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‘WILDWOOD’ REVIEW: LAIKA’S LATEST IS A VISUAL MASTERPIECE WHILE ITS SCRIPT CAN’T FIND ITS WAY OUT OF THE FOREST
There is magic in the world. Something many of us were told from a young age. Some of us were told this by parents, others by teachers and most of all the children’s books we grew up reading that shaped…
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‘WILD HORSE NINE’ PHILADELPHIA FILM FESTIVAL REVIEW: MARTIN MCDONAGH’S BLEAK CIA ROMP IS A PERFECT REMINDER THAT SOME COWBOYS NEVER HAVE TO PAY THEIR DUE
After several films it would be fair to say that fans (and naysayers) of Martin McDonagh know what to expect from his work. His quick growing resume all seem to hold the same dark provocative style and humor that has…
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‘RIVER’ BROOKLYN HORROR FILM FESTIVAL REVIEW: TWO BELOVED FINAL GIRLS TEAM UP FOR A TERRIFYING TRIP DOWNSTREAM
Family trauma is nothing new when it comes to horror but there is a reason so many filmmakers keep coming back to it and the pain it brings along. Three siblings set along for a boat ride down a local…
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‘213 BONES’ SCREAMFEST LA REVIEW: THE SLASHER GENRE HEADS BACK TO COLLEGE IN A FRESH AND BLOODY WHODUNNIT
The slasher genre may be a staple in the horror cinematic world, but it would not be talking out of terms to say that the more specific college slasher film has not always had its day under the knife. The…
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‘SENSE AND SENSIBILITY’ REVIEW: GEORGIA OAKLEY’S STUNNING ADAPTATION BRINGS BACK YEARNING IN THE YEAR’S MOST BEAUTIFUL FILM
There are plenty of reasons to say that Jane Austen’s “Sense and Sensibility” did not need another adaptation. Jane Austen’s “Sense and Sensibility” is no stranger to adaptations. A story over two hundred years old has seen several mini-series adaptations…
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‘THE ONLY LIVING PICKPOCKET IN NEW YORK’ NEW YORK FILM FESTIVAL REVIEW: JOHN TURTURRO SLOWS THINGS DOWN IN A BREEZY ODE TO THE OLD TIMERS OF NEW YORK CITY
The term “love letter” gets thrown around way too much especially when discussing movies. If you think about it nearly every movie is a “love letter” to something otherwise the director’s passion or screenwriter’s ambition would be nowhere to find.…
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‘V/H/S/ MIXTAPE’ REVIEW: THE LATEST INSTALLMENT IN THIS ANTHOLOGY SERIES FEELS MORE FORGOTTEN B SIDE THAN RADIO HIT
For any fans of the horror franchise V/H/S/ it would not be crazy to say that these films feel quite different than when the series first launched in 2012. With nine films underway the series which for those that are…
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‘ARTIFICIAL’ NEW YORK FILM FESTIVAL REVIEW: LUCA GUADAGNINO’S TIMELY SATIRE BITES BACK IN A POST “SOCIAL NETWORK” WORLD
Although the world may have you believe otherwise it is actually incredibly easy to not willing use artificial intelligence. It may be seething it nearly everything there is but just like it is at its most primitive A.I. needs humans.…
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‘MISTY GREEN’ NEW YORK FILM FESTIVAL REVIEW: ROSALIND ELEAZAR IS SENSATIONAL BUT GETS BOGGED DOWN BY CHRIS ROCK’S FEARS OF LOS ANGELES
Many people have mixed feelings about Hollywood, no one more than the people who actually work in Tinseltown and have seen behind the curtains. To know that beneath all the glitz and glamour is a world of people who need…
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‘CLUB KID’ NEW YORK FILM FESTIVAL REVIEW: JORDAN FIRSTMAN NEEDS TO GROW UP IN A HYSTERICAL TEARJERKER OF FATHERHOOD AND SELF LOVE
Everyone has that friend that needs to grow up. If you don’t have that friend you may be that person. Hell this critic writing this review certainly was (and still is at times), but growing up is far from any…
