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Superboys of Malegaon (2025)
Based on the life of a real small town filmmaker, this coming-of-age film is a familiar underdog story. After their…
Belén (2025)
Given that this is based on a recent, real life case, and the defendant has chosen to remain behind the…
Song Sung Blue (2025)
Song Sung Blue gets its name from a Neil Diamond song, but rather than depict his life in a regular…
Butterfly in the Sky (2024)
For the longest time, television seemed to be the antithesis to reading– part of that belief still lingers to this…
Blue Box
When a show is focused on a kid and their sport, chances are, the main character holds a passion for…
Jim Henson Idea Man (2024)
It’s hard not to be enchanted by Henson’s furtively creative world, which here is charmingly sectioned into nostalgic archival footage,…
Conan O’Brien Must Go
In an interview, Conan compared Conan O’Brien Must Go to a travel documentary, except, he said, you don’t learn anything…
Fancy Dance (2024)
Before she captivated the film world with her performance in Scorcese’s crime drama Killers of the Flower Moon, Lily Gladstone…
Out of My Mind (2024)
You’d think a Disney movie about a sweet kid overcoming the difficulties of cerebral palsy would be overly sweet or…
Orion and the Dark (2024)
Going to sleep is something we do every day, though, when we were kids, it certainly wasn’t easy. With family-friendly…
Elton John: Never Too Late (2024)
Elton John’s latest concert film follows the same structure as most current music documentaries: it splices present-day footage of the…
Beatles ’64 (2024)
The Beatles ‘64 zeroes in on a precise moment in The Beatles timeline: their American debut, which propelled them from…
Me
Just when you think you’ve heard enough origin stories for a lifetime, in comes Me with probably the most poignant…
The Last Round
At a certain age, it can feel like starting over again isn’t possible, especially when all signs discourage you from…
Turtles All the Way Down (2024)
Those familiar with John Green’s many book-to-movie adaptations (The Fault in Our Stars, Paper Towns) will recognize the author’s signature…
Theater Camp (2023)
You don’t have to be a theater kid to enjoy this feel-good mockumentary set in a summer camp for junior…
Everything Now
Messier than Heartstopper, but tamer than Skins, Everything Now has everything you’d expect from a British teen show. Sexuality, vices,…
Blue Giant (2023)
2023 was a great year for animation with films like Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse, Nimona, and The Boy and the…
Frog and Toad
For those familiar with the original book series, you’ll already know what kind of show to expect. The Apple+ cartoon…
Pokémon Concierge
Pokémon is one of the world’s most popular franchises, and it’s mainly centered around the idea of cute, colorful creatures…
Nothing to See Here
When a comedy is centered around people with disabilities, there’s a worry that the humor would be unfunny or demeaning…
Bank of Dave (2023)
Bank of Dave is a simple but well-told film that feels utterly satisfying from start to end. Dave is the…
Frieren: Beyond Journey’s End
In fantasy worlds, races with different lifespans are a given, but rarely does a work actually contemplate how these variations…
The Good Bad Mother
Life never goes the way we expect, especially for those who don’t have plenty of options. Because of this, parents…
Friday Night Plan (2023)
Friday Night Plan resembles many a classic teen film (most notably, Ferris Bueller’s Day Off and Booksmart), but it also…
It Ain’t Over (2023)
Nowadays, more people might know the cartoon character Yogi Bear or the saying “It ain’t over ‘till its over,” more…
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