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  The Ballad of Buster Scruggs 2018

  ★★★★★ Watched 27 Jan 2019

  The Ballad of Buster Scruggs: A Review by Patrick Ostrander
  While watching this film I could already imagine it being screened and analyzed in a short cinema class that I took during my sophomore year at SIU Carbondale thanks to its many strengths. Like Damian Szifron’s wonderful 2015 film, Wild Tales, this film utilizes anthology storytelling and makes me wish to see other filmmakers use this method. I enjoyed it more than I thought I would thanks to another strong…

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  A Wrinkle in Time 2018

  ★★★½ Watched 11 Mar 2018

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

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  Black Panther 2018

  ★★★★★ Watched 18 Feb 2018

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  Phantom Thread 2017

  ★★★★ Watched 28 Jan 2018

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