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I’m Thinking of Ending Things (2020) Review

I’m Thinking of Ending Things (2020) Director: Charlie Kaufman Screenwriter: Charlie Kaufman Starring: Jessie Buckley, Jesse Plemons, Toni Collette, David Thewlis, Colby Minifie, Jason Ralph I’m Thinking of Ending Things, the latest mind-bending offering from the absurdly creative film auteur of both screenwriting and directing, Charlie Kaufman (Synecdoche, New York), loosely adapted from the novel […]

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Oldboy (2003) Review

Oldboy (2003) Director: Chan-wook Park Screenwriters: Chan-wook Park, Chun-hyeong Lim, Jo-yun Hwang Starring: Min-sik Choi, Ji-Tae Yoo, Hye-jeong Kang Korean auteur Chan-wook Park’s fifth film, and the second in his Vengeance Trilogy, follows the story of Dae-su Oh, a middle aged man who disappears while on a drunken night out, the night of his daughter’s

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Gretel and Hansel (2020) Review

Gretel & Hansel (2020) Director: Oz Perkins Screenwriter: Rob Hayes, Oz Perkins Starring: Sophia Lillis, Sam Leakey, Alice Krige Gretel & Hansel is a modern retelling of the classic folk story of an almost identical name. In case you don’t remember, the original tale follows a brother and sister who are abandoned by their parents.

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The Host (2006) Review

This article was originally published to SSP Thinks Film by Sam Sewell-Peterson. The Host (2006) Director: Bong Joon-ho Screenwriters: Bong Joon-ho, Ha Won-jun, Baek Chul-hyun Starring: Song Kang-ho, Byun Hee-bong, Park Hae-il, Bae Doona, Ko Ah-sung To shamelessly appropriate and warp the catchphrase of a beloved cartoon character, The Host is smarter than the average monster movie. I

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Billy Madison (1995) Retrospective Review

Billy Madison (1995) Director: Tamra Davis Screenwriters: Adam Sandler, Tim Herlihys Starring: Adam Sandler, Bradley Whitford, Bridgette Wilson, Josh Mostel I loved Billy Madison when I was a kid. My friend and I would quote it incessantly because it’s an irresistible cornucopia of school humor. After a few reenactments of “t-t-t-today, Junior,” teachers lose the

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Walk, Run, Cha-Cha – Oscar Nominated Documentary Short Review

Walk, Run, Cha-Cha (2019/2020) Director: Laura Nix “Before I learned dancing, I could only use my body to walk, to swim, to run. Today I can use my body to reach another level of freedom.” 2020 Oscar-nominated documentary short subject Walk, Run Cha-Cha is a personal and personable film that feels as much as if it is

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The Personal History of David Copperfield (2020) Review

The Personal History of David Copperfield (2020) Director: Armando Ianucci Screenwriters: Simon Blackwell, Armando Ianucci Starring: Dev Patel, Hugh Laurie, Tilda Swinton, Peter Capaldi, Ben Whishaw, Ranveer Jaiswal, Daisy May Cooper, Darren Boyd, Gwendoline Christie The idea of the departed looking down upon the world of the living with confusion and exasperation has been a

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The Turning (2020) Review

The Turning (2020) Director: Floria Sigismondi Screenwriter: Carey W. Hayes, Chad Hayes Starring: Mackenzie Davis, Finn Wolfhard, Brooklyn Prince In 2017, The Snowman was unleashed upon audiences. What looked like an intriguing serial killer story with gorgeous photography failed to reach its full potential. A lot of the strands in the film failed to come

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Spring Breakers (2012) Review

Spring Breakers (2012) Director: Harmony Korine Screenwriter: Harmony Korine Starring: James Franco, Selena Gomez, Vanessa Hudgens, Ashley Benson, Rachel Korine, Gucci Mane Spring Breakers tells the tale of four college students that travel to Florida for Spring Break to get away from the monotony of their everyday lives. This isn’t some feel-good party jaunt though

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Uncut Gems (2019) Review

Uncut Gems (2019) Director: Josh and Benny Safdie Screenwriter: Josh Safdie, Ronald Bronstein, Benny Safdie Starring: Adam Sandler, Lakeith Stanfield, Julia Fox, Kevin Garnett, Idina Menzel, Eric Bogosian “Each atom of that stone, each mineral flake of that night filled mountain, in itself forms a world. The struggle itself toward the heights is enough to fill

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