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Film Review – Rebel Moon – Part Two: The Scargiver
The phrase “Less is More” simply does not exist in Zack Snyder’s vocabulary. He is a filmmaker obsessed with excess – making every shot of his films big, grand, and operatic. And while the approach does lend to some slick imagery – such as the opening…
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Film Review – Sasquatch Sunset
I’ll say this much: Sasquatch Sunset (2024) chooses a lane and sticks with it. Admittedly, the film should be admired for staying true to its gimmick and not wavering in the slightest, for better or worse. But I wonder if the result was worth the effort. The…
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Film Review – Civil War
The title of Civil War (2024) is a little misleading. The film does take place during a fictional scenario in which a section of U.S. states broke off and entered armed conflict with the rest of the country. But to say that this is about war, or…
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Film Review – The Greatest Hits
Music is such a weird and beautiful phenomenon. You can’t see or touch it, you can only hear it. And yet, it has the power to make people feel all sorts of emotions, trigger our memories, or get us to stand up and dance. It’s…
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Film Review – Riddle of Fire
Writer/director Weston Razooli goes for a deliberately whimsical tone with his feature length debut, Riddle of Fire (2023). Although the setting is in present day Wyoming, the tone and textures are reminiscent of a magical fantasy-world. In fact, the film is described as a “neo-fairytale,” in which characters…
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Film Review – Road House
Road House (2024) has a goofy, testosterone-filled nuttiness that teeters on being too silly for its own good. Some of you may think that is a bad thing. But if you remember the Patrick Swayze starring 1989 vehicle of the same name, you may recall that that could have fit…
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Film Review – Uproar
New Zealand, 1981. This was a time of major social strife. The era of Apartheid was alive in South Africa, which sparked global protests. It must’ve been a strange time to grow up, and yet that is where our protagonist, Josh (Julian Dennison) finds himself.…
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Film Review – Knox Goes Away
The title of Knox Goes Away (2024) contains a double meaning. The first involves an aging contract killer – John Knox (Michael Keaton) – realizing that he is near the end of his time “in the game.” Long term employment is not a standard expectation in his…
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