Presence: A Ghost Story in Reverse
Presence takes the classic ghost story movie and turns it on its head. Rather than following a family getting spooked by an afterlife entity, we follow the action from the…
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- flight risk
- January 24, 2025
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Flight Risk Needs A Pilot
Mel Gibson’s newest film Flight Risk is a far cry from some of the actor/director’s greatest hits. While polarizing, there are some truly great films in Gibson’s directorial filmography. From…
- all that jazz
- January 21, 2025
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The Criterion 40: All That Jazz
By the time All That Jazz released in 1979, Bob Fossee was already a legend of the film and play industry. He had made a name for himself acting and…
- the brutalist
- January 17, 2025
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The Brutalist: Monumental Says Everyone
A lot of superlatives have been thrown around when describing Brady Corbet’s newest film The Brutalist. But one word has come to define and surmise both the film and the…
- January 17, 2025
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Wolf Man Is Too Much Metaphor, Too Little Monster
Leigh Whannell’s newest film Wolf Man is both a technical achievement and a narrative bore. This pseudo-remake of the well-known lycanthrope legend starts off strong before diving into too many…
- the last showgirl
- January 15, 2025
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The Last Showgirl: A Life Well-Wasted
Gia Coppola’s latest film The Last Showgirl is a fascinating look at life in the arts. Well, not exactly the arts. But maybe arts adjacent? Unlike Paul Verhoeven’s inscrutable Showgirls,…
- tokyo story
- January 13, 2025
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The Criterion 40: Tokyo Story
Tokyo Story was not a success on its initial release, especially with international audiences. The film is highly specific to Japanese culture and is slowly paced. It’s not until about…
- den of thieves 2
- January 10, 2025
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Den of Thieves 2: Unnecessary Fun
Christian Gudegast returns to the Den of Thieves world with Den of Thieves 2: Pantera. Where the first film was a smaller contained Los Angeles-based crime story, this one is…
- a complete unknown
- January 8, 2025
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A Complete Unknown: The First Time You Heard Dylan
James Mangold’s A Complete Unknown is barely a movie. There is very little conflict through the first two acts. The main conflict of whether Dylan will go electric is softened…
The Criterion 40: 8 1/2
Federico Fellini’s 8 1/2 is a masterpiece in cinema and narrative expression. 8 1/2 is a film about film. More specifically, it’s a film about art and the artists who…
