Novocaine (2025) Review
“Novocaine” is a reminder that spring is coming and we’re exiting the period where movies aren’t expected to be huge hits, but potentially the biggest of the year – with films like “Novocaine” being a warmup.
Romance
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I Love You Forever (2025) Review
“I Love You Forever” joins a growing group of movies that exhibit how abuse begins from even the most unlikely of people, specifically men.
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Sugar Baby (2025) Review
“Sugar Baby” is strangely not as explicit as the TV-MA rating would lead you to believe and fits the mold of being too tame despite its subject matter.
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Heart Eyes (2025) Review
“Heart Eyes” delivers decent laughs and an acceptable level of brutality, but lacks the writing needed to make the Heart Eyes Killer into an icon.
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Clean Slate: Season 1 – Review and Summary | Norman Lear’s Final Gift Is Laverne Cox Getting The Opportunity To Tell A Fictionalized Version Of Her Story
“Clean Slate” stars Laverne Cox stars in one of the legendary Norman Lear’s final shows, which tries to balances a sense of universality with cultural specific stories.
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Virgin of the Quarry Lake (Sundance 2025) Review – Hell Hath No Fury Like A Scorned Teenager
“Virgin of the Quarry Lake” is a surprisingly bloody coming of age story, focused on a girl looking to have just one thing after a life filled with abandonment.
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Love, Brooklyn (Sundance 2025) Review – Stuck Between Those Hard Conversations & The Need To Move On
“Love, Brooklyn” has the makings of a classic that evolves as its initial audience watches it over and over throughout their lifetime.
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I Feel Fine (2025) Review – A Heartbreaking Portrayal Of A Young Man’s Struggle With Mental Illness
“I Feel Fine” lulls you into the sense that this will be like any other coming-of-age movie, leading to the gut punch of realizing this is a film that may not have a happy ending.
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Marked Men: Rule + Shaw – Review | Bland Despite Its Potential To Be More
“Marked Men” is made for a specific audience, and to capture that audience, it contains everything that could be interesting about this film – but fails in execution.
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Wish You Were Here (2025): Review and Summary | A Romance With Good Intentions But Iffy Execution
While Isabelle Fuhrman creates a connection with viewers, her connection with Mena Massoud is tainted too early in “Wish You Were Here” to remain in love with the idea of these two.
