Film critic at trans|cendental cinema, staff writer for In Review Online. Member - SEFCA, NCFCA, GALECA, OFCS.
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The Eiger Sanction 1975
Not exactly Clint's finest hour, although the final mountain climbing set piece and the location cinematography are often breathtaking. Eastwood doesn't give himself much to do here other than drop some casual misogyny and racism (sometimes simultaneously) while chasing tail in service of a fairly bland plot that's basically one giant red herring. One of his many love interests is a black woman named Jemima, a detail the film mines for comic relief if that tells you anything about what…
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The Friend 2024
There's a certain set of expectations that come with movies about dogs. They tend to be fairly saccharine affairs, if not particularly deep. W.C. Fields once said, "Never work with children or animals," and while he likely had a different idea in mind when he said that - both tend to be used as shortcuts and crutches by filmmakers because they are who audiences will likely sympathize with the most.
Giving credit where credit is due, THE FRIEND, the new…
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I Saw the TV Glow 2024
Jane Schoenbrun's I SAW THE TV GLOW is ostensibly a film about the bonds created by the communal act of watching favorite TV shows. These are the kinds of deeply personal cult hits that feel as though they're made just for you; like a secret shared amongst friends that not only defines you but gives you an identity as a member of an exclusive club in which minutiae and trivia become a kind of language only the initiated can understand.…
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Wicked 2024
Based on the novel by Gregory Maguire, WICKED the musical debuted on Broadway in 2003, becoming one of those rare crossover stage hits that reverberated beyond the typical audience of Broadway fans and theatre kids and into the general consciousness. Yet despite its popularity, it's taken over 20 years to bring this Broadway juggernaut to the screen. The result is a gargantuan, two part film, whose first entry, covering just the first act of the show, runs roughly the same…
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