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Memories of Murder (2003) Review
Posted in Film, Film Review, The Film Magazine
Tagged Black Comedy, Bong Joon-ho, Memories of Murder, Murder-mystery, Song Kang-ho, World Cinema
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Mulan (2020) Review
Posted in Film, Film Review, The Film Magazine
Tagged Disney, Historical Epic, Mulan, Niki Caro, Yifei Liu
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The Man Who Killed Don Quixote (2018/2020) Review
Posted in Film, Film Review, The Film Magazine
Tagged Adam Driver, Fantasy, Jonathan Pryce, Terry Gilliam, The Man Who Killed Don Quixote
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The New Mutants (2020) Review
Posted in Film, Film Review, The Film Magazine
Tagged Anya Taylor-Joy, Horror, Maisie Williams, Superhero Movie, The New Mutants, X-Men
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Review in Brief: Fanny Lye Deliver’d (2019/20)
FANNY LYE DELIVER’D is a 17th Century-set sort-of home invasion horror where a family of Puritans and particularly the titular character (Maxine Peake) are made to question their beliefs under duress by a “sinful”nontheistic and hedonistic Quaker couple. This is … Continue reading
Posted in Film, Film Review
Tagged Fanny Lye Delivr’d, Horror, Maxine Peake, Period Drama
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Review in Brief: Swallow (2019/20)
In SWALLOW, Hunter (Haley Bennett, terrific) is trapped in a miserable marriage and pregnancy to a rich asshole. The only excitement in Hunter’s day, the only control she can exert on her monotonous life is which objects she puts into … Continue reading
Posted in Film, Film Review
Tagged Carlo Mirabella-Davis, Drama, Haley Bennett, Swallow
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Review: Justice League Dark: Apokolips War (2020)
The DCAMU (DC Animated Movie Universe) has been quietly excelling on home media for six years now. These animated movies just get the essence of the characters, their relationships and puts new and interesting twists on some of the comics’ … Continue reading
Review in Brief: Lucy in the Sky (2019)
Questioning truth and the nature of reality is one of Noah Hawley’s favourite things to do. In FARGO it’s the weekly repeated introduction taken from the Coen Brothers film that “This is a true story”. In LUCY IN THE SKY … Continue reading
Posted in Film, Film Review
Tagged Drama, Fargo, Lucy in the Sky, Natalie Portman, Noah Hawley
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