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'Toy Story 5' Review - I’m thinking Pixar Might Be Back
1+ week, 1+ day ago (463+ words) The remarkable thing about Pixar’s recent output is that the studio finally seems interested in wrestling with big ideas again. Every “Toy Story” movie is ultimately about obsolescence. Woody fears being replaced by Buzz. Jessie grapples with abandonment. The toys…...
Indie Interviews: In Conversation with Ari Groobman on His Short Horror Thriller, 'Projection"
2+ week, 11+ hour ago (377+ words) The Movie Buff was recently able to talk to Groobman about his film via Zoom. We discussed his inspiration for the film, getting the movie made, difficulties, the casting process, and more. The following interview had been edited for clarity....
‘Mother, You Have Not Died Yet’ Review: Grief Has Poor Boundaries
2+ week, 3+ day ago (442+ words) The setup is simple enough to describe, though much harder to contain. In Cato Manor, Durban, Lishana (Lishana Nandhlal) tends to her elderly mother, Leela (Dolly Bechu), in a home shaped by routine: prayer, food, television, gardening, medication, the cat,…...
'The Death of Robin Hood' Review (2026)
2+ week, 4+ day ago (133+ words) Discover More: Read all of our A24 reviews. Hector Gonzalez is a Puerto Rican, Tomatometer-Approved film critic and the Co-founder of the PRCA, as well as a member of OFTA and PIFC. He is currently interested in the modern reassessment of…...
‘Leviticus’ Review: When the Monster Has the Face of What—and Who—You Want
2+ week, 5+ day ago (341+ words) (Critic’s Note: This review discusses key plot details of Adrian Chiarella’s film “Leviticus.” Some spoilers ahead.) The cruelest trick in “Leviticus” isn’t that you desire someone who isn’t there. It’s that after scripture, family, and fear are done with you,…...
'The Veteran' Review: The Indie Film Shows How Empathy and Understanding Can Change a Man's Life
3+ week, 1+ day ago (711+ words) ‘The Veteran’ Review: The Indie Film Shows How Empathy and Understanding Can Change a Man’s Life The Movie Buff ‘The Veteran’ Review: The Indie Film Shows How Empathy and Understanding Can Change a Man’s Life Wilfred La Salle’s indie picture…...
Review: A plagiarist Faces the music in John Carney's 'Power Ballad"
3+ week, 5+ day ago (170+ words) Signing off, I’d highly recommend “Power Ballad” if you grew up vibing to Miley Cyrus’ 2008 heartbreak anthem “7 Things.” This movie proves to be the cinematic equivalent of the same, minus the ‘girly pop’ aesthetics, which doubles down on killing with…...
Men’s Mental Health Awareness Month: How 'Ted Lasso' Saw Through the Men Who Say They’re Fine
3+ week, 6+ day ago (1348+ words) Or, to put it less politely: they’re dragging it out. And yet here I am, writing about it as Men’s Health Month draws to a close, because few recent shows have made me think as much about men, friendship, shame,…...
'Stepfather' (2026) is an Uninspired Remake of the '87 Original with Weak Writing and Treatment of Mental Health
3+ week, 6+ day ago (545+ words) ‘Stepfather’ (2026) is an Uninspired Remake of the ’87 Original with Weak Writing and Treatment of Mental Health The Movie Buff ‘Stepfather’ (2026) is an Uninspired Remake of the ’87 Original with Weak Writing and Treatment of Mental Health After a much-needed long vacation…...
‘Obsession’, and the Horror of Getting Exactly What You Asked For
4+ week, 3+ hour ago (295+ words) Cinema keeps circling back to a familiar male fantasy, probably because men keep finding new ways to pretend they invented it: A woman is written, sculpted, programmed, wished into being. She answers loneliness, insecurity, humiliation, and desire. This isn’t romance....