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Shariful Raj Bidya Sinha Saha Mim Cover Image Cinematic Poran
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Poran: An Intoxicating Love Triangle that has Bangladesh on edge
When a filmmaker makes a movie, the question "is the movie a success?" arises. “A good movie makes you cry/ laugh/ jump out of your seats” doesn’t seem to be the norm anymore. To me, it’s a matter of fundamentalism,…
Brad Pitt Aaron Taylor-Johnson Brian Tyree Henry Hiroyuki Sanada Bad Bunny Joey King Zazie Beetz Columbia Pictures Bullet Train
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Bullet Train is a Light, Heavily-Stylized Action Comedy that Goes On for a Little Too Long
Theaters are so inundated with sequels and reboots these days when it comes to action blockbusters, that even a film like Bullet Train, which feels original despite being adapted from a Japanese novel, feels like a minor cause for celebration.…
Amber Midthunder Hulu Prey
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Prey Delivers the Best Predator Sequel to Date, Taking the Franchise Back to its Roots
The Predator franchise has been trucking along for almost three decades now, but it has long since lost its steam. There have been sparks of hope such as Predators, but then that would be followed up by hot messes like…
Angourie Rice Paramount+ Honor Society
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Honor Society is a Dark High School Comedy That Doesn’t Entirely Succeed in Going its Own Way
Do you ever wonder about your teen years? The years where you constantly bickered with parents, made and lost friends, and endlessly competed with everyone around you. Most adults would agree that teens are a menace. Yet, why do adults…
Alia Bhatt Shefali Shah Netflix Darlings
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Darlings is a Dark Comedy that Touches on a Delicate, But All-Too-Real Issue for Married Women in the Sub-Continent
For the first movie released under her production company, Alia Bhatt has selected a delicate subject like domestic abuse. The activist-style film urges women to confront violence head-on rather than attempting to bargain with the scorpion, the antagonistic husband in…
Daniel Kaluuya Keke Palmer Steven Yeun Universal Pictures Nope
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Nope is a Unique, Terrifying Horror Thriller that Breaks the Mold of Jordan Peele Films
Jordan Peele could have taken an easy route after the success of Get Out, staying in his comfort zone and repeating himself with his themes and directing style. And while you could say he did that to an extent with…
Ryan Gosling Chris Evans Netflix the Gray Man
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The Gray Man Feels Frustratingly Bland, Despite Boasting a Stellar Cast and the Russo Brothers
The Gray Man, despite having a $200 million budget, an excellent cast, and the directors and writers from Avengers: Endgame holding its reins, fails to make a lasting impression, to the point that you will forget most of the movie’s…
Chris Hemsworth Marvel Studios Thor Love and Thunder
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Thor: Love and Thunder is a Crowd Pleaser, but it Doesn’t Help Alleviate the Feeling of Aimlessness Plaguing MCU Phase Four
Marvel’s Thor is a character who has been saddled with plenty of different circumstances and new character directions with almost every new appearance in the MCU. From the somewhat bland Shakespearean take that lasted until Avengers: Age of Ultron to…
Ethan Hawke Blumhouse Productions The Black Phone
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The Black Phone Thrives Thanks to a Terrifying Ethan Hawke Performance
In this Scott Derrickson’s latest, a deranged kidnapper lurks in a sleepy community of Colorado. His attest victim is a scrawny little boy, who is bullied in school, abused by father, and has a psychic for a sibling. With its…
Tom Cruise Paramount Pictures Top Gun Maverick
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Top Gun: Maverick is that Rare ‘Perfect Sequel’, Despite Arriving 3 Decades After its Original
Arriving 36 years after the original Top Gun, Top Gun: Maverick could have easily been a massive misfire if it weren’t for the hard work of capable collaborators Tom Cruise and director Joseph Kosinski (whom Cruise previously worked with in…
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