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.
4 0Post a Comment »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…
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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…
3 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 Drama and Mystery
Conclave Review
Conclave could just as easily be called Congress.
0 0Conclave could just as easily be called Congress.
Read More »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.
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Missing Review
Although June rarely leaves her computer’s side, Missing feels surprisingly expansive as she utilizes the web’s wide range of resources to piece together the mystery.
0 0Although June rarely leaves her computer’s side, Missing feels surprisingly expansive as she utilizes the web’s wide range of resources to piece together the mystery.
Read More »Blonde Review
At nearly three hours, Blonde can be familiar, but de Armas’ performance is one of a kind.
0 0At nearly three hours, Blonde can be familiar, but de Armas’ performance is one of a kind.
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