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  The Taste of Things 2023

  ★★★ Watched 23 Feb 2024

  Nearly 30 years after 'The Scent of Green Papaya' was nominated for Best International Feature, Trần Anh Hùng's new film 'The Taste of Things' made 2023's shortlist for the category after premiering at last year's Cannes Film Festival.

  Based loosely on Marcel Rouff's 1924 novel, 'The Passionate Epicure,' we peek into a French chateau in the late 1800s, specifically its kitchen. Eugenie (played by Juliette Binoche) is the longtime chef of bachelor and tastemaker, Dodin (played by Benoit Magimel), forming…

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  Lisa Frankenstein 2024

  ★★★★ Watched 05 Feb 2024

  Let's cut to a project I have been VERY curious about: 'Lisa Frankenstein.' Here we have the feature-length debut from Zelda Williams (yes, the daughter of the late Robin Williams), who's been cutting her teeth on short film projects the last few years, plus a rather substantial acting portfolio, most notably Kuvira on 'The Legend of Korra.' Alongside Williams is Diablo Cody, the screenwriter best known for brutally honest dramas like 'Juno' and 'Tully,' but more importantly for this conversation…

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  Argylle 2024

  ★½ Watched 02 Feb 2024

  Since 'Kingsman: The Secret Service,' director Matthew Vaughn has taken one of two roads: filling out that film's expanded universe to mixed results or taking a step back to produce films like 'Eddie The Eagle' and 'Tetris.' His first non-'Kingsman' directing project in a decade, 'Argylle,' is an attempt to show the other side of the action-heavy spy satire that 2015 film was aiming for. The key word there is attempt.

  Based on the 2024 novel of the same name,…

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  Summertime 1955

  ★★★★ Watched 21 Jan 2024

  This review may contain spoilers. I can handle the truth.