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"The Dead Speak!" What RISE OF SKYWALKER Shares With Jewish American Fiction
“The Dead Speak!” What RISE OF SKYWALKER Shares With Jewish American Fiction

Star Wars traffics heavily in the tropes of “the hero’s journey,” and it has a rather neat analog in the patterns of Jewish immigrant literature.

Bad Boys For Life: The Boys Are Back With A Mixed Bag
BAD BOYS FOR LIFE: The Boys Are Back With A Mixed Bag

Bad Boys for Life’s plot is straightforward, the action doesn’t push any boundaries, and yet you still leave having had a pretty good time.

LIKE A BOSS: A Great Comedy For Beginner Entrepreneurs
LIKE A BOSS: A Great Comedy For Beginner Entrepreneurs

Like A Boss may not be the best comedy of the new decade, but it is unquestionably an entertaining film that is worth the watch.

THE WAVE: A Mixed Trip
THE WAVE: A Mixed Trip

Featuring a solid turn from Justin Long, The Wave is a delightfully different drug comedy.

LET IT SNOW: A Christmas Movie That's All About The Feels
LET IT SNOW: A Christmas Movie That’s All About The Feels

Let It Snow isn’t an overly ambitious film, but that doesn’t mean it’s not enjoyable.

GET GONE: I Wish I Had
GET GONE: I Wish I Had

If you see this streaming the next time you are surfing, Get Gone. There are other things to explore.

THE OUTSIDER (S1E1,2) "Fish In A Barrel" & "Roanoke": Not Your Ordinary Stephen King Story
THE OUTSIDER (S1E1,2) “Fish In A Barrel” & “Roanoke”: Not Your Ordinary Stephen King Story

With no monsters to summon, The Outsider is not your ordinary Stephen King adaptation, death and faulty humans the true focus. Don’t be left out of HBO’s latest obsession.

Queerly Ever After #17: HAPPY ENDINGS SLEEPOVER (2019) Part 1
Queerly Ever After #17: HAPPY ENDINGS SLEEPOVER (2019) Part 1

A Danish gay spy thriller? That is based on a real life story? Amanda Jane Stern starts off her investigation into the truth of this story with a review of the film.

TROOP ZERO: A Love Letter To The Misfits
TROOP ZERO: A Love Letter To The Misfits

Troop Zero is a feel-good film in every sense of the word and it is the hope of this critic that people find and cherish this film.

MOB TOWN: A Film That Doesn't Live Up To Its Title Or Premise
MOB TOWN: Doesn’t Live Up To Its Title Or Premise

Though featuring actors and events you’ve seen before, Mob Town should have been left on the shelves.

CODE 8: Where Superpowers In Cinema Take A Left Curve
CODE 8: Where Superpowers In Cinema Take A Left Curve

Code 8 is exhilarating, gruesome, and touching, and its unique premise may very well be appreciated across genres.

THE GRUDGE: Uhhhhhhhhh...
THE GRUDGE: Uhhhhhhhhh…

The best moment in this 2020 rendition of The Grudge is when the title card…

SEBERG: Not the Story She Deserved

For all of its admirable intentions, the film’s flimsy storytelling does a disservice to Seberg’s legacy.

SPIES IN DISGUISE: A Perfectly Average Send-Off To A Decade Of Computer Animation's Coming Of Age
SPIES IN DISGUISE: A Perfectly Average Send-Off To A Decade Of Computer Animation’s Coming Of Age

Spies in Disguise is an almost poetically appropriate summary of everything computer animation has become in the last ten or so years.

TOGO: Vintage Heroes Don Fur
TOGO: Vintage Heroes Don Fur

Togo’s fine, grainy exhibition of the Alaskan atmosphere is often breathtaking, yet its release through streaming may have sacrificed its beauty.