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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 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 19, 2022September 19, 2022

‘Empire of Light’ is more than a movie about movies | TIFF movie review

Set on the moody southern coast of England in the 1980s, Empire of Light follows a lonely movie theater worker who finds herself in a whirlwind romance Continue reading ‘Empire of Light’ is more than a movie about movies | TIFF movie review

September 18, 2022September 18, 2022

Jane Fonda and Lily Tomlin kill in ‘Moving On’ | TIFF movie review

Jane Fonda and Lily Tomlin play a pair of old friends in Moving On preparing to murder their third best friend’s husband following her death. It’s a comedy, by the way. Continue reading Jane Fonda and Lily Tomlin kill in ‘Moving On’ | TIFF movie review

February 20, 2022September 17, 2022

‘Kimi’ is a techno-thriller for the pandemic era | review and analysis

Kimi follows a young tech worker is faced with a corporate conspiracy when she hears a crime through an Alexa-like smart speaker There’s a scene in Kimi, the newest movie from Oscar-winning director Steven Soderbergh, when protagonist Angela (Zoë Kravitz) puts her AirPods on to drown out the sounds of her Seattle loft. It mirrored…

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

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 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