Tag: Movie Reviews
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Paul Thomas Anderson’s “One Battle After Another” Is a Revolutionary Epic for Our Time
Release Date: September 26, 2025 (U.S. wide theatrical / IMAX) International release begins September 24, 2025 Runtime: 162 minutes (2 hr 42 min) Rated: R — for pervasive language, violence, sexual content, and drug use Production Companies: Ghoulardi Film Company in association with Warner Bros. Pictures Producers: Paul Thomas Anderson, Adam Somner, Sara Murphy (executive: Will…
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Him (2025) Review: Justin Tipping’s Sports-Horror Hybrid Fumbles Its Potential
Release Date: September 19, 2025 (USA) Runtime: 96 minutes (1 hr 36 min) Rated: R — for strong bloody violence, language throughout, sexual material, nudity and some drug use Production Companies: Monkeypaw Productions Producers: Jordan Peele, Win Rosenfeld, Ian Cooper, Jamal M. Watson (Executive Producers: David Kern, Kate Oh) Cinematography: Kira Kelly Editing: Taylor Joy Mason…
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The Long Walk Review: Francis Lawrence Turns Stephen King’s Dystopia Into Brutal Spectacle
Release Date: September 12, 2025 (USA) Runtime: 108 minutes (1h 48min) Rated: R for strong bloody violence, grisly images, suicide, pervasive language, sexual references Production Companies: Vertigo Entertainment Producers: Roy Lee, Steven Schneider, Francis Lawrence, Cameron MacConomy Cinematography: Jo Willems Editing: Mark Yoshikawa Music / Composer: Jeremiah Fraites The Long Walk (2025) Director: Francis Lawrence Writer(s):…
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The Conjuring: Last Rites Review – A Fitting Farewell to Ed and Lorraine Warren
Release Date: September 5, 2025 (U.S. theatrical) Runtime: 135 minutes (2h 15min) Rated: R for violence, terror, bloody/violent content Production Companies: New Line Cinema, Atomic Monster, The Safran Company Producers: James Wan, Peter Safran Cinematography: Eli Born Editing: Gregory Plotkin, Elliot Greenberg Music / Composer: Benjamin Wallfisch The Conjuring: Last Rites (2025) Director: Michael Chaves Writer(s):…
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Caught Stealing Review: Darren Aronofsky’s 90s New York Caper of Violence, Trauma, and Survival
Release Date: August 29, 2025 (U.S. theatrical) Runtime: 107 minutes (1h 22min) Rated: R for strong violent content, pervasive language, some sexuality/nudity and brief drug use Production Companies: Columbia Pictures, Protozoa Pictures. Distributor: Sony Pictures Releasing Producers: Jeremy Dawson, Dylan Golden, Ari Handel, Darren Aronofsky Cinematography: Matthew Libatique Editing: Andrew Weisblum Music / Composer: Rob Simonsen…
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Lurker (2025) Review: Fame, Manipulation, and the Toxic Dance of Parasocial Relationships
Release Date: theatrical release in U.S. on August 22, 2025 Runtime: 101 minutes (1h 41min) Rated: R for language throughout and some sexual content Production Companies: High Frequency Entertainment, MeMo Films, Twin Pictures Producers: Alex Orlovsky, Duncan Montgomery, Jack Selby, Galen Core, Olmo Schnabel, Francesco Melzi D’Eril, Marc Marrie, Charlie McDowell, Archie Madekwe Cinematography: Pat Scola…
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Splitsville Review: A Screwball Comedy of Open Marriages, Divorce, and Disastrous Loyalties
Release Date: U.S. limited theatrical release on August 22, 2025, expanding wide on September 5, 2025 Runtime: 82 minutes (1h 22min) Rated: R for language, sexual content, and nudity Production Companies: Neon, Topic Studios, Watch This Ready, TeaTime Pictures Producers: Emily Korteweg, Michael Angelo Covino, Kyle Marvin, Ryan Heller, Dakota Johnson, Ro Donnelly, Samantha Racanelli Cinematography:…
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“The Knife”: A Quiet Horror of Systemic Suspicion in Suburban America
Release Date: Limited theatrical release (US) August 15, 2025 Runtime: 82 minutes (1h 22min) Rated: R for violence and police intimidation Production Companies: iAm21 Entertainment, Duplass Brothers Productions Producers: Nnamdi Asomugha, Jonathan T. Baker, Ami Werges Cinematography: Alejandro Mejia Editing: Dana Congdon Music / Composer: Kyle Townsend The Knife (2025) Director: Nnamdi Asomugha Writer(s): Nnamdi Asomugha…
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Freakier Friday Brings Back the Magic of the Original With a Modern Twist
Release Date: August 8, 2025 Runtime: 111 minutes (~1h 51min) Rated: PG — for thematic elements, rude humor, language, mild suggestive references. Production Companies: Walt Disney, Gunn Films, Burr! Productions Producers: Kristin Burr, Andrew Gunn, Jamie Lee Curtis Cinematography: Matthew Clark Editing: Eleanor Infante Music / Composer: Amie Doherty Freakier Friday (2025) Director: Nisha Ganatra Writer:…
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Strange Harvest Review – Stuart Ortiz’s Grotesque Mockumentary Pulls No Punches
Release Date: August 8, 2025 (United States — limited theatrical release) Runtime: 94 minutes (1 h 34 m) Rated: R — disturbing violent content; language; grisly violent content Production Companies: Adorable Damage, Pathogen Pictures Producers: Bruce Guido, Stuart Ortiz, Alex Yesilcimen Cinematography: Seth Fulleer Editing: Stuart Ortiz Music / Composer: Sarah DeCourcy Strange Harvest (2025) Director & Screenwriter: Stuart Ortiz…
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