Herself is a tale of struggle and triumph that is at once commonplace and, sadly, far too rare. The movie is not just a story of abuse and breaking free, but…
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Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom has the style, the music, dialogue, the nuances of class and race jockeying for power, and the underlying thread of a pain that can…
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While the first Wonder Woman was decent and certainly had entertaining moments, the sequel takes on too much and creates such a confusing mix that it’s impossible to feel invested in the film. The dialogue isn’t memorable, the music misplaced, and characters feel one dimensional despite attempts to make them more. This is popcorn entertainment
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Promising Young Woman is a feast overall, but one that leaves you questioning what part you ate that didn’t agree with you because something is off. There is…
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There is no shortage of horror films, but tragically far too many get remakes that lower the quality and taint the original. Yes, we have Michael Myers, Jason Voorhies, Freddie Krueger, and their ilk. But what we need and deserve are new monsters that we can reminisce joyously about with friends. Enter Larry who just
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Memories of Murder, directed by Bong Joon Ho and cowritten by Bong Joon Ho and Sung-bo Shim is adapted from a play written by Kwang-rim Kim and is loosely based on the true story of South Korean first recorded serial killer. Our lead, Detective Park Doo-man (Kang-ho Song), with the help of other detectives, and
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To be clear, there may be bias because I am both a fan of kpop and a fan of Blackpink. Ever since the minimalist intro to their freshman track “Whistle” along with an eye-catching, stylish, well-choreographed music video dropped, they have garnered attention. After “Whistle”, “Boombayah” ushered in even more fans who were taken with
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An arresting story about the horrors committed during the “White Terror” in Taiwan, Detention directed by John Hsu, is another example of a film that tells a story with historical truths through the horror genre. The film is gripping, a nightmare to watch—literally almost the entire movie is a nightmare—with moving acting, directing and a
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The Doorman, despite star names like Ruby Rose and Jean Reno, fails to do more than limp its way through scene after excruciating scene. It didn’t even reach Michael Bay levels of action thanks to some faulty decisions with editing and jump cuts. The dialogue is atrocious, the constant reminder of the name of the
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Synopsis: A group of young friends from the Bronx fight to save their neighborhood from a band of vampires. Honestly, that question Miguel (Jaden Michael) asks the Vivian (Sarah Gadon), a white woman new to the Bronx, “are you lost” forced a cackle from me. I flashed to me eyeing white people on the L
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