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Arrival is another Villeneuve masterpiece
Real twist endings, the kind that make you reconsider the entire movie, have been out of style for years now, but new alien contact film Arrival is bringing them back. Arrival is set after 12 space ships touch down on Earth. To address … Continue reading
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Tagged #china, #denis villeneuve, #jeremy renner, #sicario, Amy Adams, Arrival, Johann Johannsson, Little green men
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Election week arthouse binge part 3: American Honey
American Honey is a vibrant mashup of a coming-of-age road movie and a smut film, blending shock value with a unique emotional experience. The film follows Star (Sasha Lane), a late teenager in a bad situation. She happens across a traveling magazine … Continue reading
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Tagged #A24, #alfred hitchcock, #it follows, #lord of the rings, #quentin tarantino, #stanley kubrick, #the graduate, #the social network, American Graffiti, American Honey, Andrea Arnold, Cannes Film Festival, Confederate flags, Detroit, Only Lovers Left Alive, Sasha Lane, Shia LaBeouf, The Midwest, The Wolf of Wall Street, trash, TV dinner, When I'm dead just throw me in the trash, White trash
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Election week arthouse binge part 2: Denial
Man, Oscarbate movies really suck. If you know what you’re looking for, they feel way too much like an advertisement for something you couldn’t buy even if you wanted to. They’re just, they’re not fun to watch. Denial is based on … Continue reading
Election week arthouse binge part 1: Desierto
Weeks ahead of potentially electing a bewigged narcissist whose central campaign promise is building a wall on the southern border, Alfonso Cuarón’s son, Jonás, makes his American writer/directorial debut — a film about a Mauser-toting psychopath who will kill anyone … Continue reading
‘Hacksaw Ridge’ is OK, I guess
Whenever I watch a World War II movie, I spend the entire time asking myself whether or not I should be watching Band of Brothers instead. Hacksaw Ridge is a movie split in two, and has two answers — “yes, definitely” and “No. Well, … Continue reading
