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'Challengers' Review: Zendaya's Tennis Courtship

www.wsj.com

The actress stars as a coach caught in a love triangle with two players in director Luca Guadagnino’s flashy but overly digressive film.

Challengers review: Zendaya's bright, sexy and witty tennis love triangle is a smash, writes BRIAN VINER

www.dailymail.co.uk

BRIAN VINER: The Italian director Luca Guadagnino certainly can't be accused of making boring films. His last, 2022's Bones And All, was about cannibalistic serial killers.

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'Terrestrial Verses' Review: Stories of Struggle in Iran

www.wsj.com

This modest but methodical film comprises a series of vignettes in which Iranian people confront the constrictions of their society.

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Fun Trailer for British Comedy Film A FAMILY AFFAIR

geektyrant.com

A trailer has been released for the British comedy A Family Affair, starring Joe Wilkinson, Laura Aikman, and Jane Asher. The film is written, directed, and produced by Warren Fischer in his feature debut. This has a madcap and zany feel…

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Ordinary Angels (2024) Review

jasonsmovieblog.com

OF FAITH, HOPE, AND REDEMPTION With dozens of films genre being released each year, a typical one that gets overlooked by the more popular ones (action, drama, comedy, animation, etc.) is the subgenre category of religious movie. These…

Boy Kills World review: A derivative action film that can't find its own voice

www.avclub.com

Though Boy Kills World (the feature debut of German writer-director Moritz Mohr) tries its best to conjure a snarky, gory action flick à la Deadpool, a sorely lacking script, bloated runtime, and aimless direction render this revenge flick…

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Challengers: The BRWC Review

Although it was delayed for seven months, thanks to the 2023 SAG-AFTRA strike, Luca Guadagnino’s Challengers is a film that was certainly worth the wait, as the moviegoing season closes out the spring. Guadagnino, an Italian-born filmmaker…

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DEVIL’S TRAIL Reviews and free on Plex, Roku, Tubi and YouTube

moviesandmania.com

‘It’s real’ Devil’s Trail is a 2017 found footage horror film about two reality TV stars exploring the legend of the Jersey Devil. Directed by and starring Henrique Couto (Amityville: …

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4D MAN Reviews and free on YouTube

moviesandmania.com

‘He walks through walls of solid steel and stone!’ 4D Man is a 1959 American sci-fi film about a scientist who discovers a formula enabling him to pass through solid …

Movie review: 'Idea of You' never finds its groove

www.upi.com

"The Idea of You," on Prime Video May 2, follows in the footsteps of "How Stella Got Her Groove Back" and "Notting Hill" but does not live up to either film.

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World of Wonka slot review: Where to play, features, and tips

www.thesun.co.uk

THIS SLOT is a Light and Wonder (formerly Scientific Games) title that explores the popular world of Willy Wonka from the classic 1971 musical fantasy film.

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'Boy Kills World' review: Ultraviolent action film hits you over the head with gimmicks

chicago.suntimes.com

Bill Skarsgård plays a mute man whose inner voice is provided by H. Jon Benjamin in “Boy Kills World.”

Film Review: SASQUATCH SUNSET (2024): David Zellner’s Ambitious Film Scores Points for Taking Big Risks but is Not For Everyone

film-book.com

Sasquatch Sunset (2024) Film Review, a movie directed by David Zellner, written by Nathan Zellner and David Zellner and starring Jesse Eisenberg, Riley Keough, Christophe Zajac-Denek and Nathan Zellner.

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FIEND WITHOUT A FACE Reviews and free on YouTube

moviesandmania.com

‘New horrors! mad science spawns evil fiends!’ Fiend Without a Face is a 1958 sci-fi horror film about a scientist’s thoughts that materialise as invisible brain-shaped monsters. Directed by Arthur Crabtree …

Growing Up Jewish review – wildly inappropriately lightweight for our times

www.theguardian.com

You will laugh and may cry watching these charming youngsters prepare for their bar and batmitzvahs – but with antisemitism on the rise, this film feels bizarrely flimsy

Wednesday, Apr 24

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MSPIFF 2024 Review: THELMA – nonagenarian June Squibb is in the driver’s seat in this hilarious action comedy

flixchatter.net

Who says women over the age of 80 or even 90 are past their prime? Just ask June Squibb who at the age of 94 stars in her first leading role, in an action movie no less. Squibb plays Thelma, a nonagenarian who lives on her own after her…

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‘Boy Kills World’ Review: Frenetic Sci-Fi Fight Film Falls Frustratingly Flat

www.thewrap.com

Bill Skarsgård plays a martial artist out for a revenge in a flashy but insubstantial pop culture potpourri

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Sand Land Review – Enticing Toriyama Tribute

wccftech.com

The recently-departed Akira Toriyama left behind a rich gaming legacy between contributing to the likes of Dragon Quest and Chrono Trigger and the many, many, many Dragon Ball adaptations, and that legacy will only continue to build after…