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Time for a Reel BLACK ADAM review

About the film (courtesy of Warner Bros.): Nearly 5,000 years after he was bestowed with the almighty powers of the ancient gods—and imprisoned just as quickly—Black Adam (Dwayne Johnson) is freed from his earthly tomb, ready to unleash his unique form of justice on the modern world. Dwayne Johnson’s long-awaited flesh and blood debut (DC …

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Time for a Reel HALLOWEEN ENDS review

About the film (courtesy of Universal Pictures): This is Laurie Strode’s (Jamie Lee Curtis) last stand. After 45 years, the most acclaimed, revered horror franchise in film history reaches its epic, terrifying conclusion as Laurie Strode faces off for the last time against the embodiment of evil, Michael Myers, in a final confrontation unlike any …

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Time for a Reel AMSTERDAM review

About the film (courtesy of 20th Century Studios): An original crime epic about three close friends who find themselves at the center of one of the most shocking secret plots in American history. David O. Russell assembles a stellar cast in this 1930s-set comedy drama that uncovers and sheds light upon one of America’s more …

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Time for a Reel SMILE review

About the film (courtesy of Paramount Pictures): After witnessing a bizarre, traumatic incident involving a patient, Dr. Rose Cotter ( Sosie Bacon ) starts experiencing frightening occurrences that she can’t explain. As an overwhelming terror begins taking over her life, Rose must confront her troubling past in order to survive and escape her horrifying new …

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Time for a Reel DON’T WORRY DARLING review

About the film (courtesy of Warner Bros.): Alice (Pugh) and Jack (Styles) are lucky to be living in Victory, the experimental company town housing the men who work for the top-secret Victory Project and their families. Life is perfect, with every resident’s needs met by the company. All they ask in return is unquestioning commitment …

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Time for a Reel SEE HOW THEY RUN review

About the film (courtesy of Searchlight Pictures): In the West End of 1950s London, plans for a movie version of a smash-hit play come to an abrupt halt after the film’s Hollywood director is murdered. When world-weary Inspector Stoppard (Sam Rockwell) and eager rookie Constable Stalker (Saoirse Ronan) take on the case, the two find …

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Time for a Reel PEARL review

About the film (courtesy of A24): rapped on her family’s isolated farm, Pearl must tend to her ailing father under the bitter and overbearing watch of her devout mother. Lusting for a glamorous life like she’s seen in the movies, Pearl finds her ambitions, temptations, and repressions all colliding in this stunning, technicolor-inspired origin story …

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Time for a Reel THE WOMAN KING review

About the film (courtesy of TriStar Pictures): The remarkable story of the Agojie, the all-female unit of warriors who protected the African Kingdom of Dahomey in the 1800s with skills and a fierceness unlike anything the world has ever seen. Inspired by true events, The Woman King follows the emotionally epic journey of General Nanisca …

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Time for a Reel BARBARIAN review

About the film (courtesy of 20th Century Studios): A young woman traveling to Detroit for a job interview books a rental home. But when she arrives late at night, she discovers that the house is double booked, and a strange man is already staying there. Against her better judgement, she decides to spend the evening, …

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Time for a Reel BEAST review

About the film (courtesy of Universal Pictures): Idris Elba stars in a pulse-pounding new thriller about a father and his two teenage daughters who find themselves hunted by a massive rogue lion intent on proving that the savannah has but one apex predator. Wait, what is the name of this film, Beast, or was it …