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Lurker (2025)

Thriller Rated R

“… a creepy, Talented Mr. Ripley-style character study that doubles as a meditation on celebrity and authenticity.”

Highest 2 Lowest (2025)

Thriller Rated R

“A mashup of Macbeth and the biblical chronicles of King David…”

What a Way to Go! (1964)

Comedy Rated NR

“A bit of a misfire that is nonetheless endlessly entertaining…”

Stray Dog (1949)

Drama Rated NR

“… a portrait of national trauma in the wake of World War II.”

Ne Zha II (2025)

Action/Adventure Rated NR

“… magically maximizes nature to awesomely cosmic proportions.”

High and Low (1963)

Thriller Rated NR

“… begins as a one-room morality play before opening up into a tense police procedural.”

Ne Zha (2019)

Family Rated NR

“… offers catnip to kids.”

Weapons (2025)

Horror Rated R

“ The Pied Piper was on my mind throughout Weapons…”

Sunset Boulevard (1950)

Drama Rated NR

“… the quintessential backstage Gothic noir.”

Heartburn (1986)

Drama Rated R

“The audience is never fully let in on either character’s interior life, as we skip from incident to incident.”

Recent Reviews

Cure (1997)

Thriller Rated NR

“Like an unsettled mind, this is littered with background disturbances…”

It Ends (2026)

Horror Rated R

“A delectably malleable metaphor movie…”

The End of Oak Street (2026)

Action/Adventure Rated PG-13

“Half of a high concept…”


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