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Category: Film

The latest on cinema in Philadelphia, including Philadelphia films, independent cinema, and Philly film festivals.

Dance Film Reviews

ROMEO AND JULIET (Royal Ballet): Live ballet at the cinema

Eri Yoneda June 30, 2019 1 Comment

A live recording from Royal Opera House gives American audience a rare chance to see a classic ballet

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Film Reviews

5B (dir. Paul Haggis and Dan Krauss): Film review

Dan Scully June 13, 2019 No Comments

Here in America, we pride ourselves on being open-minded, caring, and unwilling to back down in the face of adversity. We are the arbiters of…

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Film Reviews

DARK PHOENIX (dir. Simon Kinberg): Film review

Dan Scully June 13, 2019 No Comments

Production flaws aside, Dark Phoenix is just boring.

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Film Reviews

BOOKSMART (dir. Olivia Wilde): Film review

Dan Scully May 31, 2019 No Comments

The obvious point of comparison for Booksmart would be Superbad,

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Film Reviews

MY SON (dir. Christian Carion): Film review

Dan Scully May 17, 2019 No Comments

MY SON steadfastly refuses to give in to the catharsis of revenge

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Film Reviews

Pokémon: Detective Pikachu (dir. Rob Letterman): Film review

Dan Scully May 9, 2019 No Comments

It exists. I watched it. It was fine.

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Film Reviews

The Tomorrow Man (dir. Noble Jones): Film review

Dan Scully May 2, 2019 No Comments

What appears on its surface to be your typical “older people in love” romantic comedy turns out to be much more. Certainly, this is a…

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Film Reviews

Mike Wallace Is Here (dir. Avi Belkin): Film review

Dan Scully April 30, 2019 No Comments

Mike Wallace is Here is entertaining and educational, miraculously giving us a thorough portrait free of excessive editorial spin.

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Film Reviews

AVENGERS: ENDGAME (dir. Anthony Russo & Joe Russo): Film review

Dan Scully April 26, 2019 No Comments

Avengers: Endgame had to stick the landing. It did.

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Luce film review
Film Reviews

Luce (dir. Julius Onah): Film review

Dan Scully April 15, 2019 No Comments

Based on a play by J.C. Lee (Warplay, Pookie Goes Grenading), this talky drama positively smolders from beginning to end

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Funke film review
Film Reviews

Funke (dir. Gabriel Taraboulsy, Alexander Emanuele)

Dan Scully April 15, 2019 No Comments

I’d still like to know more about pasta

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the farewell film review
Film Reviews

The Farewell (dir. Lulu Wang): Film review

Dan Scully April 15, 2019 No Comments

Based on a story first made popular on an episode of This American Life

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Film Reviews

The Art of Self-Defense (dir. Riley Stearns): Film review

Dan Scully April 15, 2019 No Comments

This is Fight Club by way of Napoleon Dynamite

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Film Philadelphia Film Festival Reviews

Wild Rose (dir. Tom Harper): Film review

Dan Scully April 15, 2019 1 Comment

Perhaps the biggest compliment I can give the film is also the one that scares me most: I want to listen to more country.

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Film Reviews

SHAZAM! (dir. David Sandberg): Film review

Dan Scully April 8, 2019 No Comments

Unlike a lot of onscreen heroes, Zachary Levi is having fun. So are we.

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Film Reviews

THE HUMMINGBIRD PROJECT (dir. Kim Nguyen): Film review

Dan Scully March 24, 2019 No Comments

At once a financial thriller, a workplace comedy, and a character study of obsessives, this strange curiosity fails to commit to any one tone.

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Film Reviews

US (dir. Jordan Peele): Film review

Dan Scully March 21, 2019 1 Comment

The most important thing about Us is that it is absolutely fucking terrifying.

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Film Previews

Gay Brazilians Take to the Street for American Lovers in a New Film at qFlix Philadelphia

Smalley Bogg March 21, 2019 2 Comments

A new movie gets its world premiere in Philadelphia

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Film Reviews

THE INVISIBLES (dir. Claus Räfle): Film review

Dan Scully March 14, 2019 No Comments

All of this actually happened, and relatively recently to boot.

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Film Reviews

TRIPLE FRONTIER (dir. J.C. Chandor): Film review

Dan Scully March 12, 2019 No Comments

A tale about men with little to lose and everything to gain,

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