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Scream (2022)

The 2022 film Scream — aka Scream 5, or 5cream, or Five Cream — is probably the most coherent of the Scream sequels.

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Elvis (2022)

The King of Rock and Roll deserves better than a film biopic.

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Where the Crawdads Sing (2022)

The title of “Where the Crawdads Sing” suggests that the central concept of the story is its setting.

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The Bad Guys (2022)

Over the past ten years, major American animation studios (mostly excluding Walt Disney Animation Studios) have finally realized that the path forward to improving their visual language was not enhancing the photorealism of their animation.

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Cha Cha Real Smooth (2022)

On a superficial level, Cha Cha Real Smooth is extremely similar to Shithouse, Cooper Raiff’s debut from 2020.

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Turning Red (2022)

The premise of Turning Red — thirteen-year-old Mei Lee transforming into a red panda whenever she gets agitated — is very clearly metaphoric.