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MFF22: The Whale

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: Bones and All

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

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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Tribeca 2022: The Black Phone

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

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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Father of the Bride

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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Crimes of the Future

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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Top Gun: Maverick

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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The Goldbergs Renewed For Season 10

The Goldbergs is making history! The Hollywood Reporter has confirmed that the 1980s-set comedy has been renewed for its 10th season on ABC. The renewal arrives a month after star and exec producer Wendi McLendon-Covey signed […]

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SXSW 2022: The Lost City

As a 35-year-old, it’s hard to remember a time when action romantic comedy was not a part of my cinematic zeitgeist. Unfortunately, despite the popularity of this sub-genre, in 2022, it becomes pretty tricky for […]

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Turning Red

When it comes to a Disney/Pixar collaboration, the question is never if the film will be good, but how good is it. With the studio’s release of  Turning Red this week, Disney/Pixar lives up to that reputation […]

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Texas Chainsaw Massacre

Despite the iconic reputation the character of Leatherface has garnered over the past six decades, The Texas Chainsaw Massacre has remained an inconsistent and mishandled franchise in the horror genre. Since the Tobe Hooper horror masterpiece was […]

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Uncharted

Video game film adaptations have had quite a rollercoaster ride over the past 20 years. While there has yet to be one adaptation I’d consider outstanding or an all-timer, there have been an exciting array […]

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Sundance 2022: Dual

Despite its uneventful finale, Dual is a film that, once discovered, will undoubtedly create a discourse for fan theories and conversations about the true meaning of Stearns’ film. […]

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Sundance 2022: Resurrection

There is no denying that Rebecca Hall is on fire. Hall had her directorial debut at last year’s Sundance Film Festival with Passing and gave one of the most underrated performances of 2021 in The Night […]