Review: ‘We Can Be Heroes’ Documentary About Kids and LARPing
I’m getting to that age where I look at the opportunities teenagers have today and think old person thoughts about
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Author: Josh Thayer
‘Omni Loop’ Review: ‘Groundhog Day’ Sci-Fi Comedy Gets Weird
Remember when, in the depths of COVID lockdowns and isolation, we all became obsessed with a new Groundhog Day-style time
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‘We’re All Gonna Die’ Review: A Boy-Meets-Girl Sci-Fi Story Stretched Too Far
There’s a good short film hiding somewhere inside Matthew Arnold and Freddie Wong’s grief-tinged sci-fi feature film debut, We’re All
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Review: ‘Grand Theft Hamlet’ Shown at SXSW 2024
If anyone ever complains to you that there’s nothing new under the sun in the world of cinema, please kindly
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Review: HBO’s ‘Ren Faire’ A Docu-Fantasia Full of Power Struggles
“Power corrupts; absolute power corrupts absolutely.” That quote, coined in the late 19th century by English historian and politician Lord
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Review: Netflix’s ‘3 Body Problem’ Premiere Episode An Intriguing Start
When David Benioff and DB Weiss, the creators of Game of Thrones, inked a deal with Disney to helm a new
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Review: ‘Road House’ Remake Offers Humor and Ultra-Violence
It’s hard to imagine a more rollicking opening night film to kick off SXSW 2024 than director Doug Liman’s remake
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SXSW 2024: My Must-Watch Screenings and Premieres
The Cosmic Circus is going to South by Southwest 2024! The massive conference, offers a little something for everyone, from
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Humanity’s Survival and Prehistoric Horrors in ‘Out of Darkness’
One of the coolest compliments I ever heard the late, great Roger Ebert express about a movie was that, while
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‘True Detective: Night Country’ Review: First Half of Season Features Intrigue and Atmosphere
As of this writing, the fourth iteration of the divisive HBO anthology series True Detective is halfway through its six-episode
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