Steve Crum
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The End (2024)
56%
C-
“If Tilda Swinton speaking a sorrowful lyric like ‘each day is like the last’ entertains you, ‘The End’ might be your tea cup.” –
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Mar 27, 2025
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Look Into My Eyes (2024)
91%
A-
“Director Lana Wilson captures the isolationism of the psyche as it plays out in Hannah Buck’s spot on editing. The film is reminiscent of the style of documentarian Frederick Wiseman, and that is great praise. ” –
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Mar 15, 2025
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Anora (2024)
93%
A
“Up to and particularly including the last 30 minutes of this 139-minute gem of originality, I had zero idea where the story was going.
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Feb 28, 2025
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Maria (2024)
75%
B
“Angelina Jolie shines as Callas, not only in terms of acting but expertly lip synching to the diva’s original recordings. ” –
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Feb 23, 2025
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The Piano Lesson (2024)
88%
C
“As effective as the chills are, they seem trite to advance the story. And the story’s finality is a sugar-coated letdown” –
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Feb 17, 2025
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Heretic (2024)
91%
B-
“A foreboding horror movie co-directed and written by Scott Beck and Bryan Woods. The duo have restructured the standard haunted house formula with the violence of ‘Saw.’ Then add a huge dose of faith elements.
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Feb 3, 2025
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Sing Sing (2023)
97%
A-
“‘Sing Sing’ is sensitive without being saccharine—sometimes elating, sometimes tearful. It deserves accolades.
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Jan 28, 2025
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Wicked (2024)
87%
B-
“We have what we have now, and are excited to lower the musical bar and jump to a standing ovation. There is still much to like about ‘Wicked.’ The music is passable, but the visuals are awesome.
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Jan 23, 2025
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Civil War (2024)
81%
B+
“Maybe labeling ‘Civil War’ a dystopian horror story is more apt.” –
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Jan 7, 2025
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Emilia Pérez (2024)
72%
A
“Its 132-minutes weave from gangster drama and violence to love story to song and dance sequences. The blend may be jaw dropping, but it all seems right.
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Dec 31, 2024
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Horizon: An American Saga - Chapter 1 (2024)
51%
C+
“To be fair, it is difficult to judge the film since it is only 1/4 of the whole story.” –
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Dec 7, 2024
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Rebel Ridge (2024)
95%
A-
“Calling Terry Richmond a thinking man’s John Rambo is apt.” –
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Nov 14, 2024
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The Zone of Interest (2023)
93%
A
“It is a harrowing experience realized through a brilliant motion picture.” –
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Mar 24, 2024
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Damsel (2024)
56%
B+
“A showcase of spectacle and heroic adventure.” –
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Mar 16, 2024
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Rustin (2023)
83%
A
“It is an awesome motion picture recreating an awesome time in our nation.
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Mar 10, 2024
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American Fiction (2023)
93%
A
“It evolves into an unexpected tale of story-within-a-story, which will have viewers pondering and wowing at film’s end.
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Jan 29, 2024
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Leave the World Behind (2023)
74%
B+
“Director/Writer Esmail has fashioned an end-of-the-world storyline that keeps pounding our fears throughout its 140 minutes.” –
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Jan 28, 2024
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Maestro (2023)
78%
A-
“So wonderful is the performance of Bradley Cooper as composer-conductor Leonard Bernstein. It is a film well worth seeing for its acting, direction and (not surprisingly) music.” –
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Jan 18, 2024
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The Equalizer 3 (2023)
76%
B+
“The production looks good with spot-on cinematography by Robert Richardson, and an effective heartbeat score by Marcelo Zarvos.
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Jan 16, 2024
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Oppenheimer (2023)
93%
A
“The film’s narrative, written and directed by Christopher Nolan, encompasses an effective blend of historical documentary with dramatic thriller and biography.
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Crum on Showbiz
Jan 1, 2024
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Nyad (2023)
85%
A
“In her Oscar worthy performance in the title role, Annette Bening is endurance exemplified.
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Dec 16, 2023
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The Burial (2023)
92%
A
“Tommy Lee and Jamie are believable, wonderful allies as the camaraderie between their characters evolves.” –
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Nov 3, 2023
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Reptile (2023)
44%
C-
“What begins as a taut crime story ends as anything but. In fact, the finale leaves a couple of questions unanswered.
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Oct 13, 2023
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Heart of Stone (2023)
31%
B-
“The problem lies in originality, the lack thereof.
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Sep 5, 2023
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The Woman King (2022)
94%
A
“A dazzler from Terence Blanchard’s symphonic score to Polly Morgan’s eye pleasing cinematography. Acting is A-1, particularly by Davis and Mbedu.
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Apr 25, 2023
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