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Film Review – Richard Jewell
Director Clint Eastwood’s Richard Jewell (2019) is often times a frustrating watch. Not only because it depicts yet another instance of injustice being inflicted on an innocent person, but in the way Eastwood and his production deconstruct the characters into one dimensional participants. Eastwood’s style…
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Film Review – Atlantics
There are some films that exist to defy the conventions of storytelling. Three act structures with clear and precise plot points step aside in favor of mood, atmosphere, and tone. When a filmmaker can convey a theme or idea without having to rely on well-worn…
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Film Review – Klaus
What a beautiful film Klaus (2019) is! In an age where animation is dominated by three dimensional, CGI rendered output, here is a film that chooses to be both a throwback and a giant step forward in 2D animation. It looks and feels as though…
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Film Review – The Irishman
The Irishman (2019) is three and half hours long. It could have been five hours and I would have been just as riveted. Martin Scorsese has delivered yet another masterwork. He dives back into the world he has visited before, where gangsters operate outside the…
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Film Review – The King
The King (2019) tells the story of King Henry V of England (Timothee Chalamet), the young ruler who was known for his military successes during the Hundred Years’ War. Perhaps his best known victory came at the Battle of Agincourt in 1415, in which he…
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Film Review – Parasite
Bong Joon Ho’s Korean film, Parasite (2019) is a stunning achievement. It’s a work that is as keenly prescient as it is superbly crafted. One of the joys of watching a great movie is not having a clue where it is going. As Bong Joon…
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Film Review – Dolemite Is My Name
Dolemite Is My Name (2019) is the story of two prominent African American stars. The first is Rudy Ray Moore, a former record shop owner who made a name for himself in the 1970s in the standup circuit and would go on to produce and…
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Film Review – Zombieland: Double Tap
One of the big draws of Zombieland (2009) was the chemistry of the main cast. Zombie-apocalypse survivors Columbus (Jesse Eisenberg), Tallahassee (Woody Harrelson), Wichita (Emma Stone), and Little Rock (Abigail Breslin) made for an entertaining dysfunctional family. Seeing them interact and play off one another…
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