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The First Omen 2024
Hampered by some uneven pacing and a plot point that threatens to undercut the power of the story The First Omen is nonetheless a singular film in some ways. I found my jaw hanging in several moments, admiring the ambition and perverse tilt of the film. Perverted even, as it intertwines sexuality, a relentless willingness to violently intrude on bodily privacy in a way that shames the viewer even as we identify with the victims, and the idea that we…
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Don't Leave Home 2018
Don't Leave Home is a thoughtful horror film. It's well shot and edited, beautifully creepy in a way that lets us know at every turn that its protagonist, Melanie, is in danger, although we're not sure from what. It's also thoughtful in the themes it presents the audience. I say present because it's clear there is a message in Tully's head about the nature of art that he's conveying. Maybe it's that there is danger in art, or maybe the…
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The Wrath of Becky 2023
The original was a nice surprise, and this one attempts to pull a similar sinister turn from Seann William Scott as Kevin James's this time around. I enjoy SWS's work. He is effortlessly charming and has more depth than I think he's given credit for. His presence is unfortunately overshadowed by the Becky we get this time around. She’s been training like she found out she gives birth to humanit's savior after the machine uprising instead of having killed a…
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Emily the Criminal 2022
An able platform for a hardened performance from Aubrey Plaza, Breaking Mad (Emily the Criminal) follows Plaza’s Emily in her unexpected ventures into a criminal life. I liked this film quite well as a feature-length epiphany. We see Emily through a series of events that put the final cracks in her faith in a just world, and the dam bursts, wider than I might have expected. She concludes she must act against those who keep her from the life she…
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