Posts Tagged ‘Xavier Samuel’
Film Review – Blonde
There are moments in Blonde (2022) where Ana de Armas so closely resembles Marilyn Monroe that I had trouble distinguishing between the two. She so fully inhabits the legendary star that it is uncanny. de Armas is the anchor of writer/director Andrew Dominik’s impressionistic biopic. Based on Joyce Carol Oates’ novel, the film…
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SIFF Film Review – Love & Friendship
While a lot of people love Jane Austen books and the movies based on them, many dismiss her work because there is romance involved. I don’t think romantic love is a trivial subject considering how much time we spend looking for it in our lives…
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Film Review – Adore
There’s a certain type of book and movie I think of as middle-aged male wish fulfillment: an older man seduces and educates a younger woman, introducing her to the ways of love while feeding his own creative drive and sexual needs. It’s a literary fiction…
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