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‘My Old Ass’ is low-key one of the year’s best movies

The title doesn’t set the mood for one of the best movies of 2024. “My Old Ass” is the most delicately pleasant coming-of-age movie I’ve

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‘Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire’ is more of the same

In the Monsterverse, we’ve had a Godzilla origin story, a Kong origin story, Godzilla fighting that cool three-headed monster from Facebook memes, and Godzilla fighting

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In ‘Terrifier 3,’ Art is a psycho for all seasons

If it wasn’t official already, in “Terrifier 3” Damien Leone has taken the baton from Eli Roth as the goriest filmmaker working today. He’s also

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‘Eruption’ is a disaster, but not in the intended way

Michael Crichton died in 2008 and his new novel, “Eruption,” is somehow out in 2024. Be suspicious; be very suspicious. Of course, no one is

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Bloody romp ‘Abigail’ could’ve used sharper stakes

Is “Abigail” a bloody good time or a bloody mess? This horror flick from the team behind “Ready or Not” and the two “Scream” legacy

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‘Strangers: Chapter 1’ a strange project, but not all bad

“The Strangers” (2008) and “Strangers: Prey at Night” (2018) are solid horror films that almost brought the old Jason potato-sack mask and the Drew Barrymore

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We’re caught in the Shyamalan ‘Trap’ yet again

Will we get “The Sixth Sense” M. Night Shyamalan or “Knock at the Cabin” M. Night Shyamalan? That’s the trap viewers get caught in every

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Body-horror film ‘The Substance’ has plenty of it

Both a throwback to old-school practical-effects monster horror and a present-day breakthrough for writer-director Coralie Fargeat, “The Substance” goes deep into the issues (and tissues)

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‘Teacup’ extends the ubiquity of Puzzle Box shows

There have been so many Puzzle Box (as in “Where the hell are we?” and “What the heck is going on?”) shows since “Lost” (2004-10)

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‘Alien: Romulus’ is saga’s best follow-up since ‘Aliens’

Legacy sequels have become such an ingrained aspect of Hollywood that we’re inured to them, and cynically assume they’ll at best have a few moments

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