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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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‘Beetlejuice’ (1988) is a matter of taste, and it’s not mine

There’s much to admire about “Beetlejuice’s” (1988) historical significance. Tim Burton was becoming Tim Burton, Michael Keaton was becoming Michael Keaton (“Batman” followed one year

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‘Terrifier’ films introduce Art the Clown, reintroduce practical gore effects

Damien Leone’s two-decade film career has been defined by a bizarrely specific yet noble goal: to keep practical gore effects alive in an era of

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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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‘Speak No Evil’ imports chillingly awkward horror

“Speak No Evil” will be scary to many viewers, but especially those who worry over social interactions. Director/co-writer James Watkins (“Eden Lake”) remakes the 2022

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‘Evil’ wraps 50-episode run as one of TV’s sneaky-best shows

The days of being saddened by the end of a TV series, and of wondering if a series finale will stick the landing, are largely

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Symphonic score makes ‘Easy Virtue’ (1928) easy to watch

“Easy Virtue” (1928), the sixth among Alfred Hitchcock’s preserved silent films, today plays like a symphony orchestra performance accompanied by moving images. As with most

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2024: A horror ‘Oddity’ – Irish film is year’s best so far

If one has been watching a string of horror films that don’t quite get things right, “Oddity” plays like a revelation. A scary vibe –

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Ricci is devastatingly raw and true in ‘Prozac Nation’ (2001)

Despite being an amazing film, “Prozac Nation” (2001) just couldn’t fit in with normal movies. It had a film festival premiere in 2001 but the

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