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REVIEW: The Iron Claw (2023)

virginiakublawi | Dec 27, 2023 | 0

The Iron Claw tells the true story of the Von Erichs, one of the greatest wrestling families of all time. This film is the latest from A24 and writer/director Sean Durkin, and while I don’t follow sports, the cast drew my attention. I actually saw this movie on Christmas Day, which I wouldn’t ne...

REVIEW: Wonka (2023)

virginiakublawi | Dec 17, 2023 | 0

Wonka is a rebootquel of Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory and, to a lesser extent, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory. I like the Gene Wilder-led classic well enough, but I don’t think I ever watched the Tim Burton movie all the way through. When Wonka was announced, I was frankly an...

REVIEW: The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes (2023)

virginiakublawi | Dec 10, 2023 | 0

I don’t have much of a history with The Hunger Games franchise. I saw all four movies in theaters, but it was for my sister, who read all the books and loved Katniss. But I never read them myself, and I don’t regularly re-watch the films or anything like that. When a prequel film was an...

REVIEW: Godzilla Minus One (2023)

AlexGherzo | Dec 9, 2023 | 0

Godzilla Minus One feels like the little movie that could, taking America by storm the way Godzilla takes Tokyo. It seems like a legitimate crowd-pleaser, with movie fans praising it and buying enough tickets to secure it a wider release this week. And it’s a pretty good movie to boot, with some ...

REVIEW: Napoleon (2023)

AlexGherzo | Dec 8, 2023 | 2

Napoleon feels like a clip show of what may well be a great movie. At two and a half hours, it feels rushed, with too little time devoted to establishing the titular conqueror or his beloved Joséphine, not to mention the many battles and political maneuvering that defined his career. We get snippe...

REVIEW: Silent Night (2023)

AlexGherzo | Dec 4, 2023 | 0

Silent Night, the newest entry in the Christmas action subgenre, is director John Woo’s first American film since 2003’s Paycheck, and I can understand his disillusionment after that one. Fortunately, Silent Night is a lot better than that, and while it’s not a classic or as good as some of W...