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Recent reviews

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  Promising Young Woman 2020

  ★★½ Added

  A loud fuck you to the patriarchy handled clumsily.

  Promising Young Woman is the revenge tale of Cassandra (and her dead best friend Nina) who give predatory men and their enablers what they think they deserve.

  Before getting critical, I'd like to say that there are some great things about this film. Mulligan is perfectly cast as Cassandra, she embodies a "darling I'm a nightmare, dressed like a daydream" energy (shoutout Taylor Swift) and gives a solid performance. Bo Burnham…

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  Dial M for Murder 1954

  ★★★★ Added

  Dial M for Murder is a stellar murder/crime mystery that doesn't concern itself with the whole 'whodunnit' shtick and instead naturally makes us think through the minds of the characters who are pulling the strings.

  Hitchcock excels at the 'show not tell' through his great control of the camera - every pan, long shot and close-up tells us what to look at and what Tony Wendice is plotting next. Because of this, the audience is given a great deal of…

Popular reviews

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  Once Upon a Time... in Hollywood 2019

  ★★★★★ Added

  KHJ Los Angeles!

  For almost three hours Quentin Tarantino transports you to the 60s to hang out with Rick Dalton, a b-famous tv cowboy who just couldn't make it to the silver screen and Cliff Booth, his ever-so-cool stunt double with a c'est la vie attitude. Sewn into the mix is wide-eyed Sharon Tate getting her taste of fame (sort of). Tate's presence in the film adds a looming sense of dread as audiences expect to see her ultimate demise…

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  The Assistant 2019

  ★★★½ Added 1

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