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Reviews

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  Ace Ventura: Pet Detective 1994

  

  Timothy Bartolini ★★★½

  I loved this so much back when I was a kid. Fifteen years old is the perfect age for this kind of thing and oh boy did every boy in…

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  Shaft 1971

  

  dmartsfilm ★★★★ 3

  The vibes are immaculate. 

  Shaft is my favorite film in this genre and this new Criterion 4K is stunning to look at. They did an amazing job with this release…

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  The Banshees of Inisherin 2022

  

  dmartsfilm ★★★★½ 5

  What a feckin' film. This is one of the finest feckin' films I've seen all year long. It's so feckin' good, it'll make ya want to move to the motherland…

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  Shaft's Big Score! 1972

  

  dmartsfilm ★★★

  Nowhere near as good or iconic as the first entry, but that climax is thrilling! This film loses that dark noir approach and just gives us a less moody atmosphere…

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  Black Panther: Wakanda Forever 2022

  

  dmartsfilm ★★★

  Didn’t really need to be made, but it does have an emotional undercurrent running through it that gives it a little bit of integrity. They do use Chadwick Boseman’s death…

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  The Fabelmans 2022

  

  dmartsfilm ★★★★½

  Family and art will tear you in two and Sammy will have to decide for himself what in his life is truly worth pursuing. Sammy’s father discourages him from making…

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  Babylon 2022

  

  dmartsfilm ★★★★★ 7

  Damien Chazelle’s epic of debauchery amidst the start of the Hollywood system is his most ambitious film to date. This bombastic and in your face depiction of the 1920’s is…

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  The Untouchables 1987

  

  dmartsfilm ★★★★ 3

  De Palma's camera is frequently thrilling and alive with how he uses it in all of his films and The Untouchables is no exception! His framing and camera movements show…