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Weapons is Locked, Loaded, and Lethal
A chilling, slow-burn ensemble piece that blends visual mastery, rich performances, and just enough menace to keep you scanning the shadows.
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Gabriel Frieberg
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The Fantastic Four: First Steps (Theaters)
A shiny, stylish reset that plays it safe—but gets on base
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Gabriel Frieberg
Weekend Read: Eddington is a Modern Classic 🤠
Screens everywhere, heroes nowhere, and a country way past saving
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Gabriel Frieberg
Sorry, Baby (Theaters)
A smart, bruising debut with literary flair and emotional truth—even if it doesn’t quite earn the Sundance hype.
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Gabriel Frieberg
Cloud (Theaters)
Kiyoshi Kurosawa delivers a chilling, slow-burn thriller where the internet isn’t just toxic—it’s deadly.
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Gabriel Frieberg
F1 (Theaters)
High-Octane Style, Low-Impact Storytelling
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Gabriel Frieberg
Blood, Faith, and Fallout: '28 Years Later' Finds God at the End of the World
Boyle and Garland reunite for a zombie epic that trades brute horror for spiritual reckoning—and still leaves you breathless.
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Gabriel Frieberg
The Rewind: Sunshine (2007)
Like Interstellar on MDMA
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Gabriel Frieberg
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Sly Lives! aka The Burden of Black Genius (Hulu)
Questlove's new documentary has a compelling lead and a provocative thesis
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Gabriel Frieberg
Why is everyone turning on Wes Anderson? A defense of 'The Phoenician Scheme'
the reports of Wes Anderson’s demise have been greatly exaggerated
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Gabriel Frieberg
5
The Life of Chuck (Theaters)
soggy, squishy, and somehow an audience award winner
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Gabriel Frieberg
Mountainhead (Max)
Jesse Armstrong's first project since 'Succession' is dead-on and dehumanizing
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Gabriel Frieberg
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