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Argylle (2024)

Argylle comes on the heels of his cynical, violent, goofy quasi-parody espionage franchise, Kingsman, crumbling to critical and box office oblivion.

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Self Reliance (2023)

When you see the rating below, please understand that it took some restraint for me not to get even more carried away.

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Dream Scenario (2023)

Dream Scenario became one of the “weird movie” sensations of 2023, and it’s not really hard to see why.

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It’s a Wonderful Knife (2023)

As someone who loves both It’s a Wonderful Life and high-concept slashers, there was no way I was not going to watch It’s a Wonderful Knife.

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Anyone But You (2023)

Anyone But You is a bit phoned in, which is simultaneously disappointing and also beside the point.

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Saltburn (2023)

There are a bunch of ways to evaluate the artistic achievement of a film.

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No One Will Save You (2023)

You know what’s scary? Trauma!

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The Royal Hotel (2023)

It’s basically impossible to talk about The Royal Hotel, even defining its genre, without getting into spoilers.

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Five Nights at Freddy’s (2023)

In the cinematic adaptation of the cult favorite game series Five Nights at Freddy’s, there was a real opportunity to make something fun and even iconic.

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Totally Killer (2023)

In my review of Freaky, I pitched some more high-concept slashers that Jason Landon could tackle now that he’s done a Groundhog Day slasher, a multiverse slasher, and a body swap slasher.