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The Brutalist Review

The Brutalist is one of the leading contenders for the 97th Academy Awards, having earned 10 nominations as of this writing. László Tóth (Adrien Brody) is a Holocaust survivor who emigrated to America after the Second World War. Despite being a celebrated architect in Europe, László survives to earn a living in Philadelphia. He gets […]

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Love Me Review

The core theme of Love Me destined it to be labeled a pandemic-era movie. While Americans had already been experiencing epidemic levels of loneliness in the late 2010s, the outbreak of COVID-19 and subsequent lockdowns highlighted what was already there while deepening that isolation. We were drowning in a preponderance of think pieces and studies […]

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Presence Review

Presence is the latest film released by prestige distributor Neon, which acquired the rights after its premiere at the 2024 Sundance Film Festival. The Paynes move into a new house after a tragedy. Chloe’s (Callina Liang) best friend died from an overdose and she is still grieving. Chloe’s troubles affect the rest of her family. In […]

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Get Away Review

A British family holidays on a remote Swedish island. Far from a tourist hotspot, visitors aren’t all that welcome at the best of times, and certainly not during the much celebrated local holiday: Karantan. To make matters worse, there may also be a killer on the island. Happy, happy holidays! Similar in style to the […]