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Continue reading →: Review: “Hamlet” Remains Tied Down to Its Text, But Finds Bold Inspiration In its Contemporary SettingHamlet, one of the great works of drama ever written, has been adapted countless times, though because of its dramatic foundation, somehow still leaves much room for new interpretations. From modern imaginings such as the Ethan Hawke-starring Hamlet (2000) to the faithful abridged (The Best Picture-winning 1948 film), the fearleslly…
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Continue reading →: TV Review: “Star Wars: Maul- Shadow Lord” A Mature Leap-Forward for Filoni-Verse Animation Despite Similarly Plaguing IssuesWhile the first 8 episodes of 10 were screened in advance, for embargo reasons, most story details will be kept as vague as possible. The last time most audiences saw Darth Maul, he had been sliced in half by Obi-Wan Kenobi’s lightsaber and sent sailing down a reactor shaft in…
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Continue reading →: Review: “Miroirs No. 3”, Petzold’s Latest is A Quietly Captivating Examination of Found FamilyStuck in the rut of overwhelming loss, anything can feel like a sign. In the case of Betty (Barbara Auer) witnessing a horrific car accident turns out to be a gift from Heaven. Nearly getting run over by the vehicle herself mere moments earlier, her eye catches that of Laura…
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Continue reading →: Review: “Tow”, Rose Byrne Carries an Imperfect, But Noble True Story of One Woman vs The System“It’s going to take time.” Amanda Ogle is told this by every person in her life trying to help her. When her car, the only home she has, is stolen, recovered but impounded, and unable to be returned to her unless she pays the over-$270 fee, she needs a solution…
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Continue reading →: Review: “Ready or Not 2: Here I Come”, A Fun Ensemble Boosts an Enjoyable but Undercooked SequelIt’s hard to believe it’s been seven years since Radio Silence-team Matt Bettinelli-Olpin and Tyler Gillett broke onto the scene with their wildly fun comedy-thriller Ready or Not, the story of a newly wed meeting her groom’s family for the first time only to end up in their deadly game…
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Continue reading →: Review: “Project Hail Mary,” Ryan Gosling’s (Sort of) One-Man-Show is a Familiar, But Wildly Entertaining Thrill RideMild spoilers to follow. You’ve seen “man trapped in space, based on a book by Andy Weir and adapted by Drew Goddard” before! You’ve seen “Ryan Gosling in space” before! You’ve seen “man travels across the galaxy to save a dying earth” cinema! You know exactly what you’re getting with…
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Continue reading →: Ranking Every 2026 Oscar-Nominated Feature FilmNOTE: It’s actually Every Oscar Nominated Film this Year…*Minus One, as Cutting Through Rocks is still entirely unavailable to watch, but will be added once I see it* Also, a few of these films have swapped rankings since I posted by Top 10 of the year after rewatches! Anyone that’s…
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Continue reading →: Final 98th Academy Awards Winners PredictionsAs we enter the home stretch, one week from the finish line, we face what we seem to always face each and every year towards the end of awards season: smear campaigns, anonymous ballots, controversies, and the sudden feeling that an underdog is coming for the big win of the…
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Continue reading →: Review: “Hoppers” is Delightfully, Off-the-Rails Insanity From PIXARMind or body swap narratives in film have been around for decades from The Shaggy Dog (1959) and Freaky Friday (1976) to more modern classics such as Avatar (2009) and Nine Lives (2016). While many are centered on the main protagonist solving an internal moral dilemma in the hopes of…
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Continue reading →: Review: “Scream 7”, For the First Time, Sidney Prescott Finally Faces Her Past… for the Sixth TimeIt was in 2011’s long-awaited Scream 4, that Neve Campbell’s Sidney Prescott landed the mic-drop closing line about remakes: “Don’t f**k with the original!” That was now 15 years ago, four Scream entries ago, ending Wes Craven’s return (and swan song) to the series with a poor box office performance…
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EDITOR, SITE WRITER
Jakob Kolness
Minnesota Film Critics Association Member. Graduate of Film Studies, writer, novelist, filmmaker.
CURRENT 2027 OSCAR PREDICTIONS
“All of A Sudden”
“Behemoth!”
“Digger”
“Dune Part III”
“Fjord”
“The Odyssey”
“A Place in Hell”
“Project Hail Mary”
“Untitled Damien Chazelle Film”
“Untitled Jesse Eisenberg Musical”
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