Review: The Missionary (1982) ★★½
I enjoy dry British humor and satire as much as anyone. Monty Python’s entire existence depends on it. However, like
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A Philosophical Approach to Cinema
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Review: The Suckling (1990) ★
Whenever B-movie horror directors want to make a point, it’s usually not a very good one. The metaphors possess little
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Review: Joker (2019) ★★★½
The most recent adaptation of the DC Comics villain has divided audiences and critics more than any other, and for
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Review: Locked Up (2017) ★
Films like Flash Gordon (1980) or Tommy Wiseau’s The Room (2003) are so bad, they’re good. In the former, over-the-top
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Review: Terrifier (2016) ★★★½
I will readily admit that the name “Terrifier” did not inspire much confidence in me. It sounds more like a
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Review: Lyle (2014) ★
For many years, the American independent film scene was generally free from many of “big” Hollywood’s more egregious tendencies. In
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Review: Midsommar (2019) ★★★★
Writer-Director Ari Aster has shown, for better or worse, that he has a certain preoccupation with trauma. In both of
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Review: Inferno (1980) ★★
It’s impossible to consider the impact of Italian supernatural horror films on the broader horror genre without looking at the
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Review: Alanis (2017) ★★★★½
Sex work is something that no one likes to talk about; this especially true for those who could actually do
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Review: Cheerleader (2016) ★★★
Whenever you sit down to watch an indie film, there is about a 50/50 chance that the budget will put
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Review: Shiny, Shiny Bright New Hole in My Heart (2006) ★★★★
Some films succeed on a purely visceral level. I tend to shy away from these kinds of stories, like romantic
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Review: Rings (2017) ★½
A spooky atmosphere goes a long way in elevating works of horror above the muck and mire of indie B-movie
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Review: Son of Rambow (2007) ★★
Being wholesome does not automatically make a work of fiction praiseworthy; in fact, it generally belies any sense of ambiguity
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Review: The Babadook (2014) ★★★★
No matter how one feels about parenting or the decision to have children, it is abundantly clear that the burden
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Review: A Ghost Story (2017) ★★★½
I went into A Ghost Story expecting something very different (namely something a bit more horrific), so in that sense
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Review: I, Tonya (2017) ★★★
There is something inherently cheap about biographical dramas concerning contemporary figures, particularly living figures. If I watch Marie Antoinette (2006),
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Review: Hereditary (2018) ★★★★
I will fully admit that I give horror films the benefit of the doubt more often than I should. The
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