Category: Movie Analysis
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Unpacking the Chaos of Eddington: Ari Aster’s Pandemic-Era Provocation
Release Date: July 18, 2025 (U.S.) Runtime: 2 h 28 m (148 min) Rating: R Production Companies: A24, IPR.VC, 828 Productions, Square Peg Producers: Ari Aster, Lars Knudsen (+ exec. producers Alejandro De Leon, Robert Dean, Harrison Huffman, Todd Lundbohm, Andrea Scarso) Cinematography: Darius Khondji Music / Composers: Bobby Krlic (aka The Haxan Cloak) and Daniel Pemberton Eddington (2025)…
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Love in the Flesh: Together (2025) Blurs Romance and Body Horror
Release Date: July 30, 2025 Runtime: 102 min (1h 42min) Rated: R — for language; graphic nudity; brief drug content; sexual content; violent and disturbing content Production Companies: 30WEST, Tango, Picturestart, 1.21; Princess PicturesClassics Producers: Alison Brie, Dave Franco, Mike Cowap, Andrew Mittman, Erik Feig, Max Silva, Julia Hammer, Timothy Headington Cinematography: Germain McMicking Editing: Sean…
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I Know What You Did Last Summer (2025): A Flawed but Fun Legacy Sequel That Honors the Past
Release Date: July 18, 2025 Runtime: 111 minutes (1h 51m) Rating: R (for gore, language, mature themes) Production Companies: Columbia Pictures, Screen Gems, Original Film Producer: Neal H. Moritz Cinematography: Elisha Christian Music / Composer: Chanda Dancy I Know What You Did Last Summer (2025) Director: Jennifer Kaytin Robinson Writers: Robinson and Sam Lansky (story with Leah McKendrick)…
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Eddington Review: Ari Aster’s Dark Satire of Pandemic America
Release Date: July 18, 2025 (U.S.) Runtime: 2 h 28 m (148 min) Rating: R Production Companies: A24, IPR.VC, 828 Productions, Square Peg Producers: Ari Aster, Lars Knudsen (+ exec. producers Alejandro De Leon, Robert Dean, Harrison Huffman, Todd Lundbohm, Andrea Scarso) Cinematography: Darius Khondji Music / Composers: Bobby Krlic (aka The Haxan Cloak) and Daniel Pemberton Eddington (2025)…
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Materialists Review: Celine Song’s Deceptive Rom-Com That Dares to Get Real About Love, Money, and Power
Release Date: June 13, 2025 (U.S.) Runtime: 117 minutes (1h 57m) Rating: R (language & brief sexual material) Production Companies: 2AM, Killer Films, A24 (domestic), Sony Pictures International Producers: David Hinojosa, Christine Vachon, Pamela Koffler, Celine Song Cinematography: Shabier Kirchner (shot on 35 mm film) Music / Composer: Daniel Pemberton; also features Japanese Breakfast and Baby Rose…
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Elio and the Cost of Playing It Safe: What Pixar’s Box Office Flop Says About “Woke Goes Broke”
Release Date: Premiere June 10, 2025; US wide release June 20, 2025 Runtime: 98 min (1h 38m) Rating: PG for thematic elements, some action/peril Production Companies: Pixar Animation Studios, Walt Disney Pictures Producers: Mary Alice Drumm, Pete Docter, Lindsey Collins Cinematography: Derek Williams and Jordan Rempel Music: Rob Simonsen Elio (2025) Directors: Domee Shi & Madeline Sharafian, Adrian Molina (credited though he exited prior to completion)…
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James Gunn’s Superman (2025): A Hopeful Reboot Rooted in Immigration, Morality, and Heart
Release Date: Premiere July 7, 2025; US wide release July 11, 2025 Runtime: 129 min (2h 9m) Rating: PG-13 (sequences of sci-fi violence, brief strong language, and thematic elements) Production Companies: DC Studios, Troll Court Entertainment, The Safran Company Producers: James Gunn & Peter Safran Cinematography: Henry Braham Music: John Murphy & David Fleming Superman (2025) Director: James Gunn…
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Final Destination: Bloodlines — A Bloody Rebirth of Death’s Design (And Ranking Every Kill That Made Us Gasp)
Final Destination: Bloodlines revives the franchise with inventive kills, emotional resonance, and a chilling send-off for Tony Todd’s iconic character. Balancing gnarly visuals with themes of fate and generational trauma, this requel honors the original while carving out new ground. A sharp, symbolic return that doesn’t cheat death.
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When the Magic Dies: A Double Review of Death of a Unicorn and The Woman in the Yard
Death of A Unicorn (2025) Directed by: Alex Scharfman Starring: Paul Rudd, Paul Rudd, Will Poulter, Téa Leoni, Richard E. Grant Unicorns have long been seen as symbols of purity and beauty, but Alex Scharfman flips that mythology on its head, crafting a world where these creatures are anything but majestic. Paul Rudd and Jenna…
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Catching Up
Movies You Slept On Exploring Themes of Class and Control in ‘Locked’ and ‘The Assessment’ Locked (2025) Directed by David Yarovesky Starring: Bill Skarsgård and Anthony Hopkins An engaging take on a timeless theme: class disparity and the divide between those who observe from the outside and those trapped within their circumstances. Eddie Barnish (Bill…