Misericordia is a patient film.
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Misericordia (2024)
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Since Hugh Lofting published The Story of Doctor Dolittle in 1920 and kicked off a long-running series of novels, Hollywood has repeatedly tried to adapt the story.
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17 Again (2009)
The Disney Channel has not been a reliable pathway to stardom.
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How to Train Your Dragon (2025)
The 2025 How to Train Your Dragon film is a so-called “live action remake” of a beloved animated film (a.k.a. “LARM” if you’re a goober), but it is not like Snow White or Pinocchio for a couple of reasons.
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Fear Street: 1978 (Part Two) (2021)
Fear Street: 1994 worked in spite of being tethered to an overarching mythos.
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Fear Street: 1994 (Part One) (2021)
Anytime a film franchise announces it’s pre-filming multiple entries, I get suspicious.
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On Swift Horses (2024)
Read even a few articles about the movie business and you’ll inevitably encounter lamentations of the disappearing middle class of cinema.
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The Surfer (2024)
The American International Pictures beach party movies of the mid-1960s almost always featured some wealthy, middle-aged businessman trying to scoop up beachfront property for self-enrichment, much to the annoyance of the surfing teenagers.
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Woman in the Moon (1929)
The Industrial Revolution’s all-encompassing cultural sweep meant many industries blossomed in parallel motion.
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Ad Astra (2019)
Ad Astra is one of the most beautifully shot and produced science fiction films of the 21st century.