The Legend of Ochi (2025)
80%
“Saxon is a confident filmmaker with a clear eye. This goes a long way: it’s one thing to create a world, quite another to make that world feel like it’s been there all along, just waiting to be discovered. ” –
The Film Stage
Apr 18, 2025
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Pet Shop Days (2023)
23%
“Pet Shop Days is a nobly scathing piece of work, though the juice may not be worth the squeeze.” –
The Film Stage
Mar 14, 2025
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The Day the Earth Blew Up: A Looney Tunes Movie (2024)
88%
“While the ending loses a bit of its punch and moves almost too fast for its own good, it’s no matter––The Day the Earth Blew Up: A Looney Tunes Movie is an enjoyable exercise in updated nostalgia.” –
The Film Stage
Mar 12, 2025
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The Librarians (2025)
100%
B+
“This documentary lays the facts at our feet and gives us a glimpse of the brave people trying to keep books in libraries and keep young minds open.” –
The Film Stage
Feb 6, 2025
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East of Wall (2025)
100%
B-
“Beecroft has captured that bittersweet, specific feeling of place––she effectively conveys that it’s not about the where, but the who. Tabatha Zimiga is an extraordinary person, and East of Wall is smart to position her as such.” –
The Film Stage
Feb 5, 2025
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André is an Idiot (2025)
92%
C+
“ That the film itself or André himself didn’t fully engage me––or that I found it mostly unfunny––is nearly a moot point. Life is short and we should all do our best to enjoy as much of it as we can.” –
The Film Stage
Feb 4, 2025
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Predators (2025)
97%
B
“Predators is a clear-eyed analysis of the cultural phenomenon, an earnest attempt at understanding why we enjoy watching these kinds of people get caught (apart from the obvious), and a reckoning with the morality of the whole enterprise.” –
The Film Stage
Jan 31, 2025
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Train Dreams (2025)
97%
B
“Train Dreams is a quiet, resilient work that will most likely age gracefully. ” –
The Film Stage
Jan 30, 2025
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2000 Meters to Andriivka (2025)
95%
B+
“ With no end in sight and a pronounced lack of interest by the international media, Chernov’s narration underlines a pervading lack of hope. It’s something of a paradox––the existence of 2000 Meters to Andriivka is itself a statement of hope.” –
The Film Stage
Jan 28, 2025
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Sunfish (& Other Stories on Green Lake) (2025)
76%
B+
“When we talk about wishing there were more films about real people, Sunfish (& Other Stories on Green Lake) is what we’re talking about.
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The Film Stage
Jan 26, 2025
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Liza: A Truly Terrific Absolutely True Story (2024)
95%
B
“It’s all a bit standard, not quite delivering on the promise of the cheeky title. But the stand-out moments really do stand out.” –
The Film Stage
Jan 22, 2025
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The Graduates (2023)
96%
B
“The most important, effective, and unsettling element of this film is the normalcy of it all. ” –
The Film Stage
Oct 30, 2024
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Morning Glory (2010)
57%
B+
“ McKenna and Michell seem to believe you can have fun without being patronized in the movie theater. And while their film isn’t a home run in the dwindling sub-genre of intelligent rom-coms, it’s a solid double.” –
The Film Stage
Oct 21, 2024
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The Line (2023)
80%
B
“The Line is hard to watch, and the banality of this kind of evil is incredibly off-putting. Horrible things happen while people are laughing. Even while The Line extends its welcome, it’s an undeniably unnerving experience.” –
The Film Stage
Oct 18, 2024
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Notice to Quit (2024)
B
“The city has swallowed Andy whole, but he can still do right by his daughter. For such a small, simple film, this is quite powerful.” –
The Film Stage
Sep 24, 2024
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The Falling Star (2023)
30%
C+
“Once the plot is activated, the coincidences become less cute, the messaging less effective. It’s, frankly, the problem with much film noir: the style is the thing while the rest too often breaks the spell.” –
The Film Stage
Aug 29, 2024
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Across the River and Into the Trees (2023)
82%
B
“Here is a handsome film that is decidedly modest in its endeavor. The best thing going for it is Liev Schreiber as Colonel Richard Cantwell, the lead of the picture.” –
The Film Stage
Aug 28, 2024
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Rule of Two Walls (2023)
100%
B
“This is a short, punchy bit of work. It’s hard to parse the fiction from the non-fiction, which is certainly the point. The people surviving through this war are keeping the cultural candle lit for future generations of Ukrainians. ” –
The Film Stage
Aug 13, 2024
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Coup! (2023)
81%
B-
“There’s also a fairly weak nursery-as-allegory device employed throughout the narrative, underlining themes perhaps a bit too much. Yet its pandemic setting proves effective, the class commentary engaging, and performances top-notch. ” –
The Film Stage
Aug 1, 2024
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Touch (2024)
93%
B
“The word “lovely” feels old-fashioned, but it’s appropriate here. This is a lovely film.” –
The Film Stage
Jul 15, 2024
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The Nature of Love (2023)
92%
B
“Ultimately, what Chokri investigates is nothing new but eternally interesting. Is love a matter of comfort? Is it a matter of passion? Can it be both? ” –
The Film Stage
Jul 8, 2024
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Mother, Couch (2023)
41%
B
“Mother, Couch is a boiling point of a picture... an edgy story about small discourtesies and how they sometimes build into something big, nasty, and violent.” –
The Film Stage
Jul 1, 2024
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A Sacrifice (2024)
22%
B
“This brimming anxiousness here is extremely effective and relatable. Every performance is edgy, every scene scary in its uncertainty.” –
The Film Stage
Jun 28, 2024
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Ezra (2023)
70%
B
“Ezra underlines that being a parent of any child is incredibly hard. To this end, the film is an honest piece of work.” –
The Film Stage
May 30, 2024
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Force of Nature: The Dry 2 (2024)
65%
B+
“In this threatening Age of Content, a well-told yarn can feel like a hidden gem.” –
The Film Stage
May 9, 2024
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