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Oxygen – Review

“It’s hard not to feel disappointed by the critical choices the film makes as it barrels toward the finale, exchanging lean and minimalist thrills for confounding worldbuilding.”

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May 21, 2021May 21, 2021

2021
Alexandre Aja
Malik Zidi
Mathieu Amalric
Mélanie Laurent
Oxygen
sci-fi
thriller

Spontaneous – Review

“This is a movie that is readily capable of finding an interesting spin to reiterate its messaging.”

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May 7, 2021May 9, 2021

2020
Brian Duffield
Charlie Plummer
comedy
horror
Katherine Langford
romance
sci-fi
Spontaneous

Godzilla vs. Kong – Review

“It’s all too often pedestrian and obligatory, the last thing that this kind of movie should be.”

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April 9, 2021

2021
action
Adam Wingard
Alexander Skarsgård
Brian Tyree Henry
Demián Bichir
Godzilla vs. Kong
Julian Dennison
Kaylee Hottle
Kyle Chandler
Millie Bobby Brown
Rebecca Hall
sci-fi

Love and Monsters – Review

“A refreshing and fun buildup gives way to something far more rushed and abrupt in the final stretch.”

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March 26, 2021April 2, 2021

2020
adventure
Ariana Greenblatt
Dylan O'Brien
Jessica Henwick
Love and Monsters
Matthew Rooker
Michael Matthews
sci-fi

Possessor — Review

“A riveting movie that operates with impeccable speed and extraordinary energy.”

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November 13, 2020

2020
action
Andrea Riseborough
Brandon Cronenberg
Christopher Abbott
Gabrielle Graham
horror
Possessor
sci-fi
Sean Bean

Over the Moon – Review

“For all its moments of rousing success, there are so many others that never break through.”

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October 30, 2020

2020
Cathy Ang
fantasy
Glen Keane
John Cho
Over the Moon
Phillipa Soo
Robert G. Chiu
Ruthie Ann Miles
Sandra Oh
sci-fi

Save Yourselves! — Review

“Funny, observant, and concise.”

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October 17, 2020October 17, 2020

2020
Alex Huston Fischer
comedy
Eleanor Wilson
John Paul Reynolds
Save Yourselves!
sci-fi

2020 Catch-Up: Reviews of PROJECT POWER and SPUTNIK

by Ken Bakely

Now circling back to two sci-fi movies released last month, here are capsule reviews of Project Power and Sputnik.

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September 19, 2020

2020
Ariel Schulman
Dominique Fishback
Egor Abramenko
Fyodor Bondarchuk
Henry Joost
Jamie Foxx
Joseph Gordon-Levitt
Oksana Akinshina
Project Power
Pyotr Fyodorov
sci-fi
Sputnik

Sea Fever — Review

Sea Fever

“It feels like there should be something more – perhaps a new influx of complications or jolts to keep things as sharp and unpredictable as they have been – but the film doesn’t fully connect in the end.”

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August 14, 2020April 22, 2021

2020
Hermione Corfield
horror
Neasa Hardiman
sci-fi
Sea Fever

Palm Springs — Review

Palm Springs

“The film sets ambitious goals both in theme and form, and it skillfully meets them.”

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July 17, 2020July 17, 2020

2020
Andy Samberg
comedy
Cristin Milioti
J.K. Simmons
Max Barbakow
Palm Springs
romance
sci-fi

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