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Film Review – Titane
If I were tell you the entire plot of Titane (2021) beat by beat, you probably wouldn’t believe me. This is a one-of-a-kind experience that is equal parts brutal, shocking, horrific, hilarious, and compassionate. Winner of the Palme d’Or at this year’s Cannes Film Festival,…
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Film Review – Dune
The history of Frank Herbert’s novel Dune being adapted to the big screen has had its fair share of ups and downs. Alejandro Jodorowsky made an attempt only for the project to fall apart. David Lynch released his version in 1984 to critical and financial…
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Film Review – Mass
It’s an impossible conversation – one that no parent should ever have to go through. Two couples meet in a church hall to discuss their worst nightmares: the death of their children. To make matters worse: one couple are the parents of a victim of…
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Film Review – Halloween Kills
You would think at this point, the movie citizens of Haddonfield, Illinois would just stay away from Halloween altogether. They’ve gone through so much tragedy with the killings on or around October 31st that the day shouldn’t be one of celebration but of caution. Just…
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Film Review – Lamb
Lamb (2021) requires a giant leap of faith from the audience. Once it reveals its hand and shows what kind of story it is, you are either going to be on board with it or not. Some people may find the absurd premise ridiculous. Others…
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Film Review – The Many Saints of Newark
Fourteen years after The Sopranos ended its legendary run on television, writer/creator David Chase returns to the world of the New Jersey mob with The Many Saints of Newark (2021). Cowritten by Chase and Lawrence Konner – with long time Sopranos director Alan Taylor at…
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An Appreciation – The Thing
From the late 1970s through the ‘80s, John Carpenter directed a string of good to great films. Working primarily in the action and horror genres, Carpenter exhibited a keen sense for style – generating atmosphere and building tension. This ability was not only due to…
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Film Review – Dear Evan Hansen
Dear Evan Hansen (2021) is the film adaptation of the popular, Tony Award winning stage musical of the same name. The awards it garnered included both Best Actor as well as Best Musical. However, something went drastically wrong in the translation from Broadway to the…
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