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Suspiria (2018)

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Suspiria is a bold, epic arthouse reimagining of Dario Argento’s Italian horror staple.

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Wednesday 10.31.18
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Halloween (2018)

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Halloween is a great slasher film and a rare horror sequel that doesn't totally suck.

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Wednesday 10.24.18
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The Night Comes For Us

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The Night Comes For Us is a jaw-dropping orgy of hyperviolent, well-choreographed action mayhem.

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Sunday 10.21.18
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Hold The Dark

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Hold the Dark is a surprising film from Blue Ruin and Green Room director Jeremy Saulnier, both in how the story unfolds, and how dull the whole affair is. 

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Sunday 09.30.18
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Mandy

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Mandy is a grimy, blood-soaked phantasmagoria that walks the line between arthouse and grindhouse.

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Monday 09.17.18
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Summer of '84

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Summer of '84 is a solid little horror/thriller that wears its Amblin influences on its sleeve, and while it falls short of its fellow contemporaries, it still gives viewers something to chomp on.

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Thursday 09.06.18
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Disenchantment

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The first part of Disenchantment's first season is everything I hoped it would be, for better and worse.

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Friday 08.31.18
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The Avengers: Infinity War

Super Smash Bros: Infinity War is a surprisingly coherent spectacle of imagination run amok.

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Tuesday 08.28.18
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Mission: Impossible – Fallout

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Tom Cruise puts his life on the line for the umpteenth time in the breathtaking 6th film in the Mission: Impossible franchise. Anchored by yet another gravity-defying performance by Hollywood's greatest asset, and the sure-handed direction by Christopher McQuarrie, MI: Fallout lands like a gigaton nuclear blast that vaporizes the competition and swiftly raises the bar for action cinema for years to come. 

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Tuesday 07.31.18
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John Wick: Chapter 2

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John Wick: Chapter 2 is a worthy successor to the ball-shattering original, even if it doesn't have quite the same impact.

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Tuesday 04.24.18
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A Quiet Place

A Quiet Place is a horror film for the ages, blending artful craftsmanship with heart-stopping suspense in service of a deliciously clever concept.

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Tuesday 04.17.18
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Alien: Covenant

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Alien Covenant is a mostly dull sci-fi film wrapped in CG Xenomorph skin, whose cool ideas buckle under the weight of dumb drama. 

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Friday 04.13.18
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The Fate of the Furious

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This weekend, I rewatched The Fate of the Furious. It didn't really stick with me the first time I watched it, and I remembered why this time around. Even by Fast and Furious standards, this movie is a ridiculous shitshow that takes the series to new highs and lows, not unlike a seizing heart. Every Fast movie since Five has emulated a different type of blockbuster in order to inject new fuel into the engine that drives this series a quarter mile every two years. Fate of the Furious doubles down on the absurdity and chooses to emulate Michael Bay, warts and all, and the result is a movie I have loads of mixed feelings about.

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Tuesday 04.10.18
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Ready Player One

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Ready Player One is the cinematic equivalent of stuffing your face with digital cotton candy. Steven Spielberg lends his master's touch to a movie that, in the wrong hands, could have led to disaster. Thankfully, he's given us a movie that stands apart from the book and delivers a fun, sugary adventure that's light on intellect but high on imagination.

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Monday 04.02.18
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War For the Planet of the Apes

War for the Planet of the Apes closes out the saga on a high note, and cements it as possibly the most consistently good blockbuster trilogy ever created.

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Monday 03.19.18
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The Florida Project

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The Florida Project is a breathtaking film that finds the sweetness in a grim slice of American life.

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Wednesday 03.14.18
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Annihilation

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Annihilation is smart, cerebral, and affective science fiction that takes a toll on your psyche while keeping you entertained and invested.

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Tuesday 02.27.18
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The Godfather Part II

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This weekend, I finally checked The Godfather Part II off of the "omg how haven't you seen that yet" list.

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Thursday 02.22.18
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Call Me By Your Name

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Call me by Your Name is beautiful coming-of-age romance film whose dreaminess works both for and against it.

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Tuesday 01.09.18
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Good Time

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Good Time is anything but in the best way possible. Led by a cocoon-busting performance by Robert Pattinson, this film pulls you through a seedy side of New York City with a kind of raw energy that's rarely seen these days.

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Saturday 01.06.18
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