In this week's episode of The Obsessive Viewer, Matt Hurt reviews Backrooms and Passenger with guest Sam Watermeier. They also discuss fellow IFJA member Nick Rogers’ appearance on Pop Culture Jeopardy!
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Critic Christopher Lloyd says the "Masters of the Universe" reboot leans into self-referential winking and irony, as if it can't believe they made a new movie out of a stupid TV show, or that you bought tickets to see it.
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"The Last Whale Singer" is some decidedly down-market animation from Germany with a little light environmental messaging and a whole lotta "Finding Nemo" borrowing. Review by Christopher Lloyd.
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This week on FOX59's "Indy Now" show, Christopher Lloyd reviews "Pressure," "The Breadwinner," "Backrooms," "Tuner" and "The Last Viking."
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"The Breadwinner," comedian Nate Bargatze's first film starring role, is a milquetoast "Mr. Mom" reboot, as a car salesman ineptly fills in for his housewife when her career takes off. Review by Christopher Lloyd.
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Critic Nate Richard was impressed by “Tuner,” the narrative debut of Oscar-winner Daniel Roher starring Leo Woodall as a hearing impaired safecracker. Read his full review on Film Yap.
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It's Danes gone wild in "The Last Viking," a head-scratching black comedy starring Mads Mikkelsen as a mentally disturbed man clashing with his ex-convict brother hot to find a suitcase full of cash. Review by Christopher Lloyd.
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"Tuner" is a contrapuntal composition of comedy, romance, drama and suspense that is mostly harmonious. Find #IFJA member Nick Rogers' review of the film, in wide release Friday, at Midwest Film Journal. https://t.co/y2vrOMzLgv
A story of wind and warring personalities, "Pressure" is another peek behind the amazing true story of the most pivotal event in human history. Movie review by Christopher Lloyd.
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At Midwest Film Journal, #IFJA member Nick Rogers says "Tom Clancy's Jack Ryan: Ghost War" is a risible film that undermines everything that made the streaming series effective. https://t.co/gaDYwieMB0
Jane Fonda won an Oscar playing a psychologically complex prostitute in "Klute," the first of Alan J. Pakula's "paranoia" trilogy. And Donald Sutherland! But why then, asks critic Christopher Lloyd, is this iconic film so damn dull?
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This week on FOX59's "Indy Now" show, Christopher Lloyd checks out new releases "The Mandalorian and Grogu," "Saccharine," "Passenger" and "I Love Boosters."
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"Cobra" is essentially Sylvester Stallone's take on Batman, and even when cold pizza is cut with scissors, it's still cold pizza. Nick Rogers revisits "Cobra" in his "Class of ... " series at Midwest Film Journal: https://t.co/mCa2AIPInF
At Midwest Film Journal, Nick Rogers intersects his Coming Around Again and Rank Opinions series to both revisit 1996's "DragonHeart" and rank it alongside its four straight-to-video sequels. https://t.co/60JFf5fFDC
In the latest episode of The Obsessive Viewer, Matt Hurt and guest Sam Watermeier review Curry Barker's Obsession and Kristoffer Borgli's The Drama.
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Critic Christopher Lloyd says the supernatural body horror "Saccharine" bites deep into gore and body image themes as a medical student obsessed with losing weight finds corpulent cadavers creeping up on her.
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In the latest episode of The Obsessive Viewer, Matt Hurt and guest Brent Leuthold review the murder mystery The Sheep Detectives and Damian McCarthy's latest horror feature Hokum.
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At Midwest Film Journal, #IFJA member Nick Rogers says Guy Ritchie's streak of reliably repetitive romps comes to a screeching, over-explained halt with "In the Grey." https://t.co/Tv0GlERAjo
A friend-zoned dweeb uses dark magic to make his dream girl fall in love with him, but it only leads to nightmarish (and familiar) horror tropes in "Obsession," according to critic Christopher Lloyd.
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Tech-savvy but teenage-dumb, a group of hackers decide to steal $25 million from an arrogant billionaire in "LifeHack," an anxiety-inducing heist flick that takes place entirely on screens. Movie review by Christopher Lloyd.
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