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Splitsville

Splitsville is the second film of 2025 that stars Dakota Johnson and also satirizes the perfunctory politics of heterosexual relationships. The first, Materialists, was from Celine Song, and tried to mix sincerity with a playwright’sRead Full Review

A Little Prayer

Indie dramedies about dysfunctional families are a dime a dozen, but small films as richly crafted as A Little Prayer are something like a miracle. Written and directed by Angus MacLachlan, the film has theRead Full Review

Highest 2 Lowest

Spike Lee never hesitates to show you how eclectic he feels his taste to be. If you think you’ve got a hold on his influences, his passions, he will then open his latest film, HighestRead Full Review

Caught Stealing

If you were worried when you saw the trailer for Caught Stealing, and thought Darren Aronofsky had managed to make a fun movie, have no fear. The latest film from the Black Swan director wasRead Full Review

Honey Don’t!

The splitting of the Coen Brothers was a minor tragedy among cineastes. The filmmaking duo have made countless masterpieces together, but more so, their filmmaking style has been defined by their symbiosis. It’s often accountedRead Full Review

Weapons

Part of the brilliance of 2022’s Barbarian was it’s unique approach to structure. It’s unsettling horror premise gets reset on more than one occasion, giving the nightmarish scenario fuller context until we get to aRead Full Review

The Naked Gun

In the last ten years, Hollywood has been in perpetual existential anguish over its failure to sell mid-to-high budget comedies. These films – whether they be romantic comedies, action comedies, or simply situational comedies –Read Full Review

Eddington

A lot of us broke in 2020, but it’s been the years since – the years that proved that all the sacrifice, anguish, protest was ultimately for naught, and that everything was going to beRead Full Review

Sorry, Baby

Eva Victor’s Sorry, Baby takes place in a nonspecific setting nestled within New England academia, where each season seems touched by an autumnal chill. Jacket weather is all year round. There’s a sparseness to theRead Full Review

F1

It’s 2025 and Hollywood is opening two major Summer films starring Tom Cruise and Brad Pitt, respectively. It’s a testament to the two men’s longevity in this business, but it’s also a snapshot of theRead Full Review