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‘Queer’ is messy, mad and marvelous | review and analysis

DramaKarl DelossantosSeptember 16, 2024
Daniel Craig and Drew Starkey in Queer. Courtesy of A24.

Based on William S. Burroughs novel of the same name, Queer follows an American expat’s obsession with a young man he meets in 1950s Mexico City.

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Florence Pugh and Andrew Garfield charm and fall in love in We Live In Time | TIFF 2024

Movie ReviewsKarl DelossantosSeptember 9, 2024
Andrew Garfield and Florence Pugh in We Live in Time. Courtesy of TIFF.
TIFF 2024 | Moving back and forth in their history, We Live In Time follows a couple through the ups and downs of life. Headlined by charming-than-ever performances by Florence Pugh and Andrew Garfield, We Live In Time is a surprisingly entertaining and funny rom-dramedy that is elevated by a smart non-linear structure and kinetic…
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‘Past Lives’ and an uncertain future | review and analysis

DramaKarl DelossantosJune 26, 2023
Greta Lee and Teo Yoo in Past Lives. Courtesy of A24.

Spanning decades, Past Lives follows childhood crushes Na Young and Hae Sung who reconnect at various points in life

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‘Dream Scenario’ puts Nicolas Cage in an internet-age nightmare | review

ComedyKarl DelossantosSeptember 16, 20231
Nicolas Cage in Dream Scenario. Courtesy of TIFF.

A woefully average middle-aged professor garners overnight fame after he appears in the entire world’s dreams in Dream Scenario

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Nicolas Cage stalks people’s dreams in ‘Dream Scenario’ | Trailer & Release Date

Movie NewsSmash Cut ReviewsSeptember 19, 20231
Nicolas Cage in Dream Scenario. Courtesy of TIFF.

Nicolas Cage plays a boring middle-aged man propelled into fame when he appears in everyone’s dreams in the first trailer of Dream Scenario

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‘X’ is a Texas Boogie Nights Massacre | movie review

ComedyKarl DelossantosMarch 17, 2022
The Cast of X. Credit: Christopher Moss

X follows a young group of aspiring filmmakers who travel to an isolated farm to film a porn. It doesn’t go well.

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‘The Tragedy of Macbeth’ transports you to the Twilight Zone | movie review

DramaKarl DelossantosDecember 29, 20211
Denzel Washington and Frances McDormand in The Tragedy of Macbeth
Joel Coen adapts his version of The Tragedy of Macbeth as a minimalist psychological thriller with Denzel Washington and Frances McDormand taking on the borrowed robes of Macbeth and Lady Macbeth Where to watch The Tragedy of Macbeth: Powered by JustWatch The Tragedy of Macbeth immediately justifies its existence by removing all markers of time…
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‘Minari’ grapples with the American dream | Sundance movie review

DramaKarl DelossantosJanuary 28, 2020
Minari Sundance
Minari follows a Korean-American family as the set down roots and builds a farm in rural Arkansas in the 1980s Minari is a beautifully told family drama about chasing the American dream and all the costs and beauty that entails. Terrifically acted by the entire cast, Minari is perhaps the best movie to come out…
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