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The Brutalist is a Big, Epic Cinematic Swing (Middleburg Film Festival)
I am sure by now if you’re the type to pay attention to film awards or the buzz around fall film releases, you’ve heard the hype surrounding The Brutalist. Because it is a smaller independent film, its release…
Read More »Top Films of 2024
2024 was yet another trying year for American cinema. While it did mark the one year anniversary of the end of 2023’s Writers Guild of America strike, the residual effects of the nearly five-month long work stoppage could…
Read More »A Complete Unknown is a Strong Defense of the Creative Artist
Biopics of legendary musicians have become all the rage in multiplexes post-Bohemian Rhapsody, Hollywood is a copycat town after all. Director James Mangold has crafted one following the rise of folk music legend Bob Dylan (Timothee Chalamet). His…
Read More »Nosferatu Honors What Came Before While Making Its Own Mark
Writer/director Robert Eggers has steadily built a name for himself in avant-garde film circles with films like The Witch, The Lighthouse, and The Northman. Now, after years of development and some casting changes, he finally tackles one of…
Read More »Wicked Mostly Hits Its Marks
Following decades of popularity after its Broadway debut, the stage play Wicked, based on a 1995 novel, is finally making its way to the big screen courtesy of Crazy Rich Asians director John M. Chu. Elphaba (Cynthia Erivo)…
Read More »Nightbitch is an Entertaining, Revelatory Exploration of the Pressures of Motherhood (Middleburg Film Festival)
Following lots of hype surrounding Rachel Yoder’s 2021 novel coming to the big screen and the potential of a performance from Amy Adams finally garnering her an Oscar, the trailer for Marielle Heller’s new film Nightbitch deflated a…
Read More »A Real Pain Combines Heart and Humor to Explore Grief and Connection (Middleburg Film Festival)
Grief can be a complicated thing. The latest film from actor Jesse Eisenberg explores a family trying to overcome loss that is both permanent and figurative regarding their own relationship. A Real Pain begins in JFK airport in…
Read More »Gladiator II Shines As An Action Packed Historical Epic with Political Intrigue
Following classic movies years later with a sequel rarely works out. In this age of cinema that runs mostly on nostalgia, it has been tried many times without reaching the same heights as what passed. Director Ridley Scott…
Read More »Emilia Pérez is a Pleasant Surprise That Effectively Melds Social Commentary, Drama, and Music Together (Middleburg Film Festival)
Multiplexes have been riddled with the remnants of musicals past in recent years with some having succeeded, like 2023’s Wonka, and others crashing and burning like Joker Folie á Deux earlier this year. Audiences have had mixed reactions…
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Nicole Kidman Shines in Babygirl’s Tale of Power and Vulnerability
The erotic thriller has been a critically endangered species in modern cinema, with the once prolific genre almost completely disappearing from movie theaters. Writer/director Halina Reijn is looking to change this with her latest effort. Babygirl introduces us…
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