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    Film Review – Shazam! Fury of the Gods

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    Film Review – The Son (Second Take)

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Film Reviews

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Film Review – The Son (Second Take)

January 20th, 2023 | POSTED BY Sarah Ksiazek

The Son (2022) is the newest film from director Florian Zeller, whose film The Father (2020) garnered two Oscar wins in 2020.  Zeller and Christopher Hampton also returned to write the script based on Zeller’s play.  The Son is not a sequel to The Father…

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Film Review – The Son

January 19th, 2023 | POSTED BY Allen Almachar

Fresh off his award-winning work in The Father (2020), writer/director Florian Zeller has returned with yet another tale of familial strife in The Son (2022). However, the success of his previous outing does not translate this go around. In fact, it’s the opposite. This is a shockingly dreary story of broken…

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Film Review – When You Finish Saving the World

January 19th, 2023 | POSTED BY Allen Almachar

There’s a difference between good characters that have weaknesses and those that are simply obnoxious. That is the inherent issue with Jesse Eisenberg’s writing and directing debut, When You Finish Saving the World (2022). Even the title has a condescending ring to it, in the way a parent…

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Film Review – Alice, Darling

January 16th, 2023 | POSTED BY Allen Almachar

Alice, Darling (2022) marks a turn for Anna Kendrick. Most of her career has been filled with comedies and musicals, with the occasional exception sprinkled throughout. Here, we see her in a deeply serious drama involving abuse, trauma, and toxic relationships. While we haven’t seen her in…

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Film Review – Sick

January 15th, 2023 | POSTED BY Allen Almachar

Fans of Scream (1996) will find a lot to like in Sick (2022). The most obvious connection is screenwriter Kevin Williamson, who is responsible for penning both. Acute viewers will notice the similarities – Williamson goes so far as to copy the opening prologue nearly beat for beat. While this…

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Film Review – Women Talking

January 13th, 2023 | POSTED BY Sarah Ksiazek

***Trigger Warning – this film deals with domestic abuse, rape, pedophilia, and incest.  Please take care if you want to watch this film or read any reviews.*** Sarah Polley (who will forever be Ramona to my generation) has resurfaced as the director of Women Talking…

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Film Review – M3GAN

January 9th, 2023 | POSTED BY Allen Almachar

M3GAN (2022) takes the classic “Killer Doll” premise and adds its own unique twist. The most well-known example of this horror subgenre would be the Child’s Play (1988) series, featuring everyone’s favorite toy murderer, Chucky. Here, director Gerard Johnstone and screenwriter Akela Cooper put a new spin on familiar material, incorporating technological advancements…

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Film Review – The Pale Blue Eye

December 30th, 2022 | POSTED BY Allen Almachar

The Pale Blue Eye (2022) is the amalgamation of several elements that – on paper – shouldn’t work. It is a murder mystery, character study, odd couple story, revenge tale, romance, and biography. They group in a melting pot of conflicting tones, with the narrative barely…

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