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POOR THINGS NYFF REVIEW: EMMA STONE ASKS “WHAT WAS I MADE FOR” IN YORGOS LANTHIMOS’ BONKERS, SEX DRIVEN AND CURIOUS FEMINIST ODYSSEY
You wouldn’t be wrong in watching POOR THINGS and thinking it asks the same question as another mega film from this year. And that question is “what was I made for?” Here however this question is answered through its own…
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MAY DECEMBER NYFF REVIEW: TODD HAYNE’S LATEST IS AS UNCOMFORTABLE AS IT IS GLORIOUS
Todd Haynes was never going to make it easy to digest. No should it ever be. The director known for leaving you with peculiar lasting thoughts and scandalous ideas at times has found with MAY DECEMBER a script (written by…
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DUMB MONEY REVIEW: WALL STREET CRSHES IN A HYSTERCIAL MEME INFUSED REBELLION
The most impressive feature of Craig Gillespie’s DUMB MONEY is that it quickly shows you that this is actually a period piece film. While the time it dedicates itself to is all too recent it becomes apparent that 2020 and…
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ANATOMY OF A FALL REVIEW: A DEADLY MARRIAGE IS PUT ON TRAIL IN JUSTINE TRIET’S MASTERFUL EXAMINATION
There is nothing uncommon about suspicion of the spouse when a married person dies. Everyone has seen enough police and courtroom dramas to know your go to suspect is often right when unveiling the curtains of someone’s marriage. In lesser…
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THE BOY AND THE HERON TIFF REVIEW” THE BEST OF THE HITS COMES ALIVE IN MIYAZAKI’S BEAUTIFUL AND MESSY SWAN SONG
There comes a point where it becomes impossible to argue with a master. Hayao Miyazaki is just that; a master. A man who has mastered his craft of not just animation, but one that has taken us into a whole…
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YOU ARE SO NOT INVITED TO MY BAT MITZVAH REVIEW: SUNNY SANDLER SHINES REMINDING US THAT GROWING UP IS HELL EVEN WHEN YOU HAVE FAITH
If there is a Hell on earth then it has to be being a teenage girl in middle school. While there have been many films over the years about young girlhood and the pressures of school and home life they…
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STRAYS REVIEW: THIS RAUNCHY DOG COMEDY SHOULD BE PUT DOWN IMMEDIATELY
There has been constant discussion in the film community over what is happening to comedy blockbusters in theaters. And while it is hard to say they are nonexistent when the biggest movie event of the year is a comedy about…
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BLUE BEETLE REVIEW: LATINO FAMILY LOVE MAKES THIS SUPERHERO ORIGIN A MUCH NEEDED WIN
It never should have taken this long. The first live action Latino superhero movie. It all seems like a cake walk, comic book and superhero films dominate the theaters. Hispanic ticket holders make up 29% of the purchases. There was…
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TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES: MUTANT MAYHEM REVIEW: LOVABLE MUTANTS DELIVER THE BEST “TMNT” FILM EVER
Everyone knows the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles are popular. Since their 1984 creation from comic book creators Kevin Eastman and Peter Laird, this group of mischief reptiles have taken over comic books, animated shows, movies, lunchboxes, toys and so much…
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HAUNTED MANSION REVIEW: GRIM GRINNING GHOSTS COME OUT TO SOCIALIZE IN THIS GOOFY AFTERLIFE CHARMER
Welcome foolish mortals to the review of the latest film from the Disney studios. A film that will surprise you with its charm and mature themes of grief and life after death. I am your host, your ghost host, and…
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