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Marte Magnusdotter Solem, Silje Storstein, and Kathrine Thorborg Johansen in Patrik Syversen's Fantastic Fest horror drama film, Demring, or Dawning
Drama / Film Festival / Horror / Reviews / TCS

‘Dawning’ (Fantastic Fest) Non-Spoiler Review – A Bleak, Brutal, But Brilliant Psychological Horror Picture

October 3, 2025October 3, 2025 - by John Daniel Tangalin

‘Dawning’ made its premiere at Fantastic Fest, and “Syversen effectively exposes the truth in his narrative but tips the scale…”

‘Dawning’ (Fantastic Fest) Non-Spoiler Review – A Bleak, Brutal, But Brilliant Psychological Horror Picture Read More
Sam Rockwell in Gore Verbinski and Matthew Robinson's action adenture science fiction film, Good Luck Have Fun Don't Die
Action / Adventure / Drama / Reviews / Science Fiction / TCS

‘Good Luck, Have Fun, Don’t Die’ (Beyond Fest) Review: Gore Verbinski’s Crucial Return

October 1, 2025October 1, 2025 - by Edgar Ortega

‘Good Luck, Have Fun, Don’t Die’ marks what will hopefully be a new beginning in Gore Verbinski’s career with an anti-AI odyssey.

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Adaptation / Adaption / Drama / Reviews / TCS / Thriller

‘The Long Walk’ Spoiler Review – The Fight Against Fascism

September 27, 2025October 3, 2025 - by Ryan Sabroski

The overall narrative is “a clear anti-fascist piece instead of a character study.” Read our full spoiler review of ‘The Long Walk’!

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Chase Infiniti in Paul Thomas Anderson's action epic dark comedy drama crime thriller film adaption, One Battle After Another
Action / Adaptation / Adaption / Comedy / Crime / Drama / Reviews / TCS / Thriller

‘One Battle After Another’ Non-Spoiler Review – A Cinematic Revolution

September 27, 2025September 27, 2025 - by Jacob Mauceri

“[A] movie that draws on collectivism is a perfect cinematic match.” Read our full non-spoiler review of ‘One Battle After Another’!

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Park Chan-wook, Don McKellar, Lee Kyoung-mi, and Lee Ja-hye's dark comedy drama crime thriller film adaptation, No Other Choice
Adaptation / Adaption / Comedy / Crime / Drama / Reviews / TCS / Thriller

‘No Other Choice’ (Beyond Fest) Review: Surrendering To The Capitalist Machine

September 27, 2025September 29, 2025 - by Edgar Ortega

‘No Other Choice’ is a crowd-pleaser that asks its audience to push back against capitalism before it consumes their humanity.

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Emily Blunt and Dwayne the Rock Johnson in Benny Safdie's sports drama A24 biopic film, The Smashing Machine
Biography / Drama / Reviews / Sports / TCS

‘The Smashing Machine’ (A24) Review – A Let Down Biopic For A Come-Up Story

September 25, 2025September 27, 2025 - by Jacob Mauceri

“[S]upremely okay, at best, and comedically bad at worst.” Read our full review of ‘The Smashing Machine’!

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Justin Long in Colin Minihan, Daniel Meersand, Nick Simon, and Tad Daggerhart's Fantastic Fest horror thriller comedy drama film, Coyotes
Comedy / Drama / Horror / Reviews / TCS / Thriller

‘Coyotes’ (Fantastic Fest) Non-Spoiler Review – Some Bark, Some Bite

September 25, 2025September 27, 2025 - by Ryan Sabroski

‘Coyotes’ premiered at Fantastic Fest, and “genre aficionados may be expecting a bit more bite from this film”!

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Margot Robbie and Colin Farrell in Kogonada and Seth Reiss' fantasy romance drama film, A Big Bold Beautiful Journey
Drama / Fantasy / Reviews / Romance / TCS

‘A Big Bold Beautiful Journey’ Non-Spoiler Review: Kogonada Bounces Back From Dreary Big-Budget “Content”

September 23, 2025September 27, 2025 - by Maxance Vincent

“Kogonada’s sensibilities are all over this latest directorial effort…” Read our full review of ‘A Big Bold Beautiful Journey’!

‘A Big Bold Beautiful Journey’ Non-Spoiler Review: Kogonada Bounces Back From Dreary Big-Budget “Content” Read More
Joel Nankervis in Kiah Roache Turner's action drama horror thriller war film, Beast of War, playing at Fantastic Fest
Action / Drama / Horror / Reviews / Thriller

‘Beast Of War’ (Fantastic Fest) Non-Spoiler Review – A Cheap But Charming Shark Survival Thriller

September 21, 2025September 27, 2025 - by Ryan Sabroski

‘Beast of War’ premiered at Fantastic Fest this weekend, and it is “constantly trying to be more than the sum of its parts”!

‘Beast Of War’ (Fantastic Fest) Non-Spoiler Review – A Cheap But Charming Shark Survival Thriller Read More
Austin Butler in Darren Aronofsky and Charlie Huston's psychological dark comedy drama thriller film, Caught Stealing
Adaptation / Adaption / Comedy / Crime / Drama / Reviews / TCS / Thriller

‘Caught Stealing’ Spoiler Review – The Most Stylistic Film Of The Summer

August 31, 2025September 27, 2025 - by Zeke Blakeslee

“[L]ife is a strange and fickle thing.” Read our full spoiler review of Darren Aronofsky and Charlie Huston’s ‘Caught Stealing’!

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