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Move Over, Woody: Jessie Anchors a Surprisingly Sharp, Bittersweet Toy Story 5
Rating:★★★★☆ When a franchise reaches its fifth installment, skepticism is not just natural; it is entirely justified. Toy Story 4 introduced some new characters, most notable Duke Kaboom (brilliantly voiced by Keanu Reeves). At the time I felt the series of movies had made one last stretch and had brought back the joy but that was that, time to close the story book. Toy Story 5* manages to justify its existence by tackling a modern, painfully relatable antagonist: the glowin

Denise Breen
2 days ago2 min read


The Architecture of Hatred: How Russell T Davies’s Tip Toe Exposes the Fracture in Our Streets
Rating: ★★★★★ There is a moment in the second episode of Russell T Davies’s blistering five-part Channel 4 miniseries Tip Toe where the camera lingers on a quiet, unremarkable suburban street in Manchester. It is a view of ordinary British domesticity—neat brick semis, trimmed lawns, and parked cars. Yet, under Davies’s fiercely urgent direction, this familiar landscape feels as unstable as a fault line on the verge of a catastrophic rupture. Tip Toe is a terrifying, magnific

Denise Breen
Jun 136 min read


Steven Spielberg's "Disclosure Day" is a thrilling blend of Close Encounters meets the X Files
Rating ★★★★☆ Steven Spielberg has always had a unique knack for making us look up at the stars with a mixture of childlike wonder and absolute terror. From the delight and warmth of films like ET to the studies of humanity that is Close Encounters of the Third Kind, his latest venture, Disclosure Day, the legendary director proves once again why his storytelling ability remains entirely unmatched in modern cinema. Instead of the slow burn you might expect, Spielberg drops us

Denise Breen
Jun 132 min read
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