‘Toy Story 5’ and the Gentle Warning About Tech
Woody and the gang round up once again for another adventure with Toy Story 5, directed by Pixar vet Andrew Stanton. It’s a win for me because the...
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Curtain Raiser: 20 Films We Want to See at This Year’s Fantasia Fest
Summer is a great time for film and not just because we’re inching closer to Halloween. It seems like this year has been hot with more than...
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‘Chum’ Uses The Stunning Alice Eve As Bait
There’s a reason why I do not dive into (pun partially intended) many sea-survival thriller movies, whether the animal antagonist is a shark,...
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‘In Memoriam’ Is a Love Letter to People Who Remember You Post Credits
The legacy one leaves behind is a thought that crosses most minds at least once, especially for creatives. Will the art you’ve made be...
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‘Skateboarding Is Not For Girls’ Revolts Against Arranged Marriages — Tribeca 2026
Skateboarding Is Not For Girls is not a sports movie, but the sport it chose to carry its theme illustrates the changing times. Skateboarding is...
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‘Cotton Fever’ Is a Harrowing and Hopeful Look at Addiction
Substance abuse is so embedded in storylines that audiences can sometimes forget how harmful it actually is. That’s why films that peel back...
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‘I Love Boosters’ Is a Flavor Rush Satire
People pile into Oakland’s historic Grand Lake Theatre, with not a seat left empty, for Boots Riley’s latest film, I Love Boosters. It’s the...
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Reuben Hamlyn Talks New Short ‘Sunday’s Children’
Each year, filmmakers flock to France to attend one of the most prestigious film festivals, the Cannes International Film Festival. Among the...
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‘Is God Is’ Burns With Righteous Rage and Unexpected Levity
Not many people can write an award-winning stage play, adapt it into a screenplay, and then direct that adaptation. Now, add the burden of this being...
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Fall Deeply And Madly Into ‘Obsession’
Following his viral hour-long feature-film debut, Milk & Serial, which cost $800 to produce and publish on YouTube in 2024, Curry Barker hit...
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