Posts Tagged ‘A24’
Film Review – The Smashing Machine
Given the talent assembled, it’s shocking how much of a letdown The Smashing Machine (2025) is. It has the look and attitude of a prestige picture, yet everything exists on a surface level. The emotion is artificial, the drama lackluster, and the stakes non-existent. It operates like…
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Film Review – Materialists
Writer/director Celine Song’s follow up to her critical hit Past Lives (2023) once again explores the intricacies of love – the heartache, regret, nostalgia, missed opportunities and endless possibilities that come along with it. With Materialists (2025), Song aims to deconstruct the tropes of the romantic comedy. Starting with a…
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Film Review – Death of a Unicorn
Unicorns are mythical creatures that commonly become kids’ obsessions, adorning the walls with pink bows and unicorns. Unicorns typically are not associated with horror films, but Legend (1985) at least had them in the mix with some terrifying elements. Death of a Unicorn (2025) attempts…
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Film Review – Opus
Opus is a word with a more significant meaning—one that reverberates with the film’s characters and somewhat cockily could describe the film itself to its writer and director, Mark Anthony Green, who also refers to himself as MAG. With his background in interviewing important people…
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Film Review – Heretic
Children who grow up in the Mormon Church (or The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints) go on a mission when they approach 18 or 19 years old. The expectation is that these missions should spread the word about the Mormon faith and bring…
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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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Episode 118 – Pearl
For this week’s podcast, we review Ti West‘s follow-up to the horror film X, Pearl, starring Mia Goth. We also discuss a few movie opinion changes we have undergone over the years. As for this week’s streaming homework, we talk about the 1997 Japanese animated…
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Episode 102 – X
For this episode, we review Ti West‘s indie horror 70s exploitation homage, X, distributed by A24. We also discuss the casting news behind a possible reboot of The Crow. For this week’s streaming homework, we discuss the 1987 Steve Martin rom-com, Roxanne. Download the episode…
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