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Cuckoo 2024
Plucky, demented fun, Cuckoo is a tasty, original trifle. It does feel like the monster came first with the overall plot coming second, but this disturbed-protagonist-from-a-Todd-Haynes's-film…thing is just so memorable and unique of a design for a villain that I didn’t mind. It also helps that all of our central performances are uniformly great and the production design of our resort location captures that creepy feel of a relaxing vacation spot past its prime. Also, dare I say it, the…
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Watcher 2022
Bad vibes, in a good way, the movie. While Watcher’s premise and script range from familiar to ok, the real joys come from its overall craft by director, Chloe Okuno, and a great, naturalistic performance from Maika Monroe. The third act especially with its blunt, horrifying simplicity really sticks with you as does the message that a woman experiencing bad vibes from someone should be heeded and not ignored. A simple, atmospheric chiller such as this can be satisfying if one is in the mood.
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Blonde 2022
As miserable as it is surreal, Blonde is an ambitious, toxic bit of nasty craftsmanship. The writing is occasionally laughable and the movie as a whole is histrionic to an absolutely unrelenting degree. Despite all of that though, I felt things. I wanted Norma Jean to be happy. I wanted Ana the actress to escape this film that so effectively and rather paradoxically conveyed her magnetic acting talent. The overwhelmingly dream like nature of Blonde’s visuals is consistently compelling which…
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The Menu 2022
The Menu is one of those movies where I fundamentally appreciate its existence, in theaters no less. If I was a producer being pitched a social commentary infused black comedy with Ralph Fiennes as a crazy chef, I would probably say yes, but how many producers would really take such a gamble? Is this twisty combination of entertainingly and bleakly ironic scenes going to stick with me on a gut level? Probably not, but when I think back on The Menu,…
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