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A Quiet Passion, a Quiet Biopic
“But you have a life, I have a routine. Those of us deprived of a certain kind of love know how to starve ourselves. We deceive ourselves then deceive others. The worst kind of lie.” A Quiet Passion…
Read More »Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 Learns All the Wrong Lessons from Vol. 1
Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 is the much anticipated sequel to 2014’s runaway hit. In this sequel, while on the run from a prideful client that has been double-crossed by one of the team, Peter “Star Lord”…
Read More »The Lost City of Z: Old Hollywood Returns for One Special Engagement
“You’ve come to doubt its existence.” “No. I only doubt it could provide the answers you seek from it.” The Lost City of Z delves into destiny and what effect pursuit of it can have on one’s life….
Read More »I Don’t Feel at Home in This World Anymore: A Study of the Unfulfilled
“What are we doing, here in the world.” “Trying to be good…be better.” I Don’t Feel at Home in This World Anymore follows Ruth, a woman deeply unsatisfied with her life (Melanie Lynskey). After her home is burglarized,…
Read More »Kong: Skull Island is a Ho-Hum Experience
Kong: Skull Island is pretty standard blockbuster fare. Lots of explosions, pretty good visuals, and simple plotline to follow. As is standard for post-Avengers blockbuster movies, this film is the second in a planned connected universe of “kaiju”…
Read More »Get Out: A Transcendent Film
Get Out follows Chris (Daniel Kaluuya) and his girlfriend, Rose (Allison Williams) as they travel to upstate New York to meet her parents Missy (Catherine Keener) and Dean (Bradley Whitford). The movie serves as an examination of racism…
Read More »Split is a Pleasant Surprise and Comeback Story
“We are glorious! We will no longer be afraid! Only through pain can you achieve your greatness! The impure are the untouched, the unburned, the unslain! Rejoice! The broken are more evolved. Rejoice.” Split is the story of…
Read More »Captain Fantastic: The Kids are Alright
Captain Fantastic follows Ben Cash (Viggo Mortensen), a far left survivalist who lives half off the grid, half off with his six children in the woods of Washington state. Ben raises and feeds his kids himself, educating them…
Read More »Hacksaw Ridge’s Accurate Portrayal of the Battlefield Cannot Overcome Its Plainness
Hacksaw Ridge is a film based on the true story of Desmond T. Doss, a Christian army medic during WWII who, despite refusing to even touch weapons, saved 75 men during the Battle of Okinawa without firing a…
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Colossal: The First Film Examining Millennial Life
Get Out, 2017’s first runaway hit, was a genre film serving as metaphors for larger social issues and with the release of Colossal, this trend has continued into the first 3rd of the year. Colossal uses a monster…
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