Film Review: No Other Choice

Film Review: No Other Choice
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Korean cinema has gained a lot of attention in America ever since Parasite in 2019, and No Other Choice shares similar aspects like slapstick humor and horror. … read more

Film Review: Is This Thing On?

Film Review: Is This Thing On?
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Is This Thing On? shows a comic drifting through the carefully managed calm of an amicable divorce while quietly avoiding the deeper emotional fallout. … read more

Series Review: The Pitt (Season Two)

Series Review: The Pitt (Season Two)
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The choice not to start off with a bang is a good one, as the show avoids falling into a “pit” of its own making by piling on too much and losing its sense of reality. … read more

Top 11 Films of 2025

Top 11 Films of 2025
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From the early standouts at the 2025 Sundance Film Festival to the last of the platformed Oscar-bait films, here are my picks for the top 11 films of 2025. … read more

SLUG Magazine Presents: 31 Days of Secondhand Givings

SLUG Magazine Presents: 31 Days of Secondhand Givings
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Gather around the radiant glow of the box set and don your gay apparel, you little freaks, for a festive installment of Secondhand Screenings!  … read more

Film Review — The SpongeBob Movie: Search for SquarePants

Film Review — The SpongeBob Movie: Search for SquarePants
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SpongeBob believes he’s finally ready to ride the legendary Shipwreck coaster. When fear gets the better of him, he accidentally summons the Flying Dutchman. … read more

Film Review: Avatar: Fire and Ash

Film Review: Avatar: Fire and Ash
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I’m not here to claim that Avatar: Fire and Ash is anything more than it is, and I’ve seen many movies this year that were deeper, smarter and more important. … read more

Film Review: The Secret Agent

Film Review: The Secret Agent
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The Secret Agent is a slow burn that requires a strong attention span. Its portrait of suppressed histories and state surveillance resonates with the present. … read more

Film Review: Ella McCay

Film Review: Ella McCay
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Ella MacKay brings to mind a blind old incontinent sheepdog who is clinging to the last vestiges of life. There’s a feeling of love and fond memories of better days. … read more

Film Review: Sentimental Value

Film Review: Sentimental Value
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Sentimental Value’s a solid Oscar contender. As far as films predetermined to be nominated in every category go that aren’t Oscar bait, this is one of the best. … read more

Film Review: Fackham Hall

Film Review: Fackham Hall
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Does Fackham Hall stoop to lowbrow, cheap humor? Of course it does. It also has some smart, well-constructed gags and hundreds of extremely silly ones. … read more

Film Review: Wake Up Dead Man

Film Review: Wake Up Dead Man
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Wake Up Dead Man is a treatise on the judgmental, weaponized toxicity of modern Christianity vs. the actual doctrine of Christ. … read more