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Friday, November 25, 2022

Steven Spielberg compellingly delves into the past with The Fabelmans

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  They say "you can't go home again," but leave it to Steven Spielberg and writer Tony Kuschner to prove that axiom wrong, at ...
Wednesday, November 16, 2022

She Said is a standard, but frequently impactful journalism drama

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CW: Discussions of sexual assault, rape ahead 2022 has already seen the old-school 2000s romantic-comedy come back to the big screen with fi...

Pinocchio is an incredibly charming lark from Guillermo del Toro

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  What can you do to make Pinocchio seem new again? It's a question director Robert Zemeckis couldn't figure out a good answer for i...
Monday, November 14, 2022

Black Panther: Wakanda Forever is a moving, if crowded, return to Wakanda

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  The very first line of Black Panther: Wakanda Forever , spoken by Shuri (Letitia Wright) off-screen against a black screen, makes it clear...
Saturday, November 12, 2022

The emotionally rich Aftersun is one of 2022's greatest movies (SPOILERS)

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  SPOILERS AHEAD Aftersun begins with a seemingly normal status quo. A dad, Calum (Paul Mescal) is taking his daughter, Sophie (Frankie Cori...
Wednesday, November 2, 2022

Armageddon Time is a weaker, but often interesting, directorial effort from James Gray

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  Growing up isn't easy. It's always an awkward experience full of stumbles, misunderstandings, and anxiety. It's an especially ...
Sunday, October 30, 2022

Till is a deeply human biopic with a mesmerizing lead performance

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  Mamie Till (Danielle Deadwyler) was insistent to her son, Emmett Till (Jalyn Hall), that he be careful when going down to visit cousins in...
Saturday, October 29, 2022

The Inspection excels in its acting and writing

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  The quietly thoughtful nature of The Inspection is communicated almost right from the start of Elegance Bratton's screenplay (he also...
Sunday, October 23, 2022

Triangle of Sadness is a sometimes rocky but always compelling voyage

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  In talking about why  Titanic  proved so interesting to moviegoers, writer/director James Cameron has said that he saw the ship as functi...
Monday, October 17, 2022

Empire of Light is a bit dim when it comes to being a cohesive movie

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In one of its many scenes that could’ve functioned fine as an ending, Empire of Life contains a scene where movie theater employee Hilary S...
Saturday, October 15, 2022

Tár hits a high note with its thoughtful and captivating filmmaking

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Toward the end of Tár , titular protagonist Lydia Tár (Cate Blanchett) is watching an ancient video of a conductor talking about what makes ...
Thursday, October 13, 2022

Halloween Ends SPOILER THOUGHTS

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MASSIVE SPOILERS FOR HALLOWEEN ENDS ARE BELOW! READ ON AT YOUR DISCRETION!

Halloween Ends sends the Halloween saga out on an unfocused whimper

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  "Maybe it's time to let the old ways die." - Jackson Maine (Bradley Cooper), A Star is Born I love how horror films can comb...
Tuesday, October 11, 2022

The Banshees of Inisherin brilliantly contemplates the conflict-driven nature of humanity

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  All throughout writer/director Martin McDonagh's The Banshees of Inisherin , the Irish Civil War rages on in the background. Both the ...
Thursday, October 6, 2022

Javier Bardem can only liven up Lyle Lyle Crocodile so much

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If Disney wants to focus on Marvel movies and live-action remakes when it comes to big-screen features, then I guess other studios will have...
Monday, October 3, 2022

The laughs are quite enjoyable in the flawed rom-com Bros

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In many ways,  Bros looks like the future of mainstream movies. As its marketing has proudly trumpeted, this is one of the first major studi...