Reign of the Seven Spellblades’ second installment still stands out as an impressive story. The world-building is stunning as usual, and the stakes are rising for all the characters.
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I Am Lisa is small-town lycanthropy horror sizzling in the middle of a revenge film. The film, written by Eric Winkler and directed by Patrick Rea, has some of the standard elements often seen in both werewolf and revenge films. Town sheriff that lets their family-run amok terrorizing the town? Check. However, the unique quality
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Fear Street Part 1: 1994, based on the Fear Street books by R.L. Stine with the story written by Kyle Killen and Phil Graziadei, and directed by Leigh Janiak, is a horrorfest. As a fan of the Fear Street books, which I read around the time this film takes place, I went in hopeful and
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Black Widow, directed by Cate Shortland with the story by Jac Schaeffer and Ned Benson and the screenplay by Eric Pearson, lacks the flow and magnetism of earlier Marvel outings. At over 2 hours long, the film is bloated with unnecessary scenes, meant to give Scarlett Johannson as Natasha Romanoff a proper sendoff. They also
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Spirit Untamed is a Dreamworks animated film written by Aury Wallington and directed by Elaine Bogan. It follows a young, headstrong girl, Lucky Prescott (Isabela Merced), who encounters an equally wild, stubborn horse Lucky named Spirit. The film feels a bit flat visually, musically, and dialogue-wise. However, children may come to love this movie, and
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Those Who Wish Me Dead is an action film by Taylor Sheridan and stars a cast of beloved actors. At the heart of the story is Hannah (Angelina Jolie), a smoke jumper relegated to a watchtower in Montana due to failing a mental health checkup. When Hannah encounters a young boy, Connor (Finn Little), in
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While coming of age stories are well-trod territory, there is always room for more. Especially when the story is a unique blend of animation styles, combined with hilarious characters. The Mitchells Vs. The Machines is a story that will appeal to children and adults. It’s funny, quirky, and an all around joyride—the kind that won’t
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While the first Wonder Woman was decent and certainly had entertaining moments, the sequel takes on too much and creates such a confusing mix that it’s impossible to feel invested in the film. The dialogue isn’t memorable, the music misplaced, and characters feel one dimensional despite attempts to make them more. This is popcorn entertainment
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The Doorman, despite star names like Ruby Rose and Jean Reno, fails to do more than limp its way through scene after excruciating scene. It didn’t even reach Michael Bay levels of action thanks to some faulty decisions with editing and jump cuts. The dialogue is atrocious, the constant reminder of the name of the
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