Tag Archives: Seven Psychopaths

Decent ‘Scary Stories’ can’t capture books’ magic

Posted on August 15, 2019 by

7/10 Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark is a film caught between its iconic source material and a risk-averse production that leans heavily on the exhausting, bland choices common in the past decade’s horror. Still, there are significant highlights … Continue reading →

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‘Three Billboards’ a stellar awards frontrunner

Posted on December 13, 2017 by

10/10 Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri is an acerbic, heartfelt masterpiece from a playwright who seems like he can’t stop producing them. Eight months before the film’s start, Angela Hayes (Kathryn Newton) is immolated and raped. Tired of hearing nothing … Continue reading →

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‘Ingrid Goes West’ a haunting portrait of social media connections, disconnections

Posted on September 1, 2017 by

9/10 Ingrid Thorburn (Aubrey Plaza, who also produces) sits awake in the night, starring unflinchingly at her phone with tear-glazed eyes that seem skinned as if by some outside tormentor, her breathing unsteady, double-tapping to favorite the Instagram pictures of … Continue reading →

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