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1917 – Film Review
During World War I, two British soldiers — Lance Cpl. Will Schofield (George MacKay) and Lance Cpl. Tom Blake (Dean-Charles Chapman) — receive seemingly impossible orders. In a race against time, they must cross over into enemy territory to deliver a message that could potentially save 1,600 of their fellow comrades — including Blake’s own…
- 2026
Like a Boss – Film Review
Best friends Mia Carter (Tiffany Haddish) and Mel Paige (Rose Byrne) run their own cosmetics company — a business they built from the ground up. But they’re also in over their heads financially, and the prospect of a buyout offer from an industry titan proves too tempting to pass up. The beauty business is now…
- 2026
Ringu – Film Review
In this psychological horror story from Japan, a legend circulates among teenagers that if one watches a certain video at a certain time of the night, the telephone will ring right afterward, and one week later, you will die. When Masami (Hitomi Sato) tells her friend Imako this story, she scoffs — but a week…
- 2026
King Lear – Film Review
The 80-year-old King Lear (Anthony Hopkins) divides his kingdom among his daughters, Goneril (Emma Thompson), Regan (Emily Watson) and Cordelia (Florence Pugh), according to their affection for him. Cordelia refuses to flatter him, so he banishes her. Having acquired power, Goneril and Regan expel their father from their homes. At the same time, Lear’s prime…
- 2026
Outlaw King – Film Review
After being crowned King of Scotland, legendary warrior Robert the Bruce (Chris Pine) is forced into exile by the English and leads a band of outlaws to help him reclaim the throne. Outlaw King is a film that I had heard about when it was released, and I actually did have some interest in watching it…
- 2026
The Falling – Film Review
It’s 1969 at a strict English girls’ school where charismatic Abigail “Abbie” Mortimer (Florence Pugh) and intense and troubled Lydia Lamont (Maisie Williams) are best friends. After a tragedy occurs at the school, a mysterious fainting epidemic breaks out threatening the stability of all involved. The Falling is without a doubt one of the most bizarre…
- 2026