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‘The Iron Giant’ at 25 – Review
The Iron Giant (1999)Director: Brad BirdScreenwriters: Tim McCanlies, Brad BirdStarring: Eli Merienthal, Harry Connick Jr., Jennifer Aniston, Vin Diesel, Christopher McDonald, John Mahoney, Cloris Leachman, M. Emmet Walsh, James Gammon Brad Bird’s feature directorial debut deserves to be spoken about in the same breath as the greats of animation. After 25 years, technology may have…
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Deadpool and Wolverine (2024) Review
Deadpool & Wolverine (2024) Director: Shawn LevyScreenwriters: Ryan Reynolds, Rhett Reese, Paul Wernick, Zeb Wells, Shawn LevyStarring: Ryan Reynolds, Hugh Jackman, Emma Corrin, Morena Baccarin, Rob Delaney, Leslie Uggams, Aaron Stanford, Matthew Macfadyen It’s strange that neither of the characters who represent the two biggest box office draws for the X-Men movies started out in…
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Twisters (2024) Review
Twisters (2024)Director: Lee Isaac ChungScreenwriter: Mark L. SmithStarring: Daisy Edgar-Jones, Glen Powell, Anthony Ramos, Brandon Perea, Maura Tierney, Sasha Lane Blockbusters are usually cannon fodder for the film critic, because they’re often stupid, lacking in any kind of brainpower or general enjoyment, and cost such astronomical amounts of money that it borders on offensive. More…
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MaXXXine (2024) Review
MaXXXine (2024)Director: Ti WestScreenwriter: Ti WestStarring: Mia Goth, Elizabeth Debicki, Moses Sumney, Michelle Monaghan, Bobby Cannavale, Halsey, Lily Collins, Giancarlo Esposito, Kevin Bacon X and Pearl, the first two instalments of Ti West’s recent feature film horror series, are stories that, amidst the blood and guts, contain metacommentaries on the evolution of sex and horror…
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‘Marnie’ at 60 – Review
Marnie (1964)Director: Alfred HitchcockScreenwriter: Jay Presson AllenStarring: Tippi Hedren, Sean Connery, Diane Baker, Mertin Gabel, Louise Latham, Bob Sweeney It could be suggested that iconic filmmaker Alfred Hitchcock released his last great film in 1963 with The Birds. It’s certainly one of the films people know him for the most, even those who are not…
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‘North by Northwest’ at 65 – Review
North by Northwest (1959)Director: Alfred HitchcockScreenwriters: Ernest LehmanStarring: Cary Grant, Eva Marie Saint, James Mason, Jessie Royce Landis, Leo G. Carroll, Philip Ober, Martin Landau, Adam Williams Director Alfred Hitchcock, after over three decades of film directing, had helmed many kinds of motion picture by the time 1959 rolled around. Some were complete disasters (Waltzes…
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Twister (1996) Review
Twister (1996)Director: Jan de BontScreenwriters: Michael Crichton, Anne-Marie MartinStarring: Helen Hunt, Bill Paxton, Jami Gertz, Cary Elwes, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Lois Smith, Alan Ruck At a certain point, one has to ask themselves an important question: what’s the most Spielberg a film can get when Steven Spielberg is only producing through his company, Amblin Entertainment?…
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The Devil’s Bath (2024) Review
The Devil’s Bath (2024)Directors: Severin Fiala, Veronika FranzScreenwriters: Severin Fiala, Veronika FranzStarring: Anja Plaschg, Maria Hofstätter, David Scheid Can immense sorrow truly drive someone to violence? Society’s historical ignorance towards women’s mental health issues is dynamically explored in The Devil’s Bath, a folk-horror film by the Austrian directors Veronika Franz and Severin Fiala. Franz and…
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Longlegs (2024) Review
Longlegs (2024)Director: Osgood PerkinsScreenwriter: Osgood PerkinsStarring: Maika Monroe, Nicolas Cage, Blair Underwood, Alicia Witt, Michelle Choi-Lee, Dakota Daulby One would be remiss to ignore the pervasive presence of evil in humanity. The digital age bombards us with stark reminders of malevolence through social media feeds and news coverage, while many also confront the harsh realities…
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To a Land Unknown (2024) Review
To a Land Unknown (2024)Director: Mahdi FleifelScreenwriter: Fyzal Boulifa, Mahdi Fleifel, Jason McColganStarring: Angeliki Papoulia, Mahmood Bakri, Mohammad Ghassan “How we are here today, I don’t get it,” said director Mahdi Fleifel at the world premiere of To a Land Unknown at the Cannes International Film Festival in 2024, where it competed in the Un…