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  'Opus' Is "Incredibly Fucking Middle"

  Directed by Mark Anthony Green

  PUBLISHED Mar 12, 2025

  The unsuspecting-group-arrives-at-a-remote-location-only-to-discover-not-all-is-what-it-seems trend has seen a steady rise over the past...

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  'Can I Get a Witness?' Asks Intriguing Questions with Insubstantial Answers

  Directed by Ann Marie Fleming

  PUBLISHED Mar 11, 2025

  Imagine a world where climate change crisis is no longer a concern and poverty has been eliminated around the globe. A world free of the...

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  'Novocaine' Is Mind-Numbing

  Directed by Dan Berk and Robert Olsen

  PUBLISHED Mar 11, 2025

  In Dan Berk and Robert Olsen's 'Novocaine,' a crew of gun-toting Bad Santas interrupts a budding workplace romance in a San Diego bank. When...

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  'The Lord of the Rings: The War of the Rohirrim' Shall Not Pass the Classic Trilogy

  Directed by Kenji Kamiyama

  PUBLISHED Mar 11, 2025

  An anime adaptation of J.R.R. Tolkien's lore, based on an unnamed character and executive produced by Peter Jackson, 'The Lord of the Rings'...

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  Lady Gaga Brought Peerless, Show-Stopping Spectacle to 'Saturday Night Live'

  March 8, 2025

  PUBLISHED Mar 9, 2025

  Lady Gaga was a dynamic, engaged host in the well-written sketches prepared for her, and her musical performances raised the bar high in...

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  'Mickey 17' Is Expendable

  Directed by Bong Joon Ho

  PUBLISHED Mar 7, 2025

  In 'Mickey 17,' Bong Joon Ho's latest film, we see the acclaimed director return to the well-trodden thematic territory of how capitalism...

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  'Night of the Zoopocalypse' Animates the Best of Canadiana

  Directed by Ricardo Curtis and Rodrigo Perez-Castro

  PUBLISHED Mar 6, 2025

  Documentary, comedy and horror tend to be the three tenants of Canada's contribution to cinema, and for good reason — Allan King, SCTV, the...

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  Marvel Regains Its Superpowers in 'Daredevil: Born Again'

  Created by Dario Scardapane, Matt Corman and Chris Ord

  PUBLISHED Mar 5, 2025

  The Marvel Cinematic Universe has been in its flop era since 2021, having taken a turn around the disappointment of 'Eternals.' That's not a...