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Friday, October 11, 2024

Film Reviews

Film Reviews

In the Land of Azrael

For a moment I was going to start this review with something like, “What a pity that Samara Weaving looks so much like Margot...

My Old Ass: Double El

I wasn’t expecting a meaningful cinematic experience from a movie entitled My Old Ass, but this high-concept comedy that turns into a teen weeper...

Substance: Stealing Beauty

There was still a stigma about actresses getting naked on camera in the 1990s, when Demi Moore became a Hollywood leading lady. She aimed...

Speak No Evil: All Happy Families

I missed the original Speak No Evil when it reached our shores in late 2022, despite the laudatory reviews for Christian Tafdrup’s horror film...

Front Room: Solange, So Long

Kids, it’s always important to meet your prospective in-laws before you get married. That’s the chief lesson of The Front Room. Most in-laws, even...

Beetlejuice: Say My Name, Say My Name

To watch Tim Burton’s 1988 macabre comedy classic Beetlejuice is to remember what made him such a force in filmmaking. At the tail end...

Wasp: Tarantula Hawk

The title of The Wasp refers to tarantula hawk wasps. You know the name because of Wild Acre Brewing’s red ale. I actually have...

Blink Twice: Don’t You Forget About Me

The original title of Blink Twice was supposed to be Pussy Island, but the Motion Picture Association of America wouldn’t allow it. While they...

Romulus: Who’ll Stop Rain?

So, Alien: Romulus isn’t as good as the first two movies in the series, but it’s better than the last two. That’s because Ridley...

Rap on the Kneecap

I can’t believe I have to write these words, but Walk Hard was supposed to kill off cliché-ridden musical biopics, not provide a model...