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Sundance: ‘Theater Camp’ Is Not As Funny As It Thinks It Is

JenFebruary 15, 2023February 15, 2023

by Jen

Theater Camp recently premiered at the Sundance Film Festival, winning the Jury prize for best ensemble. Read the official synopsis below, followed by our review of the film. As summer rolls around again, kids are...

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Sundance: Daisy Ridley Impresses in ‘Sometimes I Think About Dying’

JenFebruary 2, 2023February 2, 2023

by Jen

The movie Sometimes I Think About Dying made it’s debut in the US Dramatic Competition at the Sundance Film Festival last week. The film stars Daisy Ridley (Star Wars, Murder on the Orient Express) in...

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Mr. Harrigan’s Phone is a Coming-of-age Tale Lacking in Horror

JenOctober 3, 2022October 3, 2022

by Jen

Mr. Harrigan’s Phone is the latest Stephen King adaptation, to be released on Netflix October 5th. Watch the trailer below and read on for our review of the film: When Craig, a young boy living...

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Netflix Thriller, Hypnotic, May Put You to Sleep

JenOctober 27, 2021June 14, 2022

by Jen

Netflix is releasing Hypnotic today, a new psychological thriller. Check out the trailer and synopsis below: Feeling stuck both personally and professionally, Jenn (Kate Siegel), a young woman reeling from a series of traumatic events,...

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Detention (2021)

DezbotOctober 11, 2021June 14, 2022

by Dezbot

By Désirée I. Guzzetta “Detention,” the first feature film from director John Tsu, is one of the better-made films based on a video game. Although the film was originally released in 2019, it is just...

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Beckett: The New Netflix Thriller That Isn’t All That Thrilling

JenAugust 13, 2021June 14, 2022

by Jen

John David Washington stars in the manhunt thriller Beckett, available globally on Netflix today. Check out the synopsis and trailer: While vacationing in Greece, American tourist Beckett (John David Washington) becomes the target of a...

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Richard Harmon Stars in New Supernatural Thriller ‘The Return’

JenAugust 9, 2021June 14, 2022

by Jen

Richard Harmon and Sara Thompson, stars of The CW’s smash-hit series The 100, star in the award-winning supernatural thriller The Return. The synopsis is as follows: Rodger (Richard Harmon) returns home from college with two...

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Godzilla vs. Kong (2021)

DezbotApril 8, 2021June 14, 2022

by Dezbot

By: Désirée I. Guzzetta Godzilla vs. Kong, the final installment of Warner Bros. / Legendary Entertainment’s Monsterverse, is here and it’s a doozy. The film carries on the grand tradition of paying as little attention...

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Sundance Overview, or How I Learned to Sundance, Albeit Virtually

DezbotFebruary 18, 2021June 14, 2022

by Dezbot

By Désirée I. Guzzetta The Sundance Film Festival is over, but the buzz continues. Not only the buzz of all the wonderful films and the press they generated, but the buzz of making new friends,...

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Try Harder! A Wonderful Documentary about the Evergrowing Pressure of College Admissions

KimberlyFebruary 13, 2021June 14, 2022

by Kimberly

Lowell High school is a public magnet school located in San Francisco Unified and is the subject of Debbie Lum’s documentary, Try Harder! The oldest public high school west of the Mississippi, Lowell consistently ranks...

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