Category: Reviews
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Review: Quentin Tarantino’s ‘Once Upon A Time In Hollywood’, A Breezy And Violent Tinseltown Fairy Tale
I want to live in the idyllic 1969 that Quentin Tarantino glorifies in his stylish and surprisingly personal Once Upon a Time in Hollywood. It’s a time of great upheaval in the country, but here, in this place of cinematic gods and goddesses, the glamour, the magic, it’s as captivating as ever. Being there, and…
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Review: ‘The Art of Self-Defense’, A Dark Comedy That Packs A Punch
The Art of Self-Defense follows Casey (Jesse Eisenberg), a mid-30s accountant that is just trying to keep to himself, not bothering a soul. He floats through life as a meek and scared person, sitting at a restaurant allowing people to openly mock him without even muttering a word to defend himself. He is the weirdo…
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Review: ‘Midsommar,’ Always Check Reviews Before Traveling
Following the success of last year’s Hereditary (which I also reviewed, and you can find here in case you missed it) Ari Aster has taken a second stab at the horror genre with Midsommar – and sticking with his m.o., he also wrote and directed it. Just like Hereditary, Midsommar spends time examining human relationships and…
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Review: ‘Stranger Things’ Season 3: The Kids Celebrate the Summer And Fight Monsters Once Again
“The best things come to those who wait.” That couldn’t be better said with the third season of Netflix’s Stranger Things. It feels like it’s been forever since the second season of the cult show came in 2017. Many fans were left wanting to see what else is going to happen to the kids of…
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Review: ‘Yesterday’, Danny Boyle’s Beatles-Inspired Comedy Sings A Pleasant Tune
If you love the Beatles, chances are you’re going to love Yesterday, Danny Boyle and Richard Curtis’ love letter to the iconic band. Put simply, it revolves around the premise that the Beatles are the greatest band ever, quite literally capable of changing the world. If you buy into that, and accept the heaping helping…
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Review: ‘Murder Mystery’, Adam Sandler And Jennifer Aniston’s Whodunnit Is No Killer Comedy
Netflix has become a haven for films that would fall flat on the big screen. Most comedies on the streaming platform could be categorized as such, though a few have their merits. Murder Mystery,the latest collaboration between Netflix and Adam Sandler’s Happy Madison Productions, definitely can be described as the former. Though parts of the…
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Review: ‘The Souvenir’, Pain Gives Way To Hope In Joanna Hogg’s Captivating Coming-Of-Age Drama
Joanna Hogg’s The Souvenir feels like someone taking a deep exhalation of confusion, frustration, and anger after a long time of holding it in. There’s reason for that; the veteran British filmmaker of some three decades, yet only on her fourth feature, pulled from a dark episode of her romantic past to authenticate this contemplative…
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Review: ‘Aladdin’, Will Smith Dazzles In Disney’s Surprisingly Magical Remake
Following the mediocre Dumbo and The Nutcracker, it really is a whole new world for Disney with Aladdin. Disney’s riskiest live-action remake yet, the beloved 1994 animated film still holds a place in the heart of millions, with Robin Williams’ performance as the Genie utterly irreplaceable. So it’s a little worrying they decided to go…
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Review: ‘Charlie Says’, Peace, Love, And Murder In A Middling Manson Family Drama
Charles Manson and the Manson family left a path of carnage and destruction in their wake during the late ’60s and early ’70s. Many members of the Manson family were arrested, but not before countless lives of innocent people were lost. Charlie Says tells the story of the Manson family from the eyes of three…