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The G
(2023)
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Courtney Small
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Presenting one of the year’s most unlikely anti-heroes, The G crackles with tension and suspense. A darkly engaging work, the film raises awareness about legal guardianships while showing that the elderly are often sprier than you think.
Posted Aug 01, 2024
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Kneecap
(2024)
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Rachel West
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Brash, bold, and wildly entertaining, [Kneecap] will have you nodding your head to the beat when you aren’t laughing at some of its very cutting humour.
Posted Aug 01, 2024
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Dark Match
(2024)
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Courtney Small
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A bloody fun ride, Dark Match packs an entertaining punch!
Posted Jul 26, 2024
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Beverly Hills Cop: Axel F
(2024)
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Shawn Peer
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Mark Molloy does an adequate job in his first directorial effort, but nothing about Beverly Hills Cop: Axel F will have the same lasting impact that its predecessors did.
Posted Jul 26, 2024
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Deadpool & Wolverine
(2024)
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Victor Stiff
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Deadpool & Wolverine revels in its source material to the point of extravagance, coming across like the MCU’s take on a Baz Luhrmann flick.
Posted Jul 25, 2024
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Twisters
(2024)
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Emma Badame
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The disaster epic desperately tries to replicate the magic of the original but falls woefully short, largely due to a depressingly slight script from Mark L. Smith that gives its talented cast virtually nothing to work with.
Posted Jul 21, 2024
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National Anthem
(2023)
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Mel Valentin
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Even states that are openly hostile to LGBTQ+ rights can be home to thriving queer communities, like in National Anthem. To [director] Gilford’s considerable credit, [he] deliberately avoids the all-too-familiar tropes of queer coming-of-age stories.
Posted Jul 20, 2024
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Fly Me to the Moon
(2024)
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Mel Valentin
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Altogether, Fly Me to the Moon adds up to a mostly engaging, sporadically entertaining throwback to ‘60s-era, time-wasting rom-coms.
Posted Jul 20, 2024
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Young Woman and the Sea
(2024)
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Pat Mullen
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A committed and inspiring performance sees Ridley confront one of her own fears while bringing Ederle’s story to the screen.
Posted Jul 16, 2024
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Touch
(2024)
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Pat Mullen
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The dynamic of COVID’s recent trauma provides blips of psychological whiplash throughout Touch. It’s a bit unfortunate because the pandemic-era premise strains the credibility of an otherwise touching and sensitively told story.
Posted Jul 11, 2024
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The Balconettes
(2024)
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Tamara Khodova
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The Balconettes is an unhinged feminist horror that stuns the viewer with a good deal of blood, screaming, wackiness and naked bodies.
Posted Jul 11, 2024
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Longlegs
(2024)
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Rachel West
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Longlegs is a film that slowly creeps into your brain, nestling in like a forgotten nightmare.
Posted Jul 11, 2024
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Sorry/Not Sorry
(2023)
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Rachel West
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The events and overall theme of Sorry/Not Sorry is clear: men get second (or third, or fourth) chances and nothing changes. It sparks a debate about power, consent, and second chances.
Posted Jul 10, 2024
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The Second Act
(2024)
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That Shelf Staff
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The Second Act is a lovely, droll, slight 82-minute meta-film that reflects upon art, society, and love, all within the context of taking the piss out of film production and A.I. in the best possible way.
Posted Jul 10, 2024
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Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga
(2024)
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Victor Stiff
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Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga delivers action filmmaking of the highest order. It’s a pedal-to-the-metal thrill ride featuring a dazzling Taylor-Joy performance.
Posted Jul 10, 2024
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Darkest Miriam
(2024)
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Matthew Simpson
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If Darkest Miriam has a flaw, it might be that at 90 minutes, it feels a little too long. Still, the film is well-acted and beautiful, so this is a minor complaint.
Posted Jul 10, 2024
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The Wasp
(2024)
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Brittany Patrice Witherspoon
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With exceptional performances by Naomie Harris and Natalie Dormer, The Wasp is a relentlessly unsettling drama with unexpected bombshells masterfully placed to throw its viewers for a loop.
Posted Jul 10, 2024
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Tuesday
(2023)
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Victor Stiff
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In the right filmmaker’s hands, two hours of screen time has the power to transform us into more enlightened and compassionate versions of ourselves. Tuesday didn’t enlighten me so much as bludgeon me into a two-hour state of gloom.
Posted Jul 10, 2024
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A Quiet Place: Day One
(2024)
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Mel Valentin
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Centring the film on a woman, specifically a Black woman’s experiences and her journey, elevates A Quiet Place: Day One from the merely imitative or reductive into something more, something arguably better.
Posted Jul 09, 2024
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Despicable Me 4
(2024)
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Mel Valentin
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With so many storylines competing for attention, it shouldn’t come as a surprise that Despicable Me 4 all too often feels like a series of loosely connected vignettes or episodes, tied together by Gru, his family, and the Minions.
Posted Jul 09, 2024
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MaXXXine
(2024)
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Mel Valentin
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MaXXXine subverts audience expectations, functioning as a critique of giallo’s uncritical embrace of voyeurism and misogyny.
Posted Jul 09, 2024
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His Three Daughters
(2023)
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Ethan Dayton
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His Three Daughters proves that all you need to create something unforgettable is a grounded story that touches people and the remarkable talent who can help bring it to life.
Posted Jul 09, 2024
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Inside Out 2
(2024)
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Ethan Dayton
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Inside Out 2 is grander in scope and complexity than the Oscar-winning original, allowing it to be stacked against Pixar’s greatest sequels!
Posted Jul 04, 2024
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Wicked Little Letters
(2023)
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Emma Badame
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Though the film never entirely lives up to its full promise, it delights nonetheless and features divine performances from both its stars and the rest of the impressive Brit-pack ensemble.
Posted Jun 29, 2024
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I Am: Celine Dion
(2024)
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Rachel West
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Emotionally stripped bare, Dion introduces a rarely seen side of herself outside of the spotlight in filmmaker Irene Taylor’s intimate portrait, I Am: Celine Dion, which will appeal to viewers whether you are a fan of her or not.
Posted Jun 28, 2024
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Brats
(2024)
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Rachel West
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Andrew McCarthy explores the mixed emotions that come with the members of the Brat Pack and his own cathartic trip down memory lane that will appeal to nostalgic viewers.
Posted Jun 28, 2024
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The Bikeriders
(2023)
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Pat Mullen
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Handsomely rugged and classically composed, the film observes the bikers’ detachment in a self-contained world.
Posted Jun 21, 2024
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All You Need Is Death
(2023)
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Rachel West
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A haunted and haunting tale that weaves together ancient folk tales, Irish ballads, and cosmic horror, All You Need Is Death proves to be a satisfying watch even when all the pieces may not fit perfectly together.
Posted Jun 11, 2024
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Civil War
(2024)
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Rachel West
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Refusing to be typecast and gracefully graduating from child actor to Supporting Oscar nominee, Dunst has landed the lead role of a lifetime as jaded war photojournalist Lee Smith in Alex Garland’s unflinching dystopian American nightmare, Civil War.
Posted Jun 11, 2024
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The Weekend
(2024)
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Matthew Simpson
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Overall, the film is a good time at the movies and a great reminder that we don’t get to choose our family and that we don’t always get to run from them, either.
Posted Jun 10, 2024
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All That We Love
(2024)
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Matthew Simpson
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There is plenty for the audience to appreciate and connect with, but there’s little that hasn’t been seen or done before.
Posted Jun 10, 2024
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The Watchers
(2024)
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Mel Valentin
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[T]here’s enough promise in The Watchers to suggest qualified praise for Shyamalan’s feature-length debut.
Posted Jun 10, 2024
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Bad Boys: Ride or Die
(2024)
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Courtney Small
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The film works best when reminding viewers of the good times that were had in the past, while showing that, for this iconic duo, chemistry never dies.
Posted Jun 06, 2024
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IF
(2024)
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Ethan Dayton
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Like most movies, IF has some misses, but the wins balance it out, making it a worthwhile time at the movies.
Posted May 27, 2024
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Hit Man
(2023)
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Pat Mullen
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Hit Man aims straight for the heart and doesn’t miss.
Posted May 23, 2024
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Luce
(2019)
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Colin Biggs
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The outstanding cast reacts to verbal barbs like firecrackers going off in the room, carefully building the tension up to a final, shattering conclusion.
Posted May 21, 2024
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Any Other Way: The Jackie Shane Story
(2024)
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Dakota Arsenault
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At least we still have a few records and this touching documentary to remember her by.
Posted May 19, 2024
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Sweetland
(2023)
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Matthew Simpson
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It is, in short, a good film, and a good Canadian film, and one worth seeing.
Posted May 19, 2024
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The Strangers: Chapter 1
(2024)
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Colin Biggs
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[M]uch like other unnecessary tie-ins to IP that stand on their own (S. Darko, American Psycho 2), The Strangers: Chapter One will live on only as an IMDb curio.
Posted May 19, 2024
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Megalopolis
(2024)
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Jason Gorber
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Part fever dream, part exercise in indulgence, not since BABYLON has such bonkers boldness been birthed ... A cri de Cœur about a dying empire, the death rattle of a giant of cinema flailing, flumouxing, yet occasionally fascinating
Posted May 19, 2024
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Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga
(2024)
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Jason Gorber
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Yet if all this film does is remind what a masterpiece Fury Road is, then, perhaps, that is enough. But on it’s own, as much as it’s possible to divorce from what came just before, there’s plenty to celebrate about the almost fabulous Furiosa.
Posted May 16, 2024
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Hanky Panky
(2023)
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Amy Tonta
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Perhaps this wacky comedy horror is not for everyone, but if you want something that isn’t afraid to get bizarre in splicing the two genres, then this fun ride would be for you.
Posted May 16, 2024
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The Idea of You
(2024)
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Shawn Peer
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The Idea of You does not do much to set itself apart from the hundreds of other romantic comedies out there, but Hathaway’s marvellous lead performance is reason enough to give it a watch when the opportunity presents itself.
Posted May 16, 2024
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The Feeling That the Time for Doing Something Has Passed
(2023)
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Mel Valentin
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... gives new and unexpected, but by no means unwelcome, meaning to cringe comedy. Deadpan and droll in equal measure, Joanna Arnow’s film brilliantly and hilariously examines millennial angst through the discomfiting lens of BDSM..
Posted May 11, 2024
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The King Tide
(2023)
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Matthew Simpson
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Combined with the performances and the stark but stunning landscapes of Newfoundland, The King Tide is an excellent character study, a shocking thriller, and a great Canadian film as a result.
Posted May 11, 2024
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Abigail
(2024)
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Mel Valentin
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It’s just a pity these actors don’t appear in a leaner, meaner version of Abigail.
Posted May 11, 2024
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Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire
(2024)
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Victor Stiff
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For long-time series fans, Frozen Empire provides two more hours of Ghostbusters content.
Posted May 10, 2024
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Humane
(2024)
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Courtney Small
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As the film unravels, and the bloodlust overshadows the complicated family dynamics, it becomes evident that there is just not enough dimension to the York siblings for one to care either way what happens to them.
Posted May 06, 2024
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Challengers
(2024)
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Pat Mullen
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The stars gamely tap into tennis’s sexual heat, as Patrick and Art square off on the court with one orgasmic tennis grunt after another signalling a good backhand.
Posted Apr 26, 2024
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I Don't Know Who You Are
(2023)
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Pat Mullen
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This drama is tough and lean, artful yet raw—a frenzied whirlwind of anxiety and adrenaline as emotions run high in a story with stakes drawn from daily life.
Posted Apr 25, 2024
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