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  • Last Breath

    ★★★

  • Ghostlight

    ★★★★½

  • Universal Language

    ★★★★

  • Riff Raff

    ★★★½

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  • Last Breath

    Last Breath

    ★★★

    Suspenseful, true story about a mission to rescue a deep sea diver after a catastrophic accident. 

    While captivating and emotional, I think the story suffers from being a little too faithful to real life events. I was expecting more dramatic undersea rescue diving scenes, but much of the film focuses on getting the ship back in position to safely make the rescue.

    Good performance by Woody Harrelson though!

  • Ghostlight

    Ghostlight

    ★★★★½

    Moving story about healing and transformation through the power of theater, after a family suffers an unimaginable loss.

    The characters and plot are well-written and draw you in. Highly recommend.

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  • Yolo

    Yolo

    ★½

    Not as good as the actor/director’s previous movie, “Hi Mom”. It seems like the whole movie was created to show off the actress’s weight loss, which was impressive, but the plot was lacking and the tone and message fell flat. The majority of the film shows how terrible the main character’s life is, and then after a 10 minute training montage that rips directly from Rocky (both the exact Rocky theme song and his workout routine) she is suddenly a…

  • The Brutalist

    The Brutalist

    ★★★★★

    A modern masterpiece that looks to the past to explore persecution, love, the immigrant experience, and artistic vision.

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