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Nov 15, 2024 | 
loudandclearreviews.com | Alise Chaffins |Scott Wilson |Maxance Vincent |Diana Tuova
Hot Frosty may not break any barriers in filmmaking, but this sweet, sexy rom-com is sure to melt even the most frozen heart. Director: Jerry CiccorittiGenre: Rom-Com, HolidayRun Time: 90′Release Date: November 13, 2024Where to Watch: NetflixIt is Christmas rom-com season, and Netflix is kicking it off with Hot Frosty, a new entry into their Christmas Cinematic Universe.
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Nov 15, 2024 | 
loudandclearreviews.com | Scott Wilson |Maxance Vincent |Diana Tuova |Roberto Ortiz
A personal investigation by filmmaker Duncan Cowles, Silent Men puts masculinity and its emotional stoicism under the spotlight. Writer & Director: Duncan CowlesGenre: DocumentaryRun Time: 86′U.K. Release: November 19, 2024U.S. Release: TBAWhere to Watch: In UK cinemasThere’s a Richard Linklater quality to Ducan Cowles’ Silent Men, in which we follow the filmmaker as he grapples with his inability to adequately express his emotions across the years of his early adulthood.
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Nov 15, 2024 | 
loudandclearreviews.com | Maxance Vincent |Diana Tuova |Roberto Ortiz |Joshua Stevens
While Nobuhiro Yamashita and Yōko Kuno keep the striking visuals moving in Ghost Cat Anzu, the movie doesn’t have much to offer beyond platitudes.
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Nov 13, 2024 | 
loudandclearreviews.com | Diana Tuova |Roberto Ortiz |Joshua Stevens |Max Borg
Going for breadth rather than depth, Music by John Williams is still an affectionate, inspiring documentary that pays a special tribute to the great composer.
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Sep 13, 2024 | 
inreviewonline.com | Diana Tuova |Luke Gorham
Neorealist drama Bicycle Thieves said so much about our human condition and the struggle to rise above one’s dire circumstances that its main concept of a man going through hardship in post-World War II Italy can be effectively transposed to contexts pertaining to any number of our current international humanitarian crises, illuminating ordinary people’s states of uncertainty and turmoil.
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Aug 27, 2024 | 
filmobsessive.com | Diana Tuova
There are films that glorify wars and there are films that take an obvious anti-war stance (from All Quiet on the Western Front and Grand Illusion to Fires on the Plain and Johnny Got His Gun). However, films about pacificists in particular tend to focus on some incredible stories associated with them. Stories about pacifists, people who oppose violence as a solution to problems, have been stirring people’s imagination perhaps ever since Sergeant York (1941).
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Jul 27, 2024 | 
loudandclearreviews.com | Keeley Brooks |Clotilde Chinnici |Justin Bower |Diana Tuova
The flame of horror-comedy cult classic Beetlejuice burns bright, and with a sequel creeping closer, here are the 6 most important characters to know. Beetlejuice, Beetlejuice, Beetlejuice: the one phrase the Beetlejuice cast of characters aren’t supposed to say … unless, of course, they’re ready to contend with the results of summoning the legendary lunatic bio-exorcist and self-proclaimed “Ghost with the Most”. I, on the other hand, say it all the time and nothing ever happens.
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Jul 26, 2024 | 
loudandclearreviews.com | Clotilde Chinnici |Justin Bower |Diana Tuova |Louis Roberts
Whether it is nostalgia or the importance of the film’s message, Star Wars: Episode IV – A New Hope still speaks to its viewers today. Just like for many other fans of the franchise, Star Wars: Episode IV – A New Hope was one of the first science fiction films I ever watched and, of course, my introduction to the Star Wars saga. Maybe that is why it has always been my favourite of the series: after all, how could it not be?
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Jul 26, 2024 | 
loudandclearreviews.com | Justin Bower |Diana Tuova |Louis Roberts |Maxance Vincent
To experience Scab Vendor: Confessions of a Tattoo Artist is to witness a brutally honest autobiography. It is as unapologetic as Jonathan Shaw himself. Director: Lucas de Barros & Mariana ThomeGenre: Documentary, BiographyRun Time: 90′US Release: July 30, 2024UK Release: TBAWhere to watch: on digital & VODAutobiographical documentaries may range from one’s unabashed recollection of accolades to the acknowledgment of shortcomings and disasters.
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Jul 26, 2024 | 
loudandclearreviews.com | Diana Tuova |Louis Roberts |Maxance Vincent |Hayley Croke
Nausicaä is Miyazaki’s glorious second animation with an engaging narrative, strong lead character, spectacular visuals, and a touching environmental theme.
