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The Last Showgirl 2024
This movie is the distaff counterpart to Aronofsky’s The Wrestler, and I mean that as a compliment.
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Emilia Pérez 2024
If ever there was a better argument for:
- doing your research
- having a good editor during the screenwriting process
- the importance of a good casting directorand (maybe most importantly)
- killing your darlings
…this is it.
I watched this in two sittings, largely so I could discuss it with a friend, and during the first half, I found myself occasionally shocked by a glimpse of something that made me take notice in a positive way. Rare…
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The Sparks Brothers 2021
A few years back, when I was hosting a music and movie trivia night, I once wrote two trivia rounds dedicated to my favorite bands - The Residents and Sparks. Knowing most of my audience wouldn’t be familiar with either, I made it a goal to write questions that would both be relevant to the band and be completely possible to answer and enjoy even if you’d never heard of them. This tribute, by longtime fan Edgar Wright, takes a…
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Everything Everywhere All at Once 2022
I tried not to go into this with high expectations, but it was difficult, given how much I fell in love with Swiss Army Man. Even after reviews started filtering in, I was afraid that I was setting myself up for disappointment and there was no way this movie could be as good as I expected.
Friends, trust me when I say that this movie didn’t just meet my expectations, it smashed them to absolute pieces. This is the kind…
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