Umbrella Academy S4: The Epic Fantasy Becomes Slapstick and Anticlimactic
ReviewJim SlotekThe Umbrella Academy, Netflix, Streaming series, Season Four, Elliot Page, adaptation, comic book, Tom Hopper, David Castañeda, Emmy Raver-Lampman, Aidan Gallagher, David Cross, Megan Mullally, Nick Offerman, Colm Feore, Sci fi, Superheroes
Cuckoo: Great Cast Elevates Wobbly Thriller That’s Kind of Good and Kind of Not
By Chris Knight
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Dance First: Waiting for a Better Bio of Samuel Beckett
The Instigators: Damon and Affleck Are Imperfect… but Entertaining
The Death Tour: A Snowy Road Where Wrestlers Find Reasons to Live
ReviewJim SlotekPro wrestling minor leagues, The Death Tour, Documentaries about wrestling, Northern Indigenous communities, Stephan Peterson, Sonya Ballantyne, The Promoter: The Tony Condello Story, Chris Jericho, Kenny Omega, Indigenous wrestlers
Trap: When There's No Film So Bad, You Wouldn't Make It For Your Daughter
Dìdi: Filmmaker’s Delightful Coming-of-Age Story an Homage to Mothers, Family, and Art
Starve Acre: Yet Another Rural British Village with an Evil Secret, What's New?
ReviewJim SlotekBritish movies with evil rural settings, Starve Acre, Daniel Kokotajlo, Novel by Andrew Michael Hurley, Matt Smith, Morfydd Clark, Church of England anti-demon Deliverance Ministry, Erin Richards, Sean Gilder, Animal cruelty scene
Sing Sing: Caged Free Spirits Put on a Show in a Reality-Based Tale of Jailhouse Musical Theatre
By Chris Knight
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Only the River Flows: Challenges of Pre-Digital Age 1990s Power Crafty Police Procedural
By Chris Knight
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Kneecap: If 'A Hard Days Night' had Drugs, Nudity, Anarchy and Gaelic Profanity
ReviewJim SlotekKneecap, Rich Peppiatt, DJ Próvai, Mo Chara, Móglaí Bap, Josie Walker, Michael Fassbender, Simone Kirby, Music biopic, Irish
Crossing: Odd Couple Road Movie Celebrates the Joys of Ambiguity
ReviewJim SlotekCrossing, Drama, Georgian, Istanbul, Levan Akin, Mzia Arabuli, Lucas Kankava, Deniz Dumanli, Levan Bochorishvili, Ziya Sudancikmaz, LGBTQ+, LGBT issues
The Fabulous Four: Definitely Not Fabulous, But Uplifting and Fun
Deadpool & Wolverine: Marvel Actioner Brings Wolvie Home
Charlie Hustle & The Matter of Pete Rose: Portrait of a Shame Icon
Time Bandits: Taika Waititi Picks Terry Gilliam’s Pocket But It’s Still His Film
ReviewJim SlotekTime Bandits, Remake, Reboot, Lisa Kudrow, Kal-El Tuck, Taika Waititi, Jemaine Clement, Apple TV, Streaming series, Sci fi
Exhuma: South Korean Ghost Story Out-Conjures The Conjuring
National Anthem: A Drag Rodeo Romance that Tenderly Bucks Expectations
By Chris Knight
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Twisters: Storm und Drag
Widow Clicquot: Fact-Based Drama About Champagne's Chief Woman (Ahem) Sparkles
