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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Streaming details by JustWatch Cruella, directed by Craig Gillespie, is a delight in the most awful, breathtaking way. The film is an origin story of Cruella de Vil, the villain in Disney’s 101 Dalmations. The acting is hilarious and full of wit. It goes toe to toe with the striking fashions, and the music compliments
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Streaming details by JustWatch New Order, directed by Michael Franco, is about a wealthy, elite family in Mexico City celebrating a wedding as protesting and violence occur outside. The film has beautiful, striking direction in a lot of scenes where the artistic and horrific merge. Initially, the film appears to be an Animal Farm-esque story
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Streaming details by JustWatch 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,
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Streaming details by JustWatch Spiral: From The Book Of Saw, written by Josh Stolberg and Pete Goldfinger and directed by Darren Lynn Bousman, continues the Saw franchise. Spiral follows a particularly troubling copycat who targets cops. Given real life police brutality, it’s no wonder Spiral would venture in this direction. After all, the blue wall
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Streaming details by JustWatch Djinn is a horror movie written and directed by Justin Powell and David Charbonier and stars Ezra Dewey as Dylan Jacobs, a mute boy who has to face off with a djinn after doing a ritual to grant him a wish. While Djinn is not one of a kind—neither djinns nor
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Streaming details by JustWatch 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
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Streaming details by JustWatch Red Pill has bright colors, particularly its use of red, and some good acting. But its critique, albeit justified, of white people through a horror vehicle feels too heavy-handed. There are scenes that feel too graphic—some will also be traumatic and triggering—particularly in the current climate; however, there is an important
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Censor is a smoky, eerie, down-the-rabbit-hole horror that mixes the best sound effects styles of 80s horror with watered-down colors. The story is about the…
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Wild Indian, directed by Lynne Mitchell Corbine Jr., is a film that focuses on the impact of actions, and how it influences us throughout our lives.