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UPR's weekly movie review podcast with Casey Allen.

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Flix at :48: Lush cinematography and too many social issues in 'Empire of Light'

Director Sam Mendes does a diligent and heartfelt job with this love letter to the movies, but he also crams in a lot of other themes with it.

Flix at :48: Lush cinematography and too many social issues in 'Empire of Light'

Flix at :48: 'Bruiser' thoughtfully portrays the transition from boy to man

'Bruiser' is not the film of the season for me. But it is good, and it lays the foundation for a promising future with the director and the actors.

Flix at :48: 'Bruiser' thoughtfully portrays the transition from boy to man

Flix at :48: 'The Son' fails to shake off its theatrical roots

Because this film wants the audience to be absorbed in every word, and in every subtext of those words, "The Son" has no flashy cinematography or dynamic editing. It's a film about the words.

Flix at :48: The 2023 Oscar nominations

This week, host Casey Allen takes a look at the Oscar nominees.

Flix at :48: 'The Whale' features persistent gloominess and stellar performances

"The Whale" is a tragic, intimate story of one man's grief and shame and how he fights against those emotions by making a grasp at redemption far out of his reach.

Flix at :48: 'The Whale' features persistent gloominess and stellar performances

Flix at :48: "M3GAN" is violent, predictable, and boring

"M3GAN" presents as a mischievous satire on the growing ravenous world of consumerism, and the constant need for new toys, new advances and new ways to be entertained.

Flix at :48: 'The Pale Blue Eye' is an engaging murder mystery that will keep the audience...

Director and writer Scott Cooper ("Hostiles", 2017) creates a sustained melancholy in this 19th century gothic mystery based on the 2006 novel of the same name.

Flix at :48: 'The Pale Blue Eye' is an engaging murder mystery that will keep the audience...

Flix at :48: 'Avatar: The Way of Water' tries too hard to be entertaining

It's PG-13 and visual fun for the whole family, but this sequel is far too much for any science-fiction lover, or movie lover, to take seriously.

Flix at :48: 'Avatar: The Way of Water' tries too hard to be entertaining

Flix at :48: 'Decision to Leave' is the perfect balance of crime-mystery and precarious love story

In a year when so many American films have famously failed to reach box office glory, filmmakers (and film lovers) need only look to South Korea for new ideas and new methods of cinematic storytelling.

Flix at :48: 'Decision to Leave' is the perfect balance of crime-mystery and precarious love story

Flix at :48: 'The Fabelmans': a sweet family drama that turns saccharine

"The Fabelmans" is rich in cinematography showing clear beams of light cutting through darkness at every angle. Yet it works too hard to remain optimistic and sweet.

Flix at :48: 'The Fabelmans': a sweet family drama that turns saccharine