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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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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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Film Review – Cry Macho
The title of Cry Macho (2021) operates as an oxymoron. “Macho” expresses the inflated, aggressive nature of masculinity – one of toughness and perseverance in the face of adversity. To “Cry” is to express feelings that have stereotypically not been associated with what it means…
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Film Review – Copshop
Copshop (2021) has an intriguing premise. Con artist Teddy Murretto (Frank Grillo) – on the run after crossing the wrong people – decides that the best place to hide would be a small Nevada jail. He assaults a couple of officers and gladly offers himself…
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TIFF Review – Burning
If you are already anxious about climate change and its visible effects on our Earth, you may want to avoid watching Burning (2021). It illustrates the continued strain that human activity places on the planet. Director Eva Orner has taken it upon herself to demonstrate…
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TIFF Review – Sundown
Writer and director Michel Franco presents a film that is presumed to be about one man’s introspection of his life. A quiet look at a man who is tired of regretfully living a life he doesn’t want and makes a drastic change. Franco stated in…
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TIFF Review – The Rescue
2018 feels like lightyears ago. Yet, some events of that year stand out. The cave rescue of the Thai soccer players and their coach is one of them. I remember it but don’t recall in minute detail all that went into the rescue and recovery…
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