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Film Review – Bloodsucking Bastards
Pretty much all I want to do in my life is play board games, read books, and watch horror movies. I intersperse these things with other activities such as eating, making stuff, and interacting with my family, but that’s what is most likely on my…
READ MOREFilm Review – A Walk in the Woods
Living an authentic life has been a goal for writers and artists forever. Shedding the artifice of modernity to connect with the world around us can both inspire and help create perspective. Probably more hiking and camping trips have been inspired by the works of…
READ MOREFilm Review – The Lake on Clinton Road
Tell me if you’ve heard this one before. A group of young people, drunk on sex and alcohol, make their way to a remote cabin in the middle of the woods. What was supposed to be a fun party quickly turns deadly when a mysterious…
READ MOREFilm Review – Digging For Fire
Naturalism is a deterrent for some moviegoers. Mispronunciations, reeling improvisation and spontaneous laughter are mostly reserved for gag reels. Writer/director/sometimes actor Joe Swanberg (You’re Next, Happy Christmas), shining knight of the mumblecore movement, revels in these types of moments. One of the liveliest movie-related arguments…
READ MOREFilm Review – Sinister 2
The storyline of the original Sinister back in 2012 revolved around an alcoholic writer and family man longing to reclaim the fame brought on by his first novel. His main competition is the dark entity existing in the family’s new home, which was the site…
READ MOREFilm Review – American Ultra
The pairing of Kristen Stewart and Jesse Eisenberg again in American Ultra will no doubt remind one of the Greg Mottola’s Adventureland. While Adventureland is a coming-of-age dramedy, it should not be confused in any way with American Ultra. First, it is not an indie…
READ MOREFilm Review – Hitman: Agent 47
One of the great joys of being a cineaste is discovering something that truly moves you. Sometimes, you come across a film that strikes such an emotional chord that it borders on a religious experience. It opens your mind to different people and cultures, transporting…
READ MOREFilm Review – Ricki and the Flash
Thank you, Jonathan Demme, for making Tom Petty’s “American Girl” a harbinger of doom for the woman who sings it in one of his movies. In Ricki and the Flash, that doom comes with the realization that as a woman, you can dream of a…
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