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150 Word Reviews: 'Disclosure Day' (2026)
Photo: Universal Pictures
If this ended with E.T.’s return, I would have sobbed/cheered. Director Steven Spielberg returns to familiar territory in Disclosure Day. That familiarity breeds a strange complacency. The David Koepp screenplay d...
150 Word Review: 'Iron Lung' (2026)
Photo: Markiplier Studios
Inspired by an indie video game created by David Szymanski and directed by YouTuber Mark “Markiplier” Fischbach, Iron Lung is a low-budget Lovecraftian sci-fi dystopia with experimental film vibes.
The plot: a c...
150 Word Review: 'Gypsy' (1962)
Photo: Warner Bros. Pictures
I can’t believe this is my first time watching Gypsy. I thought it would be happier! Brighter! Razzmatazz-ier! It is basically Death of a Salesman in heels, a cynical, snazzy, mid-century cautionary tale about...
150 Word Review: 'Is God Is' (2026)
Photo: Amazon MGM Studios
There will come a day when bloody neo-noirs with snappy dialogue aren’t referred to as “Tarantino-esque.” Maybe that’s now?
Director/writer Aleshea Harris’ pulpy debut, Is God Is, is an adaptation of her hit of...
150 Word Review: 'All That Heaven Allows' (1955)
Photo: Universal Pictures
Jane Wyman and Rock Hudson glow with longing in this Technicolor melodrama about a widow who falls in love with the gardener.
All That Heaven Allows is one of the great “no, we mustn’t” Hollywood romances. She’s...
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