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MINARI – “Nothing short of a tender achievement in filmmaking”

minari

I CARE A LOT – “One deliciously dark blast from start to finish”

I care a lot

FLORA AND ULYSSES – “Is just nutty enough to work”

flora-and-ulysses

JUDAS AND THE BLACK MESSIAH – “A powerhouse in every conceivable way”

Judas

SAINT MAUD – “A chilling unravelling of unsettling proportions”

SaintMaud

LAND – “Amounts to a 1 hour and 29-minute motion postcard”

Land

A GLITCH IN THE MATRIX – “The bizarre reality questioning documentary you want it to be”

glitchinthematrix

MALCOLM AND MARIE – “Emotionally exhausting”

MALCOLM & MARIE (L-R): ZENDAYA as MARIE, JOHN DAVID WASHINGTON as MALCOLM. NETFLIX © 2021

THE LITTLE THINGS – “A more than effective neo-noir thriller”

the-little-things

PALMER – “Plays as a familiar, yet comforting, story of unlikely friendship”

Palmer

THE DIG – “Unearths a pleasant viewing experience”

The-Dig

OUR FRIEND – “Effectively touching”

ourfreind

THE WHITE TIGER – “Quite the bitingly entertaining journey”

The-White-Tiger

BROTHERS BY BLOOD – “The epitome of stark gangster fare”

brothers-by-blood

SHADOW IN THE CLOUD – “A pulpy period thrill ride”

shadowintheclouds

OUTSIDE THE WIRE – “A mostly worthy bullet-ridden distraction”

outsidethewire

ONE NIGHT IN MIAMI – “Slickly produced and poignantly performed”

one-night-in-miami

PIECES OF A WOMAN – “Dispenses palpable heartbreak by the handful”

Pieces-of-a-Woman

WONDER WOMAN 1984 – “Much like the 80s, embraces excess – and it works”

WW1984

SOUL – “An exquisite existential journey”

pixar-soul

PROMISING YOUNG WOMAN – “The boldest movie of the year”

PromosingYoungWoman

NEWS OF THE WORLD – “Has enough grit, grace and Tom Hanks to make it a passage worth embarking on”

Newsoftheworld

FATALE – “A b-movie quality guilty pleasure”

fatale

MONSTER HUNTER – “Monster-sized mindless action”

MonsterHunter

THE MIDNIGHT SKY – “A mostly poignant mix of Star Trek level space drama and dystopian arctic thrills”

the-midnight-sky

MA RAINEY’S BLACK BOTTOM – “Wonderfully lush and impeccably acted”

MaRainey

MAX CLOUD – “Fun retro video game shenanigans”

Max Cloud

SONGBIRD – “The sickly script infected the final product”

KJ Apa stars in SONGBIRD

THE PROM – “Isn’t an absolute showstopper, but rather a sufficient toe tapper”

the-prom

SAFETY – “Plays it a little too safe”

safety

LENNOX LEWIS: THE UNTOLD STORY – “A candid ringside seat”

Lennoxlewis

FREAKY – “A gender (and genre) swapping bloody good time”

Freaky

BLACK BEAR – “Wildly unique and outright entertaining”

BlackBear-

SOUND OF METAL – “Deserves to be seen – but mostly heard”

SOM

GODMOTHERED – “Bippity Boppity Bland”

Jillian Bell as Eleanor in GODMOTHERED, exclusively on Disney+.

BLACK BEAUTY – “The sentimental ‘girl meets horse’ tale you expect it to be”

black-beauty

STARDUST – “Makes the most of a David Bowie movie without David Bowie music”

stardust

HILLBILLY ELEGY – “Blatant awards-bait drenched in a mess of a melodrama”

hillbilly-elegy

MANK – “An exuberant old-timey Hollywood tale told with sheer precision”

mank-1

LEGO STAR WARS HOLIDAY SPECIAL – “Wookiee-sized fun for the whole family”

StarWarsLegoHoliday

THE LAST VERMEER – “Shines brightest when Guy Pearce is on-screen”

The-Last-Vermeer

FATMAN – “The ambitious concept yields entertaining results”

FATMAN

THE LIFE AHEAD – “Sophia Loren’s fabulously fierce performance makes it a must watch”

TheLifeAhead

AMMONITE – “A sensual showcase for Kate Winslet and Saoirse Ronan”

ammonite

THE KID DETECTIVE – “Is low-key one of the most enjoyable movies of the year”

kiddetective

KINDRED – “Delivers some serviceable tension and dread”

Kindred

HIS HOUSE – “One creep-tastic bit of palpable nightmare fuel”

his-house

THE CRAFT: LEGACY – “Will surely entertain the teen crowd with a handful of witchy delights”

CraftLegacy

BORAT SUBSEQUENT MOVIEFILM – “Just as hilariously ballsy as he was 14 years ago”

Borat Subsequent Moviefilm
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REBECCA – “Quite the plodding journey”

Rebecca

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BOX OFFICE TOP 5

7.5

Avatar: Fire and Ash
$13.3 million

8.5

28 Years Later: The Bone Temple
$13 million

7.5

Zootopia 2
$8.8 million

7

The Housemaid
$8.5 million

9

Marty Supreme
$5.5 million

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