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The Philadelphia Film Critics Circle @philafcc.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
@patrickstoner.bsky.social talks to Liam Neeson and Zachary Levi about THE FIX, for @whyy.org's Flicks whyy.org/episodes/the...
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The Fix - WHYY
Liam Neeson & Zachary Levi talk about working almost continuously on different projects.
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The Philadelphia Film Critics Circle @philafcc.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
@filmbuffrich.bsky.social reviews MILLER NIGHT FOOTBALL www.filmbuffonline.com/FBOLNewsreel...
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Review: MILLER NIGHT FOOTBALL – When The NFL Met SNL
A new HBO Original sports documentary examines the two seasons of football that had a SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE comic helping call the games.
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The Philadelphia Film Critics Circle @philafcc.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
@garymkramer.bsky.social talks to Emrhys Cooper for @phillygaynews.bsky.social epgn.com/2026/09/29/e...
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Emrhys Cooper on playing toxic men, UAPs and gay roles - Philadelphia Gay News
Emrhys Cooper has been keeping busy. His nifty new thriller, “The Nice Ones,” dropped Sept. 29 and he has numerous project coming up.
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The Philadelphia Film Critics Circle @philafcc.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
@filmbuffrich.bsky.social on the end of DAREDEVIL: BORN AGAIN www.filmbuffonline.com/FBOLNewsreel...
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Marvel Cancels DAREDEVIL: BORN AGAIN After Upcoming Third Season, Greenlights Mystery Series ZODIAC
The Disney+ Marvel Studios series will be wrapping up at the end of the season due early next year.
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The Philadelphia Film Critics Circle @philafcc.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
James reviews PRIMETIME for Reel Views www.reelviews.net/reelviews/pr...
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Primetime | Reelviews Movie Reviews
When evaluating a movie like Primetime, one mustconsider two separate issues: whether it works as a film and whether it commitsa degree of fictionalization that raises ethical questions about thefilmm...
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The Philadelphia Film Critics Circle @philafcc.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Subscribe to @weinbergs.bsky.social Patreon, for the OVERHATED podcast, with the latest episode on FUN SIZE
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Overhated #330: Fun Size (2012) | weinberg+
Normally Brian (Junkfood Cinema) Salisbury will choose an action flick or a horror story for an Overhated episode. Not this time! Thanks aga
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The Philadelphia Film Critics Circle @philafcc.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
@filmbuffrich.bsky.social on the new Star Wars movie report www.filmbuffonline.com/FBOLNewsreel...
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Jon Watts Set To Direct Next STAR WARS Film
The SPIDER-MAN: NO WAY HOME director has been tapped to lead a potential new STAR WARS trilogy.
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The Philadelphia Film Critics Circle @philafcc.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Rob DiCristino reviews LADY for @fthismovie.bsky.social www.fthismovie.com/2026/10/revi...
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Review: LADY
by Rob DiCristino Or: The Indiscreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie
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The Philadelphia Film Critics Circle @philafcc.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
@jaysj1.bsky.social reviews VERITY for Pop Entertainment www.popentertainmentarchives.com/post/verity-...
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Verity (A PopEntertainment.com Movie Review)
VERITY (2026)Starring Anne Hathaway, Dakota Johnson, Josh Hartnett, Ismael Cruz Córdova, Brady Wagner, Irina Dvorovenko, KK Moggie, Michael Abbott Jr., Asel Swango, Daniel Echevarria, Stephen Elrod, T...
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Stephen Silver @stephensilver.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
For Broad Street Review, it's my October repertory preview: www.broadstreetreview.com/previews/you... @mattzollerseitz.bsky.social @karinalongworth.bsky.social @philafcc.bsky.social
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Your October guide to Philly-area repertory film screenings
October brings lots of scary screenings, naturally, but there’s plenty more in the mix, including a Talking Heads classic, 1949’s The Heiress , Sofia…
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The Philadelphia Film Critics Circle @philafcc.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
@piersadam.bsky.social reviews PRIMETIME for Cinemotic cinemotic.com/movie-review...
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Primetime Review - Cinemotic
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The Philadelphia Film Critics Circle @philafcc.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Subscribe to @weinbergs.bsky.social Patreon for the OVERHATED podcast, with the latest episode on MUPPETS IN SPACE www.patreon.com/scottEweinbe...
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Overhated #328: Muppets from Space (1999) | weinberg+
Just because a movie is the weakest of its franchise, that doesn't make it bad. Right? Big thanks to returning guest Michael Cook of the Hit
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LeAnne_tinseltine @tinseltine.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
T&T #MiniMovieReview PRIMETIME dir. Lance Oppenheim. The gritty, washed out production design, strange angles, extreme close-ups, shifting formats, lighting, saturated colors and increasingly manic editing create a reality that feels just slightly warped... letterboxd.com/tinseltine/f... #filmsky
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The Philadelphia Film Critics Circle @philafcc.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
@patrickstoner.bsky.social talks to Kit Harington and Mirren Mack about THE TALE OF TWO CITIES, for @whyy.org's Flicks whyy.org/episodes/a-t...
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A Tale of Two Cities - WHYY
Kit Harrington & Mirren Mack talk about reimagining Dicken’s classic book.
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Stephen Silver @stephensilver.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
I wrote about 30 years of EXTREME MEASURES, the first movie I ever reviewed stephensilver.substack.com/p/30-years-o...
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30 years of ‘Extreme Measures,’ the first movie I ever reviewed
Hugh Grant and Gene Hackman starred in this medical conspiracy thriller, an also-ran from the fall of 1996, which I remember for only one reason.
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The Philadelphia Film Critics Circle @philafcc.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
@carrierickey.bsky.social looks at the @pbs.org docuseries BUCKS COUNTY USA, for the Philadelphia Citizen thephiladelphiacitizen.org/bucks-county...
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The Citizen Recommends: Bucks County, USA
Bucks County, USA gives an insider’s view into the nation's political-social division through PA's third-largest county
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The Philadelphia Film Critics Circle @philafcc.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
James reviews RESIDENT EVIL for Reelviews www.reelviews.net/reelviews/re...
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Resident Evil (2026) | Reelviews Movie Reviews
Untethered to any of the previous seven live-action filmsand only loosely entwined with the video game series, Zach Cregger's rebootoffers a completely fresh take on the franchise. While maintaining a...
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The Philadelphia Film Critics Circle @philafcc.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Rob reviews RESIDENT EVIL for @fthismovie.bsky.social www.fthismovie.com/2026/09/revi...
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Review: RESIDENT EVIL (2026)
by Rob DiCristino This film contains scenes of explicit violence and gore.
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The Philadelphia Film Critics Circle @philafcc.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
@dantabor.bsky.social reviews the Fantastic Fest film WHAT HAPPENED TO DORIS for @cinapse.bsky.social cinapse.net/2026/09/fant...
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Fantastic Fest 2026: WHAT HAPPENED TO DORIS Turns a Real-Life Nightmare Into Familiar Horror - Cinapse
Heather Graham brings grit and vulnerability to a supernatural thriller that too often loses sight of the woman at the center of its story. Nick Simon’s
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The Philadelphia Film Critics Circle @philafcc.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
@dantabor.bsky.social reviews PRIMETIME for @cinapse.bsky.social cinapse.net/2026/09/prim...
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PRIMETIME Review: Have a Seat - Cinapse
Robert Pattinson is absolutely deranged as Chris Hansen in Lance Oppenheim’s razor-sharp examination of America’s favorite predator hunter. As someone who
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The Philadelphia Film Critics Circle @philafcc.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
@jaysj1.bsky.social reviews PRIMETIME for Pop Entertainment www.popentertainmentarchives.com/post/primeti...
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Primetime (A PopEntertainment.com Movie Review)
PRIMETIME (2026)Starring Robert Pattinson, Merritt Wever, Skyler Gisondo, Phoebe Bridgers, Matthew Maher, Bokeem Woodbine, Anna Faris, Jonathan Lipnicki, Tony Revolori, Alex Winter, Eric Rahill, Sean ...
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The Philadelphia Film Critics Circle @philafcc.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
@garymkramer.bsky.social previews queer films at Mill Valley Film Festival for Bay Times sfbaytimes.com/queer-films-...
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Queer Films at This Year’s Mill Valley Film Festival - San Francisco Bay Times
By Gary M. Kramer— This year’s Mill Valley Film Festival, October 1–11, will offer dozens of queer films, providing viewers an opportunity to see many of this year’s Oscar hopefuls in advance of their...
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The Philadelphia Film Critics Circle @philafcc.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
@garymkramer.bsky.social writes about FRIST THEY CAME FOR MY COLLEGE for Gay City News gaycitynews.com/first-they-c...
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Documentary filmmakers go behind the scenes of a Florida college’s anti-DEI takeover
“First They Came for My College” is guaranteed to make queer viewers’ blood boil. Director Patrick Bresnan’s galvanizing documentary chronicles the hostile
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The Philadelphia Film Critics Circle @philafcc.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
@filmbuffrich.bsky.social reviews THE SCOUT www.filmbuffonline.com/FBOLNewsreel...
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Review: THE SCOUT And The Loneliness Of The Film Location Scout
A portrait of a film and television location scout as the move across New York City trying to find the perfect spot for a television shoot.
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The Philadelphia Film Critics Circle @philafcc.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
@tinseltine.bsky.social looks at TONY, PRACTICAL MAGIC 2, THE DOG STARS and more in her latest round of mini-movie reviews tinseltine.com/magic-stars-...
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Magic, Stars, Oysters, Passion, Pain and a Brand New Day
PRACTICAL MAGIC| Warner Bros | Director Susanna Bier| Writers Akiva Goldsman, Georgia Pritchett, Kelly Marcel I didn't rewatch Practical Magic before seeing Practical Magic 2. Nope. I watched it ...
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The Philadelphia Film Critics Circle @philafcc.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
@filmbuffrich.bsky.social looks into the added scenes in the recent AVENGERS: ENDGAME re-release www.filmbuffonline.com/FBOLNewsreel...
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The AVENGERS: ENDGAME ENCORE Added Scenes
As The MCU heads towards DOOMSDAY in a few months, Marvel Studios has rereleased THE AVENGERS: ENDGAME with a few new scenes that foreshadow things to come.
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The Philadelphia Film Critics Circle @philafcc.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
@jaysj1.bsky.social reviews THE LOVE HYPOTHESIS for Pop Entertainment www.popentertainmentarchives.com/post/the-lov...
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The Love Hypothesis (A PopEntertainment.com Movie Review)
THE LOVE HYPOTHESIS (2026)Starring Tom Bateman, Lili Reinhart, Rachel Marsh, Jaboukie Young-White, Nicholas Duvernay, Arty Froushan, Jeananne Goossen, Aladeen Tawfeek, Kenny Wong, Daniel Brochu, Alexa...
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The Philadelphia Film Critics Circle @philafcc.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Rob reviews PRIMETIME for @fthismovie.bsky.social www.fthismovie.com/2026/09/revi...
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Review: PRIMETIME
by Rob DiCristino In which our Robert Pattinson summer transitions to our Robert Pattinson fall.
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The Philadelphia Film Critics Circle @philafcc.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
@garymkramer.bsky.social talks to UNZIPPED director Douglas Keeve for Gay City News gaycitynews.com/qa-filmmaker...
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Q&A: Filmmaker Douglas Keeve reflects on ‘Unzipped’ documentary with Isaac Mizrahi
In 1994, Douglas Keeve filmed the documentary, “Unzipped,” about his then-boyfriend, Isaac Mizrahi, preparing his Fall 1994 collection. The film now returns
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The Philadelphia Film Critics Circle @philafcc.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
James reviews FORGOTTEN ISLAND for @reelviews www.reelviews.net/reelviews/fo...
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Forgotten Island | Reelviews Movie Reviews
Forgotten Island is a fever dream of an animatedmovie—Miyazaki on acid with aesthetic elements borrowed from Puss in Boots:The Last Wish (the previous feature directed by Joel Crawford and JanuelMerca...
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Stephen Silver @stephensilver.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
I reviewed THE LOVE HYPOTHESIS for Splice Today www.splicetoday.com/moving-pictu...
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To the Power of Love
The Love Hypothesis is ridiculous on various fronts, but nevertheless has some charm. || Stephen Silver
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Rosalie Kicks, Old Sport @rosaliekicks.com · 25/09/2026
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MovieJawn Fall 2026 Movie Zine — Moviejawn
A print movie zine that features cinematic afterlife
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Stephen Silver @stephensilver.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
In this week’s notes column I wrote about the promise of fall movie season, the lesbian bar story, Sly as a Trump ambassador, the merger and more stephensilver.substack.com/p/fin-the-sw...
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Fin: The sweet promise of fall movie season, and also the Massachusetts lesbian bar story
Plus: The Paramount/Warner merger, I was right about Stallone and Trump, and more in this week’s notes column.
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The Philadelphia Film Critics Circle @philafcc.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
@piersadam.bsky.social eviews RESIDENT EVIL, for Cinemotic cinemotic.com/movie-review...
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Resident Evil Review - Cinemotic
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Stephen Silver @stephensilver.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
I reviewed RESIDENT EVIL stephensilver.substack.com/p/resident-e...
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‘Resident Evil’ is a curious video game adaptation from Zach Cregger
Cregger’s film is probably the best ‘Resident Evil’ movie possible, but I’m still not sure why he made this particular movie at this particular time.
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The Philadelphia Film Critics Circle @philafcc.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
Subscribe to @weinbergs.bsky.social's Patreon for the OVERHATED podcast, with the latest episode on THE MONEY PIT www.patreon.com/scottEweinbe...
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Overhated #327: The Money Pit (1986) | weinberg+
On his way to massive Hollywood success, Tom Hanks starred in several '80s comedies. Here's an underappreciated one. Big thanks to returning
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The Philadelphia Film Critics Circle @philafcc.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
@patrickstoner.bsky.social talks to Gary Oldman about the new season of Slow Horses, for @whyy.org's Flicks whyy.org/episodes/slo...
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Slow Horses Season 6 - WHYY
Gary Oldman on his award winning ability to play a wide range of characters.
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The Philadelphia Film Critics Circle @philafcc.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
@garymkramer.bsky.social talks to comedian Zach Noe Towers for @phillygaynews.bsky.social epgn.com/2026/09/14/z...
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Zach Noe Towers is bringing his ‘silly, dumb, subversive, horny’ comedy to Philly - Philadelphia Gay News
Zach Noe Towers encourages audiences to “get away from the horrors of life. Laugh at my expense. Laugh at the straight guy’s expense.”
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The Philadelphia Film Critics Circle @philafcc.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
@dantabor.bsky.social reviews the #TIFF2026 film PARADISE LOST for @cinapse.bsky.social cinapse.net/2026/09/tiff...
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TIFF 2026: PARADISE LOST Review: Grief in the Machine - Cinapse
An unsettling South Korean thriller turns AI resurrection into a haunting meditation on grief, memory, and the people we can’t or won’t let go. Paradise
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The Philadelphia Film Critics Circle @philafcc.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
@filmbuffrich.bsky.social reviews MYSTERY SCIENCE THEATER 3000 – STING OF DEATH for Film Buff Online www.filmbuffonline.com/FBOLNewsreel...
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Review: MYSTERY SCIENCE THEATER 3000 – STING OF DEATH A Nostalgic Return
The newest iteration of the comedy franchise sees the return of some familiar faces.
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The Philadelphia Film Critics Circle @philafcc.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
@garymkramer.bsky.social previews LGBTQ films at festivals this fall for Gay City News gaycitynews.com/lgbtq-film-s...
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9 LGBTQ films screening at festivals this fall
The Fall film festival circuit will screen many of this year’s highly anticipated new films by gay directors, including Andrew Haigh’s “A Long Winter,” Pedro
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The Philadelphia Film Critics Circle @philafcc.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
James reviews THE UPRISING for ReelViews www.reelviews.net/reelviews/th...
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The Uprising | Reelviews Movie Reviews
When you make a movie like this well, it turns out somethinglike Braveheart. When you make it poorly, you get The Uprising.Loosely based on the 1381 so-called
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The Philadelphia Film Critics Circle @philafcc.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
@filmbuffrich.bsky.social shares more Star Trek Unseen Voyages www.filmbuffonline.com/FBOLNewsreel...
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STAR TREK: The Unseen Voyages – In The Beginning, Part Two
In this installment of our series looking at the history of the STAR TREK franchise through the lens of stories that were not turned into actual episodes or movies, we examine some more unrealized log...
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The Philadelphia Film Critics Circle @philafcc.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
James reviews THE WEIGHT for ReelViews www.reelviews.net/reelviews/th...
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The Weight | Reelviews Movie Reviews
A period piece thriller set during the Great Depression, TheWeight echoes aspects of the classic The Wages of Fear without beinga copy and suffers only from the occasional too-obvious contrivance used...
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The Philadelphia Film Critics Circle @philafcc.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
@jaysj1.bsky.social reviews THE WEIGHT for Pop Entertainment www.popentertainmentarchives.com/post/the-wei...
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The Weight (A PopEntertainment.com Movie Review)
THE WEIGHT (2026)Starring Ethan Hawke, Russell Crowe, Julia Jones, Austin Amelio, Avi Nash, Lucas Lynggaad Tonnesen, George Burgess, Cameron Brady, Avy Berry, Alec Newman, Sam Hazeldine, Jeffrey Lee H...
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The Philadelphia Film Critics Circle @philafcc.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
@piersadam.bsky.social reviews ONSLAUGHT for Cinemotic cinemotic.com/movie-review...
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Onslaught Review - Cinemotic
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The Philadelphia Film Critics Circle @philafcc.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
Subscribe to @weinbergs.bsky.social's Patreon for the OVERHATED podcast, with the latest episode on THE MAN WITH TWO BRAINS www.patreon.com/scottEweinbe...
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Overhated #326: The Man with Two Brains (1983) | weinberg+
The always reliable Steve Martin achieved movie star status after just one lead role (1979's The Jerk) but then he starred in a small handfu
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The Philadelphia Film Critics Circle @philafcc.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
@patrickstoner.bsky.social reviews Andrew Garfield and Paul Greengrass of THE UPRISING, for @whyy.org's Flicks whyy.org/episodes/the...
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The Uprising - WHYY
Andrew Garfield & Director/Writer Paul Greengrass on dramatizing the historic Peasants Revolt.
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The Philadelphia Film Critics Circle @philafcc.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
@jaysj1.bsky.social reviews THE SUN NEVER SETS for Pop Entertainment www.popentertainmentarchives.com/post/the-sun...
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The Sun Never Sets (A PopEntertainment.com Movie Review)
THE SUN NEVER SETS (2026)Starring Dakota Fanning, Jake Johnson, Cory Michael Smith, Debby Ryan, Anna Konkle, Lamorne Morris, Karley Sciortino, Joe Swanberg, Phil Phillips, Brandon Daley, Katelyn Dougl...
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The Philadelphia Film Critics Circle @philafcc.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
James reviews BY ANY MEANS for ReelViews www.reelviews.net/reelviews/by...
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By Any Means | Reelviews Movie Reviews
When making a movie, having a goal is not the same asachieving it. I can see what director Elegance Bratton and screenwriter SaschaPenn are aiming for with By Any Means: melding a traditionalrevenge-t...
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