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The Cook, the Thief, His Wife and Her Lover (1989) Snapshot Review

The Cook, the Thief, His Wife & Her Lover (1989) Director: Peter Greenaway Screenwriter: Peter Greenaway Starring: Richard Bohringer, Michael Gambon, Helen Mirren, Alan Howard Had this film not been recommended by a horror director, I never would have thought to watch it. There’s something about a bunch of celebrated actors coming together that generally […]

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The Dead Don’t Die (2019) Review

The Dead Don’t Die (2019) Director: Jim Jarmusch Screenwriter: Jim Jarmusch Starring: Bill Murray, Adam Driver, Chloë Sevigny, Tom Waits, Steve Buscemi, Danny Glover, Caleb Landry Jones, Selena Gomez, Iggy Pop, Carol Kane, Tilda Swinton The latest film from the iconic filmmaker behind the likes of Stranger than Paradise and Only Lovers Left Alive, Jim

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Gramps Goes to College (2014) Analytical Review

Gramps Goes to College (2014) Director: Chip Rossetti Screenwriter: Donald James Parker Starring: Donald James Parker, Rusty Martin Jr., Courtney Lee Simpson, Carol Anderson, Kaitlin Borst Gramps Goes to College opens on a profile shot of two men working out in a poorly lit gym. It cuts to another two-shot aimed towards the protagonist, Gramps, and

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Toy Story 4 (2019) Review

Toy Story 4 (2019) Director: Josh Cooley Screenwriters: Stephany Folsom, Andrew Stanton Starring: Tom Hanks, Tim Allen, Annie Potts, Tony Hale When I first heard that Pixar were making a fourth instalment in the Toy Story franchise I was both excited and nervous. I am a huge fan of Toy Story and I can distinctly

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Ham on Rye (2019) Snapshot Review

Ham on Rye (2019) Director: Tyler Taormina Screenwriters: Tyler Taormina, Eric Berger Starring: Haley Bodell, Cole Devine, Aaron Schwartz Ham on Rye is a truly unique film based in suburbia as summer is beginning. It’s divided into two halves, each contrasting in thematic focus and visual composition. There is no protagonist; instead the film follows

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Dark Phoenix (2019) Review

Dark Phoenix (2019) Director: Simon Kinberg Screenwriter: Simon Kinberg Starring: Sophie Turner, James McAvoy, Michael Fassbender, Jennifer Lawrence, Nicholas Hoult, Tye Sheridan, Alexandra Shipp, Evan Peters, Kodi Smit-McPhee, Jessica Chastain If ever there was a time to wave goodbye to the superhero sub-genre’s seminal X-Men, it would be now. After 11 movies across 19 years,

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Brightburn (2019) Review

Brightburn (2019) Director: David Yarovesky Screenwriters: Brian Gunn, Mark Gunn Starring: Elizabeth Banks, Davis Denman, Jackson A. Dunn I’ve waited so long for a great superhero-horror film, yet while Brightburn hooked me with its villainous Superman premise, it failed to deliver enough on the “superhero” portion; the film is structured and paced more like a

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Booksmart (2019) Review

Booksmart (2019) Director: Olivia Wilde Screenwriters: Susanna Fogel, Emily Halpern, Sarah Haskins Starring: Kaitlyn Dever, Beanie Feldstein, Jessica Williams, Jason Sudeikis, Lisa Kudrow, Will Forte, Victoria Ruesga, Mason Gooding, Skyler Gisondo, Diana Silvers, Molly Gordon, Billie Lourd, Eduardo Franco, Nico Hiraga, Austin Crute, Noah Galvin Olivia Wilde’s ebullient directorial debut Booksmart is the coming-of-age comedy we’ve been

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Us (2019) Snapshot Review

Us (2019) Director: Jordan Peele Screenwriters: Jordan Peele Starring: Lupita Nyong’o, Winston Duke, Shahadi Wright Joseph, Evan Alex, Elizabeth Moss, Tim Heidecker I loved Get Out, and it’s hard to not compare the two films. One thing I prefer about Us is that it leaves you with just as many questions as answers. Is it

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Wild Rose (2019) Review

Wild Rose (2019) Director: Tom Harper Screenwriter: Nicole Taylor Starring: Jessie Buckley, Julie Walters, Sophie Okonedo, Jamie Sives, Craig Parkinson, James Harkness Jessie Buckley’s Rose-Lynn wishes to be ‘made into an angel to be flown from “Glasgee” (Glasgow)’ in Wild Rose, the British A Star Is Born with more heart and rhythm in its little guitar playing

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