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Movie & TV Critic Joe Kucharski. Gen X. Jersey. Reviews & Original Stories: www.readatjoes.org & www.Cinefied.com Really, it’s never the good guys who ban books.
THEM by W.H. Chizmar is a refreshing take on post-apocalyptic #sci-fi #horror, where the greatest monster within is solitude. Read my full #bookreview to see why THEM lingers long after the final page readatjoes.org/2026/07/26/t...
Them
Haunting, thoughtful, and refreshingly different.
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FIRST CHANCE is an honest, confident & thoroughly entertaining debut by @kaseylansdale.bsky.social Read my full #FirstChance #bookreview for the complete breakdown & why I'd happily ride shotgun for Case No. 2. readatjoes.org/2026/07/09/f...
First Chance
First Chance isn’t a perfect debut but it is an entertaining one. Kasey Lansdale tips her hat to classic detective fiction and dry rubs every chapter with a criminally unique flavor.
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IT'S GETTING LATE WITH OWEN REED is awkward, low-key comedy gold that doesn’t just deserve another episode. It deserves another season. Check out the pilot episode at this year's @danceswithfilms.bsky.social #FilmFestival. The full review is available @ Joe's: readatjoes.org/2026/07/07/d...
It’s Getting Late with Owen Reed
This is a mockumentary fueled by caffeine, creative panic, and beautifully awkward energy ultimately producing low-key comedy gold.
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The #WorldWarII #indie short film THE RESISTANCE is confidently made with a moral urgency that is resonant today. Check out this incredible story at this year's @danceswithfilms.bsky.social #FilmFestival readatjoes.org/2026/07/07/d...
The Resistance
Stories like The Resistance remind us to remember the people who made sacrificial victories possible.
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Frank Miller's PUSH THE WALL is less a retrospective than it is a creative manifesto. This is not an exhaustive victory lap either. Instead, #frankmiller invites readers into his creative mindset showing the WHY more so than the HOW. READ the full #bookreview @ Joe's: readatjoes.org/2026/06/30/p...
Push The Wall
Push the Wall is less a retrospective than it is a creative manifesto.
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Too often, movies about #dementia feel more like a guilt trip wrapped in sad music & forced tears. WATCHING MR PEARSON isn’t that movie. Not even close. READ the full #MovieReview @ Joe's: readatjoes.org/2026/06/24/w...
Watching Mr. Pearson
No cheap sentiment. Just heart.
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The #shark #horror movie CHUM barely has enough bite to churn the water. 🦈 Chomp into the full #moviereview, swimming ashore on Read @ Joe's: readatjoes.org/2026/06/22/c...
Chum
For all its blood in the water, Chum rarely inspires fear.
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Rob Hart cuts loose with THREE HITMEN AND A BABY #NowOnSale. Flashy & fun. Not the heaviest hit in the #trilogy, but still lands with style. #bookreview @robwhart.bsky.social #assassinsanonymous Full 💥💥💥 Review: readatjoes.org/2026/05/01/t...
Three Hitmen and a Baby
Like diner coffee that needs a stir, this third outing takes a minute to warm up, but once it hits, Rob Hart’s story barrels forward like it’s late for its own crime scene.
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#Christmas in June?! Why not... especially if you are unwrapping murder. HOW TO KILL YOUR FAMILY ON CHRISTMAS is a crazy, chaotic, dark comedy with enough twisted holiday spirit to recommend. READ the full #moviereview @ Joe's: readatjoes.org/2026/06/11/h...
How To Kill Your Family On Christmas
There’s something charming about this chaos.
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Predictability aside, SEVEN SNIPERS (starring Tim Roth) hits the bullseye. 🎯 READ the full #SevenSnipers #MovieReview @ Joe's [ @wellgousa.bsky.social ] readatjoes.org/2026/06/05/s...
Seven Snipers
Seven Snipers hits the bullseye.
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Sure, there are torturous practical F/X a-go-go on display. But in all honesty? CORPORATE RETREAT could have been an email. Read the full snark-filled #corporateretreat #moviereview @ Joe's: readatjoes.org/2026/06/05/c...
Corporate Retreat
To borrow the most corporate criticism possible: this could have been an email. And probably a short one at that.
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STAR CITY feels less than FOR ALL MANKIND and more like HBO’s CHERNOBYL. Truly, #StarCity could become one of #AppleTV's strongest dramas. Blast off to Read @ Joe's for the full Ep1 review 🚀: readatjoes.org/2026/06/01/s...
Star City
The result feels less like For All Mankind and more like HBO’s Chernobyl: tense, somber, and beautifully acted. Star City may prove to be more than a clever spin-off. This could become one of Apple…
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Charming and entertaining, THE MANDALORIAN AND GROGRU is also frustratingly lightweight with plot holes that are deeper than AT-AT footprints. Be one with the Force and READ the full #starwars #moviereview on Read @ Joe's: readatjoes.org/2026/05/25/s...
Star Wars: The Mandalorian and Grogru
The movie is charming and entertaining. Yet, it’s also frustratingly lightweight, feeling more like Star Wars cosplay than a grand George Lucas entree.
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PASSENGER is an entertaining ride that presents gore & jump scares a go-go. But the story takes one too many detours, and eases off the gas instead of flooring it toward pure dread. Read the full #Passenger #moviereview @ Joe's: readatjoes.org/2026/05/21/p...
Passenger
An entertaining ride that presents plenty of gore and jump scares to satisfy the midnight horror crowds. But the story takes one too many detours, and eases off the gas instead of flooring it towar…
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THE DEATH AND BIRTH OF ILIANA MAREK starts like #scifi and hits like #noir. Fast, unsettling, hard to pin down, this is a genre-blender with real bite. Check it out when it debuts in Oct from @tachyonpub.bsky.social READ the #bookreview NOW on Joe's... readatjoes.org/2026/05/12/d...
The Death and Birth of Iliana Marek
Fast, unsettling, and hard to pin down, this is a genre-blender with real bite. David Liss turns discomfort into momentum and delivers a story that sticks.
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THREE HITMEN AND A BABY is @robwhart.bsky.social cutting loose for one last, chaotic victory lap. Flashy & fun. Not the heaviest hit in the #trilogy, but still lands with style. #bookreview #robhart #assassinsanonymous #booksky Full 💥💥💥 review: readatjoes.org/2026/05/01/t...
Three Hitmen and a Baby
Like diner coffee that needs a stir, this third outing takes a minute to warm up, but once it hits, Rob Hart’s story barrels forward like it’s late for its own crime scene.
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Experimental, scrappy, and confident. WHERE SILENCE LIES presents a pressure cooker of an interrogation. Look for it on the #filmfestival circuit. READ the #moviereview @ Joe's now: 👉 readatjoes.org/2026/04/25/w...
Where Silence Lies
Where Silence Lies is scrappy, talky, and confidently small. Where sharp dialogue and a tension-full script gives the presentation bite.
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#ICYMI Crime fiction dipped in neon & itchy with gasoline. A crazy mix of sleaze & glamor & a beat that goes beyond mere noir. @jordanharper.bsky.social doesn’t go easy. He floors it. Gotcha reeling yet? READ the full #aviolentmasterpiece #bookreview @ Joe’s: readatjoes.org/2026/04/03/a...
A Violent Masterpiece
Astonishing and compelling. Read it. Just don’t expect to come out clean.
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Danny Gans was a #lasvegas fixture who never achieved wider fame. His life is recollected in the #documentaryfilm VOICES. With equal parts elegy & excavation, VOICES is totally worth seeing. READ the full #moviereview @ Joe's: readatjoes.org/2026/04/16/v...
Voices: The Danny Gans Story
Voices: The Danny Gans Story is a documentary that has a little song, a little dance, a little laughter, a little tears. And, like the man’s Vegas show, is totally worth seeing.
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Riz Ahmed’s HAMLET is bold, stylish & stripped to the bone. Purists may bristle, but it’s an intriguing, modern swing at the Bard. “Ay, there’s the rub.” #Hamlet #RizAhmed #Shakespeare #MovieReview #MovieSky Read the full review @ Joe's: readatjoes.org/2026/04/10/h...
Hamlet
Visually and atmospherically, Hamlet is immersive, even hypnotic. But the play’s the thing, and here, too much has been left in the wings. Aneil Karia’s version is less feast, more tasting menu.…
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This is crime fiction dipped in neon & itchy with gasoline. A crazy mix of sleaze and glamor. And a beat that goes beyond mere noir. Jordan Harper doesn’t go easy. He floors it. Gotcha reeling yet? READ the full #aviolentmasterpiece #bookreview @ Joe’s: readatjoes.org/2026/04/03/a...
A Violent Masterpiece
Astonishing and compelling. Read it. Just don’t expect to come out clean.
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BODYCAM blends digital dread with today’s zeitgeist in distrust of authority but the result only hovers on the horror periphery. In fact, you have no doubt seen scarier Mardi Gras floats. ☠️ READ the full #Shudder #Bodycam #moviereview @ Joe's: readatjoes.org/2026/03/29/b...
Bodycam
You have no doubt seen scarier Mardi Gras floats.
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Christopher Golden‘s latest, CARRY ME TO MY GRAVE, is grief with teeth, family drama with fangs, and a road trip from hell. Check out all the #horror in July. But you can read the #bookreview right now @ Joe’s: readatjoes.org/2026/03/18/c...
Carry Me To My Grave
Carry Me To My Grave is a road trip from hell. And yes, it absolutely rips.
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The #GenX teen drama ALL IS FINE IN ’89 proudly checks every box on the 80s high school SAT test but ultimately swerves into something far darker. Break out the Aqua Net and enjoy the full #moviesky #moviereview on Read @ Joe's: readatjoes.org/2026/03/06/a...
All Is Fine in ’89
This is Better Off Dead if filmed by Oliver Stone.
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Beneath the gross out humor & gags of DYSPEPSIA BY SALTY BISCUITS lies a surprisingly fun study of paranoia & friendship READ the full #Slamdance #NarrativeShort review @ Joe's: readatjoes.org/2026/03/06/s...
Dyspepsia By Salty Biscuits
Beneath the gags lies a surprisingly fun study of paranoia, friendship, and the uneasy space between the two.
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THE BULLDOGS is beautiful, immersive, and deeply human. A documentary that, like life, doesn’t provide closure. READ the full #Slamdance #DocumentaryFeature review @ Joe's 👉 readatjoes.org/2026/03/04/s...
The Bulldogs
Beautiful and immersive.
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