Crime
Film Review – Suburbicon
There are two conflicting stories taking place in Suburbicon (2017), and while both have some merit on their own, together they create an imbalance that doesn’t pay off. Is this a black comedy? Is it a murder mystery? Is it a social satire? By dipping…
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Film Review – The Snowman
In the town of Oslo, Norway a serial killer hunts women and leaves behind a snowman as a calling card. Alcoholic detective Harry Hole (Michael Fassbender) takes up the investigation to find the killer. In some regards that sounds like a solid setup to a…
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An Appreciation – Blade Runner: The Final Cut
My admiration for Ridley Scott’s Blade Runner (1982) did not come immediately. It came about slowly, in bits and pieces, over a long stretch of time. When I first saw it, I knew that it was important, but also felt there was something holding me…
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Film Review – The Villainess
The Villainess plays with the action genre in some different ways with clever editing and good fights but it can’t quite deliver being more than just an above average revenge flick. It starts with a great epic fighting sequence shot like a first person shooter…
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Film Review – Crown Heights
If there is one thing that writer/director Matt Ruskin does well in Crown Heights (2017), it’s highlighting the fact that the justice system is inherently flawed. With pressure put upon law enforcement to swiftly capture criminals to the racial profiling of minorities (particularly those of…
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Film Review – Death Note
Earlier this year, I reviewed the new Ghost in the Shell (2017). In it, I discussed the issue of Scarlett Johansson playing the lead role, and how it was yet another example of Hollywood’s long history of casting white actors in roles meant for people…
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Film Review – Logan Lucky
No one in the industry seemed to believe Steven Soderbergh‘s lofty retirement announcement in 2013, especially considering that his producing and television credits continued to mount. For his first feature directorial effort since the fantastic Liberace biopic Behind The Candelabra, Soderbergh jumps stealthily back to…
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Film Review – Wind River (Second Take)
Wind River is a film that I chose to not watch the trailer for before seeing the film. I went into it blind, other than hearing a fellow audience member saying it was a crime thriller before it started. The Rotten Tomatoes score was already…
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