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The Observer

“Honey Don’t” rush to see this film

Penelope Cloonan, Life Editor September 5, 2025

“Honey Don’t!” is Director Ethan Coen (“Drive-Away Dolls,” “The Big Lebowski,” “Fargo”) and Screenwriter  Tricia Cooke’s (“Drive-Away Dolls”) latest foray into the world of dark...

"KPop Demon Hunters" may prove itself to be unfocused in both theming and storyline, but at least it is enjoyable.

“K-Pop Demon Hunters”: A beautiful production that falls with its writing

Darcy Chew, Executive Editor August 29, 2025

Content warning: Major spoilers ahead.  On June 20, Netflix released their highly anticipated animated movie “KPop Demon Hunters.” In just over a month, the movie soon became Netflix’s highest...

"F1" is an exhilirating joyride that provides for numerous lessons about competitiveness, individuality, and endurance.

“F1” takes you on a wild ride

Petros Samuel, Contributing Writer August 29, 2025

“F1” (2025), directed by Joseph Kosinski (Top Gun: Maverick, Tron), is one of the most anticipated sports films of the decade. With the documentary series “Drive to Survive” reaching global popularity...

David Corenswet's portrayal of Superman brings a breath of fresh air to the tired superhero movie genre, proving that kindness really is the new punk rock.

Superman 2025 is punk rock

Penelope Cloonan, Life Editor August 22, 2025

Minor spoilers ahead for “Superman” (2025). “Superman” (2025) boldly asks what no superhero movie has dared to in the past decade: what if someone just wanted to do good for the sake of it?...

Rick (Walton Goggins) and Chelsea (Aimee Lou Wood) embrace in "The White Lotus" season three. The finale delivered emotional endings for the main cast, including Rick and Chelsea.

“The White Lotus” finale: What goes around comes around, even for the wealthy

Kate Gordon, Life Editor April 11, 2025

Major spoilers ahead. After a long, eight-episode season parceled out in weekly installments, HBO’s “The White Lotus” is finally over. Although the third season’s pace was notably slower than...

Robert Pattinson delivers an outstanding performance in "Mickey 17," playing both Mickey 17 and Mickey 18—two characters who are polar opposites of each other—bringing their contrasting personalities to life.

“Mickey 17” has it all: Laughter, romance, an indictment of late-stage capitalism and two Robert Pattinsons

Kate Gordon, Life Editor March 21, 2025

After “Parasite” became the first non-English language film to win the Academy Award for Best Picture in 2020—and snagged another three Oscars that year, including Best Director—there was a fair...

In the new Thailand-located season of "The White Lotus," three new characters, the Ratliff siblings, represent "see no evil, hear no evil, speak no evil" in a play on Eastern religious beliefs.

In “The White Lotus” season three, a poisonous pong pong fruit a day keeps your incestuous siblings away

Kate Gordon, Life Editor February 28, 2025

Just like in the prior two seasons, the third “The White Lotus” opening sequence ends with the image of an unidentified corpse. Amid a meditation exercise, Zion (Nicholas Duvernay) hears the faint...

"Captain America: Brave New World" stars Anthony Mackie as Sam Wilson, and while he and other actors delivered stellar performances, the film doesn't stick out or bring anything new to the MCU.

There is nothing brave or new about “Captain America: Brave New World”—and that’s okay

Penelope Cloonan, Staff Writer February 28, 2025

“Captain America: Brave New World” follows Sam Wilson (Anthony Mackie), former Falcon and current Captain America, as he investigates a conspiracy involving President Thaddeus Ross, also known as the...

"All We Imagine As Light" may not be a high-budget film, but it's minimalist aesthetic and slow-paced rawness capture a rare "slice of life" moment that is not to be missed out on.

Making the case for mundanity: Why you should give “All We Imagine As Light” a chance

Kethan Srinivasan, Social Media Content Creator January 31, 2025

Much of Indian cinema is characterized by the “masala” within many of its films. This term usually refers to a film that blends multiple genres, such as musical, romance, action, comedy and drama,...

Academy Award nominated Jesse Eisenberg (right) and Kieran Culkin (left) star in "A Real Pain"—a poignant film that manages to remarkably walk the line of humor and melancholy.

“A Real Pain,” now streaming on Hulu, evades categorization and genre

Kate Gordon, Life Editor January 31, 2025

Recently nominated for two Academy Awards—Best Original Screenplay for writer, director, actor and producer Jesse Eisenberg and Best Supporting Actor for Kieran Culkin—“A Real Pain” follows two...

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