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Karl Delossantos

Hey, I'm Karl, founder and film critic at Smash Cut. I started Smash Cut in 2014 to share my love of movies and give a perspective I haven't yet seen represented. I'm also an editor at The New York Times, a Rotten Tomatoes-approved critic, and a member of the Online Film Critics Society.

The First Omen is a sinful delight | review

HorrorKarl DelossantosApril 5, 2024
Nell Tiger Free in The First Omen. Courtesy of 20th Century Studios.

Preceding the 1976 classic, The First Omen follows a young nun-to-be who discovers an insidious plot to bring about the antichrist

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Dev Patel’s Monkey Man is an action thriller with a lot on its mind | review

ActionKarl DelossantosApril 3, 2024
Dev Patel in Monkey Man. Courtesy of Monkeypaw Pictures.

Dev Patel’s directorial debut Monkey Man follows an Indian man on a mission for revenge against the people and politics that wronged him

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Queer revenge thriller Femme slays | review

DramaKarl DelossantosMarch 21, 2024
Nathan Stewart-Jarrett and George MacKay in Femme. Courtesy of Utopia.

After a homophobic attack, a gay man sets out for revenge on his assailant when he discovers he is closeted in Femme

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Dune: Part Two is an epic science fiction masterpiece | review

ActionKarl DelossantosFebruary 21, 20241
A scene from Dune: Part Two.

Dune: Part Two finds would-be messiah Paul Atreides on a revenge mission that may take him to the dark side of Arrakis

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Past Lives Analysis: Romance, Race and Regret

Movie AnalysisKarl DelossantosFebruary 12, 2024
Past Lives analysis

This week, we analyze romantic drama Past Lives and discuss how it explores race, the immigrant experience and challenges the concept of a soulmate

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‘How to Have Sex’ is the best movie of the year | movie review

DramaKarl DelossantosFebruary 1, 2024

How to Have Sex follows a trio of friends on a drunken debauched island holiday that leads to trouble

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In an effort to update a classic, ‘Mean Girls’ feels dated | movie review

ComedyKarl DelossantosJanuary 19, 2024

Modern classic Mean Girls returns in musical form to the big screen after a hit Broadway run. So fetch.

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Best Movies of 2023

Movie ListsKarl DelossantosDecember 22, 2023
Best Movies of 2023

From Beyoncé and Bernstein to Godzilla and Frankenstein, here are the best movies of 2023 that made us, as Nicole Kidman said, laugh, cry and care.

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‘Renaissance: A Film by Beyoncé’ is a shimmering documentary stunner | review  

DocumentaryKarl DelossantosDecember 3, 20231

Renaissance: A Film by Beyoncé takes us onstage and behind the scenes of her record-breaking tour with intimate vignettes that uncover how the show and album came together.

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Colman Domingo gives ‘Rustin’ the megaphone | review

DramaKarl DelossantosOctober 20, 2023
Colman Domingo in Rustin. Courtesy of Netflix.

In Netflix’s new biopic, Colman Domingo plays civil rights activist Bayard Rustin as he plans the March on Washington in just eight weeks

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