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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 Wild Robot

One of DreamWorks’ best films in recent memory and another reminder of animation’s emotional staying power.

By |September 26th, 2024|Animated, Top Picks|0 Comments
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Super/Man: The Christopher Reeve Story

Directors Peter Ettedgui and Ian Bonhôte deliver one of the year’s best and most heartbreaking documentaries.

By |September 18th, 2024|Documentary, Top Picks|0 Comments
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His Three Daughters

A fantastic acting showcase for Carrie Coon, Natasha Lyonne, and Elizabeth Olsen.

By |September 17th, 2024|DVD/Streaming/On Demand, Family drama, Top Picks|0 Comments
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Beetlejuice Beetlejuice

Michael Keaton miraculously slips back into the title character’s self-absorbent, gothic Looney Tunes behavior like no time has passed.

By |September 6th, 2024|Fantasy|0 Comments
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Cuckoo

A riff on a familiar horror setting: the creepy house/facility in the middle of nowhere.

By |August 9th, 2024|Horror|0 Comments
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Borderlands

Hollywood still hasn’t nailed the formula for making all video game adaptations work.

By |August 9th, 2024|Action|0 Comments
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Twisters

When this crowd-pleaser wants to give you tornado thrills and scares, it delivers.

By |July 18th, 2024|Action|0 Comments
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MaXXXine

A throwback to the long-revered era of exaggerated 1980s horror.

By |July 3rd, 2024|Horror|0 Comments
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The Bikeriders

A motorcycle drama about the rise and fall of a bygone era, starring Jodie Comer, Austin Butler, and Tom Hardy.

By |June 20th, 2024|Book adaptation, Crime|0 Comments
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