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Scatological arthouse satire skippable
6/10 After his electric black satire The Square took the top prize at the Cannes Film Festival in 2017, lord of shapes Ruben Östlund has won the Palm d’Orr again with Triangle of Sadness, only the third director in history … Continue reading
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Tagged Cannes Film Festival, Palm d'Orr, Parasite, Reuben Östlund, The Square, Triangle of Sadness, woody harrelson
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Chaotic, unwatchable ‘Black Adam’ finally launches onto screen, already burned out behind it
1/10 I don’t think I’ve ever wanted to leave a theater more than I wanted to leave my screening of Black Adam. Within 20 minutes, I was fighting the urge to shout “Stop! Please, just stop!” at the screen. Producer/star … Continue reading
I love Art the clown, ‘Terrifier 2’ is old-school movie magic
10/10 Terrifier 2 is like a two-hour video nasty, a loving Giallo film all the way down to being created by a guy named Damien Leone. It’s like whipped cream on film, light, airy, not a ton of substance, but … Continue reading
‘Halloween’s’ bizarre, thoughtful, sweet End
8/10 In the entire lexicon of ill-advised Halloween sequels, Halloween Ends is certainly the best love story. Even a basic discussion of Halloween Ends spoils it because the entire movie is the twist, so if I can only say one … Continue reading
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Tagged David Gordon Green, Halloween, Halloween Ends, Jamie Lee Curtis
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I’m sorry, Billy. You did real good.
8/10 I waited until the middle of the week to see Bros when it released in September to $4.8 million, a pitiful opening below even Universal’s extremely conservative expectations, and by that time I was sitting down, writer/star Billy Eichner … Continue reading