Karl Delossantos, Author at Smash Cut

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

August 20, 2022August 20, 2022

‘Orphan: First Kill’ is the campy sequel we didn’t know we needed | movie review

Esther, the titular Orphan from 2009's cult classic, makes her triumphant return in Orphan: First Kill, an origin story prequel that you didn't know you needed. Orphan: First Kill doubles down on the original's wacky premise to deliver a deliciously campy prequel that will please fans of the first movie and convert a few new…

August 18, 2022August 18, 2022

‘Beast’ roars for your attention | movie review

In Beast, a doctor and his two young daughters find themselves at the wrong end of a lion's taste for vengeance as they become trapped in the South African bush Over the running time of Beast, wildlife biologist and animal sanctuary protector Martin (Sharlto Copley) remarks a few times that what is happening isn't normal.…

August 4, 2022August 4, 2022

‘Prey’ gives The Predator new life | movie review

A young Native American woman in the 1700s hunts down a vicious other-worldly predator terrorizing her tribe’s land. Or is it hunting her? Continue reading ‘Prey’ gives The Predator new life | movie review

July 20, 2022September 27, 2023

Jordan Peele’s ‘Nope’ is a chopped and screwed summer blockbuster | review and analysis

Nope follows two siblings that become convinced that UFOs are visiting their ranch to abduct horses. Seeing a path to fortune, they set out to capture it on video. Continue reading Jordan Peele’s ‘Nope’ is a chopped and screwed summer blockbuster | review and analysis

July 7, 2022July 7, 2022

‘Thor: Love and Thunder’ leans into weirdness and queerness | movie review

In his fourth solo outing, Thor: Love and Thunder finds Thor and Valkyrie align with an unlikely new hero to take down a villain with a taste for revenge. Continue reading ‘Thor: Love and Thunder’ leans into weirdness and queerness | movie review

May 29, 2022March 4, 2024

‘Broker’ is a misfit family road trip | Cannes movie review

Hirokazu Kore-eda follows a group of misfits that form a would-be family as they trek across Korea to sell a recently “abandoned” baby in Broker Continue reading ‘Broker’ is a misfit family road trip | Cannes movie review