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THE LAST LAUGH: A Comedy Of Errors
THE LAST LAUGH: A Comedy Of Errors

The Last Laugh tries its best to tell a sweet tale about growing old with dignity and never giving up on your true self.

IO: Grand Ideas With Underwhelming Execution
IO: Grand Ideas With Underwhelming Execution

A forced romance, lackluster execution, and a tendency to pander to its audience makes IO come up far shorter than it otherwise could’ve been. 

POLAR: A Joyless & Idealess Barren Tundra
POLAR: A Joyless & Idealess Barren Tundra

Polar is as by-the-book as an action film can be, and that book isn’t even a very interesting one.

VELVET BUZZSAW: Final Destination transported to the world of art
VELVET BUZZSAW: Final Destination Transported To The World of Art

Dan Gilroy has stepped out of his comfort zone with satirical horror Velvet Buzzsaw – and the results are mixed, to say the least.

SONI: A Candid Depiction of India’s Gender Politics
SONI: A Candid Depiction of India’s Gender Politics

Soni, as a gritty realist portrait, feels fresh and unique – both in it’s portrayal of Kalpana and Soni and its technical achievements.

FYRE: THE GREATEST PARTY THAT NEVER HAPPENED: Significantly More Successful Than The Festival
FYRE: THE GREATEST PARTY THAT NEVER HAPPENED: Significantly More Successful Than The Festival

Not only does Fyre tell an interesting story, but it tells it well; the whole ordeal is tense and hilarious in equal measure.

CLOSE: Extremely Watchable, But Frustratingly Shallow

Close is frustratingly shallow, and in its breakneck pace leaves some of its character development in the dust, while trying to wring every bit of emotion out of its quieter moments.

MURDER MOUNTAIN: Netflix’s Documentary Domination Continues
MURDER MOUNTAIN: Netflix’s Documentary Domination Continues

Murder Mountain is a fascinating insight into unique communities, unexplored lands, and disenfranchised voices – and isn’t that the point of a documentary in the first place?

Terrifying Implications Of The Netflix Christmas Multiverse

Within the past year, Netflix has released a slew of Christmas movies to their platform; we take a look at this rising trend in streaming.

CHILLING ADVENTURES OF SABRINA: (S1E11) "Chapter Eleven: A Midwinter's Tale": Christmas Is The Perfect Time for Ghost Stories
CHILLING ADVENTURES OF SABRINA: (S1E11) “A Midwinter’s Tale”: Christmas Is The Perfect Time For Ghost Stories

“A Midwinter’s Tale” was a solid episode, packed with holiday cheer, ill-willed entities, and potential demonic tragedies, making it one of the best in the series thus far.

BIRD BOX: Tonally Baffling, Neither Entertaining Nor Moving
BIRD BOX: Tonally Baffling, Neither Entertaining Nor Moving

There are successful films buried within Bird Box, but it refuses to build any identity as a film beyond its concept.

MOWGLI: LEGEND OF THE JUNGLE: Poor Timing, Valiant Effort
MOWGLI: LEGEND OF THE JUNGLE: Poor Timing, Valiant Effort

Mowgli: King of the Jungle doesn’t impart the sort of excitement you might hope from the newest entry, but it does have a resonance that many of its predecessors didn’t.

DUMPLIN': Pure, Dolly Parton-flavoured Comfort Food
DUMPLIN’: Pure, Dolly Parton-flavoured Comfort Food

As if to reject beauty’s notoriously food-phobic reputation once and for all, Dumplin’ is pure visual comfort food.

CHILLING ADVENTURES OF SABRINA Season 2 Trailer
CHILLING ADVENTURES OF SABRINA Season 2 Trailer

With an electrifying trailer and the whole cast set to return, the Chilling Adventures of Sabrina seems poised for one epic sophomore season.

THE AMERICAN MEME: Stretching The Fifteen Minutes Of Fame
THE AMERICAN MEME: Stretching The Fifteen Minutes Of Fame

The American Meme is a fascinating close-up on the lives of memes and the confounding value they have in the digital world.