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Reely understanding the ‘Suspiria’ remake
The 2018 Suspiria remake is a daunting masterpiece of queer and anti-fascist cinema that demands to be understood on its own terms. I’ve ‘splained this movie enough times during quarantine, or tried to, that I think it’s time to put … Continue reading
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Tagged #dakota johnson, #the witch, German Autumn, Hereditary, Luca Guadagnino, Suspiria, Tilda Swinton
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‘Suspiria’ is thoughtful, but it’s tough to watch two movies at once
6/10 Suspiria, a forgettable proto-slasher from 1977 that became a cult classic in retrospect, has been remade for 2018, and director/producer Luca Guadagnino has done something rather thoughtful with it. The original is set in West Germany – Freiburg, to … Continue reading
You’ve probably already missed ‘Bad Times at the El Royale’
8/10 I remember an era in my youth, before Marvel, before Lord of the Rings, when you could go see a movie and have it just be a movie. Any given show was expected to provide its own, complete world … Continue reading
‘Fifty Shades’ series peters out
2/10 So this is where Harry Potter ended up. It’s kind of astonishing to think about it in those terms, but when you take everything else about the past 20 years into account, doesn’t that seem right? With the series … Continue reading
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Tagged #dakota johnson, #fifty shades of grey, #jamie dorman, #sam taylor-johnson, #twilight, creepy rape contract, E.L. James, Fifty Shades Darker, Fifty Shades Freed, Harry Potter, Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone, James Foley, Kelly Marcel, kinky fuckery, Niall Leonard
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‘Fifty Shades Darker’ isn’t even good for a laugh
1/10 Listen Spanking isn’t kinky. It’s not even sexually explicit, it mostly exists in the context of corporal punishment. These movies are about this supposedly hardcore relationship that climaxes out at spanking and I just Fifty Shades Darker picks up … Continue reading
