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Now Playing: ‘The End of Oak Street’ is a satisfying suburban monster movie
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You’re walking down the street of a normal-looking neighborhood. You see manicured lawns, white picket fences, and kids riding bicycles when suddenly something incredible appears before you: a very large… Read More
Now Playing: Three pro-shot musicals that let you experience the theater at home
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It’s an injustice every fan of musical theater has suffered through. You’re watching a movie adaptation of one of your favorite musicals, only the singer with a beautiful voice has… Read More
Now Playing: ‘Hadestown’ is a beautiful blend of blues music and mythology
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I was lucky enough to see Hadestown during its national tour. I found it to be a thoroughly entertaining musical romance. Blending ancient Greek mythology with a more modern world… Read More
Now Playing: Greek mythology goes to the movies
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The Odyssey continues to be a hit with audiences and has sparked spirited debates about history, storytelling, and just how you represent Ancient Greek mythology on film. Fortunately, there are… Read More
Now Playing: ‘The Odyssey’ is an engrossing journey home
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When I first read The Odyssey in my high school English class, I appreciated the story as an action adventure. We had monsters, magic, and mythological warfare all wrapped up… Read More
Now Playing: ‘Python Hunt’ shows us man is the wildest animal
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It’s called the Florida Python Challenge. Every year, the competition invites amateur and professional hunters into the Everglades for 10 grueling days and nights to remove invasive, ecosystem-destroying Burmese pythons…. Read More
Now Playing: When family can be frightening – three horror films about family trauma
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Evil Dead Burns is the latest in a series of recent horror movies that explored family dynamics and generational trauma through the genre of horror. While Evil Dead Burns leaned… Read More
Now Playing: ‘Evil Dead Burns’ doesn’t catch fire
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It’s one of my favorite scenes from the original Evil Dead trilogy. In Evil Dead 2, a character’s mother has been turned into a bloodthirsty zombie and locked in the… Read More
Now Playing: Sounds Like a Thriller
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Tuner is the latest example of thrillers built around sound. Many movies throughout film history feature characters who overhear or eavesdrop on murder plots or actually commit murders themselves. These… Read More
Now Playing: ‘Tuner’ is a Thriller that Hits the Right Note
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I’ve seen a lot of thrillers in my day, but I’ve never seen a thriller built around a piano tuner who becomes a successful thief. Tuner has all the characteristics… Read More
Now Playing: Beyond the Bikini Armor: A Look at Women in Comic Book Films
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Supergirl has had a mixed reception during its initial theatrical run. However, the film is not the first adaptation of a popular female comic book character. Over the last few… Read More
Now Playing: ‘Supergirl’ gives us the messy Superhero we need
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Superman is the symbol for truth, justice, and the American way. He’s a figure of optimism and strength. What’s different about this version of Supergirl is how its hero isn’t… Read More
Now Playing: ‘Death of Robin Hood’ is not your Daddy’s folk hero
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Many movies have left behind the romanticized versions of ancient heroes. Whether it’s deconstructing the King Arthur knights in The Green Knight, or more recently depicting Odysseus through the modern… Read More
Now Playing: ‘Leviticus’ could become a Queer Horror classic
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For decades, queer intimacy was regulated to subtext, or worse, was depicted as something to be feared or destroyed. Thankfully, this new Australian film has crafted a story with complex… Read More
Now Playing: On the road to Disclosure
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The new film Disclosure Day features extraterrestrials, characters on the run, and humans with mysterious powers, all of whom are pursued by government agents intent on preventing our heroes from… Read More
Now Playing ‘Disclosure Day’: How can we talk to aliens if we can’t even talk to each other?
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Disclosure Day grabbed me from the beginning. Rather than slowly building up with a traditional introduction, this movie kicks off in the middle of the story and drops us into… Read More
Now Playing: A look at liminal horror
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The new film Backrooms has been praised as a “Liminal Horror film”, but what exactly does that mean? The word liminal comes from the Latin word limen, meaning “threshold.” These… Read More
Now Playing: ‘Backrooms’ finds fear in the oddest places
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As a young boy, I was in and out of hospitals a lot due to my asthma. I remember late one night, while I was recovering from a nasty asthma… Read More
Now Playing: The three best movies of 2026 so far are still playing in theaters right now
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As we reach the halfway point of the year, it seems fitting to look back and highlight the films that left the biggest impression on me. What’s strange is how… Read More
Now Playing: Lady outlaws on the road
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The new film, Is God Is, offers viewers the latest example of a complex category of the Lady Outlaw movie. Comprising a mix of genres from westerns about female gunslingers… Read More
Now Playing: ‘Is God Is’, a fantastic female revenge film
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“I want you to make your daddy dead.” That’s the bizarre request a mother makes of her two estranged daughters, which sets off a series of violent events in Is… Read More
Now Playing: ‘Obsession’, when romance goes terribly wrong
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When I walked into Obsession, I knew nothing about the film. That was probably the best way to watch the movie because it turned out to be a dark, disturbing,… Read More
Now Playing: ‘Hokum’ is a hotel horror film that’s worth checking out
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A hotel is the perfect location for a horror film. Whether it’s the Bates Motel in Psycho or the Overlook Hotel in The Shining, hotels are locations that thrive on… Read More
Now Playing: ‘The Sheep Detectives’ is GOAT
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I enjoy a good murder mystery. I also enjoy family films that center on cute animals. So it probably isn’t a surprise that I was so thoroughly charmed by The… Read More
Now Playing: ‘Hamlet’ puts a modern spin on a classic tragedy
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A dead king, a message from a ghost, a prince’s quest for revenge, a poison cup, a high body count, Hamlet is one of the best things ever written. I’ve… Read More
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