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Film Reviews

‘The Super Mario Bros Movie’ review: The video game tries to level up on the big screen, but in the end turns into a big bob-omb

Despite how often critics rail against the practice, there’s nothing inherently wrong with making a film adapting a piece of… Read More

April 4, 2023

‘Apollo 10 ½: A Space Age Childhood’ review: To nostalgia and beyond [Grade: B] | SXSW

Over the last couple of years, we have seen directors take themselves back to times in their lives, and retell… Read More

March 14, 2022

Game on: The ‘Jumanji: The Next Level’ trailer is here

After the near billion-dollar success that was 2017's Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle, Dwayne Johnson, Kevin Hart, Karen Gillan and… Read More

July 1, 2019

Joaquin Phoenix is on the run in the trailer for ‘Don’t Worry, He Won’t Get Far on Foot’

[divider style="normal" top="20" bottom="20"] Academy Award nominee Joaquin Phoenix has already earned some of the best reviews of his career… Read More

April 26, 2018

Jack Black and Cate Blanchett are timed to spook in ‘The House with a Clock in its Walls’ trailer

[divider style="normal" top="20" bottom="20"] In the tradition of Amblin classics where fantastical events occur in the most unexpected places, Jack… Read More

March 27, 2018

San Francisco International Film Festival lineup: ‘Tully,’ ‘Sorry to Bother You,’ ‘A Kid Like Jake’ and more

The longest-running film festival in the Americas, the SFFILM Festival is an extraordinary showcase of cinematic discovery and a major… Read More

March 14, 2018

2018 Berlin Film Festival Review: Gus Van Sant’s ‘Don’t Worry He Won’t Go Far On Foot’

Synopsis: The story of American cartoonist John Callahan whose alcoholism led him to a permeant physical impairment and a career… Read More

February 20, 2018