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Anora (2024) | Review

  2024 | R | 139 mins | Directed by Sean Baker

The Last Showgirl (2024) | Review

2024 | R | 85 mins | Directed by Gia Coppola The Last Showgirl follows Shelly (Pamela Anderson), a seasoned showgirl who loves nothing more than getting to perform in her Vegas show. She has been in the show for 30 years and has loved every minute of it. When Shelly and her fellow performers are informed that the show will be closing after 30 years, she must plan for her future and find a new avenue in life. Shelly struggles as this has been her career for so long and now she doesn't know how to move on after such an abrupt, life-changing event. We've seen this story before, time and time again. An actor or actress who has faded out of the limelight for an extended period, comes back for a role like you've never seen from them before. While this trend does work for some, it also feels like a swing and a miss for others. Unfortunately for Pamela Anderson, this doesn't quite feel like her big comeback. Giving credit where it is due, Anderson is really trying here. There a...

Saturday Night (2024) | Review

  2024 | R | 109 mins | Directed by Jason Reitman The taping of the first episode of Saturday Night Live was a crazy and chaotic night. Director Jason Reitman takes us through the ups and downs of that first episode in Saturday Night. We mostly follow series creator Lorne Michaels (Gabriel LaBelle) as he does everything in his power to make sure that the show not only goes smoothly but also makes sure that the show even makes it to air. With NBC executives breathing down his neck all night, cast members fighting with each other, cast members going missing and everyone questioning whether or not they can fit each segment into a ninety-minute show, Lorne has a lot on his plate to handle. A look into the first night of such an iconic series makes for an interesting idea. Saturday Night Live is currently in its 50th season and there's no doubt everything that has gone into the show over the years to make it last and stay relevant for this long. Getting a glimpse into how it all started...

Time Cut (2024) | Review

  2024. PG-13. 90 mins. Directed by Hannah Macpherson

My Old Ass (2024) | Review

2024. R. 89 mins. Directed by Megan Park