It’s funny how the downer endings, especially the ones that leave things unresolved or leave characters worse off than when you met them, often are the ones that leave you feeling full at the end. Not for any sadistic reason, but because there's something potent about seeing characters be changed by the need to know and the endless yearning in the face of it—years later still quietly struggling with the ineffable quality of uncertainty. Even though it's based on the…
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1917 2019
Though the spectacle and fluidity afforded by the highly publicized “one shot” does effortlessly display a seamless thread of frantic set pieces and blockbuster visuals, it falls short when compared to it's obvious formal influences like Hitchcock's Rope or Iñárritu’s Birdman.
Hitchcock's 1948 film never leaves the lead's apartment. Part of what makes him the master of suspense is that he knew where to guide your attention and when. The single take was a tool. Iñárritu’s ambitious, but often detested…
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Mickey 17 2025
I’ve always preferred Bong’s Korean films over his bizarro hollywood sci-fi outings. So when I found out his follow up to Parasite would belong to this half of his filmography, I was worried. I think it’s no coincidence that his English movies lack the same subtlety. The eccentric personalities that clutter every frame can often become irritating. When I saw the trailer I suspected the accents and mannerisms would serve as a thorny exterior, keeping me from getting into this.…
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The Substance 2024
A meat puppet fever dream from hell. Violent, pristine, and the most disgusting movie since the 80’s. Sillier than Saturday morning but more hardcore than anything I’ve seen in a multiplex. Coralie Fargeat seems to have a writhing hatred for modern beauty standards and she’s aiming for your fucking head.
Demi Moore gives the best performance of the year. The makeup team puts digital aging and modern gore to shame. People in my audience were squirming. It’s only dragged down…
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Godzilla Minus One 2023
The most compelling human drama in Godzilla’s 30+ film history backed by a terrific cast. Godzilla has never felt so menacing and his destruction has never had such an emotional gut punch. It brings to mind a wide range of movies like Harakiri, Jaws, Shoplifters, and The Wind Rises. At a budget of $15 million, it makes you question the constantly ballooning budgets of modern movies. Easily a top 5 Godzilla film. Go see it.
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