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Review in Brief: The Trial of the Chicago 7 (2020)
Aaron Sorkin’s greatest strengths as a writer and a filmmaker are also his greatest weaknesses, but he’s probably the kind of idealistic voice the world needs right now. This is never truer than in watching THE TRIAL OF THE CHICAGO … Continue reading
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Tagged Aaron Sorkin, Drama, Mark Rylance, Netflix, The Trial of the Chicago 7, Yahya Abdul-Mateen II
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Review in Brief: My Octopus Teacher (2020)
Nature documentary makers are told never to interfere with the natural order of things, to be neutral observers only. MY OCTOPUS TEACHER is the magical story of a man with a camera forming an unlikely and unbreakable bond with another … Continue reading
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Tagged Documentary, My Octopus Teacher, Netflix
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Review in Brief: His House (2020)
HIS HOUSE tells a familiar enough haunted house story but filters it through the real experience and plight of refugees and is all the sadder and hard-hitting for that. The lead performances of Sope Dirisu and Wunmi Mosaku are raw, … Continue reading
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Tagged His House, Horror, Netflix, Remi Weekes, Sope Dirisu, Wunmi Mosaku
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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
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Tagged BlackKklansman, Da 5 Bloods, Delroy Lindo, Drama, Netflix, Spike Lee
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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
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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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
