Just as the sun rarely sets in this place, Midsommar wears its audience down like they’ve been strapped under a giant heat lamp.
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Midsommar Review
Just as the sun rarely sets in this place, Midsommar wears its audience down like they’ve been strapped under a giant heat lamp.
3 0Post a Comment »Happy Death Day 2U Review
Just when it looks like Happy Death Day 2U may run the risk of literally repeating itself, the screenplay flips the formula on its head and takes us to uncharted territory.
2 0Just when it looks like Happy Death Day 2U may run the risk of literally repeating itself, the screenplay flips the formula on its head and takes us to uncharted territory.
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Mother! Review
In cinema one of the most engaging of elements is a filmmakers ability to provoke, to entice conversation, and have several likeminded people find themselves miles apart in their own interpretation of art, how we can all watch the same thing and…
0 0In cinema one of the most engaging of elements is a filmmakers ability to provoke, to entice conversation, and have several likeminded people find themselves miles apart in their own interpretation of art, how we can all watch the same thing and yet each seem to watch something so different to the next. In that regard, Darren Aronofsky’s mother! is an astounding triumph, as a feature we can all attempt to decipher and deconstruct and yet seemingly get no closer to being ‘right ‘ for where…
Read More »The Killing of a Sacred Deer Review (Toronto International Film Festival)
There is a torturous, biting audio that surrounds Yorgos Lanthimos latest surreal picture, The Killing of a Sacred Deer. It drones on from scene to scene, sometimes leaving completely, but lurking alongside the visual, ready to add that piercing…
2 0There is a torturous, biting audio that surrounds Yorgos Lanthimos latest surreal picture, The Killing of a Sacred Deer. It drones on from scene to scene, sometimes leaving completely, but lurking alongside the visual, ready to add that piercing sonic climax.
We follow cardiologist Steven Murphy (Colin Farrell in full black comedy form, wearing a survivalist beard) as he navigates life or death karma in the form of deranged teenager, Martin (Barry Keoghan). He’s polite and friendly…
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Movie Reviews tagged Mystery
A Haunting in Venice Review
While the production design and cinematography get us through a somewhat slow second act, A Haunting in Venice delivers in its grand finale.
0 0While the production design and cinematography get us through a somewhat slow second act, A Haunting in Venice delivers in its grand finale.
Read More »The Boogeyman Review
The Boogeyman is a horror film that shows up on time, efficiently does its job, and promptly clocks out.
0 0The Boogeyman is a horror film that shows up on time, efficiently does its job, and promptly clocks out.
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Scream VI Review
Scream VI brings just enough fresh blood to the formula.
0 0Knock at the Cabin Review
In many respects, Knock at the Cabin is everything that The Happening was trying to be.
0 0In many respects, Knock at the Cabin is everything that The Happening was trying to be.
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