Amazing Performances & Catchy Musical Numbers Are Let Down By Shaky Direction

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Amazing Performances & Catchy Musical Numbers Are Let Down By Shaky Direction

Based on the Broadway musical of the same name, The Wiz is a reimagining of The Wizard of Oz told through the lens of contemporary African-American culture. In this version, Dorothy Gale is whisked away from her apartment in Harlem…

‘Eagles of the Republic’ Review: Fares Fares Shines in the Spotlight of This Cutting Commentary on Egyptian Politics

You know what they say: the bigger they are, the harder they fall. Such is the case for Fares Fares' George Fahmy in Eagles of the Republic. Known to the people of Egypt as the "Pharaoh of the Screen," George…

Lilo & Stitch Review | Flickreel

Coming out during one of the bleaker chapters in Disney Animation, Lilo & Stitch was a breath of fresh air the studio desperately needed. More than twenty years later, it’s still one of Disney’s most original films, seamlessly blending themes…

Spike Lee Once Again Brings Out The Best In Denzel Washington [Cannes]

CANNES – When we last saw Denzel Washington on screen, he appeared to be one of the few actors who realized just how camp Ridley Scott’s “Gladiator II” was going to be. As a scheming hustler during the height of…

Jennifer Lawrence Is Utterly Earth-Shattering In Lynne Ramsay’s Domestic Psycho-Drama

Jennifer Lawrence returns with startling force in Lynne Ramsay's Die, My Love. Since her franchise days, Lawrence has been very selective with the projects she takes on, starring in the understated Causeway and Adam McKay's divisive Netflix movie Don't Look…

Yet Another Redundant and Frustrating Live-Action Remake

When Disney's mega-hit Frozen first came out, there was an outpouring of praise for the movie as the first animated Disney film to show the underrepresented dynamic of a struggling two-sister relationship on the big screen. However, 2002's Lilo &…

‘Highest 2 Lowest’ Review: Denzel Washington and Spike Lee Take on Kurosawa in Vibrant Crime Drama

It's been almost 20 years since Spike Lee and Denzel Washington last collaborated with 2006's Inside Man. It was worth the wait, as in Highest 2 Lowest, we get Washington at his showiest, playing the charismatic and stylish music mogul,…

Egypt’s Biggest Movie Star Can’t Escape The Authoritarian Regime [Cannes]

CANNES – After screening “Eagles of the Republic,” a world premiere in competition at the 2025 Cannes Film Festival, we’re confident that Tarik Saleh will not be allowed back into Egypt anytime soon. The writer and director has been exiled…

Friendship – Review | Flickreel

What’s the only thing stranger than an I Think You Should Leave with Tim Robinson sketch? How about an A24 movie starring Tim Robinson? Friendship wasn’t written or directed by Robinson, with those duties going to newcomer Andrew DeYoung. It’s…

‘Alpha’ Review: I Think Julia Ducournau Just Locked in Another Palme d’Or

In the time of post-COVID, many filmmakers and storytellers are utilizing their experiences during the pandemic in their stories. Just at Cannes this year, we've gotten a couple, including Ari Aster's political satire Eddington. However, it's Julia Ducournau who perfectly…

A Brutal Coming-Of-Age Boxing Movie With A Searing Performance From Its Young Star

Toxic masculinity, boxing, and cinema go hand-in-hand, with everything from Rocky and Raging Bull to Creed thrilling and terrifying in equal measure with their depictions of explosions of rage in the ring. Wild Foxes brings the action to a boarding…

‘Godland’ Director Hlynur Pálmason’s Latest Is Intimate, Poetic & A Little Distancing [Cannes]

Before we even see a face, Hlynur Pálmason’s “The Love That Remains” immediately establishes the film’s gentle poetry. A crane plucks the roof off a building with the ease of a child dismantling a doll house, the roof swinging as…

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