Paris Police 1905
When I heard that there would be a second season of this French television serial, I wasn’t sure how I felt about it. I liked Paris Police 1900. But I… Continue reading "Paris Police 1905"
Category: Disclosure
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The Marvels (DaCosta, 2023)
I enjoyed The Marvels more than I anticipated for a reason I didn’t expect: Iman Vellani as Ms. Marvel. Captain Marvel (Brie Larson) has mostly struck me as Superman without… Continue reading "The Marvels (DaCosta, 2023)"
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The Kill Room (Paone, 2023)
Disclaimer: I am not well-versed in the art industry or world so I am going off of my own opinions and beliefs regarding my comments on artistic matters. Additionally, this… Continue reading "The Kill Room (Paone, 2023)"
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A Binding Truth (Woehrle, 2023)
It’s not so much that those who forget the past repeat it; it’s that those who never foreground the past forget what they already know. In America, we know —… Continue reading "A Binding Truth (Woehrle, 2023)"
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Hayride to Hell (Lantz, 2022)
Hayride to Hell, in my opinion, has a well-defined plot with an air of mystery. It opens like any other innocent Halloweentown (Dunham, 1998) film, clearly set around Halloween and… Continue reading "Hayride to Hell (Lantz, 2022)"
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Nyad (Chin and Vasarhelyi, 2023)
Nyad is a story so spectacularly unbelievable that were it not true, I would most likely be chiding the filmmakers for being irresponsible. Glorifying the swimmer’s quest to swim from… Continue reading "Nyad (Chin and Vasarhelyi, 2023)"
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Killers of the Flower Moon (Scorsese, 2023)
Killers of the Flower Moon is a new film from Martin Scorsese, which means the first, maybe only, question is whether it is a favorite to win Best Picture. The… Continue reading "Killers of the Flower Moon (Scorsese, 2023)"
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The Elderly (Cerezo and Gómez 2022)
I can say with confidence that The Elderly screwed with my brain due to the magnitude of the events that occurred during the film. I was left with many questions,… Continue reading "The Elderly (Cerezo and Gómez 2022)"
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On the Line (Pearn, 2023)
The first twenty minutes of Oliver Pearn’s On the Line is pretty swell. With its simple title cards, sepia coloring, and sixties setting, the film looks like a long-lost Hitchcock… Continue reading "On the Line (Pearn, 2023)"
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The Mission (McBaine and Moss, 2023)
The Mission uses the story of John Chau, an American missionary killed trying to make contact with an isolated people group, to examine the broader cultural conflict between religious evangelism… Continue reading "The Mission (McBaine and Moss, 2023)"