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Venice Film Festival Review: Life Is Not A Competition But I’m Winning

Sam Niles - September 12, 2023

If history is written by the victors, where does that leave those who were never allowed to be part of the game? Life Is Not...

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Venice Film Festival Review: Oceans are the Real Continents

Sam Niles - September 11, 2023

The black-and-white Oceans Are The Real Continents is subtly intoxicating. Its opening is an evolution of motion, starting with a shot of Alex (Alexander...

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Venice Film Festival Review: El Conde

Sam Niles - September 11, 2023

You might expect a movie portraying Augusto Pinochet (Jaime Vadell) as a vampire to follow the same narrative beats as a biopic, just with...

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‘The Last Voyage of the Demeter’ Puts a Fun Twist on the Dracula Story

Sam Niles - August 15, 2023

Reportedly, co-writer Bragi Schut Jr. sought to write an Alien-style horror film on a space station, but after seeing the model for The Demeter...

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‘Happiness for Beginners’ is a Pleasant, Low-Conflict Rom-Com

Sam Niles - August 7, 2023

Happiness For Beginners involves a recently divorced Helen (Ellie Kemper) embarking on a days long hike to discover herself. She unexpectedly sees Jake (Luke...

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Oppenheimer Review: Christopher Nolan’s Latest Film Will Haunt You

Sam Niles - July 25, 2023

Oppenheimer, in telling the story of the inventor of the atomic bomb, spans different decades, political climates, and foes, from the Nazis to the...

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John Wick Chapter 4 Review: The Greatest Hits Are Played & Played Well

Sam Niles - June 13, 2023

There’s a set piece in John Wick Chapter 4 where John (Keanu Reeves) climbs a lot of stairs. As expected, he kills lots of...

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Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 Review: A Fun, Powerful, Emotional Finale

Sam Niles - May 9, 2023

When Adam Warlock (Will Poulter) kicks off Guardians Of The Galaxy: Vol 3 by beating the piss out of different Guardians, the different beat...

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The Last of Us Finale Review: HBO Stuck the Landing

Sam Niles - March 16, 2023

I've played both Last Of Us games on numerous occasions (the second in particular), so it was a little uncanny when Ellie's video game...

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The Last of Us Episode 8 Review: A Thrilling Penultimate Episode

Sam Niles - March 8, 2023

David (Scott Shepherd, The Young Pope) is a bad man. A very bad man. Atrocious, abominable, the worst of the worst. If there are...

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The Last of Us Episode 7 Review: Let the Kids Be Kids

Sam Niles - March 1, 2023

When a bigot justifies their bigotry by saying they’re defending children or they just want to “let kids be kids.” These people are either...

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The Last of Us Episode 6 Review: An Episode Full of Changes … For the Better

Sam Niles - February 22, 2023

While visiting Jackson, the newfound haven that his brother Tommy (Gabriel Luna) calls home, Joel sees a woman that looks like his daughter Sarah....

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