Karl Delossantos, Author at Smash Cut

October 13, 2022October 13, 2022

‘Halloween Ends’ is not a Halloween movie (and that’s a good thing) | movie review

Forty-four years after Laurie Strode survived Michael Myers' massacre, she goes up against a familiar enemy in Halloween Ends. Halloween Ends shouldn't work—and almost doesn't. It's an absurd and deeply weird interpolation of the Halloween lore that feels less like another installment and more like a story within its world—like Halloween III: Season of the…

October 6, 2022July 31, 2023

‘TÁR’ wants you to kill your heroes | review and analysis

TÁR follows world-renowned conductor-composer Lydia Tár as she prepares for a career-defining concert as the objectionable actions of her past come back to haunt her. Continue reading ‘TÁR’ wants you to kill your heroes | review and analysis

September 29, 2022September 29, 2022

‘Hocus Pocus 2’ is 90s nostalgia done right | movie review

Our three favorite witches are back in Hocus Pocus 2 as they try once again to beat the sunrise (and a group of meddling teens) to attain immortality. Continue reading ‘Hocus Pocus 2’ is 90s nostalgia done right | movie review

September 27, 2022October 18, 2022

In ‘All Quiet on the Western Front’ war has never looked worse and never looked better | TIFF review

All Quiet on the Western Front, the second adaptation of the novel of the same name, follows a group of young soldiers that learn the hard way that war is hell Continue reading In ‘All Quiet on the Western Front’ war has never looked worse and never looked better | TIFF review

September 26, 2022September 26, 2022

‘Don’t Worry Darling’ works (just barely) | movie review

Don’t Worry Darling follows a 50s housewife begins to suspect that the desert oasis that she and her husband call home may not be as idealistic as it appears Continue reading ‘Don’t Worry Darling’ works (just barely) | movie review

September 15, 2022March 15, 2023

‘The Woman King’ redefines the historical epic | TIFF review

Set in 1820s West Africa, The Woman King follows an all-female group of warriors as they prepare to face the rising threat from a rival kingdom Continue reading ‘The Woman King’ redefines the historical epic | TIFF review

September 13, 2022September 27, 2022

‘Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe’ is YA movie goals | TIFF review

Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe follows two teen boys growing up in Texas in the 1980s as they uncover their identities through their friendship Continue reading ‘Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe’ is YA movie goals | TIFF review

September 9, 2022September 27, 2022

Queer military drama ‘The Inspection’ asks and tells | TIFF review

A homeless young gay man enlists in the Marines as a way out of his struggle in The Inspection. As he goes through boot camp, he grapples with his masculinity and queerness. The Inspection is a deeply personal look into a queer Black man's experience in Marine boot camp and how his struggles lead him…

September 7, 2022September 7, 2022

‘Barbarian’ is for the camp horror girlies | review

Barbarian follows a woman staying in an Airbnb in a rough neighborhood of Detroit who gets more than she bargains for when she finds a man already staying there. Continue reading ‘Barbarian’ is for the camp horror girlies | review

September 5, 2022January 9, 2024

‘Aftersun’ is a masterpiece of memory | review and analysis

Aftersun follows the childhood memory of a girl on vacation with her father to the Turkish coast. But where there’s sun there is also shadow. Continue reading ‘Aftersun’ is a masterpiece of memory | review and analysis