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‘Child’s Play’ Review: A Fun, Disappointing Mess

For a series that once featured a sex scene between two possessed dolls, the new Child’s Play remake has a lot to live up...

‘The Last Black Man in San Francisco’ Review: A Brilliant Character Study on the Impact of Gentrification

Written by Tom Moore Back at this year’s Sundance Film Festival, studio A24 picked up a slew of films to distribute, but one film in...

Toy Story 4 Review: A Surprising Piece of Pixar Perfection

Plot: When Bonnie has trouble adjusting to Kindergarten, she utilizes some arts and crafts to make Forky (voice of Tony Hale). She really cares...

‘Toni Morrison: The Pieces I Am’ Review: A Fascinating Look at a Great American Author

I’m embarrassed to admit that when I sat down to watch Timothy Greenfield-Sanders’s new documentary, Toni Morrison: The Pieces I Am, I had never...

And The Winner Still Is: Chicago, Gandalf, 2002 Oscars & All That Jazz

https://soundcloud.com/popbreakdotcombreakcast/and-the-winner-still-is-chicago-gandalf-2002-oscars-all-that-jazz Welcome to Season 1 of our retrospective Oscar podcast series -- And the Winner Still Is. Hosted by film editor Marisa Carpico and television...

Men in Black International Doesn’t Justify its Existence

Was this completely necessary? Men in Black is one of those franchises that everyone looks at fondly, constantly forgetting that there was really only ONE...

‘In the Aisles’ Review: A Listless Study in the Mundane

It’s possible to make mundane workplace comedies enjoyable. The Office gave us one of modern television’s most compelling romances and Office Space is still...

The Dead Don’t Die Review: A Dry, Boring, Bloodless Experience

Written by Tom Moore Though it may claim to have the greatest cast ever (dis)assembled, writer/director Jim Jarmusch struggles to deliver an entertaining zombie movie...

‘Being Frank’ Review: A Film That Covers Too Much Ground in Too Little Time

Watching the trailer for the new film, Being Frank, it seems like a high-concept comedy. Comedian Jim Gaffigan stars as Frank, whose life is...

‘American Woman’ Review: A Powerful Story Done in by its Storytelling

American Woman, the new film directed by Jake Scott and written by Brad Ingelsby should have been part of last year’s Oscar race. Well-regarded...

And The Winner Still Is: Forrest Gump, Pulp Fiction & The 1994 Oscars

https://soundcloud.com/popbreakdotcombreakcast/and-the-winner-still-is-forrest-gump-pulp-fiction-the-1994-oscars Welcome to Season 1 of our retrospective Oscar podcast series -- And the Winner Still Is. Hosted by film editor Marisa Carpico and television...

‘Ma’ Review: A Fun B-Movie That Should Stick to Its Guns More Often

There's a reason that Ma has inspired so many memes, at least in certain corners of Film Twitter. It feels as if it's been...