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  • Lurker (2025) Review: Fame, Manipulation, and the Toxic Dance of Parasocial Relationships

    Rolando Illanes Jr.

    August 26, 2025
    Drama, Entertainment, Film Reviews, Independent Film, Psychological Drama, Thriller
    2025 Films, 2025 Movies, Alex Russell, Archie Madekwe, Celebrity Culture in Film, Fame and Obsession, Film Criticism, Film Critique, Film Recommendations, Film Review, Film Reviews, Havana Rose Liu, Independent Cinema, Independent Film, Indie Directors, Indie Film, Indie Films, Kenny Beats, Lurker (2025), Lurker Review, Movie Analysis, Movie Recap, Movie Recommendations, Movie Review, Movie Reviews, Movie Themes, Movie Thoughts, New Movie Releases 2025, Parasocial Relationships, Psychological Thriller 2025, Théodore Pellerin, Zack Fox
  • Splitsville Review: A Screwball Comedy of Open Marriages, Divorce, and Disastrous Loyalties

    Rolando Illanes Jr.

    August 26, 2025
    2025 Movie Reviews, Comedy, Drama, Entertainment, Film Reviews, Independent Film, Movie Analysis, Romantic Comedy
    2025 Films, 2025 Movies, Adria Arjona, Dakota Johnson, Divorce in Cinema, Film Criticism, Film Critique, Film Recommendations, Film Review, Film Reviews, Independent Cinema, Independent Film, Indie Directors, Indie Film, Indie Films, Kyle Marvin, Michael Angelo Covino, Modern Relationships, Movie Analysis, Movie Recap, Movie Recommendations, Movie Review, Movie Reviews, Movie Themes, Movie Thoughts, New Movie Releases 2025, Open Marriage in Film, Relationship Movies, Screwball Comedy, Splitsville (2025), Splitsville Review
  • “The Knife”: A Quiet Horror of Systemic Suspicion in Suburban America

    Rolando Illanes Jr.

    August 19, 2025
    2025 Movie Reviews, Drama, Entertainment, Film Reviews, Thriller
    2025 Films, 2025 Movies, Aja Naomi King, Black Family Representation, Detective Films, Detective Thriller, Film Analysis, Film Criticism, Film Critique, Film Recommendations, Film Review, Film Reviews, Manny Jacinto, Melissa Leo, Movie Analysis, Movie Recap, Movie Recommendations, Movie Review, Movie Reviews, Movie Themes, Movie Thoughts, New Movie Releases 2025, Nnamdi Asomugha, Parenthood in Film, Social Issues in Film, Systemic Bias, The Knife (film), True Crime Film
  • Jimmy & Stiggs: Joe Begos, Aliens, and the Neon Mayhem of Eli Roth’s New Horror Banner

    Rolando Illanes Jr.

    August 18, 2025
    2025 Movie Reviews, Comedy, Entertainment, Film Reviews, Horror, Independent Film, Sci-Fi
    2025 Films, 2025 Movies, Eli Roth, Film Criticism, Film Critique, Film Recommendations, Film Review, Film Reviews, Horror, Horror Cinema, Horror comedy, Horror Films, Horror Movie Review, Horror Movie Reviews, Horror Movies 2025, Horror reviews, Independent Horror, Indie Horror, Jimmy & Stiggs, Joe Begos, Matt Mercer, Movie Recommendations, Movie Review, New Movie Releases 2025, Sci-Fi Horror, Snoop Dogg, summer horror movies, The Horror Section
  • Freakier Friday Brings Back the Magic of the Original With a Modern Twist

    Rolando Illanes Jr.

    August 15, 2025
    2025 Movie Reviews, Comedy, Disney, Drama, Film Reviews
    2025 Films, 2025 Movies, Chad Michael Murray, Disney, Family Comedies, Female Filmmakers, Film Criticism, Film Critique, Film Recommendations, Film Review, Film Reviews, Freakier Friday, Generational Comedy, Jamie Lee Curtis, Julia Butters, Lindasy Lohan, Movie Recap, Movie Recommendations, Movie Review, Movie Reviews, Movie Sequels, New Movie Releases 2025, Nisha Ganatra, Nostalgia in Film, Sophia Hammons, Women in Film
  • Strange Harvest Review – Stuart Ortiz’s Grotesque Mockumentary Pulls No Punches

    Rolando Illanes Jr.

    August 12, 2025
    2025 Movie Reviews, Entertainment, Film Reviews, Horror, Mockumentary, Movie Analysis, Thriller
    2025 Films, 2025 Movies, Cult Films, Detective Films, Film Criticism, Film Critique, Film Recommendations, Film Review, Film Reviews, Found Footage Film, Horror, Horror Cinema, Horror Films, Horror Movie Review, Horror Movie Reviews, Horror Movies 2025, Independent Cinema, Independent Film, Independent Horror, Indie Film, Indie Films, Indie Horror, Mockumentary Horror, Movie Recommendations, Movie Review, Movie Reviews, New Horror Films, New Movie Releases 2025, Peter Zizzo, Strange Harvest, Stuart Ortiz, Terri Apple, True Crime Film
  • Weapons Review – Zach Cregger’s Twisting, Tonal Horror Pays Off

    Rolando Illanes Jr.

    August 8, 2025
    2025 Movie Reviews, Entertainment, Film Reviews, Horror, Movie Analysis
    2025 Films, 2025 Movies, Amy Madigan, Austin Abrams, Benedict Wong, Cary Christopher, Film Analysis, Film Criticism, Film Critique, Film Recommendations, Film Review, Film Reviews, Horror Films, Horror Movie Review, Horror Movie Reviews, Horror Movies 2025, Josh Brolin, Julia Garner, Masculinity in Film, Movie Analysis, Movie Recommendations, Movie Review, Movie Reviews, Movie Themes, Movie Thoughts, New Movie Releases 2025, Social Issues in Film, Weapons 2025, Weapons Review, Zach Cregger
  • Unpacking the Chaos of Eddington: Ari Aster’s Pandemic-Era Provocation

    Rolando Illanes Jr.

    August 6, 2025
    2025 Movie Reviews, A24 Movies, Action, Comedy, Drama, Entertainment, Film Reviews, Movie Analysis, Thriller
    2020 Pandemic, 2025 Films, 2025 Movies, A24 Movies, Ari Aster, Austin Butler, Black Lives Matter, Cult Films, Dystopian Films, Eddington, Eddington 2025, Emma Stone, Film Analysis, Film Criticism, Film Critique, Film Recommendations, Film Review, Film Reviews, Joaquin Phoenix, Movie Analysis, Movie Recap, Movie Recommendations, Movie Review, Movie Reviews, Movie Themes, Movie Thoughts, New Movie Releases 2025, Pandemic Era Reflections, Pedro Pascal, Political Cinema, Satire, Social Commentary, Social Issues in Film
  • Love in the Flesh: Together (2025) Blurs Romance and Body Horror

    Rolando Illanes Jr.

    August 1, 2025
    2025 Movie Reviews, Drama, Entertainment, Film Reviews, Horror, Movie Analysis, Psychological Drama, Romantic Comedy, Uncategorized
    2025 Films, 2025 Movies, Alison Brie, Body Horror, Dave Franco, Film Analysis, Film Criticism, Film Critique, Film Recommendations, Film Review, Film Reviews, Horror, Horror Cinema, Horror comedy, Horror Films, Horror Movie Review, Horror Movie Reviews, Horror Movies 2025, Horror reviews, Indie Film, Indie Films, Michael Shanks, Movie Analysis, Movie Recommendations, Movie Review, Movie Reviews, Movie Thoughts, Neon, New Horror Films, New Movie Releases 2025, Pluto myth, Psychological Horror, summer horror movies, Together 2025
  • ‘Oh, Hi!’ Review: Molly Gordon and Logan Lerman Navigate the Grey Areas of Modern Dating

    Rolando Illanes Jr.

    July 28, 2025
    2025 Movie Reviews, Comedy, Drama, Entertainment, Film Reviews, Romantic Comedy, Women Directors
    2025 Films, 2025 Movies, Cinephile, Female Directors, Female Empowerment in FIlm, Female Filmmakers, Female Protagonists, Film Analysis, Film Criticism, Film Critique, Film Recommendations, Film Review, Film Reviews, Indie Film, Logan Lerman, Modern Love, Molly Gordon, Movie Analysis, Movie Recommendations, Movie Review, Movie Reviews, Oh Hi! Film, Post Pandemic Dating, Psychological Drama, Relationship Movies, Rom-Com, Sophie Brooks, Women in Film
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