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    ‘Soylent Green’: When Extras Steal the Scene

    by Kali Tuttle April 24, 2023
    by Kali Tuttle April 24, 2023

    Soylent Green is one of the most iconic dystopian films of the 1970s. Who can forget the twist ending with Charlton Heston’s screaming the truth to the surrounding people? Of course, Heston is the star of…

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    ‘Insomnia’ Is a Sleeper Hit

    by Kali Tuttle July 2, 2022
    by Kali Tuttle July 2, 2022

    Christopher Nolan’s earlier films were not as big as they should have been. Films like Memento and Insomnia should have had the cultural impact that Inception or The Dark Knight had, but Nolan just hadn’t hit his stride in the public consciousness yet.…

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    Lisbeth Deserved Better in David Fincher’s ‘The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo’

    by Kali Tuttle December 23, 2021
    by Kali Tuttle December 23, 2021

    Mikael Blomkvist (Daniel Craig) got the ending that Lisbeth Salander (Rooney Mara) deserved in The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo. After years of the government bouncing her around and facing discrimination and violence, she deserved to be…

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    Martin Scorcese’s Hitchcockian ‘Cape Fear’

    by Kali Tuttle November 29, 2021
    by Kali Tuttle November 29, 2021

    Cape Fear is a Hitchcock film without Hitchcock. Who better to make it than Martin Scorcese, the master of all things bloody and dark? It’s the kind of film that theaters were made for. Cape Fear is…

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    ‘Stowaway’ Is a Breath of Fresh Air

    by Aubrey McKay May 8, 2021
    by Aubrey McKay May 8, 2021

    With the world slowly starting to show signs of normalcy, the impact of COVID-19 on the entertainment industry, and specifically film, is undeniable. The visible wake of the impact from the virus grows more apparent…

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    ‘Crisis at the Canal’: The Latest Michael Bay Film

    by Kali Tuttle April 13, 2021
    by Kali Tuttle April 13, 2021

    It was a day like any other: Chad McSmithJohnson was guiding the large cargo ship through the Suez Canal as he normally does. He looked down at a picture of him, his estranged wife, and…

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  • Streaming ReviewsStreaming Thriller

    ‘Red Dot’ Is Only Watchable Under Very Specific Circumstances

    by Ingridje February 18, 2021
    by Ingridje February 18, 2021

    Well, it couldn’t last forever, could it? Week after week, I have been able to watch and review some splendid movies on this very site. Unfortunately, Red Dot is not one of them. In fact,…

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    ‘The Silence of the Lambs’ and the Art of Framing

    by Kali Tuttle February 17, 2021
    by Kali Tuttle February 17, 2021

    The Silence of the Lambs scares the living daylights out of me. Anthony Hopkins is possibly the most terrifying actor to exist. I’m not sure if he should take that as a compliment or not, but…

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    A Family of Trappers Encounter a Vicious Predator in the Unforgettable ‘Hunter Hunter’

    by Chris van Dijk December 30, 2020
    by Chris van Dijk December 30, 2020

    This much-belated review could have been finished last week, considering the film came out on the 18th. But I’ll be honest, considering that Christmas was coming, I didn’t want to spend my time writing about…

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    ‘Greenland’: A New Disaster Movie In 2020. What Could Go Wrong?

    by George Clark November 22, 2020
    by George Clark November 22, 2020

    Greenland is Gerard Butler’s latest attempt at starring in a disaster movie, following the flop that is 2017’s Geostorm. Directed by Ric Roman Waugh and starring the aforementioned Gerard Butler along with Morena Baccarin and Roger…

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    An Interview with Paul Komadina, Director of ‘Abduction’

    by Sean Coates October 30, 2020
    by Sean Coates October 30, 2020

    Recently screened online at North Bend Film Fest as part of Nightstream, Abduction is a new Australian science fiction short from director, Paul Komadina. The film follows a young woman that wakes up in a field after…

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    Five Times ‘Requiem for a Dream’ Completely Floored Me

    by Kali Tuttle October 27, 2020
    by Kali Tuttle October 27, 2020

    I’d never actually seen Requiem for a Dream before and I realized that there was a good reason for that after I watched it: it scared the living daylights out of me. Of course, the subject matter…

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    ‘Buried’ Can’t Keep Ryan Reynolds in a Box

    by Cammy Madden September 29, 2020
    by Cammy Madden September 29, 2020

    It’s hard to believe that it has been 10 years since Buried was released. I can only imagine that the pitch for 90 minutes of a man in a coffin must have been difficult; and…

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    ‘i’m thinking of ending things’: Kaufman’s Latest Is One of the Most Profoundly Depressing Films Ever Made

    by Spencer Henderson September 12, 2020
    by Spencer Henderson September 12, 2020

    The following contains major spoilers for i’m thinking of ending things!!! Let’s be honest, 2020 is just the worst. It is an absolute black hole that swallows anything fun or even relatively comforting in favor…

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    My Explorations of Tubi TV: Part 8

    by Ingridje September 2, 2020
    by Ingridje September 2, 2020

    Tubi TV is a fascinating, free service full of cult oddities from around the world. It’s got a little bit of everything a movie fan could ever want. As such, on a recurring basis, we’re…

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    ‘Runon’ by Daniel Kaufman

    by The MovieBabble Staff August 15, 2020
    by The MovieBabble Staff August 15, 2020

    All Luke and his mom have are two garbage bags full of clothes, and two tickets out of town on the midnight Greyhound. Like he’s assembling a puzzle, Luke has to figure out the why…

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    MIFF 2020 Review: ‘Lara’

    by Anna Campion August 10, 2020
    by Anna Campion August 10, 2020

    Lara, Jane-Ole Gerster’s sophomore feature, follows Lara Jenkins, a divorced mother on her 60th birthday. Not only is this her birthday, but it is also her son’s first solo concert as a pianist and composer.…

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  • ReviewsThriller

    ‘She Dies Tomorrow’: A Solid and Timely Sophomore Feature from Amy Seimetz

    by Spencer Henderson August 5, 2020
    by Spencer Henderson August 5, 2020

    She Dies Tomorrow is the latest film from writer/director/actress Amy Seimetz. It is her second feature film in the director’s chair, but she has directed a fair amount of TV including some episodes of Atlanta…

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    ‘The Big Ugly’ is a Surprisingly Gentle, Character-driven Thriller Starring Vinnie Jones

    by Chris van Dijk August 2, 2020
    by Chris van Dijk August 2, 2020

    A mob enforcer with a troubled conscience, a crime boss who wants to go legit, and an oilman with a fatalistic code of honor. These are the three main players of Scott Wiper’s The Big…

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    My Explorations of Tubi TV: Part 7

    by Ingridje July 31, 2020
    by Ingridje July 31, 2020

    Tubi TV is a fascinating, free service full of cult oddities from around the world. It’s got a little bit of everything a movie fan could ever want. As such, on a recurring basis, we’re…

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    ‘Fatal Affair’ is the Worst Kind of Bad Movie. It’s Just Plain Boring.

    by Nick Kush July 24, 2020
    by Nick Kush July 24, 2020

    Fatal Affair debuted at #1 on Netflix’s Top 10 feature last weekend. It’s also the latest in a long line of baffling movies to appear on the streaming giant’s puzzling feature. Sure, Da 5 Bloods,…

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    Ranking the Films of Jeremy Saulnier

    by Nick Kush June 4, 2020
    by Nick Kush June 4, 2020

    If I had to put money on which director would take the big leap in the next decade, most (if not all) of it would be on Jeremy Saulnier. You could say I have a lot of…

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  • ComedyReviews

    Jean Dujardin Stars as a Jacket Enthusiast Turned Serial Killer in ‘Deerskin’

    by Nick Kush April 30, 2020
    by Nick Kush April 30, 2020

    I agonized over the title of this article for some time. (SEO is tough, ya’ll.) But sometimes, when a movie is as ridiculous as Deerskin, being as plain as possible can do wonders. It paints…

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  • Streaming ReviewsStreaming Thriller

    ‘The Decline’ into a Fight for Survival

    by Ingridje April 4, 2020
    by Ingridje April 4, 2020

    When it comes to Canadian directors, I am almost ashamed to say that I only know two of them. First, there is Denys Arcand whose Les Invasions Barbares deservedly won the Academy Award for Best Foreign…

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  • Top 10 Lists

    Top 10 Best Outbreak Movies

    by Kali Tuttle March 29, 2020
    by Kali Tuttle March 29, 2020

    In this time of Coronavirus deluge and upheaval, I think it’s time for a top 10 list, don’t you? That’s right, folks — today, we are looking at some of the best outbreak movies! (In…

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  • Streaming ReviewsStreaming Thriller

    Netflix’s ‘The Occupant’ is an Uncommonly Intelligent, Gripping Thriller

    by Brian Connor March 27, 2020
    by Brian Connor March 27, 2020

    After last week’s The Platform, Netflix continues something of a roll for Spanish releases with David and Àlex Pastor’s The Occupant, a viscerally dark meditation on masculinity and status in an increasingly precarious world. (And…

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    ‘Swallow’ and the Art of Making Audiences Squirm

    by Nick Kush March 5, 2020
    by Nick Kush March 5, 2020

    From generations of watching blood spew all over the screen — brought upon by some of our favorite horror icons and other nefarious ne’er-do-wells — we’re all a bit conditioned to bodily harm in movies.…

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    ‘The Last Thing He Wanted’ is an Unfocused Mess with Its Heart in the Right Place

    by Chris van Dijk March 2, 2020
    by Chris van Dijk March 2, 2020

    The Iran-Contra affair is just one of the many dark elements of Reagan’s presidency. While The Gipper’s supporters perceived him as a warm and benevolent figure, his presidential reign was merciless on unions, the LGBTQ community, HIV-sufferers, or…

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    ‘Disappearance at Clifton Hill’ Takes the Unreliable Narrator Up a Notch

    by Nick Kush February 28, 2020
    by Nick Kush February 28, 2020

    I like to think I’m a fan of most film genres, but there’s something about a taut mystery that is extra exciting. Disappearance at Clifton Hill channels a lot of what makes the genre great, trapping…

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    ‘Come to Daddy’ is a Cult Classic in the Making

    by Chris van Dijk February 11, 2020
    by Chris van Dijk February 11, 2020

    Elijah Wood will most likely be remembered as Frodo Baggins, the kind-hearted and heroic hobbit who struggled through the corrupting powers of Sauron’s Ring. But his acting career besides his middle-earth ventures should be not…

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