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Review in Brief: Da 5 Bloods (2020)
Following the bold BLACKKKLANSMAN, DA 5 BLOODS is again Spike Lee on fine form, with plenty to say. I loved the choice to not de-age the leads for the flashbacks, that in looking back it’s s them as they are … Continue reading
Posted in Film, Film Review
Tagged BlackKklansman, Da 5 Bloods, Delroy Lindo, Drama, Netflix, Spike Lee
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Review in Brief: The Half of It (2020)
At first THE HALF OF IT fools you into thinking it’s going to be just another quirky teen romcom. It is so much more layered than that – the story of an over-achiever (Leah Lewis) switching up her homework-for-cash business … Continue reading
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Tagged Daniel Diemer, Leah Lewis, Netflix, Romcom, The Half of It
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Review in Brief: Crip Camp: A Disability Revolution (2020)
CRIP CAMP really got me. In a world that’s seemingly more unjust and unequal every day, in 2020 this heartfelt documentary reminds you of a time 40 years ago when civil rights took a giant leap forward. Camp Jened gave … Continue reading
Uncorked (2020) Review
Posted in Film, Film Review, The Film Magazine
Tagged Drama, Mamoudou Athie, Netflix, Prentice Penny, Uncorked
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Review in Brief: The Platform (2019)
THE PLATFORM may feel relevant but it’s extremely obvious in its use of metaphor. One character (Zorion Eguileor) has a catchphrase, responding to every passing comment of his cell mate (Iván Massagué) with a derisive “Obviously”. “Obviously” could be this … Continue reading
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Tagged Cube, Galder a-Urrutia, Horror, Iván Massagué, Netflix, Parasite, Satire, Sci-fi, The Platform, Zorion Eguileor
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Review: The Irishman (2019)
THE IRISHMAN has two of the saddest tracking shots in cinema history; one at the beginning and one at the end, both set in a retirement home and both filled with regret. That’s the prevailing emotion in all of this … Continue reading
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Tagged Al Pacino, Anna Paquin, Jesse Plemons, Joe Pesci, Martin Scorsese, Netflix, Ray Romano, Robert DeNiro, Stephen Graham, The Irishman
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Review in Brief: Tell Me Who I Am (2019)
TELL ME WHO I AM hits like a train. A captivating true story that asks questions about memory, deception, morality and perspective, you won’t be able to shake this one off for a good long while. The crazy true story … Continue reading
Review in Brief: I Lost My Body (2019)
What an achingly beautiful, melancholy animation about memory and mistakes this is. I LOST MY BODY has more honesty and imagination and wit than most films of 2019, and it does it all in about 80 minutes. We get a … Continue reading
Review in Brief: Dolemite is My Name (2019)
With DOLEMITE IS MY NAME, Eddie Murphy gets his mojo back. In this colourful biopic, we see that Rudy Ray Moore (Murphy) was born in the wrong era for his style of performance: “Vaudeville is dead. I don’t need an … Continue reading
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Tagged Biopic, Blaxploitation, Dolemite, Dolemite is My Name, Eddy Murphy, Netflix, Rudy Ray Moore
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Review in Brief: The Great Hack (2019)
Conceptually, theoretically, THE GREAT HACK is essential viewing for everyone who uses social media. The big question presented at the top is “How did the dream of a connected world tear us apart?”. I found it very irritating that they … Continue reading
