MaryAnn’s quick take: A real aspect of boxing — dangerously fast weight loss — sports films have ignored becomes body horror we have not seen before in The Cut. The genre’s motivational clichés get twisted, nastily and poignantly. Read the review…
new from Dec 29–Jan 02
I’m planning to watch…
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Christy
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I Swear
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Keeper (premium VOD)
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Now You See Me, Now You Don’t (premium VOD)
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Wicked: For Good (premium VOD)
(films on regular VOD and/or DVD unless otherwise noted)
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The Assessment (Prime)
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The Bad Guys 2
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Bugonia (premium VOD)
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The Carpenter’s Son
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The Choral (premium VOD)
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Code 3
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The Count of Monte Cristo
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Dead of Winter
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Materialists
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A Mistake
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Never Look Away (Prime)
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2073
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Young Mothers
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Rust
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Things Will Be Different
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William Tell
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You Gotta Believe
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The King of Kings
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Paint
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The Penguin Lessons
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Place of Bones
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Renner
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The Ritual
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Superman (2025)
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War of the Worlds (2025) (Prime)
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worth a look, but wait for streaming or DVD, unless your favorite actor is in it
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my reaction under consideration
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my reaction under gag order for now
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not yet seen by me