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About Ben Wasserman

Ben Wasserman is a graduate of NYU’s Masters in Cinema Studies program. In addition to writing reviews for Film-Forward, he works as a news writer for Comic Book Resources and evaluates screenplays for Eris Talent Agency. He loves staying on top of the latest breaking pop culture trend and seeing which new film adds something original or timely to the medium.

The Furious

Words can’t begin to describe how epic, powerful, and absolutely bone-crushing the fights are.

By |June 11th, 2026|Action, Martial arts, Top Picks|0 Comments
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Disclosure Day

Another reminder that no one can make emotionally stimulating popcorn flicks like Steven Spielberg.

By |June 10th, 2026|Sci-fi, Top Picks|0 Comments
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Jinsei

Writer-director Ryuya Suzuki animated the entire film in 18 months via crowdfunding in a flash-art-meets-comic-book style that covers one man’s life across an entire century.

By |June 5th, 2026|Animated|0 Comments
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Power Ballad

This lean drama makes great use of the chemistry between Paul Rudd and Nick Jonas.

By |June 5th, 2026|Musical, Top Picks|0 Comments
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Saccharine

You probably won’t lose your lunch watching Saccharine, but you might just get uncomfortable looking at your next meal.

By |May 21st, 2026|Horror|0 Comments
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Tuner

Though Tuner doesn’t reinvent the wheel (or in this case, the piano), it makes the most of a very tight script with excellent performances, strong pacing, and a fun balance of genre tones.

By |May 21st, 2026|Crime, Top Picks|0 Comments
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I Love Boosters

It is satirical absurdism cranked up to at least 15, introducing more and more genre-bending gimmicks per scene yet never winking once as the ridiculousness piles up.

By |May 21st, 2026|Comedy, Satire|0 Comments
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The Sheep Detectives

While its humor is more chuckle-worthy than gut-busting, The Sheep Detectives wears its heart on its wool, courtesy of a playful script by Craig Mazin.

By |May 7th, 2026|Book adaptation, Mystery|0 Comments
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Michael

The biopic offers a 1980s untainted, sanitized version of the singer that, in its own way, feels like a real-life version of Michael Jackson reaching Neverland.

By |April 23rd, 2026|Biopic, Musical|0 Comments
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