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  • DramaReviews

    ‘Saint Omer’ Is a Challenging Examination of Generational Trauma

    by Spencer Henderson January 25, 2023
    by Spencer Henderson January 25, 2023

    As someone who spent the first eight years of my life in a turbulent, abusive household, generational trauma is something I have thought about often throughout my adulthood. For some, there is a palpable fear…

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  • DocumentaryReviews

    ‘The Super 8 Years’: Returning to a Time Capsule

    by Nick Kush December 20, 2022
    by Nick Kush December 20, 2022

    In reflecting on the year, a film that always comes up in my mind is Audrey Diwan’s 1960s abortion drama, Happening. Many would point to the film’s startlingly prescient release just weeks before the Dobbs…

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    ‘The Eternal Daughter’ Is a Haunting and Beautiful Mother-Daughter Ghost Story

    by Nick Kush December 15, 2022
    by Nick Kush December 15, 2022

    There’s a palpable sense of “less is more” in Joanna Hogg’s brand of formalism. Her camera is happy to sit back and observe, only moving very precisely when the scene calls for it. Commonly shooting on…

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  • DramaReviews

    ‘Call Jane’: The Story of Abortion Outside of the System

    by Adina Bernstein November 28, 2022
    by Adina Bernstein November 28, 2022

    Abortion is one of those topics that are guaranteed to generate strong opinions, regardless of where one stands on the political and religious scale. At the end of the day, it is just another medical…

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  • DocumentaryReviews

    ‘All the Beauty and the Bloodshed’: Nan Goldin’s Truth, Sacklers’ Lie

    by James Y. Lee November 27, 2022
    by James Y. Lee November 27, 2022

    One of the first notable visuals in Laura Poitras’s landmark documentary, All the Beauty and the Bloodshed, is an excerpt slideshow from Nan Goldin’s legendary photography collection, “The Ballad of Sexual Dependency” — as good a time…

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  • HorrorReviews

    London Film Festival 2022 Review: ‘Enys Men’

    by Bethany Lola November 2, 2022
    by Bethany Lola November 2, 2022

    Hopefully, in the not-too-distant future, Mark Jenkin will be the name on everyone’s lips when it comes to talking about British films. Bait will be included on film schools’ syllabi along with the likes of…

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  • ComedyReviewsRomance

    For a Dollar, Name the Best Romantic Comedy of 2022. Hint: It’s ‘Bros’

    by Sean Coates October 25, 2022
    by Sean Coates October 25, 2022

    “It wasn’t easy, but it’s worth it”. These words from co-writer and star of Bros, Billy Eichner, in his Q&A after its Melbourne premiere screening resonated with a thundering echo. Not just in terms of…

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  • DramaReviews

    ‘TÁR.’ BLANCHETT.

    by James Y. Lee October 25, 2022
    by James Y. Lee October 25, 2022

    LEVINE. To those even decently well-versed in the classical music world, the name James Levine is likely to bring forth a slew of contradicting reactions. On one end is a sense of deep reverence: Levine…

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  • DocumentaryReviews

    New York Film Festival 2022 Review: ‘Rewind and Play’

    by James Y. Lee October 16, 2022
    by James Y. Lee October 16, 2022

    When you envision the legacy of jazz pianist Thelonious Monk, you’re probably familiar with his distinct improvisation style — his winding melodies, harmonies, techniques, and dissonances that have since gone down as hallmarks in jazz…

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  • DocumentaryReviews

    New York Film Festival 2022 Review: ‘Mutzenbacher’

    by James Y. Lee October 7, 2022
    by James Y. Lee October 7, 2022

    An expansive, white-walled studio. A camera crew helmed by director Ruth Beckermann. A lavish, pink-red sofa that’s previously been used for erotic films. And 100 men, aged from 16 all the way to 99, who…

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  • DramaReviews

    New York Film Festival 2022 Review: ‘The Novelist’s Film’

    by James Y. Lee October 6, 2022
    by James Y. Lee October 6, 2022

    The legacy of South Korean auteur Hong Sang-soo seems largely separated from the stylized and dramatized sensibilities of his Korean New Wave contemporaries — the more minimalistic and theatrically conversational mise-en-scéne of his films seems…

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  • DramaReviews

    New York Film Festival 2022 Review: ‘Coma’

    by James Y. Lee October 5, 2022
    by James Y. Lee October 5, 2022

    While it’s easy to look at the repertoire of films about COVID and deem them redundant, oftentimes incredibly lazy ways to artistically reflect a universal experience, perhaps the most distinctive among them have been the…

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  • ReviewsThriller

    ‘Don’t Worry Darling’: A Tired Retread Down Paranoid Roads Well Traveled

    by Sean Coates October 4, 2022
    by Sean Coates October 4, 2022

    They say all publicity is good publicity, and Olivia Wilde’s much-anticipated directorial follow-up to Booksmart has brought with it a cascading deluge of behind-the-scenes gossip. From conflicting reports on Shia LaBeouf’s departure from the project, Wilde’s affair…

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  • DramaReviews

    Toronto International Film Festival 2022 Review: ‘The Son’

    by Brennan Dubé September 26, 2022
    by Brennan Dubé September 26, 2022

    Florian Zeller surprised the film world two years ago with his debut feature film, The Father. That film is one of the masterpieces of the 2020s, and it features what may be the best performance…

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  • DramaReviews

    Toronto International Film Festival 2022 Review: ‘The Fabelmans’

    by Brennan Dubé September 24, 2022
    by Brennan Dubé September 24, 2022

    Steven Spielberg has offered plenty of magical dreams over the years. It’s redundant to list his filmography as his repertoire speaks for itself. Steven Spielberg is a name synonymous with film. His iconic status is…

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  • ComedyReviews

    ‘See How They Run’ Is Tongue-in-Cheek Fun

    by Patricia Henderson September 22, 2022
    by Patricia Henderson September 22, 2022

    “It’s a whodunnit. You’ve seen one, you’ve seen them all,” is a line heard more than once in Tom George’s directorial debut, See How They Run. Perhaps there is some truth to that, but that doesn’t…

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  • ComedyReviews

    ‘Clerks III’: Kevin Smith’s ‘Wild Strawberries’

    by Chris van Dijk September 21, 2022
    by Chris van Dijk September 21, 2022

    I will always have a soft spot for Kevin Smith. Even if you aren’t fond of his dick jokes, any cineaste will admire his ascent as a filmmaker. He’s one of the great examples of…

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  • ReviewsThriller

    ‘Breaking’: For Want of $892

    by James Y. Lee August 26, 2022
    by James Y. Lee August 26, 2022

    There’s a scene towards the middle of Abi Damaris Corbin’s Breaking (originally titled 892 at its Sundance 2022 premiere) in which former Marine Lance Corporal Brian Brown-Easley (played by John Boyega), after being withheld from his disability check for…

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  • FantasyReviews

    ‘Squeal’ Is Charming and Horrifying in Almost Equal Measure

    by Patricia Henderson August 20, 2022
    by Patricia Henderson August 20, 2022

    The self-described “dark fairy tale,” Squeal (also known as Samuel’s Travels) is a truly international affair: the film comes from Latvia, has an Armenian writer/director, the lead actor is from Belgium, and the narrator sounds…

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  • DocumentaryReviews

    ‘Moonage Daydream’: A Dizzying, Dazzling and Life-Affirming Musical Odyssey (MIFF 2022)

    by Sean Coates August 18, 2022
    by Sean Coates August 18, 2022

    January 9th, 1997. David Bowie stands before a massive crowd at Madison Square Garden at a special concert event for his 50th birthday and exclaims, “I don’t know where I am going from here, but…

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  • Action/AdventureReviews

    ‘Emergency Declaration’: We Are Experiencing Some Turbulence

    by James Y. Lee August 11, 2022
    by James Y. Lee August 11, 2022

    It may be an obvious sentiment at this point, but it’s become genuinely difficult to look at the world around us and not think that something’s gone completely, ineffably, and gradually wrong. In the midst…

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  • ComedyHorrorReviews

    ‘Bodies Bodies Bodies’: A Slasher With Brains About the Dangers of Modern Communication

    by Spencer Henderson August 7, 2022
    by Spencer Henderson August 7, 2022

    It seems that a fair portion of Film Twitter has turned on A24. I make this observation because I pretty consistently see people mocking it as a brand, or more specifically, the specific type of fan associated…

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  • DramaReviews

    ‘Both Sides of the Blade’: Love Hurts…a Lot

    by Nick Kush August 1, 2022
    by Nick Kush August 1, 2022

    Leave it to Claire Denis to create the best representation of the pandemic onscreen yet. There are no Karens yelling over masks, no contagion spreading like wildfire. Instead, masks are a visual motif for the…

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  • ReviewsSuperhero

    ‘Thor: Love and Thunder’: Another Film Off the Rickety Marvel Assembly Line

    by Nick Kush July 26, 2022
    by Nick Kush July 26, 2022

    I had my come-to-Jesus moment with the MCU while watching Hawkeye a few months back. I had liked WandaVision and Loki enough, so why not try it out, I thought. Ten minutes in, the phone…

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  • HorrorReviews

    ‘Nope’: Jordan Peele’s Latest Terror Comes From the Sky

    by Spencer Henderson July 20, 2022
    by Spencer Henderson July 20, 2022

    If you were to ask me for a list of the most exciting directors working today, Jordan Peele would be very high on my list, if not at the very top. In 2017, Peele burst…

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  • DramaReviews

    I Finally Watched ‘Memoria’ in Theaters and It Was Amazing

    by Nick Kush July 13, 2022
    by Nick Kush July 13, 2022

    I’ll admit it, when Neon announced that Apichatpong Weerasethakul’s new film, Memoria, would embark on a never-ending, roadshow-style film tour across the country forever — meaning there will never be a streaming or Blu-ray release…

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  • ComedyReviews

    Bryan Cranston and Annette Bening Make an Endearing Couple in ‘Jerry and Marge Go Large’

    by Chris van Dijk June 29, 2022
    by Chris van Dijk June 29, 2022

    There is something quintessential American about the story of Jerry and Marge Selbee, two retirees who exploited a loophole in the lottery system and made themselves rich. A story like this can only become truly…

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  • MusicalsReviews

    ‘Elvis’: Beyond the Bright Lights

    by Chris van Dijk June 27, 2022
    by Chris van Dijk June 27, 2022

    Most musical biopics are forgettable, generic fare. They rarely resemble nothing more than a fond tribute to the artists, but as historical films or character studies, they are extremely lacking. They usually take a simplified…

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  • ComedyReviews

    Tribeca Film Festival 2022 Review: ‘Wes Schlagenhauf Is Dying’

    by James Y. Lee June 21, 2022
    by James Y. Lee June 21, 2022

    It brings me no joy to report that an indie comedy film evidently made in earnest did not resonate or connect with me, but Parker Seaman and Devin Das’s debut feature, Wes Schlagenhauf Is Dying, is…

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  • ComedyReviews

    Tribeca Film Festival 2022 Review: ‘Babysitter’

    by James Y. Lee June 20, 2022
    by James Y. Lee June 20, 2022

    There’s a certain type of fascination in watching a film where you can immediately tell that other people’s enjoyment of it will be almost entirely predicated on how much they’re able to live with its…

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