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Even as I write this, I’m still giggling at the brain and eyeballs in the mason jar. I can’t entirely explain why I find it so oddly cute, but whatever the reason, such a prop wins me over in digesting this purely mesmerizing absurdity. I’m sure Jackie Kong, read the script and said, “let’s
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There are various intricacies that make ALWAYS SHINE feel like a vague homage to Ingmar Bergman’s PERSONA. The emotions of women are a horror subject within itself, where smashing one’s illusion of oneself in order to make another feel subservient challenges the relationship between two actresses Anna (Mackenzie Davis) and Beth (Caitlin Fitzgerald). These
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As much as I love art house director, Claire Denis, her up close and personal bizarre vision is poignant beyond expression. My immediate thought after viewing TROUBLE EVERY DAY is this: pain of desire, often ends in fire. If you can handle RAW then you’ll be able to handle this decadent love bite of
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EVANGELINE is reminiscent of THE CROW and I know there’s a major studio out there itching to revive, reboot and repackage it, but let me not stray away here. Being this is all about revenge in the wrongdoing of an innocent’s death, this subject has essentially become its own genre. It all begins with
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MOST BEAUTIFUL ISLAND has the type of stoic, allure, where you’re not sure going in if its going to be a good or bad idea you stepped into this unpredictable world where your sympathy lies in the hands of one character, Luciana, played by Ana Asensio, who also wrote and directed the film. Its
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This comedy horror is a sly one and when you watch it you may not think much of it. You might think, it feels like there’s some awkward overacting going on here, or not enough substance to keep this messy plot straight. At one point you might even say out loud, “Why should I
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He said, “The French call an orgasm a small death.” This line struck me silly but also hooked me in thinking, ok what’s this filmmaker have up her sleeve, what is she playing with here? Initially, I had gone in under the impression this was a horror film, on the contrary it’s more along
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Mary’s disillusionment with her profession is very common and while being a med student who can barely pay the bills, she finds an unconventional way to establish herself in the underground world as being a surgeon who does body modification for a hefty sum. It’s not everyone’s cup of tea, sure but she quickly
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INTRODUCTION As opposed to picking just 10 favorite movies for a whole decade, it seemed like more fun to explore themes, collaborations, connections and companies that impacted me. What follows are my ten PERSONAL favorite phenomena of the last decade… films that made me yell, “Oh My God” in the theater (or at home).
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If there’s any hope for Universal after the CATS catastrophe in losing $70 million, it lays solely in the hands of Sam Mendes’ loosely based World War I film 1917. It’s cinematic glory at it’s best because it’s origination came from Mendes’ grandfather, Alfred Mendes who told it to him as a boy. Of
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