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‘Belfast’ Review: A Snapshot of a Family and the Struggle of a Nation

Kenneth Branagh’s Belfast is a gorgeous, melancholy snapshot of a family, a city and a nation at a crossroads. Read our review!

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‘Sounds Like Love’ Review: What Makes a Rom-Com?

I have to admit up front that the romantic comedy is one of my favorite genres in film. When two people navigate an eventful and maybe sometimes rocky road to end up happy with each other, my entertainment hopes are…

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‘The Guilty’ Review: Stretched to the Breaking Point– in a Good Way

The new Netflix film The Guilty provides actor Jake Gyllenhaal with a one-man showcase for his talent and a thrilling story to back it up.

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‘No One Gets Out Alive’ Review: A White Character Appropriating Culture? Color Me Not Shocked.

No One Gets Out Alive had the caucasity to try and sell a movie that tells an immigrant story while ignoring them at the same time.

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‘Confessions of an Invisible Girl’ Review: Adolescence in Every Language

A new Brazilian teen comedy just dropped on Netflix, and it portrays awkward adolescence in all it’s glory. How good is the movie, though?

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‘After We Fell’ Movie Review: Love, Hessa, And Why Is It Being Called A Reboot?

After We Fell is finally out in the United States and can we say it was worth the wait? The film was good but fell short in a lot of ways.

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‘The Starling’ Movie Review: Depression, Anger, and Was That a Transphobic Joke?

The Starling could’ve been amazing. It had the workings of it. But ultimately it faltered for many reasons…one possibly transphobic.

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‘The Eyes of Tammy Faye’ Review: The Soul Behind the Makeup

The new biopic The Eyes of Tammy Faye has a standout performance from Jessica Chastain. Is the rest of the film good? Read on to find out!

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‘Raise A Glass To Love’ Was As Off Balanced As A Glass Of Bad Wine

#RaiseAGlassToLove was off balance and spoiled, just like a bad glass of wine. The only thing we were raising a glass to was it being over.

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‘Nightbooks’ Review: This Family-Friendly Horror Flick Is a Cheap Thrill

Nightbooks’ thrills may be cheap, but even the most unwilling participants will have a blast in the presence of Krysten Ritter’s evil witch.

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Movie Review: ‘Really Love’ Is An Exploration Of Black Love

Netflix film Really Love, is a romance film that gives black people the representation we need to see onscreen. Time for review!

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‘Shang-Chi’ Review: “A Heartfelt Superhero Origin Story”

A story about love and family, “Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings” is a well-balanced origin film. Read our review for more.

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‘He’s All That’ Is a Remake for the Instagram Era

Netflix’s ‘He’s All That’ reimagines the 1999 film “She’s All That” for a modern audience shaped by social media.

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#WayBackWednesday – ‘The Lizzie McGuire Movie’ (2003)

Watching The Lizzie McGuire Movie this week was a real blast from the past for me. I never thought I’d get nostalgic for the early 2000s, but there were little things that really pushed my nostalgia buttons.

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#WayBackWednesday – ‘Jaws’ (1975)

Don’t go into the water this #WayBackWednesday–check out the penultimate review in our Summer Vacation Series, Jaws (1975) on Fangirlish!

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‘Free Guy’ Review: A Pop Culture Spectacle that Embraces Its Heart-Warming Premise

Everything about Free Guy, the latest film venture from Ryan Reynolds, suggests this is a one-note video game concept incapable of levelling up its storytelling. You know, the kind of film that is dripping in cash-money and original concepts but…