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Comedy, Fantasy, FilmFilm – Journey to the West: Conquering the Demons
A loopy, cartoonish trailer lured me to Journey to the West: Conquering the Demons (2013), a comedic fantasy based…
January 16, 2023 -
Film, Science Fiction, ThrillerFilm: Don’t Worry Darling
Early on, it didn’t seem likely to me that Don’t Worry Darling (2022)—a major release that saw as much…
January 5, 2023 -
Drama, Film, ThrillerFilm: Emily the Criminal
Further evidence of Aubrey Plaza’s acting chops is extraneous at this point, but Emily the Criminal (2022) delivers it…
December 27, 2022 -
Comedy, Film, MysteryFilm – Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery
Rian Johnson’s hit Knives Out was bound to be a tough trick to replicate, but Glass Onion: A Knives…
December 26, 2022 -
Comedy, Drama, Fantasy, FilmFilm: Bardo, False Chronicle of a Handful of Truths
Alejandro G. Iñárritu’s Bardo, False Chronicle of a Handful of Truths (2022) is one of those rare films where…
December 26, 2022 -
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Drama, Film, Science FictionFilm: High-Rise
Somehow, I made it through High-Rise (2015) without knowing it was based on a J.G. Ballard novel—which, in retrospect,…
November 22, 2022 -
Film, Horror, Science FictionFilm: Crimes of the Future
Writer-director David Cronenberg returns to his speculative roots with Crimes of the Future (2022), an unsettling blend of body…
November 6, 2022 -
Comedy, Film, Horror, Science FictionFilm: Nope
Clearly there’s something about the artistry of Jordan Peele’s films that appeals to me, because even in the case…
November 5, 2022 -
Comedy, FilmFilm: Authors Anonymous
Indie romcom Authors Anonymous (2014) has a very specific target audience, and as such might fly right over the…
October 14, 2022 -
Drama, FilmFilm: The Group
Sidney Lumet’s directorial career is as vast and varied as they come. I’ve enjoyed enough of his films –…
October 2, 2022 -
Film, Spies, ThrillerFilm: The Tourist
On paper, there are plenty of reasons for The Tourist (2010) to be a good film: attractive leads, a solid…
September 25, 2022 -
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Comedy, Comics, Fantasy, Film, Science FictionFilm: Thor: Love and Thunder
After bemoaning my frustrating inability to connect with massively popular properties like The Sandman, here comes Thor: Love and…
September 18, 2022