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Film Review – Women Talking
***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
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
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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Film Review – Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery
2022 has given us a wealth of murder mysteries and “whodunnits,” each having various levels of success. Writer/director Rian Johnson’s Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery (2022) stands near the top of the heap. A follow up to his hit Knives Out (2019), Johnson takes us on another romp with…
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Film Review – The Whale
The word-of-mouth and promotion of The Whale (2022) have been in full force since Cannes. Even when we didn’t know what it was about, other than Brendan Fraser being in a fat suit, people clamored to learn more about the film. There hasn’t been a…
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Film Review – Avatar: The Way of Water
If there’s one thing James Cameron cannot be accused of, it’s taking the easy route. Whether it’s killer aliens, cyborgs from the future, or the sinking of an unsinkable ship, Cameron has always strived to push the limits of movie showmanship. But it’s not just the special…
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Film Review – Babylon
If La La Land (2016) was Damien Chazelle’s ode to the romantic dream that is Hollywood, then Babylon (2022) is his impression of it as a nightmare. This is Tinseltown at its worst – a land of decadence, drugs, sex, and death. The allure of fame is an addiction,…
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Film Review – Guillermo del Toro’s Pinocchio
Guillermo del Toro’s Pinocchio (2022) is a mesmerizing stop motion animated film. No stranger to fantasy and horror, del Toro – along with co-director Mark Gustafson – have taken a timeless story and breathed new life into it. This is not the same Pinocchio of the 1940 Disney…
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