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Carry-On, 2024 - ★★½
Carry-On is never amazing, but it’s an easy watch that contains plenty of thrills and two very reliable performers at its center. battleroyalewithcheese.com/2024/12/carry-on-review/
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Clodagh, 2024 - ★★★★
It’s a beautiful and emotional short film that seems to have a message that says that sometimes people have to pay a price to get what they...
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A Complete Unknown, 2024 - ★★★½
A Complete Unknown is not one of the best biopics of all time, but it is an above average one. battleroyalewithcheese.com/2024/12/a-complete-unknown-the-brwc-review/
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Paris 70, 2023 - ★★★★
A condition that affects around 46 million people worldwide, Alzheimer’s is a ruinous disease that demands as much attention as it can get. And filmmakers such as Felixas are ensuring that this...
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All That Glitters, 2021 - ★★★★
All That Glitters is a powerful and inventive film that uses its body swap premise to tell a deeply human story. battleroyalewithcheese.com/2025/01/all-that-glitters-review/
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In the Shadow of the Cypress, 2023 - ★★★★
A gentle, affecting story of kindness and compassion, In the Shadow of the Cypress is a work of art.battleroyalewithcheese.com/2025/01/in-the-shadow-of-the-cypress-short-review/
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Harbin, 2024 - ★★★½
Harbin tells a straightforward but riveting historical story and features explosive action sequences. Woo never quite settles on a tone, but he stages individual scenes with gusto. Hong’s...
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The Order, 2024 - ★★★★
While the events in the film took place 40 years ago, its America first extremism has chilling reverberations felt...
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Solvent, 2024 - ★★
Solvent is a distinct and fascinating film.battleroyalewithcheese.com/2025/01/solvent-review/
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The Lord of the Rings: The War of the Rohirrim, 2024 - ★½
I adore anime and I would have loved The Lord of the Rings: The War of the Rohirrim to be up with the likes of Cyberpunk Edgerunners. However, it is just a bad film. Ashamed of being an anime film and...
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Marion, 2024 - ★★★½
Marion is a compact, impactful story of resilience. Beautifully shot, the short shines a new light upon a controversial sport, blending reality with fiction, capturing the hair-raising acrobatics and...
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Anuja, 2024 - ★★★★
At just 22 minutes, this short tells a nuanced story of two sisters struggling to survive. Anuja is worthy of its awards at HollyShorts and its Oscar nomination for Best Live Action Short Film....
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Captain America: Brave New World, 2025 - ★★★½
While Captain America: Brave New World has some issues and could have used a stronger villain, the good moments are able to lift the movie above its flaws....
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The Gorge, 2025 - ★★★½
The action sequences are entertaining, the bonding between the two leads is fun to watch and the direction by Scott Derrickson is done well. This is a worthy enough movie to add to your...
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A/Way, 2024 - ★★★½
A/way is for the indie film initiated. It’s quirky in all the right places, sweet without undercutting the drama, uses the budget well, and makes the most of the runtime....
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Flow, 2024 - ★★★★½
Overall, ‘Flow’ is sure to deliver to audiences a terrific time at the movies with its astonishing animation, spectacular score and courageous characters it seems pretty hard to find something not to...
View ArticleTalk, 2025 - ★★★★
This film features authentic characters, engaging storytelling on a small scale, and a climax worthy of film festival accolades. It’s a great representation of the creative storytelling at Slamdance...
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Baggage, 2024 - ★★★★
Baggage is a visually distinctive and delightful film. battleroyalewithcheese.com/2025/03/baggage-review/
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Misericordia, 2024 - ★★½
Misericordia could have been something unique and engaging to watch, instead it’s just a mediocre and true missed opportunity to tell an interesting story....
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Homegrown, 1998 - ★★★★
Homegrown, if viewed as a showcase of the hypocrisy and the hateful intent of the Proud Boys and how good intention people can be swept up into right-wing ideologies, it is a truly horrifying...
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Death Education, 2025 - ★★★½
Death Education takes a reverent look at death, accepting it with sorrow, disdain, reflection, and, in finality, peace. battleroyalewithcheese.com/2025/03/death-education-review/
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Mickey 17, 2025 - ★★★½
Bumpy writing and distracting supporting performances hold Mickey 17 back from sci-fi brilliance. The film’s visual excellence and Pattinson’s terrific work still make it very much worthwhile though....
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The Monkey, 2025 - ★★★½
While The Monkey may not soar to the heights of Longlongs, it still cements Perkins as a major player in the genre, showcases the range of its main cast, and delivers another stellar Stephen King...
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Black Bag, 2025 - ★★★★
Black Bag is a smart spy thriller that plays like a suspense novella for adults.battleroyalewithcheese.com/2025/03/black-bag-the-brwc-review/
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Do This For Me, 2022 - ★★★★
Do This For Me is an emotional narrative centred on loss and coping with grief. battleroyalewithcheese.com/2025/03/do-this-for-me-review/
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Retirement Plan, 2024 - ★★★
Retirement Plan was a pleasant experience. I don’t regret watching it, as the animation is truly unique and pleasing to view, but at the same time, I did not feel I gained much from it on a narrative...
View ArticleJust in Case, 2021 - ★★★★★
Just In Case is a genuinely remarkable film that is powerful. It packs so much into a 14-minute runtime, showcasing extraordinary performances, writing, and filmmaking. Just In Case is a must-watch...
View ArticleB is for Bachata, 2024 - ★★
B Is for Bachata had the potential to be a poignant and significant short, yet ultimately, it ends up feeling rather messy. The experience of navigating through so much erratic editing results in a...
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Gillyfish, 2024 - ★★★½
Still, the filmtakes issues of estrangement, LGBTQ+ acceptance, and identity and builds a layered story based on empathy, yet still commentating on whether someone is ready to face their trauma....
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The Electric State, 2025 - ★★
There is an audience for The Electric State, but too often, the film hopes misalign with the climatic payoffs, leading to a fascinating world but unlikely to spark the next box-office-breaking...
View ArticleWe Want the Funk!, 2025 - ★★★★
We Want The Funk, indeed!battleroyalewithcheese.com/2025/04/we-want-the-funk-review/
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Humantis, 2024 - ★★★★
It has an avant-garde spirit but is more than accessible to those new to the festival circuit, making the film perfect for any cinephile’s night of short films or a fun intro to the world of indie...
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Warfare, 2025 - ★★★½
Warfare begins great but eventually becomes repetitive. The lack of character depth makes it feel aloof too. The attention to detail and authenticity is undeniable though....
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Sinners, 2025 - ★★★½
Michael B. Jordan is electric in this film. His chemistry with the entire cast makes Sinners a horror film with the soul of a period piece.battleroyalewithcheese.com/2025/04/sinners-the-brwc-review/
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Minted, 2023 - ★★½
What shines most in Minted is Bruckman’s clear curiosity on the subject matter.battleroyalewithcheese.com/2025/04/minted-review/
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Yadang: The Snitch, 2025 - ★★★
This is the greatest strength of Yadang: The Snitch, that it gives us well-crafted, interesting characters and sends them on a journey that takes a lot of different turns, but they make us want to see...
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Thunderbolts*, 2025 - ★★★
Thunderbolts* does things differently than your typical Marvel movie but that’s all for the better.battleroyalewithcheese.com/2025/04/thunderbolts-the-brwc-review/
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Before The Winter, 2024 - ★★★½
Wong is reason enough to watch Before the Winter. She does more with her character in 15 minutes than most performers can do in 90. battleroyalewithcheese.com/2025/05/before-the-winter-review/
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Clown in a Cornfield, 2025 - ★★★½
Clown in a Cornfield is a bloody good time. battleroyalewithcheese.com/2025/05/clown-in-a-cornfield-review/
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Sound Spring, 2025 - ★★★½
Sound Spring‘s stories of racial discrimination and shifts towards progress are super important, especially in 2025 America.battleroyalewithcheese.com/2025/05/sound-spring-review/
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The Extraordinary Miss Flower, 2024 - ★★★★
Like Wong Kar-wai films, The Extraordinary Miss Flower is a movie you feel more than you think. The concept may seem strange, but the viewing experience is mesmerizing as two excellent directors...
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Swimming Home, 2024 - ★★
By the time the credits roll, you’ll probably be wondering what Swimming Home is really about. And I’m not particularly left caring enough to find...
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Fight or Flight, 2024 - ★★
The movie suffers from some poor direction, bad editing at times and a story that just doesn’t have anything to keep the audience invested. A lot of potential that feels like it was poorly...
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Final Destination Bloodlines, 2025 - ★★★½
Despite some inconsistencies, Final Destination: Bloodlines still manages to do what these movies do best.battleroyalewithcheese.com/2025/05/final-destination-bloodlines-review/
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The Surfer, 2024 - ★★★½
Overall, The Surfer is a fantastic throwback to a very 1970s style of psychological thriller that the likes of Nicholas Roeg or Sam Peckinpah would have made....
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Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning, 2025 - ★★★½
Final Reckoning leans into legacy in all the right places while remaining innovative in the genre of...
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Anora, 2024 - ★★
Anora is a passable film. It astounds in zestful segments but irritates the soul on the whole. battleroyalewithcheese.com/2025/05/anora-the-brwc-review/
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The Last Rodeo, 2025 - ★½
The Last Rodeo is a basic story that has good intentions but ultimately fails in almost every aspect. battleroyalewithcheese.com/2025/05/the-last-rodeo-review/
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Lilo & Stitch, 2025 - ★★★
Did this need to be made? Probably not – but it’s hard to not enjoy it.battleroyalewithcheese.com/2025/05/lilo-stitch-the-brwc-review/
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Jerrod Carmichael: Don't Be Gay, 2025 - ★★
Im not despairing to say Carmichael has his forcibly telling gems, and likewise when I speak of the unlearned, unoriginal, clumsy amusements of character scattered all over his unvivid stamp....
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