Category: Reviews
Sorry, Baby Review | Flickreel
Sorry, Baby Review | Flickreel

Humor is a coping mechanism. Eva Victor brings a surprising amount to Sorry, Baby, an honest and heartbreaking story about someone learning to live with the worst thing they ever endured. Many stories have dealt with sexual assault since #MeToo…

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‘Don’t Call Me Mama’ Review: A Steamy Age-Gap Love Affair Turns Ugly in This Psychological Drama That’s Definitely Not 2025’s ‘Babygirl’
‘Don’t Call Me Mama’ Review: A Steamy Age-Gap Love Affair Turns Ugly in This Psychological Drama That’s Definitely Not 2025’s ‘Babygirl’

Don’t let the dumb girlboss title fool you, Don’t Call Me Mama isn’t Babygirl. It’s not trying to blend into the recent stream of sexy MILFs and handsome younger men affair stories. It may seem like that from the first…

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I Enjoyed Netflix’s Sci-Fi Escape Room Thriller That Delivers High-Stakes But It Is Missing Something
I Enjoyed Netflix’s Sci-Fi Escape Room Thriller That Delivers High-Stakes But It Is Missing Something

Brick is a tense German thriller with a sci-fi twist. The film starts out as a dramatic piece about a couple who have faced some challenges in recent years. However, when a mysterious anomaly turns their apartment into a high-stakes…

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The Old Guard 2 Review: Immortality Fatigue
The Old Guard 2 Review: Immortality Fatigue

Sequels are expected to deepen character arcs, raise emotional stakes, and expand world-building, but The Old Guard 2 instead opts for a muddled descent into franchise fatigue. Directed by Victoria Mahoney and penned by Greg Rucka (returning from the original)…

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There’s Still One Last Twist the Serial Killer Network Never Saw Coming
There’s Still One Last Twist the Serial Killer Network Never Saw Coming

Editor's note: The following contains spoilers for Criminal Minds: Evolution Season 3 Episode 10The apple does not fall far from that tree, especially when that tree is a murderous trauma factory of a human being. The Criminal Minds Season 18…

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The Buddy Comedy Meets Politics In This Forgettable Actioner
The Buddy Comedy Meets Politics In This Forgettable Actioner

Look, there’s nothing wrong with the genre of action comedy. Countless films have pulled off a win, from the likes of “The Blues Brothers” to “Beverly Hills Cop,” and when the concept of the buddy teamup enters the chat, when…

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Superman Review | Flickreel
Superman Review | Flickreel

Superman is arguably the most iconic and important superhero in all comic books. He’s also among the hardest to adapt. If you ask anyone their favorite Batman movie, you’ll get a variety of answers. With Superman, Richard Donner’s original gamechanger…

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Baby Chaos and One Final Elimination Twist Looms
Baby Chaos and One Final Elimination Twist Looms

Love Island USA Season 7, Episode 31 saw a new wave of bombshells enter the villa, as the remaining six couples grew closer while facing fresh relationship tests. With one week left in the season, everyone is effectively closed off,…

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Zenithal Review
Zenithal Review

I was naive not to question Zenithal's premise, which involved a man who goes on the run after being accused of murdering a martial arts master. Along the way, this man would encounter a surgeon who was experienced in bodily…

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Dora and the Search for Sol Dorado Review: Fumbling Through the Jungle
Dora and the Search for Sol Dorado Review: Fumbling Through the Jungle

Dora and the Search for Sol Dorado, directed by Alberto Belli and written by JT Billings, aims to revive the beloved Dora the Explorer franchise with a live-action sequel-reboot hybrid. Following 2019’s moderately successful Dora and the Lost City of…

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‘Love Me Tender’ Review: The Star of ‘Phantom Thread’ Gives Her Best Performance in Years in This Heartbreaking New Drama
‘Love Me Tender’ Review: The Star of ‘Phantom Thread’ Gives Her Best Performance in Years in This Heartbreaking New Drama

On the second day of the Karlovy Vary Film Festival, Vicky Krieps, breakout star of Phantom Thread and Hollywood leading lady (even if it’s in one of M. Night Shyamalan’s worst efforts) introduced her latest starring venture, Anna Cazenave Cambet’s…

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Ridley Scott’s Crusader Epic Desperately Needed Its Director’s Cut
Ridley Scott’s Crusader Epic Desperately Needed Its Director’s Cut

Ridley Scott has mastered many genres, from the sci-fi and horror of Alien to the pitch-black comedy of Matchstick Men, but the genre he’s most closely associated with is the historical epic. But his historical opuses haven’t all worked; they’re…

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