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Metalhead (NR) Ragnar Bragason’s drama stars Þorbjörg Helga Þorgilsdóttir as a 1980s Icelandic teenager whose grief over her dead brother leads her to become...
Bonus Film Review: 10 Cloverfield Lane
The headline on the Guardian's review of 10 Cloverfield Lane reads "more Hitchcock than Xbox." I like the British newspaper, but this isn't one...
Blogging “Black Swan” (Part 4)
All the sexy stuff is in here, so be advised. Part 1 Part 2 Part 3.
• In the aftermath of yet another humiliation at...
Cinematic Fission
Two months ago when I wrote up my summer movie preview, I identified two weekends that would feature a clash of blockbusters. One was...
Film Shorts // August 11-17, 2021
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Buckley’s Chance (NR) This drama stars Milan Burch as a kid from New York who’s forced to move in with his estranged grandfather (Bill...
Film Shorts // January 6-12, 2021
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If Not Now, When? (NR) Meagan Good and Tamara LaSeon Bass co-direct and co-star in this drama about four school friends who reunite when...
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Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeakquel (PG) If the word "squeakquel" is in the title, the movie must be good, right? The animated...
Who’s Laughing Now?
FCC chair Brendan Carr’s threat to a public but still civilian figure was chilling, and that’s a generous assessment. Disney’s response to this bluster...
Considering Kenneth Branagh
Thor comes out on DVD today, and even though I liked the film when I reviewed it last May, I found it to be...
Same Old Steps
It’s August, which means that Hollywood has finished putting out its big summer blockbusters and is giving us toaster leavings such as Step Up...
