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The Working Dead — Mickey 17

I must begin this review, as I have done on several occasions, with an apology. I saw Mickey 17 over a week ago, and was planning to…

Mar 17

The Working Dead — Mickey 17

Mar 17

The Replacements — Captain America: Brave New World

There’s nothing wrong with an honest mistake. Human beings are inherently fallible creatures, and our entire lives are spent in one giant…

Mar 8

The Replacements — Captain America: Brave New World

Mar 8

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Girlhood — Jazzy

One of the hardest things to pull off in film is a story about kids that feels authentic to the realities of being a kid. It’s rare, but…

Mar 5

Girlhood — Jazzy

Mar 5

Date Fright — Heart Eyes

Now that the Oscars are over, it’s time to get back fully to regular coverage of 2025 cinema. I’ve already posted a couple of belated…

Mar 4

Date Fright — Heart Eyes

Mar 4

Machina Ex — Companion

It’s a rare thing when a film comes out that you simply can’t review without giving away crucial plot information. Companion is one such…

Feb 24

Machina Ex — Companion

Feb 24

Goof Cop, Bark Cop — Dog Man

Welcome to the first new movie review of 2025… only 1/6 of the way through the year! Yeah, I gotta get my shit together. Still, it’s good…

Feb 23

Goof Cop, Bark Cop — Dog Man

Feb 23

Will Boys Be Boys? — Armand

It’s an unfortunate regularity in American life that whenever something goes wrong with kids in school, the first instinct is to find…

Feb 10

Will Boys Be Boys? — Armand

Feb 10

Commitment to Sparkle Potion — The Substance

You know, it takes a lot for me to throw my carefully laid plans careening out the window. Last night, after I put up the Hub Post for the…

Jan 26

Commitment to Sparkle Potion — The Substance

Jan 26

Oscar Blitz 2025 — The Hub

Outside of the pandemic years, this will be the most accelerated Oscar Blitz I’ve ever done. Normally I have at least a week after…

Jan 25

Oscar Blitz 2025 — The Hub

Jan 25

Come Mierda, Puta! — Emilia Pérez

As the announcement of this year’s Oscar nominations grew ever closer, I knew there was still one major contender I hadn’t yet covered…

Jan 23

Come Mierda, Puta! — Emilia Pérez

Jan 23

The Night is Dark and Full of Terrors — Nosferatu

One of the things I instantly appreciated about Robert Eggers’ remake of the 1922 horror classic, Nosferatu is that he really didn’t try…

Jan 22

The Night is Dark and Full of Terrors — Nosferatu

Jan 22

Prime, Mate! — Better Man

As I noted in my recent review of A Complete Unknown, I am not a fan of modern pop music. I find the vast majority of it to be inherently…

Jan 20

Prime, Mate! — Better Man

Jan 20

A Critical Perspective — Nickel Boys

RaMell Ross has had a very short film career to date, but it’s been one of distinction, due mostly to his camera work. A photographer by…

Jan 18

A Critical Perspective — Nickel Boys

Jan 18

You Got Nothing to Lose — A Complete Unknown

If there’s one thing about my upbringing for which I’ll be forever grateful, it’s that my mother raised me on great music. I grew up in…

Jan 16

You Got Nothing to Lose — A Complete Unknown

Jan 16

Shadow of the Night — Sonic the Hedgehog 3

Movie trilogies are a common occurrence, now more than ever. As studios continue to rely on franchise IPs, sequels, prequels, and remakes…

Jan 13

Shadow of the Night — Sonic the Hedgehog 3

Jan 13

Immigrant Song — The Brutalist

The plight of the American immigrant is a seemingly bottomless well from which to draw stories and drama for film, and really all media…

Jan 11

Immigrant Song — The Brutalist

Jan 11

Tilda’s Death Do Us Part — The Room Next Door

The films of Pedro Almodóvar have a few tried and true trademarks. They’re often fascinating character studies, deal with complex emotions…

Jan 6

Tilda’s Death Do Us Part — The Room Next Door

Jan 6

No Longer Daddy’s Girls — The Seed of the Sacred Fig

One of the sadder aspects of Awards Season is when it becomes increasingly clear that one or more categories at the Oscars will not be a…

Dec 30, 2024

No Longer Daddy’s Girls — The Seed of the Sacred Fig

Dec 30, 2024

Defying Brevity — Wicked Part One

I’ve hard a very hard time compartmentalizing my thoughts on Wicked Part One, which is the actual title of the film despite the endless…

Dec 25, 2024

Defying Brevity — Wicked Part One

Dec 25, 2024

I WAS NOT ENTERTAINED! — Gladiator II

We come to it at last. After several delays, it’s finally time to tackle the disgustingly cynical double feature that studios and…

Dec 24, 2024

I WAS NOT ENTERTAINED! — Gladiator II

Dec 24, 2024

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