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  The Vault 2017

  ★★½ Watched 03 Oct 2020

  The most astounding thing about The Vault is how I've literally never heard of it beforehand. I tend to scour the internet randomly reading about upcoming studio-backed releases, budding independent films, and even smaller critically-panned flicks, so to stumble upon it for the first time on Netflix without prior knowledge, especially considering James Franco is one of the stars, was genuinely stupefying. But I digress.

  The Vault gets points for having a blend of intriguing elements: singular location, family relations,…

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  The Boys in the Band 2020

  ★★★★ Watched 30 Sep 2020

  To think that a few years ago, gay actors were afraid to come out, let alone accept roles of gay characters, in fear of public backlash. And here we are today with a film that is impudently and unapologetically homosexual with all its snappy passive-aggressiveness, emotional afflictions, and drunken self-destruction, championed by openly proud gay actors and crew members. It makes my heart feel so fucking full.

  The Boys in the Band feels like an earnest microcosm of being a…

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  I'm Thinking of Ending Things 2020

  ★★★ Watched 09 Sep 2020 4

  At the onset of Charlie Kaufman's I'm Thinking of Ending Things, one can instantly tell that something's amiss. A sense of unease and confusion looms throughout, getting louder and more intense as the narrative progresses, only relenting, albeit ever slightly, at the film's precipice, ending with a picturesque shot of the snow that's haunting, calming, and still uneasy and confusing.

  Is this what Kaufman intended? Perhaps. Perhaps not.

  Having an idea of the events that take place on Iain Reid's…

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  Confessional 2019

  ★½ Watched 23 Sep 2020

  Disconnected, congested, and marginally forced, Confessional, like plenty of preceding films, once again crumbles under the weight of its own potential by falling extremely short on execution.

  The interconnection of people and their individual actions leading to a tragedy, akin to a butterfly/domino effect all wrapped up in mystery, has always been a juicy concept due to its potential exploration of responsibilities and consequences. Confessional takes this intriguing premise, but doesn't account much for how it intends to successfully carry…