I am skeptical of platitudes hastily awarded to any animated feature premiering on Netflix in recent years.
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KPop Demon Hunters (2025)
Tag: New Release
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Eddington (2025)
On film social media, much virtual ink has been spilled anointing Eddington a future cult classic:
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Materialists (2025)
Celine Song was presumably given a pretty wide creative runway, plus access to budget and talent, to make her second film following the buzzy Best Picture nominee Past Lives.
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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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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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The Phoenician Scheme (2025)
One reason the release of every Wes Anderson film is an exciting occurrence is because you can reliably count on him to push his aesthetics or storytelling in some bold new direction.
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Friendship (2024)
Tim Robinson is having a moment.
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Novocaine (2025)
What is the line between body mutilation that entertains or provokes me vs. disgusts me?
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Fountain of Youth (2025)
There’s a fine line between “soul-crushing slop” and “modestly enjoyable slop.”