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Speak No Evil 2024
There’s a dark irony in Speak No Evil. It wants to say something interesting but serves up a pile of cliches. It’s structured like most other thrillers. The predictability making potential tension tenuous. The trailer upstages the entire first half of the film. The ending is stunning. James McAvoy is insanely fun to watch & Mackenzie Davis commands every scene she’s in.
The film kind of fails to realize Louise Dalton (Mackenzie Davis) is the emotional core of this story. From…
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Memoir of a Snail 2024
Popular advice says to stay happy, we should avoid negative feelings at all cost. Memoir of a Snail does not care about popular advice. It’s a black comedy that uses darkness to illuminate the things that help make any life bearable.
Things suck. People are mean. We don’t always fit in. Yet, cinema & television & posters & apps are plastered with smiles & vibes. Joy imposes. If by some freak accident, you find a part of your life bad, maybe your appearance or…
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Out of Darkness 2022
Deep in a F. Scott Fitzgerald book, our narrator questions his goodness. Is it natural? Or did his life avoid shoving him into darkness.
This film makes for a decent answer.
It also expands on it. In a Stone-Aged wilderness, we get a presentation on perils of making decisions. We make decisions every day, so don’t expect to be blown away. Although my heart did skip a few beats. But it is fun to think about how weak our moral…
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The Taste of Things 2023
I’ve never been in a room full of moaning adults. I’m not sure if I want to ever again. But it may be worth it to if that means I can see Tran Ann Hung’s Taste of Things a few more times.
Food lets examine aspects of art, culture, science, psychology, & history. In two hours, this simple film uses that complicated insight to guide us through a collection of flavors.
Generally speaking, it’s a weird film. It’s shot weirdly. The…
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