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Babylon
December 16, 2022
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Academy Award winner Damien Chazelle has become one of my favorite directors working today. From my introduction to him in 2014 with Whiplash to 2016’s La La Land and 2018’s First Man, Chazelle’s repertoire has shown that the Oscar winner is […]
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Guillermo del Toro’s Pinocchio
December 13, 2022
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Throughout his illustrious career, Academy Award winner Guillermo del Toro has been known as an innovator and one of the most beloved filmmakers working today. From his debut film in 1993, Cronos, del Toro has never shied […]
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Avatar: The Way of Water
December 13, 2022
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James Cameron is one of this generation’s most innovative filmmakers. Cameron has revolutionized the industry throughout his career with technological advances in both practical and visual effects. Going back to the T-800 in 1984’s The Terminator to […]
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The Fabelmans
November 14, 2022
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To borrow a term from “The Rewatchables,” Steven Spielberg’s “Apex Mountain” can be seen spread throughout multiple decades. From the creation of the “Summer Blockbuster” with Jaws in the ’70s to one of the most influential sci-fi […]
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Black Panther: Wakanda Forever
November 8, 2022
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Phase 4 of the Marvel Cinematic Universe has divided fans like never before. As a result, what was once the most beloved film franchise property today has become one of the most dissected and divisive […]
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NYFF60: She Said
November 4, 2022
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Over the past few years, the Harvey Weinstein sexual harassment scandal has been a talking point in the film industry. The gathered evidence against the Hollywood titan assisted in kick-starting the #MeToo movement. One that […]
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MFF22: Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery
November 4, 2022
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Rian Johnson has garnered quite a reputation as one of the best-working directors today. From his breakout film in 2012, Looper, to his entry into a galaxy, far, far away, Star Wars: The Last Jedi, the director’s projects have […]
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MFF22: The Whale
November 4, 2022
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Going into 2022, one of the year’s most anticipated films was one that I was hesitant to embrace fully. The subject matter in Darren Aronofsky’s The Whale hits home in multiple facets; however, as a fan of […]
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NYFF60: EO
October 5, 2022
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I’m guilty of not being a massive fan of films from an animal perspective or those dealing with animals. It’s a crude statement that stems from very simplistic reasoning. Animal cruelty and deaths on screen […]
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NYFF60: TÁR
October 5, 2022
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Over the past 16 years, cinephiles have wondered when Todd Field would direct his next film. With his first two films, In The Bedroom and Little Children, Field established himself as one of the finest directors working today. However, […]
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NYFF60: Bones and All
October 4, 2022
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Luca Guadagnino has had quite an exciting run since 2017. Call Me By Your Name is viewed by many as the best film of 2017 and one I consider pretty good. Unfortunately, after the film’s critical […]
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NYFF60: Decision to Leave
October 4, 2022
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South Korean director Park Chan-wook has been recognized as one of the best directors. It’s hard to deny with films such as Thirst, The Handmaiden, and his masterpiece Oldboy. With such an impressive trifecta that solidifies Chan-wook as one […]
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NYFF60: Aftersun
October 4, 2022
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Since the Cannes Film Festival concluded, one of the most talked about films has been Aftersun, the directorial debut of Charlotte Wells. After its premiere and winning the French Touch Jury Prize at the festival, the film […]
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Blonde
October 4, 2022
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Marilyn Monroe is one of the greatest Hollywood icons of all time. Throughout the ’50s into the early ’60s, Monroe was one, if not the biggest pop culture star in Hollywood. Starting with her brief […]
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Terrifier 2
September 29, 2022
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2022 has been quite the year for the horror genre. With films like X, Pearl, The Black Phone, Barbarian, Nope, and Hatching entering our cinematic stratosphere, the genre has never felt richer with great movies. Finally, the spooky season […]
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Clerks III
September 8, 2022
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Following his debut release, Clerks, Kevin Smith became an indy darling and the talk of the industry as a filmmaker to look out for. Since, Smith has crafted a filmography that is either hit or […]
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Don’t Worry Darling
September 8, 2022
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I’ve always been drawn to a film when an actor steps behind the camera and takes a crack at directing. In 2019, Olivia Wilde became the latest of many to transition to directing with her […]
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Nope
July 23, 2022
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When it comes to the horror genre, there is no shortage of great filmmakers. From John Carpenter to Wes Craven, Dario Argento, and George Romero, the genre has given the cinematic landscape icons that shaped […]
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Thor: Love & Thunder
July 8, 2022
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Since the commencement of Phase 4 of the Marvel Cinematic Universe, I’m confident in saying that the bloom is off the rose. The last year and a half of MCU projects have been great as […]
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Tribeca 2022: The Black Phone
June 20, 2022
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As we enter the mid-point of 2022, the horror genre continues to cement itself as one of the essential genres in cinema. With films such as X, Scream, Hatching, Fresh, and The Sadness, it’s safe to say the genre […]
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Elvis
June 20, 2022
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Throughout my time as a cinephile, Baz Luhrmann has never been a director I’ve fully vibed with. Outside of Romeo + Juliet, the director’s filmography is one I’d often run from revisiting. However, Elvis Presley has been an […]
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Tribeca 2022: It Ain’t Over
June 15, 2022
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This year’s Tribeca Film Festival offered an array of documentaries, and one, in particular, blended my passion for both film and sports. As an avid New York Yankees fan for more than 25 years, it’s […]
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Father of the Bride
June 15, 2022
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Over the past 72 years, cinephiles have been privy to a few iterations of Father of the Bride. Starting in 1950, Spencer Tracy and Elizabeth Taylor starred in the critically and commercially successful film that sparked not […]
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Tribeca 2022: Lynch/Oz
June 15, 2022
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Over the past two years, I’ve become incredibly intrigued by the works of Academy Award-nominated director David Lynch. During the COVID-19 pandemic, after years of accepting it as a blind spot in my palette, I […]
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Tribeca 2022: Official Competition
June 15, 2022
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There is no medium more significant than the one of cinema. Cinema can move us in fashions; very few mediums can. From hateful rage towards a film we despise to overwhelming praise for a movie […]
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Lightyear
June 13, 2022
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Over the past 27 years, Toy Story has remained one of my favorite film franchises. Since its initial entry and Pixar Animation Studios debut in 1995, every entry in the series have been near masterpieces and some […]
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Crimes of the Future
June 3, 2022
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David Cronenberg has one of the most unique resumes of any director of the past six decades. Cronenberg has directed some of the most intriguing crime dramas, Eastern Promises and A History of Violence, but he’s also one of […]
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Downton Abbey: A New Era
June 3, 2022
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Downton Abbey: A New Era is the second film based on the original series, which I loved and is miles away better than the first film, which I have to say I did like quite […]
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Men
June 1, 2022
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Men is the new A24 horror film and will surely be one of, if not the most divisive film of the year, as I expect audiences to HATE it. This won’t be for everybody, and […]
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Hatching
May 12, 2022
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With the shift in the tone of horror films over the past few years, elevated horror has become the go-to for the genre. With high horror comes metaphors or themes wrapped under the surface-level plots […]
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Top Gun: Maverick
May 12, 2022
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Legacy sequels have been around for quite some time. Going back to the ’80s, Academy Award winner Martin Scorcese’s The Color of Money brought Eddie “Fast Eddie” Felson (Paul Newman) out of retirement in a sequel […]
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Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness
May 3, 2022
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The Marvel Cinematic Universe has recently entered the crossroads between over-saturation and re-imagination. Despite its continued dominance over the box office for the better part of 14 years, there has been a growing feeling that […]
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The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent
April 19, 2022
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Academy Award winner Nicolas Cage has had quite a career. Nephew to Academy Award winner Francis Ford Coppola, Cage began his career with hits such as Valley Girl, Raising Arizona, Moonstruck, Wild at Heart, culminating with his […]
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The Northman
April 14, 2022
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Since his debut film, The VVitch, in 2015, Robert Eggers has cemented himself as one of the most intriguing and unique directors working today. With its cerebral pacing and spine tingling finale, Eggers captured cinephiles’ attention and […]
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Everything Everywhere All At Once
April 14, 2022
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Every December, cinephiles across the globe prepare a list of their most anticipated films of the upcoming year. With these lists come films that mostly have an already established set of expectations based on the […]
