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Ezra Cubero @ezracubero.bsky.social · Dec 31
It's that time!

2024 has been one of the most fascinating years for film. So before we go into 2025, I wanted to do a recap on what I loved about the movies that released this year.

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Here is my Day 1 recap of #TIFF50!

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#SentimentalValue
#Sirāt
#TheSecretAgent
#ItWasJustAnAccident
#NirvannaTheBandTheShowTheMovie
TIFF50 Day 1 Recap – “Sentimental Value,” “Sirāt,” “The Secret Agent,” “It Was Just An Accident,” and “Nirvanna the Band the Show the Movie”
The 50th edition of the Toronto International Film Festival has officially begun! This year promises to be a stacked lineup full of highly anticipated titles, and the day one lineup that I had live…
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September 6, 2025 at 7:57 PM
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THE ROSES

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August 31, 2025 at 4:02 PM
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CAUGHT STEALING suffers from complete tonal whiplash. The real saving grace is Austin Butler for carrying the material as best he could. Without him, the whole thing would fall apart much faster than it already does.

My review here: silverscreenxpress.wordpress.com/2025/08/29/c...

#CaughtStealing
“Caught Stealing” Movie Review – Complete Tonal Whiplash
Darren Aronofsky is best known for directing deeply uncomfortable, often depressing, always maximalist films like Requiem for a Dream, The Wrestler, Black Swan, mother!, and The Whale. His style of…
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August 29, 2025 at 3:24 PM
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Fall film festival season is here! So I thought I'd run down my top 25 most anticipated movies playing at this year's major film festivals.

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#Venezia82 #TellurideFilmFestival #TIFF50 #NYFF63
My Top 25 Most Anticipated Films of the Fall Film Festivals
Fall film festival season has arrived! The Venice Film Festival and the Telluride Film Festival begin this week, with the Toronto International Film Festival starting next week and the New York Fil…
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August 26, 2025 at 8:56 PM
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NE ZHA 2 is really that good!

My review for the highest grossing animated film of all-time here: silverscreenxpress.wordpress.com/2025/08/21/n...

#NeZha2
“Ne Zha 2” Movie Review – Yes, It’s Really That Good!
If you have been following the global theatrical box office this year, you might have already heard about the Chinese animated blockbuster Ne Zha 2. The film has earned an astonishing $2.2 billion …
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August 21, 2025 at 7:01 PM
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#NowWatching:

NE ZHA 2

In IMAX 3D

Saw it three times during its initial release, so curious to see how the English dub holds up.
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August 18, 2025 at 11:00 PM
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HIGHEST 2 LOWEST is full of tremendous highs, with a small handful of lows. The ways in which Spike Lee deviates from Akira Kurosawa's HIGH AND LOW are absolutely thrilling.

My ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ review here: silverscreenxpress.wordpress.com/2025/08/14/h...

#Highest2Lowest
“Highest 2 Lowest” Movie Review – Full of Tremendous Highs, With a Small Handful of Lows
Spike Lee and Denzel Washington are one of cinema’s most electric director/actor pairings. The duo have worked together on Mo’ Better Blues, Malcolm X, He Got Game, and Inside Man, the …
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August 14, 2025 at 6:16 PM
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HIGHEST 2 LOWEST
August 13, 2025 at 10:48 PM
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FIXED is a mixed bag for me. It's fun when Genndy Tartakovsky leans into his chaotic absurdism, but it's attempts at shock value feel tired. Not as funny as SAUSAGE PARTY or STRAYS, but a more creative look at dog life than THE SECRET LIFE OF PETS. boxd.it/aIEExF
A ★★½ review of Fixed (2025)
Fixed is a tale, or should I say "tail," of two movies. One is an R-rated animated dog comedy that leans too hard on its raunchy gross-out humor that comes off as reheated rejects from the much funnie...
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August 13, 2025 at 6:29 PM
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ICYMI: My review of WEAPONS, in theaters now.

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I cannot stop thinking about this movie and how much I loved it!

#WeaponsMovie
“Weapons” Movie Review – A Must-See Horror Event
The night before the 2022 Toronto International Film Festival began, I attended a screening of Zach Cregger’s Barbarian hosted by the programmer of the festival’s Midnight Madness secti…
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August 7, 2025 at 6:17 PM
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WEAPONS is a must-see horror event and one of the best films of the year so far. Go in knowing as little as possible!

My spoiler-free review here: silverscreenxpress.wordpress.com/2025/08/06/w...

#WeaponsMovie
“Weapons” Movie Review – A Must-See Horror Event
The night before the 2022 Toronto International Film Festival began, I attended a screening of Zach Cregger’s Barbarian hosted by the programmer of the festival’s Midnight Madness secti…
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August 6, 2025 at 6:17 PM
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August 6, 2025 at 1:25 AM
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#NowWatching:

WEAPONS

Somehow managed to avoid all trailers for this movie!
August 5, 2025 at 10:55 PM
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I did not expect to be completely won over by THE BAD GUYS 2. The first one was solid fun, but this sequel is an improvement on every level. It made me excited to see more! boxd.it/aA3nnx
A ★★★★ review of The Bad Guys 2 (2025)
Holy crap, The Bad Guys 2 rocks?!? I like the first one well enough, even though I don't consider it to be a top tier DreamWorks animated film. But this? What a blast! Amps up all the stylish creativi...
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August 2, 2025 at 7:27 PM
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#NowWatching:

THE BAD GUYS 2

In 3D
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August 2, 2025 at 4:55 PM
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I'm bummed that TOGETHER wasn't my jam. Was really looking forward to this one. boxd.it/azWSa1
A ★★½ review of Together (2025)
Together underwhelmed me, sad to say. On paper, it features some interesting ideas about relationships, codependency, and the all-consuming nature that comes with "your better half," but it gets bogge...
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August 2, 2025 at 4:41 PM
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#NowWatching:

TOGETHER
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August 2, 2025 at 2:27 PM
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THE NAKED GUN is hilariously hilarious hilariousness. If I could give it 444¼ stars, I would.

My review here: silverscreenxpress.wordpress.com/2025/07/30/t...

#TheNakedGun
“The Naked Gun” Movie Review – Hilariously Hilarious Hilariousness
To quote another comedian Bo Burnham, Akiva Schaffer is “healing the world with comedy.” He is famous for the iconic music from The Lonely Island alongside Andy Samberg and Jorma Taccon…
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July 30, 2025 at 1:00 PM
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THE NAKED GUN
July 28, 2025 at 10:53 PM
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THE FANTASTIC FOUR: FIRST STEPS stops short from earning a fantastic four stars, but it does earn a recommendation.

My review here: silverscreenxpress.wordpress.com/2025/07/25/t...

#TheFantasticFourFirstSteps
“The Fantastic Four: First Steps” Movie Review – The First Good Fantastic Four Movie
The road to getting a good adaptation of the Fantastic Four has been cruel. We have gotten three attempts at bringing Marvel’s first family to the big screen (four if you count the unreleased…
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July 25, 2025 at 8:45 PM
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#NowWatching:

THE FANTASTIC FOUR: FIRST STEPS

In Dolby

(Also here for the AVATAR: FIRE AND ASH trailer)
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July 24, 2025 at 10:48 PM
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#NowWatching:

SUPERMAN

Round 3

In IMAX

Back in NY for my birthday so I figure I'd make the trip to the AMC Lincoln Square while I'm here!
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July 22, 2025 at 5:06 PM
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I was not a fan of EDDINGTON, which can be best summed up as ‘member berries for 2020.

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#Eddington
“Eddington” Movie Review – ‘Member Berries for 2020
Ari Aster is an undeniably ambitious talent. Ever since he burst onto the scene in 2018 with Hereditary, he has taken advantage of his immediate good graces with hardcore film fans, particularly ho…
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July 18, 2025 at 10:01 PM
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#NowWatching:

EDDINGTON
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July 15, 2025 at 10:52 PM
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#NowWatching:

SUPERMAN

Round 2

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July 10, 2025 at 11:04 PM