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Luce
(2019)
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Dan Scully
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Like it or not, this film will start many a conversation, and good ones at that. Luce simply must be seen to be believed.
Posted May 21, 2024
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The Holdovers
(2023)
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Angela L. Harmon
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Nothing too cheerful and no one too caustic, apparently this is what’s been missing from the Christmas movie canon: a Payne pop music movie in a minor key.
Posted Oct 28, 2023
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Fingernails
(2023)
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Angela L. Harmon
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Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind’s introverted gothic sister, Fingernails employs a sweetly laid, nimble metaphor to explore both the complacency in relationships and the arbitrary ties that bind.
Posted Oct 28, 2023
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The First Step
(2021)
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Dan Scully
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The film allows breathing room for every opinion, showing that Jones' detractors are acting from an honorable and logical place.
Posted Nov 20, 2021
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Petite Maman
(2021)
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Dan Scully
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The dissolution of the barrier provided by the screen is as complete as can be with Sciamma behind the wheel.
Posted Nov 07, 2021
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Agnes
(2021)
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Dan Scully
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Promising, but incomplete.
Posted Nov 07, 2021
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Catch the Fair One
(2021)
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Dan Scully
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I love when a project manifested from true artistic passion hits its mark, and that's very much the case here.
Posted Nov 07, 2021
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Beyond the Infinite Two Minutes
(2020)
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Dan Scully
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Utilizes a simple idea to create a complicated plot, while magically keeping the whole thing accessible, fun, and difficult to poke through with logic holes.
Posted Nov 07, 2021
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One Second
(2020)
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Dan Scully
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A delightful film about the power of cinema, the pleasure of exhibition, and the collective experience of consumption.
Posted Nov 07, 2021
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Mass
(2021)
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Dan Scully
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Kranz finds the cinema in the faces of his performers.
Posted Nov 07, 2021
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Mother Schmuckers
(2021)
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Dan Scully
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A chaotically silly piece of insanity that had me laughing myself stupid for 70 minutes straight.
Posted Nov 07, 2021
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Red Rocket
(2021)
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Dan Scully
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Not an outwardly political film so much as it is a humanist one, which allows for the story to go to some seriously dark and murky places.
Posted Nov 07, 2021
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The Novice
(2021)
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Dan Scully
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A clinic on how to make heightened visuals feel organic, while using them to really rattle the viewer.
Posted Nov 07, 2021
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The Sadness
(2021)
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Dan Scully
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It's absolutely revolting in every way and it rules.
Posted Nov 07, 2021
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The French Dispatch
(2021)
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Angela L. Harmon
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The French Dispatch has something darker operating beneath its agile dialogue and energetic business.
Posted Oct 27, 2021
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Annette
(2021)
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Dan Scully
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Delivers 100% on its promise of 'a Sparks musical directed by Leos Carax'.
Posted Aug 11, 2021
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The Tomorrow War
(2021)
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Dan Scully
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I felt some pretty strong B-movie vibes, and when the film embraces this, it rocks extremely hard. It's when it takes itself too seriously that it ends up coming across as silly.
Posted Jul 07, 2021
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My Heart Can't Beat Unless You Tell It To
(2020)
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Dan Scully
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New thematic threads are being woven through an old thing, while also offering a solid platform upon which to display a handful of uncommonly good performances.
Posted Jun 25, 2021
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The Sparks Brothers
(2021)
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Dan Scully
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A poignant ode to family, and the power of making art for art's sake.
Posted Jun 19, 2021
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The Conjuring: The Devil Made Me Do It
(2021)
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Dan Scully
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The dread and ingenuity that defined the well-designed terrors of previous entries is gone entirely, making way for scares so telegraphed that they feel perfunctory.
Posted Jun 03, 2021
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In the Heights
(2021)
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Dan Scully
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As joyous and bright as film musicals can be, and comes complete with a compelling cast of characters, assured direction, and a message of love.
Posted May 26, 2021
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Army Of The Dead
(2021)
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Dan Scully
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Violent, action-packed, funny, and surprisingly moving, it delivers on everything it should.
Posted May 26, 2021
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Adverse
(2021)
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Dan Scully
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It's not the plot that resonates once the credits roll - it's the characters.
Posted May 25, 2021
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Those Who Wish Me Dead
(2021)
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Dan Scully
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A supremely entertaining thriller that delivers its charms in brutal flourishes, punctuated by a roster of large, scene-chewing performances.
Posted May 16, 2021
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Oxygen
(2021)
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Dan Scully
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Its unique approach had me clenching my clenchables much harder than I expected to on a rainy Sunday.
Posted May 12, 2021
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The Mauritanian
(2021)
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Dan Scully
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At points the film is positively gripping. At others it feels like wheels are being spun just to cover perfunctory ground.
Posted May 12, 2021
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Wrath of Man
(2021)
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Dan Scully
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By blending the best elements of three subgenres and executing them to near perfection, Ritchie has outdone himself in a big way.
Posted May 09, 2021
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Mortal Kombat
(2021)
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Dan Scully
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I wouldn't call Mortal Kombat a flawless victory, but it's a victory all the same.
Posted Apr 25, 2021
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Godzilla vs. Kong
(2021)
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Dan Scully
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It rips HARD.
Posted Apr 01, 2021
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Nobody
(2021)
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Dan Scully
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Nobody is why movies exist. Pure escapist perfection.
Posted Mar 28, 2021
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Crisis
(2021)
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Dan Scully
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Provokes thought in an area that could stand to have more light shed upon it.
Posted Mar 21, 2021
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Slaxx
(2020)
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Dan Scully
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It's absolutely insane, and oh so much fun.
Posted Mar 16, 2021
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100 Days to Live
(2019)
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Dan Scully
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One of those rare shoestring productions that holds the viewer's interest until the very end.
Posted Mar 16, 2021
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Sacrifice
(2021)
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Dan Scully
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Takes its time getting to the scary stuff, but uses that time to ratchet up the dread in a big way, leading to a surprising finale that chills to the bone.
Posted Feb 20, 2021
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Greenland
(2020)
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Dan Scully
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It's a silly script, but it's most definitely not stupid. Respect.
Posted Feb 15, 2021
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Bliss
(2021)
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Dan Scully
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The film seems so in love with its perceived cleverness that it is blind to how sloppily it tells its story.
Posted Feb 08, 2021
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The Little Things
(2021)
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Dan Scully
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Despite all of its problems, I very much enjoyed the film.
Posted Jan 28, 2021
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PG: Psycho Goreman
(2020)
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Dan Scully
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A film that is as crass and goofy as it is touching
Posted Jan 19, 2021
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One Night in Miami
(2020)
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Dan Scully
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Showcases a wealth of talents both in front of and behind the camera.
Posted Jan 19, 2021
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Wonder Woman 1984
(2020)
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Dan Scully
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Exactly what I needed during this atypical holiday season.
Posted Dec 23, 2020
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News of the World
(2020)
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Dan Scully
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Tom Hanks has almost completed his transformation into Robert Forster, which is nice given the Robert Forster shaped hole in the universe right now.
Posted Dec 21, 2020
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Promising Young Woman
(2020)
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Dan Scully
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A fearless, angry movie, the likes of which we rarely see anymore.
Posted Dec 21, 2020
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Vanguard
(2020)
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Dan Scully
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The time I spent with Vanguard was not wasted time, but I'd be lying if I said it were a good movie.
Posted Nov 18, 2020
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Freaky
(2020)
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Dan Scully
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The comedy is mostly quite funny, and largely based in character rather than gags, and the horror elements are delightfully gruesome.
Posted Nov 13, 2020
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The Killing of Two Lovers
(2020)
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Dan Scully
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Keeps things at a rolling boil for the entirety of its 85 minutes, not a single one of which is wasted.
Posted Nov 08, 2020
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Zappa
(2020)
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Dan Scully
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A document that feels like it was created by Zappa himself.
Posted Nov 08, 2020
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Digger
(2020)
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Dan Scully
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So rare is it for a film to land on 'it's complicated,' and how lovely it is when it does.
Posted Nov 08, 2020
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Night of the Kings
(2020)
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Dan Scully
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I've never seen anything like it.
Posted Nov 08, 2020
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MLK/FBI
(2020)
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Dan Scully
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Succeeds at undercutting all of the efforts of the FBI in that it reminds us that Dr. King, warts and all, was a human being.
Posted Nov 08, 2020
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I'm Your Woman
(2020)
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Dan Scully
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Sometimes chilling, sometimes hilarious, but always powerfully realistic and human, even in a story that benefits from a heightened aesthetic.
Posted Nov 03, 2020
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