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Hannibal at 20 – Review
Posted in Film, Film Review, The Film Magazine
Tagged Anthony Hopkins, Hannibal, Horror, Julianne Moore, Ridley Scott, The Silence of the Lambs
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The Silence of the Lambs at 30 – Review
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Tagged Anthony Hopkins, Jodie Foster, Jonathan Demme, The Silence of the Lambs
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Review in Brief: The Dig (2021)
If it wasn’t on Netflix, THE DIG would be destined for Sunday afternoon TV circulation in perpetuity. That’s not to disparage the craft and passion that went into it, from Simon Stone’s steady direction to Mike Eley’s pristine cinematography and … Continue reading
Posted in Film, Film Review, Review in Brief
Tagged Cary Mulligan, Historical Drama, Lily James, Mike Eley, Netflix, Ralph Fiennes, Simon Stone, The Dig
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Malcolm & Marie (2021) Review
Posted in Film, Film Review, The Film Magazine
Tagged Drama, John David Washington, Malcolm & Marie, Netflix, Sam Levinson, Zendaya
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Review in Brief: Synchronic (2019/20)
Weird sci-fi wunderkinds Justin Benson and Aaron Moorhead don’t quite drop the ball with their third feature but it’s certainly a less assured effort than something like THE ENDLESS. Still by no means lacking ideas or visual creativity, but more … Continue reading
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Tagged Aaron Moorhead, Anthony Mackie, Justin Benson, Sci-fi, Synchronic, The Endless
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Review in Brief: Archive (2020/21)
Indie sci-fi ARCHIVE wears its genre influences on its sleeve – MOON, EX MACHINA, SILENT RUNNING an iconic sequence lifted wholesale from GHOST IN THE SHELL. An engineer (Theo James) develops a series of increasingly sophisticated robot bodies to house … Continue reading
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Tagged Archive, Ex Machina, Ghost in the Shell, Moon, Sci-fi, Silent Running, Stacy Martin, Theo James
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Review in Brief: Pieces of a Woman (2020)
While some of its speeches might be a little too mannered and stagey (if still gamely performed by the cast) PIECES OF A WOMAN still comes out on the captivating side. How grief corrupts and deforms people is not sugarcoated … Continue reading
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Tagged Ellen Burstyn, Katia Wéber, Kornél Mundruczó, Pieces of a Woman, Vanessa Kirby
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Review in Brief: One Night in Miami… (2020)
In 1964, Malcolm X, Cassius Clay, Sam Cooke and Jim Brown met at a Miami hotel and spent the night in Malcom X’s room. That’s what we know happened – director Regina King and writer Kemp Powers imagine what was … Continue reading
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Tagged Eli Goree, Kemp Powers, Kingsley Ben-Adir, Leslie Odom Jr, One Night in Miami, Regina King
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Review in Brief: Wonder Woman 1984 (2020)
Whatever went on behind the scenes, however the slow implosion of the DCEU effected its final, flawed form, I absolutely get what director Patty Jenkins was going for with WONDER WOMAN 1984. It’s a big, goofy and outlandish comics Silver … Continue reading
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Tagged Chris Pine, DC, Gal Gadot, Kristen Wiig, Patty Jenkins, Pedro Pascal, Superhero Movie, Warner Brothers, Wonder Woman, Wonder Woman 1984
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