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Surreal dramedy The Life of Chuck ponders life and death | TIFF 2024

ComedyKarl DelossantosSeptember 15, 2024
Tom Hiddleston in The Life of Chuck. Courtesy of TIFF.
TIFF 2024 | The Life of Chuck follows an enigmatic man starting as a surrealist meditation on existential dread and ending as a life-affirming portrait of youth. The Life of Chuck is a dramedy that ponders existential dread through surreal comedy (and a dance number!). A philosophical pondering of the moments that add up to…
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Anora gives Mikey Madison her star-is-born moment | Cannes review

ComedyKarl DelossantosMay 24, 2024
Mikey Madison in Sean Baker's Anora, which premiered in competition at the 2024 Cannes Film Festival.

When escort Anora meets the son of a Russian oligarch it seems like a too-good-to-be-true Cinderella story—and it is.

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Natalie Portman and Julianne spar in high camp melodrama ‘May December’ | review and analysis

ComedyKarl DelossantosOctober 2, 2023
Natalie Portman and Julianne Moore in Todd Haynes' May December. Courtesy of Netflix.

May December follows an actress (Natalie Portman) as she prepares to play a notorious tabloid figure (Julianne Moore) by shadowing her dredging up old wounds

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The Substance is a diabolically delightful body horror | Cannes review

ComedyKarl DelossantosMay 19, 20244
A scene from Coralie Fargeat's The Substance. Playing In Competition at the Cannes Film Festival.
An aging Hollywood starlet gets another chance at stardom when she discovers a mysterious serum that generates a younger more beautiful version of yourself in The Substance. Even if I told you where Coralie Fargeat’s Palme d’Or-competing The Substance ends up, you’d probably order a psych evaluation before believing me. It’s impossible to understate how…
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Challengers is a winner. Game, sex, match. | review and analysis

ComedyKarl DelossantosApril 24, 20243
Mike Faist, Zendaya, and Josh O'Connor in Challengers. Courtesy of Warner Bros. Pictures.

Challengers follows a decade-long love triangle between three would-be tennis stars that culminates in a match nearly as intense as their entanglement.

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

ComedyKarl DelossantosMay 29, 2022
IU in Hirokazu Kore-eda's Broker, which premiered at the Cannes Film Festival

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

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‘Triangle of Sadness’ is the best comedy in years | Cannes review

ComedyKarl DelossantosMay 22, 20221
Triangle of Sadness premiered at the Cannes Film Festival. Fredrik-Wenzel ©Plattform

A group of billionaires on a private yacht cruise have their world turned upside down when a catastrophic event strikes in Triangle of Sadness

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‘Plus One’ keeps the rom-com formula fresh — Tribeca review

ComedyKarl DelossantosApril 29, 2019
Plus One tribeca film festival movie
Plus One follows two best friends — and potential love interests — as they try to survive a dreaded summer full of weddings. The romantic-comedy works best when it's character-driven and has a fresh perspective, both of which Plus One has. However, it also helps that the movie is so incredibly funny and filled with sharp…
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In an effort to update a classic, ‘Mean Girls’ feels dated | movie review

ComedyKarl DelossantosJanuary 19, 2024

Modern classic Mean Girls returns in musical form to the big screen after a hit Broadway run. So fetch.

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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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