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Chief Film Critic for Variety, Author of "Movie Freak" (2016)
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‘Resident Evil’ Review: Zach Cregger’s Reboot Is Funky Monster Fun: a One-Man-Against-the-Squish-Zombies Lark That Never Gets Bogged Down in Video-Game Sludge Original

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Home Film Reviews Sep 16, 2026 9:00am PT Austin Abrams, from "Weapons," plays a medical courier fending off viral beasties in a throwaway horror film that surges into symphonic loopiness. ©Sony Pictures/Courtesy Everett Collection One of the many splendid things about Zach Cregger’s “Weapons” is that it was a horror film made with humanity.
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‘The Life and Deaths of Wilson Shedd’ Review: Amanda Seyfried and Scoot McNairy Are Powerful in Tim Blake Nelson’s Twisty Dark-Side Prison Saga Original

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Home Film Reviews Sep 14, 2026 9:21pm PT McNairy plays a violent prisoner, and Seyfried is the teacher who thinks he can save her, in Nelson's strongest movie since "The Grey Zone." Courtesy of TIFF Tim Blake Nelson’s “The Life and Deaths of Wilson Shedd” is a gripping, wrenching, dark-as-midnight crime drama that taps into a phenomenon many might view as an underground secret (or maybe they just don’t know enough about it): the relationship that develops, more often than you’d think, between...
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‘Pretenders’ Review: A Superb Portrait of Chrissie Hynde and Her Legendary Band Captures Their Incandescence…and Tragedy Original

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Home Film Reviews Sep 13, 2026 10:42pm PT Joss Crowley's film is close to a definitive chronicle, as it explores the paradox of Chrissie Hynde: the smoldering punk who was also the most majestic songwriter of that scene. Courtesy of TIFF As a rock star, Chrissie Hynde has always been a bit of a paradox — gnarly but cerebral, ferocious yet guarded. And “Pretenders,” Joss Crowley’s sensational and revealing music documentary, shows you that there was a paradox — a glorious one — built into her band.
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