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Thunderbolts*

So here we are, deep into the Marvel burnout era, where every new release feels like a post-credits scene from something better that came out five years ago. But against...

Adolescence

At first glance, Netflix’s Adolescence looks like it might be all style over substance — a “one-take” series that sounds like a gimmick cooked up in a marketing brainstorm. But...

The Monkey

Osgood Perkins’ The Monkey is the latest in a long line of Stephen King adaptations, this time tackling one of the master’s lesser-known short stories. While King has always been...

All We Imagine as Light

Payal Kapadia’s All We Imagine as Light is one of those films that sneaks up on you. It starts as a quiet, observational drama, unfolding in the lives of two...