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3 years ago
“Last Seen Alive” is yet another example of extreme mediocrity from Netflix, where they sometimes have the rare hit but most of their original films are misses. At least director Brian Goodman‘s film is watchable, but it’s an extremely gen... Read the full review »
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3 years ago
All around, “Smile” is better than you’d ever expect. Relying on a tried-and-true evil curse formula, writer / director Parker Finn puts an extra-creepy spin on his story by adding a simple physical attribute – smiling – that is used to... Read the full review »
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3 years ago
“Don’t Worry Darling” isn’t the massive mess that so many predicted, but it does suffer from a few major problems. The script (written by Katie Silberman) lacks grace and polish, one star’s questionable acting skills is amplified by the... Read the full review »
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3 years ago
The beauty of “Riceboy Sleeps” is that writer / director Anthony Shim‘s touching tearjerker about an immigrant family really captures and conveys the feeling of being a stranger in a strange land. The film gracefully expresses not only the s... Read the full review »
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3 years ago
I had never heard of Motern Media before I saw “Magic Spot,” and a quick Google search surprised me that the folks behind this film have a cult following. Directed by Charles Roxburgh (who co-wrote the screenplay with Matt Farley), this low bu... Read the full review »
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3 years ago
Forget sex, drugs, and rock and roll: GIVE US WORMS!
Boasting one of the greatest titles in all of genre cinema, I truly wanted to love “All Jacked Up and Full of Worms,” a gross-out, demented, sleazy horror trip for the deranged (and prefera... Read the full review »
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3 years ago
The startling and horrific opening scene in co-directors Raúl Cerezo and Fernando González Gómez’s “The Elderly” where a senior woman leaps from her apartment balcony in a graphic, bloody suicide sets the tone for what’s the come. The f... Read the full review »
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3 years ago
Director, co-writer and star Mickey Reece is nothing if not ambitious with “Country Gold,” his offbeat, black and white dark comedy / sci-fi film that’s not quite funny or fun enough to become the cult classic it wants to be. Even though the... Read the full review »
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3 years ago
How could a film with an accomplished writer and director (David O. Russell), a compelling true story, a stellar ensemble cast, and an elite list of talent behind the camera as well as in front of it be such a complete and utter mess? It has every... Read the full review »
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3 years ago
Fans of independent animation will want to check out “Barber Westchester,” a delightfully eccentric film from artist Jonni Phillips Phillips. Her drawing style is appealing, and she strives for expressive creativity rather than perfection (i.e... Read the full review »
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3 years ago
Maybe I just don’t “get” the horrendous “Birdemic 3: Sea Eagle.” Is this one of those movies that’s so god-awful that it becomes cool to hate-watch it, or was this made with artistic sincerity? It’s sad because I don’t think writer... Read the full review »
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3 years ago
Writer / director Jay Burleson‘s “The Third Saturday in October Part V” is the first of a duo of films in his low-budget horror series. He’s made a subsequent Part 1, but Part V came first (there are no parts 2 through 4, which is part of... Read the full review »
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3 years ago
I didn’t expect much out of co-writer and director Nicholas Stoller‘s “Bros,” a film billed as the first mainstream gay romantic comedy. In the wrong hands, a film with such lofty ambitions could feel like an overreach in political correct... Read the full review »
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3 years ago
What bugs me the most about “The Greatest Beer Run Ever” is director Peter Farrelly’s indecisiveness. He can’t seem to pick a tone and stick with it. The first part is filled with lighthearted moments that make it seem like the film is a t... Read the full review »
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3 years ago
Director Alexandre O. Philippe’s documentary “Lynch/Oz” offers a comprehensive analysis of director David Lynch’s obsession with the beloved classic “The Wizard of Oz” and the influence it had on his entire body of work. Throughout his... Read the full review »
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3 years ago
The complex, surreal “Amazing Elisa” is a film that boldly and proudly defies categorization. Part fantasy, relationship drama, dark comedy, superhero film, and feminist manifesto, this wild and wicked story from the mind of writer / director... Read the full review »
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3 years ago
Writer and director Martin McDonagh is no stranger to creating stories that find humor in darkness. In fact, it’s arguably what he does best. With his latest film “The Banshees of Inisherin,” McDonagh captures the sadness of a breakup betwee... Read the full review »
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3 years ago
A 14 year old girl comes of age 13th-century England in director Lena Dunham‘s “Catherine Called Birdy,” the big screen adaptation of Karen Cushman’s award-winning young adult novel. Dunham wrote the screenplay with a few tweaks from the o... Read the full review »
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3 years ago
Based on a fascinating true story, “The Woman King” delivers audiences a different kind of onscreen hero. Instead of rich white playboys cavorting around in elaborate costumes, director Gina Prince-Bythewood‘s film features a cast of black w... Read the full review »
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3 years ago
“Zwigato” starts with a title card that declares it “a work of fiction based on a thousand true stories.” This one line perfectly encapsulates the essence of director Nandita Das’ film about gig economy workers in India. The story is one... Read the full review »
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3 years ago
Adapted from Kate Hewlett’s play, “The Swearing Jar” is romantic musical drama about Carey (Adelaide Clemens) and Simon (Patrick J. Adams), two soul mates who have a bit of a problem with using colorful language too often. When the couple le... Read the full review »
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3 years ago
Anyone who ever worked in a video store or loves films can relate to the antihero of “I Like Movies,” writer / director Chandler Levack‘s small scale story of an irascible high school senior in the 2000s named Lawrence (Isaiah Lehtinen) who... Read the full review »
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3 years ago
I really wanted to like “Wildflower,” director Matt Smukler‘s narrative feature debut. It’s a sweet coming-of-age story that dives into very thorny territory. The end result is mixed, making the film feel off-putting, problematic, and insi... Read the full review »
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3 years ago
I tend to be skeptical when it comes to a studio reboot of a film franchise, but “Confess, Fletch” breathes fresh, new life into the series. Based on the Gregory Mcdonald books, the movie sees Jon Hamm stepping into the role that was made famo... Read the full review »
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3 years ago
“The End of Sex” has a very specific type of humor that’s designed to appeal to parents. It’s a premise that will amuse those with children but for those of us without kids like myself, I found it difficult to relate to more often than not... Read the full review »
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3 years ago
The delightful, feel good movie “Rosie” is a sweet story about kindness, friendship, love, and the ability to define your own version of a family. It’s the type of film that leaves you walking on air with terrific performances, a positive me... Read the full review »
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3 years ago
Only hardcore fans of Korean cinema will want to seek out actor Jung Woo-sung‘s directorial debut, “A Man of Reason.” It’s a thriller that’s slowed down by a disproportionate amount of laborious dramatic scenes that suck all the energy o... Read the full review »
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3 years ago
Estranged half-brothers reunite for a road trip to bury their abusive father in “Raymond & Ray,” the latest film from writer / director Rodrigo García. The story is richly detailed yet uncluttered, and offers a simple but insightful look at b... Read the full review »
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3 years ago
Nature’s tendency to stir up trouble is an integral theme in the small drama “Until Branches Bend.” From an invasive beetle to an unwanted pregnancy, writer / director Sophie Jarvis‘s’ script draws parallels between two biological events... Read the full review »
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3 years ago
Coming to terms with one’s own mortality and life’s legacy is at the heart of “Clerks III,” a film that is the product of a kinder, gentler Kevin Smith. This is a project that comes from a filmmaker and writer who is older and wiser, one w... Read the full review »
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3 years ago
Based on the book by Deborah Kay Davies, “True Things” tells the story of a bored woman named Kate (Ruth Wilson) who becomes infatuated with a charismatic stranger named Blond (Tom Burke). It’s a simple premise that turns into an intimate ps... Read the full review »
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3 years ago
The deliberate pacing of writer / director Katherine Jerkovic’s drama “Coyote” feels like a meditative exercise on complicated relationships. It’s a tough story that’s presented in a slow, pensive fashion which may aggravate some audienc... Read the full review »
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3 years ago
For some reason (we all know it’s the money), Disney is determined to mine their vault for material to remake, update, or “reimagine.” The studio’s latest abomination is the live action and animated musical “Pinocchio,” a massive misfi... Read the full review »
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3 years ago
Fierce, fearless women with a burning drive and desire to create are the subjects of “Street Heroines,” director Alexandra Henry’s documentary about the females who are an integral part of the worldwide graffiti and street art movement. Spea... Read the full review »
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3 years ago
A group of comedians make a hybrid documentary about chasing aliens in “Dreamland: A Storming Area 51 Story,” a staged, goofy movie with “Blair Witch Project” production vibes. It all started in September 2019, when a Facebook meme encoura... Read the full review »
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3 years ago
The true story of Zimbabwe’s first national wine tasting team is the subject of “Blind Ambition,” co-directors Warwick Ross and Robert Coe’s documentary about four refugees (and friends) who escaped tyranny in their homeland and went on to... Read the full review »
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3 years ago
Adolescence at its most brutal is laid out in a both spectacular and understated fashion in “Piggy,” writer – director Carlota Pereda‘s intense, provocative feature film that expands on her 2018 short, “Cerdita.” I am completely in lov... Read the full review »
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3 years ago
At the heart of the independent drama “Delia’s Gone,” from writer / director Robert Budreau, is a compelling mystery and revenge story about a brother who is determined to solve his sister’s murder. The disciplined storytelling, weighty th... Read the full review »
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3 years ago
There’s isn’t a whole lot of mystery in director Jessica M. Thompson’s gothic romance “The Invitation,” as it’s easy to decipher that the big “surprise” in the story is that most of the characters aren’t entirely human. You could... Read the full review »
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3 years ago
The desolate countryside of Ireland makes for an uninviting setting in writer / director Antonia Campbell-Hughes‘ “It Is In Us All,” a slow, brooding film about masculinity, rage, and wounds both physical and emotional. This is a beautifully... Read the full review »
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