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Fancy Dance
Reviews

The Brilliantly Performed ‘Fancy Dance’ Has a Few Too Many Steps | Exclaim!

Friday, 21 June, 2024Sunday, 18 August, 2024By Matthew

Every year film festivals release a certain type of film — usually a drama starring an actor riding a wave

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THE ACOLYTE
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‘Star Wars: The Acolyte’ Finds a New Galaxy Within the ‘Star Wars’ Universe | Exclaim!

Tuesday, 4 June, 2024Thursday, 18 July, 2024By Matthew

Star Wars has had problems for a while now. The various Disney+ series have been a mixed bag, but one thing they all

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Dark Matter
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‘Dark Matter’ Is a Dimension of the Multiverse That Looks Kinda Like All the Other Ones | Exclaim!

Wednesday, 8 May, 2024Tuesday, 4 June, 2024By Matthew

Multiverses are so hot right now. The idea of a limitless number of parallel dimensions, spinning off from every decision

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Avatar: The Last Airbender
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Netflix’s ‘Avatar: The Last Airbender’ Once Again Fumbles the Source Material | Exclaim!

Thursday, 22 February, 2024Tuesday, 9 April, 2024By Matthew

As with any adaptation, Avatar walks a tricky line, seeking to please fans of the original material and appeal to new fans.

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Shōgun
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‘Shōgun’ Is a Grand Epic Without Focus | Exclaim!

Tuesday, 13 February, 2024Wednesday, 8 May, 2024By Matthew

… [T]he series contains many great performances and an excellent production design that make it worth watching. Everything from the

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Exclaim!'s 20 Best Films of 2023
Collaborations & Contributions Lists

Exclaim!’s 20 Best Films of 2023 | Exclaim!

Wednesday, 6 December, 2023Tuesday, 10 December, 2024By Matthew

This year I contributed to Exclaim.ca’s top twenty films of the year both with my vote and by writing up

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Exclaim!'s 10 Best TV Series of 2023
Collaborations & Contributions Lists

Exclaim!’s 10 Best TV Series of 2023 | Exclaim!

Tuesday, 5 December, 2023Tuesday, 10 December, 2024By Matthew

This year, I contributed to Exclaim.ca’s Best 10 TV series of the year list with both my vote and by

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Humanist Vampire Seeking Consenting Suicidal Person
Festival Coverage Reviews

VIFF 2023: ‘Humanist Vampire Seeking Consenting Suicidal Person’ Brings Fresh Blood to Familiar Themes | Exclaim!

Friday, 29 September, 2023Tuesday, 13 February, 2024By Matthew

The coming-of-age story is a well-worn tale, but one that still has a lot of mileage if a filmmaker can

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Ahsoka
Reviews

‘Ahsoka’ Thankfully Transcends ‘Star Wars’ Nostalgia | Exclaim!

Wednesday, 23 August, 2023Tuesday, 13 February, 2024By Matthew

It’s fair to say that Disney+‘s various Star Wars shows have been a mixed bag. While the fan base remains rabid, the shows

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Transformers: Rise of the Beasts
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Transformers: Rise of the Beasts Sinks into Incoherence | Exclaim!

Monday, 26 June, 2023Tuesday, 13 February, 2024By Matthew

There’s a moment in the third act of Transformers: Rise of the Beasts where the bad guys have taken possession of the

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Class of '09
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Class of ’09 Is Too Unrefined to Be Great | Exclaim!

Tuesday, 9 May, 2023Tuesday, 13 February, 2024By Matthew

The result is a series with unmet potential (at least in the first half) that will likely receive unfavourable comparisons

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Polite Society
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Polite Society Doesn’t Follow Coming-of-Age Conventions | Exclaim!

Tuesday, 25 April, 2023Tuesday, 13 February, 2024By Matthew

Polite Society hits the ground running, jumping and kicking in the first few minutes, and never lets up its pace or

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Shrinking
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Shrinking Grows Past Its Familiar Story | Exclaim!

Friday, 27 January, 2023Wednesday, 16 October, 2024By Matthew

With so much content these days, it can sometimes feel like there are no new stories. Shrinking, AppleTV+’s new series starring Jason

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Broker
Reviews

Broker Unboxes Found Families | Exclaim!

Wednesday, 28 December, 2022Tuesday, 13 February, 2024By Matthew

What makes a family? This is the question on Hirokazu Kore-eda‘s mind lately. As with his 2018 Palme D’or-winning film Shoplifters, Broker attempts to

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