It only missed my Top Ten of the Year because the competition was so fierce.
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‘Cyrano’ Review | This Adaptation ‘Nose” What It’s Doing
A new take on an oft adapted story. Peter Dinklage and Haley Bennett will break your heart.
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‘Red Rocket’ Review | Losers’ Lives Are Cinematic, Too
It will be a shame if more moviegoers don’t see this film just because it’s “Indie” or “Art House,” because it’s excellent.
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Review: ‘Ankle Biters’ | Can Comedy and Horror Co-Exist?
Comedy Horror. It’s either funny but not scary or, like this current release, it’s got some good gore and suspense, but isn’t the least bit funny.
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Review: ‘Pig’ | Return to Nuanced Acting by Nicolas Cage in A Wonderful Film
Have the days of the overwrought, frenzied, bark at the moon performances by Nicolas Cage come to an end?
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Review: ‘Son’ | Is it Horror or a Thriller?
If the female lead is imagining everything, it’s a psychological thriller. If she’s not, it’s more of a mild horror thriller. Either way…blood
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Review: ‘Angel’ Pairs Star-Crossed Lovers In Exotic Locale
A film that gets great mileage from its atmosphere and understated performances, even if its artsy flourishes keep it from appealing to wider audiences
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’22 vs Earth’ | A Short, Cute Companion to Disney’s ‘Soul’.
This 6 minute short is set before the events of “SOUL” and brings back Tina Fey
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Review: Excellent ‘Brewmance’ Not Just for Beer Bros
I will almost certainly never taste the beers mentioned in the story, but I feel like I have a stake in the brewers
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Tom Petty: New Film, New Music Coming and New Signature Gibson Guitar
doesn’t include anything that wasn’t from that period in 94 when Petty felt he was making the best album of his career.
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Review: Midsommar | 3 ½ out of 4 Stars | Rated R
Midsommar | 3 ½ out 4 Stars | Rated R By Kyle Osborne Once or twice a year, when a movie ends and the credits roll, you find yourself saying, “Holy crap! What the hell was that?” It’s when a director swings for the fences and makes something that isn’t…
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Interview: Leigh Whannell, Creator of ‘Saw’ and ‘Insidious’ Makes Cool New Movie
By Kyle Osborne If you’ve ever seen a movie with “Saw” or “Insidious” in the title since 2004, then you’ve seen the work of Leigh Whannell. Along with his producing partner, Director James Wan, Whannell has written and/or produced and, in some cases, directed films that have scared the bejeezus…
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Movie Review: A Quiet Place 3 out of 4 Stars
A Quiet Place 3 out of 4 stars By Kyle Osborne A Quiet Place, directed by the actor John Krasinski, who also co-stars with real-life wife Emily Blunt, may just be the most economical movie I’ve ever seen. It doesn’t tell you anything more than what you absolutely need…
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Review: ‘The Big Sick’ : Bad Title, Great Movie
By Kyle Osborne Imagine a romantic comedy that is both romantic and, well, funny! From a genre that has disappointed so many of us starry-eyed hopefuls comes ‘The Big Sick’, a delightful, heartwarming comedy that has an incredible sense of tone and reality. Yes, it is a terrible title, but…
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