Month: July 2020

The Rental Joyfully Updates the Slasher Film

The 2010s have seen what many have dubbed a horror renaissance complete with critically acclaimed and beloved entries that are both bankable and competitive during awards season. The intricate stories and character development this new crop in the…

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Relic Explores How Aging Shifts Relationships Between Parent and Child

Relic tells the story of Edna (Robyn Nevin), an elderly and widowed grandmother who goes missing as her mental capacity has began to slowly decline. Her daughter Kay (Emily Mortimer) rushes to her mother’s home in an attempt…

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The Truth is I’m Largely Disappointed

Perspective is a tricky thing, from one vantage point, an image or a memory is recalled to be one way while another person looking at the same image or looking back at the same moment, will have an…

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The Old Guard Balances Action, Philosophy, and Morality in One Entertaining Package

We all go about our daily lives with the foreboding knowledge that death comes for us all. When I consider what awaits me at the end of my time here on Earth, all the possibilities evoke fear. Those…

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The Audition Touches on Interesting Concepts but Fails to Grasp

Parent-child relationships are often fraught and hard to navigate. Parents often want what’s best for their child, but can often confuse that wish for their own hopes and desires. The Audition follows one such relationship. Anna Bronsky (Nina…

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