28 Years Later: The Bone Temple

28 Years Later: The Bone Temple

Roughly 28 weeks after one of the most bizarre cliffhangers in summer-blockbuster history, a follow-up has finally arrived, albeit through a different lens. Vacating the

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One Battle After Anotehr

One Battle After Another

[Note: This review contains spoilers for Vineland and One Battle After Another.] At the conclusion of Thomas Pynchon’s novel Vineland, the characters are celebrating the

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The Running Man

The Running Man

Stephen King’s 1982 novel The Running Man is one of the author’s more uncharacteristic works. This dystopian science-fiction tale – set, as it happens, in

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Bugonia

Bugonia

Teddy (Jesse Plemons) has a plan. He has done his research. He has procured all the necessary supplies, including padlocks, steel cables, and bulk quantities

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A Big Bold Beautiful Journey

A Big Bold Beautiful Journey

From a distance, A Big Bold Beautiful Journey resembles any other Hollywood romance, one featuring bankable, charming stars and a light enough tone to appeal

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Highest 2 Lowest

Highest 2 Lowest

Back in 2008, DreamWorks and Universal were intent on remaking a South Korean thriller that is widely regarded as one of the best films ever

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Him

Him

Cameron Cade (Austin Pulliam) was raised to revere the American Holy Trinity: God, family, and football. In young Cam’s personal theology, the only figure that

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By the Stream

By the Stream

Jeonim (Kim Min-hee) is in a predicament. An art instructor at a Seoul university, she’s been put in charge of her department’s contribution to the

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