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Valerie Complex
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5 days ago
Ultimately, Séance succeeds more as a dysfunctional relationship drama with supernatural garnish than as a horror film.
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Séance
(2024)
97%
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Valerie Complex
The Nerds of Color
5 days ago
Hellcat mostly works as a scrappy little genre exercise. It has tension, a strong central mystery and enough nasty surprises to keep things moving, even when the destination does not always justify the trip.
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Hellcat
(2025)
89%
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Valerie Complex
www.valeriecomplex.com
Oct 16, 2026
Programs matter. Meetings matter. Treatment matters. But sometimes the thing standing between somebody and the worst decision of their life is another human being refusing to leave the room.
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Liquor Bank
(2025)
100%
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Valerie Complex
www.valeriecomplex.com
Oct 8, 2026
Overall, American Troll feel like listening to comedians complain that nobody understands how hard it is to be allowed to say whatever you want while people are also allowed to hate you for saying it.
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American Troll
(2026)
80%
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Valerie Complex
www.valeriecomplex.com
Oct 8, 2026
Rhythm Is a Dancer ultimately understands something cool about reinvention which is figuring yourself out doesn’t necessarily mean abandoning the people you were before.
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Rhythm Is a Dancer
(2025)
75%
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Valerie Complex
The Nerds of Color
Aug 26, 2026
For a movie about people going nowhere, It Ends has quite a bit to say about moving on.
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It Ends
(2025)
93%
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Valerie Complex
The Nerds of Color
Aug 21, 2026
Serena may possess extraordinary abilities, but understanding information isn’t the same as understanding people. Love, grief, shared memories, private jokes, and the irrational contradictions that define relationships aren’t easily reduced to data.
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Serena
(2026)
100%
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Valerie Complex
The Nerds of Color
Aug 19, 2026
Kurosawa may have made a Samurai murder mystery, but beneath the armor and political intrigue is a warning about what happens when war convinces people that dying honorably matters more than living at all.
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The Samurai and the Prisoner
(2026)
97%
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Valerie Complex
The Nerds of Color
Aug 17, 2026
The film’s most intriguing device allows characters to see themselves through Little Death’s perspective. It turns the killer’s gaze into a form of introspection.
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Teenage Sex and Death at Camp Miasma
(2026)
94%
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Valerie Complex
The Nerds of Color
Aug 9, 2026
The film occasionally recalls the dreamlike fragmentation of David Lynch without simply imitating his style.
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Meta Take One
(2025)
100%
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Valerie Complex
The Nerds of Color
May 5, 2026
Stoppard beautifully is inject bits of cultural lore across the visual landscape of the film.
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Mārama
(2025)
100%
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Valerie Complex
Deadline Hollywood Daily
Jul 1, 2024
A celebration of life that captures the designer’s ongoing journey of self-discovery and reinforces her belief that there is always more to accomplish.
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Diane von Furstenberg: Woman in Charge
(2024)
81%
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Valerie Complex
Deadline Hollywood Daily
Jul 1, 2024
Maltz excels in capturing the small, seemingly insignificant moments that make childhood so magical
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Jazzy
(2024)
96%
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Valerie Complex
Deadline Hollywood Daily
Jun 13, 2024
"Brats" is a heartfelt memoir and a reflection on the power of words and perception.
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Brats
(2024)
85%
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Valerie Complex
Deadline Hollywood Daily
Jun 13, 2024
Sacramento is an examination of strained friendships, the fear of inadequacy in impending fatherhood, and the importance of mental health conversations are handled with a good balance of care and humor.
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Sacramento
(2024)
85%
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Valerie Complex
Deadline Hollywood Daily
Jun 13, 2024
"The Wasp" is an intense film that showcases the talents of its cast and director. It’s a journey into the dark recesses of the human psyche, and leaves a lasting impression.
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The Wasp
(2024)
76%
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Valerie Complex
Deadline Hollywood Daily
Jun 13, 2024
Group Therapy is a testament to the power of humor in healing and a call to recognize and address mental health issues openly.
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Group Therapy
(2024)
77%
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Valerie Complex
Deadline Hollywood Daily
May 25, 2024
However, despite its gripping start and lush cinematography, the film ultimately loses its way, bogged down by a sluggish middle act and narrative inconsistencies.
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Motel Destino
(2024)
77%
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Valerie Complex
Deadline Hollywood Daily
May 25, 2024
Atlas often feels like a missed opportunity, hampered by sluggish pacing and a lack of depth in character development for everyone else except the main character.
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Atlas
(2024)
17%
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Valerie Complex
Deadline Hollywood Daily
May 20, 2024
Ernest Cole, Lost and Found is a necessary tribute that ensures Ernest’s contributions are recognized and remembered for generations.
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Ernest Cole: Lost and Found
(2024)
97%
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