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    ‘The Odyssey’ Review: Is Christopher Nolan’s Epic Worth the Hype?

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    The Cinematropolis deadCenter 2025 Recap

    June 20, 2025
    deadCenter 2025 Recap
    The Cinematropolis team—Caleb Masters, Daniel Bokemper, Jo Light, and Christopher Shultz—regroup to conclude our coverage of the 2025 deadCenter Film Festival.

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    deadCenter 2025 Essays Film Festivals

    ‘Life’s Ballet’ Chronicles Oklahoma Dance Educator’s Remarkable Legacy – dCFF25

    June 19, 2025
    Life's Ballet
    Jo Light reviews 'Life's Ballet' a documentary about the story of Jo Rowan, the dance educator who spent 42 years building Oklahoma City University's Ann Lacy School of American Dance and Entertainment into a world-class program.

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    deadCenter 2025 Essays Film Festivals

    deadCenter ‘Midnight Shorts’ Offers a Diverse Collection of Wild and Weird – dCFF25

    June 18, 2025
    deadCenter Midnight Shorts
    From rogue cows to Italian ice incidents, the 2025 deadCenter Midnight Shorts featured the Festival's vibiest movie moments of the weekend. Christopher Shultz provides a recap of each film.

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    deadCenter 2025 Essays Film Festivals

    Thriller ‘The Other People’ Showcases Ambitious Storytelling – dCFF25

    June 17, 2025
    The Other People

    The Other People has all the right ingredients for an effective psychological thriller—a talented cast led by Lyndie Greenwood, a creepy premise about things lurking in dark corners, and the promise of shocking twists inspired by true events.

    Unfortunately, while the individual components…

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    deadCenter 2025 Essays Film Festivals

    ‘Susan’ Is an Intimate Portrait of Living with Dementia – dCFF25

    June 16, 2025
    Susan Movie
    Jo Light reviews "Susan" from the 2025 deadCenter Film Festival. The story follows Susan Suchan, a woman navigating life with frontotemporal dementia—the same diagnosis as actor Bruce Willis.

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    deadCenter 2025 Film Festivals

    ‘Free Leonard Peltier’ Digs Deep Into the Story of a Native Activist Wrongfully Convicted of Murder – dCFF25

    June 15, 2025
    Free Leonard Peltier
    Christopher Shultz reviews Free Leonard Peltier, the documentary following the wrongly imprisoned activist and American Indian Movement member.

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    deadCenter 2025 Essays Film Festivals

    deadCenter’s ‘Youth In Revolt Shorts’ Prove Hardship Is Ageless – dCFF25

    June 15, 2025
    Amos (Eric Burris) takes a hard-earned smoke break in 'The Thrilling Adventures of Amos Waters,' which screened as part of the 2025 deadCenter 'Youth In Revolts Shorts.'
    Daniel Bokemper recaps the 2025 deadCenter Youth In Revolt Shorts, which includes six films about adolescents struggles.

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    deadCenter 2025 Film Festivals

    ‘Queens of the Dead’ Is Tina Romero’s Out and Proud Zombie Flick – dCFF25

    June 15, 2025
    Queens of the dead
    Christopher Shultz reviews Tina Romero's queer zombie thriller, Queens of the Dead, from the 2025 deadCenter Film Festival.

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    deadCenter 2025 Essays Film Festivals

    deadCenter’s ‘It’s a Mad, Mad World Shorts’ Reveal Truth Within Chaos – dCFF25

    June 14, 2025
    Angine pays for clothing with slaps to the face in "Deux personnes échangeant de la salive," which screened as part of the 2025 deadCenter It's a Mad, Mad World Shorts.
    Daniel Bokemper recaps the 2025 deadCenter It's a Mad, Mad World Shorts, which features seven harrowing films.

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    The ‘How to Train Your Dragon’ Live-Action Remake Brings Nothing New to the Table – The Cinematic Schematic

    June 10, 2025
    Caleb Masters reviews the DreamWorks live-action remake of the beloved 2010 classic, How to Train Your Dragon.

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