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Starve Acre Has Something Lurking But It’s a Challenge to Know
Starve Acre has an earthen quality displayed in its acting, backdrop and score, but remains so shrouded in mystery that it leads to a questionable end.
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Oshi No Ko 6 Is Remarkable as Devastating Secrets Arise
Oshi No Ko 6 shines bright with Akane’s brilliance coming to the fore alongside Aqua’s trauma, revealing why he struggles to act.
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Unholy Blood 2 Makes Powerful Pureblood Meet Eye-Opening World Mystery
Unholy Blood 2 picks up the pacing with occasional laughs and a fascinating unfolding world as Hayan seeks to eradicate the vampires who feast on people.
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Bofuri 12 Is Underwater Battles and New Special Skills
Bofuri 12 is the calm before the PvP storm as Maple Tree tackles the underwater expansion present them in the game with laughs and typical Maple shocks.
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Carnage for Christmas Is a Zinger of Horror Camp Fun [Fantasia]
Carnage for Christmas is slasher camp fun that delivers entertainment despite its shortcomings thanks to it’s lead and LGBTQ+ cast deliver laughs and surprises.
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The Boxer 6 Makes It a Challenge To Choose Sides
The Boxer 6 keeps readers on their toes deciding who they should root for as Yu’s triumphs pile up. We also get to see another side of Yu.
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Beetlejuice Beetlejuice Second Official Trailer Ups Unusual People and Laughs
Beetlejuice Beetlejuice drops its second official trailer courtesy of Warner Bros. Pictures, which looks promising. While the larger question in both trailers..
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Takatsuki’s Conjecture 3 Teases Secrets But Needs More Frightening Moments
Associate Professor Akira Takatsuki’s Conjecture 3 does splendid work building relationships and teasing mystery but needs to up the paranormal frights.
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Five Fascinating Films to Look Out For At Fantasia Fest 2024
The 2024 edition of Fantasia Fest is fast approaching. With a huge amount of titles to choose from, it can be hard to decide what to pick.
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Longlegs Is Unusual Yet Familiar Terror That Makes You Look Around
Longlegs feels like classic horror while cutting out a section all its own, amplifying stillness and its bland backdrop to a mundane fever pitch of terrror.
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Fly Me to the Moon Has Limited Direction But Is Funny When It Needs to Be
Despite promising cinematography and production design, Fly Me to the Moon is underwhelming. All in large part, due to its main leads.
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Tiger Stripes Delivers a Remarkable Social Film With a Girl That Shines Bright
Tiger Stripes takes the puberty to new heights of transformation in a sometimes uncomfortable always entertaining coming-of-age story.
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Guide to Monster Girls 3 Stays Shallow Never Letting The Odd Story Be More
The Illustrated Guide to Monster Girls 3 does not move beyond the general tired premise, leading to a favorites becoming forgettable because there’s no growth.
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Maxxxine Marks A Provocative Conclusion To A Great Horror Trilogy
Maxxxine is a stunning conclusion to writer/director Ti West’s horror trilogy, complete with an amazing performance by its lead actress.
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The Do-Over Damsel 3 Leans Into Weird With Disgusting Moment
The Do-Over Damsel 3 lays it out what kind of story it chooses to be: a story geared to make grooming acceptable and fully leans into it with a kiss and smile.
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Beverly Hills Cop: Axel F Is Awesome, Preposterous, Exciting Fun
Beverly Hills Cop: Axel F toes the line between nostalgia while keeping the action and story fresh, reinvigorating a need to revisit the entire set of films.
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Kill Is a Sensational Fearless Slugfest
Once Kill swings into the action, it never lets up, maintaining an unrelenting pace with shocking action sequences designed to make jaws drop.
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Demon Slayer: Kimetsu No Yaiba Infinity Castle Will Be Three Exciting, Frantic and Epic Movies
Demon Slayer: Kimetsu No Yaiba Infinity Castle is the nail in the coffin, hopefully for the evil progenitor of demons, Muzan Kibutsuji! The culmination of…
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Chronicles of a Wandering Saint Is One of the Most Beautiful Films You’ll Ever See
Chronicles of a Wandering Saint is one of the most unique takes on the afterlife with its wondrous, odd comedic beats and heavenly packages.
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A Quiet Place: Day One Is The Best of the Franchise
With A Quiet Place: Day One, writer/director Michael Sarnoski made the best entry in the franchise through storytelling, suspense, and performances.
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Itaewon Class 1 Is a Remarkable Set Up for Revenge
Itaewon Class 1 is a stellar beginning for a revenge story, building affection for the protagonist and anger for the antagonist.
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The 100-Million-Year Button 5 Teases the Truth About Allen’s Skill
The 100-Million-Year Button 5 continues interspersing laughs with actions as more information about Allen’s soul attire comes to the fore.
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Jungle Juice 3 Is Unusual With Lurking Enemies
Jungle Juice 3 ramps up the dangers as students battle to aid a reconnaissance mission. But its flat heroes make reading a chore.
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Heretic Trailer Tests Missionaries Faith In An Eerie Survival Horror
Heretic, from A24, looks to drop people in the labyrinth from hell. Like much of A24’s horror, the film leans into a muted, almost austere, color palette. It…
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Fox-Colored Jealousy is Sweet and Sour Love
Fox-Colored Jealousy is cute, even downright adorable. However, the constant need to instill taboo even cringe aspect in romance presents challenges.
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Live Always Smile -Lander- Brings Lisa’s Insanely Exciting Concert Here
apan pop star Lisa is in Live Always Smile -Lander-, a movie where fans follow the artist at her last concert on her tour, and Crunchyroll acquired North…
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Thelma Is A Silly, Colorful Action Rollercoaster
A remarkable feature debut from Writer/Director Josh Margolin, Thelma is a sweet, hilarious, action rollercoaster led by a great performance from its main lead.
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The Bikeriders Is A Fearless Ride With Three Strong Leads
A return to form from writer/director Jeff Nichols, The Bikeriders is a great ride from beginning to end with three strong lead performances.
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The Uncanny Counter 1 Is Dull Despite Its Promising Concept
The Uncanny Counter 1 is an overall drag thanks to its uneven pacing and convoluted information dump about spirits and people merging to fight evil.
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A24’s The Front Room Goes Extra With Secrets and Terror In the Home
With The Front Room, sensational R&B artist Brandy returns to the silver screen. From A24, this horror film looks to put one foot firmly in racial tensions…