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Film Review – I Came By
I Came By (2022) is a suspense thriller filled with stops and starts. As soon as we get a sense of where things are going, the momentum halts in midstride and doubles back. One could argue that this is due to the narrative throwing us for…
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Film Review – Breaking
Bank heists have long been a familiar premise in movies. However, in Breaking (2022) this set up takes a secondary role to more pressing matters. Directed by Abi Damaris Corbin (who also cowrites with Kwame Kwei-Armah), this examines the true-life tale of Brian Brown-Easley, a Marine war veteran who attempted to…
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Film Review – Easter Sunday
Easter Sunday (2022) works better for what it stands for as opposed to the story it tells. Filipinos have long been entwined in all facets of American culture, including the arts. Yet when it comes to representation, they have mostly been ignored. Like many actors of…
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Film Review – Beast
Idris Elba fighting a killer lion. That’s it. That’s all. Need I say more? Beast (2022) takes this simple premise and runs full speed with it. This is a B-level actioner that embraces its straightforward approach. Director Baltasar Kormákur (with writers Ryan Engle and Jamie Primak Sullivan) aims to make this nothing…
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Film Review – Spin Me Round
Part of what makes traveling to other countries so much fun is the romanticism. Going to a new and exciting place, taking in the sights, eating good food, and making memories is what makes going abroad worth it. It’s the reason why many couples go…
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Film Review – Day Shift
Day Shift (2022) exists in that weird area between great and terrible. On the surface, it is silly, over the top, and ridiculous. Yet, there is a level of energy that makes it more entertaining than it has any right to be. The campiness is raised…
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Film Review – Prey
Prey (2022) – the latest in the long running Predator franchise – is a return to form. Where the other sequels and spin offs became progressively sillier, this entry has elected to strip things down to its bare essentials. Writer Patrick Aison and director Dan Trachtenberg have a keen understanding of what…
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Film Review – Luck
When it comes to animation – especially ones featuring fantastical, imaginative environments – world building is vital. Whether its magical castles, distant planets, or multiverse dimensions, being able to create a place characters can believably exist in can make or break a film. Monsters, Inc. (2001), made…
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