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While Ti West's previous two films X and Pearl work well together as a schlock horror double bill, MaXXXine on the other hand clunkily forces itself into a franchise that it perhaps doesn't belong in.
Much of the conflict in MaXXXine is centred on a serial killer, the Night Stalker, murdering young actresses and secondly a private detective (Kevin Bacon) investigating whether Maxine was responsible for what happened at Pearl's Texas ranch. While Kevin Bacon's detective is nothing more than…
In a Violent Nature, more appropriately titled In a Violent Walking Through Woods, is a failed experiment.
A slasher through the perspective of the killer is an intriguing premise on paper, in a novel perhaps, where you can delve deep into the killer's psyche, but in a visual medium like film, where action and events shape the narrative and story, the mechanics behind In a Violent Nature don't function, especially when your protagonist is a cold, masked killing machine with…
Barbie is undoubtedly a monumental moment for feminism; the ultimate commentary on the patriarchy and oppression that women have experienced, and still experience today. The reactions to this film would suggest audience members, notably female, have had a liberative experience watching this and for that, I commend this film for achieving such a powerful reaction.
As a straight, male audience member however I am aware this film isn’t necessarily aimed at myself, and that this is a film to celebrate…
How to Have Sex follows three female friends as they trip to Malia on a rites-of-passage holiday in what’s supposed to be the best summer of their lives.
The film borders on the realism of the story so much that it feels like a documentary, a fly on the wall look at the toxicity and sexual immorality of the youth.
While many audience members may not relate to the experience undergone by Tara (Mia McKenna-Bruce), it’s impact can be felt…
