevorrow

  PUBLISHED Jun 9, 2022

  Jurassic World: Dominion is the cinematic equivalent of a poorly conceived album: it has a few great tracks, but the rest is all fluff, for...