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Review of Aftersun (2022)

By Brent_Marchant (762) on 13 Jan 2023

It’s one thing for a movie to be subtle and nuanced, but it’s something else entirely to be enigmatic and cryptic…

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Review of Armageddon Time (2022)

By Brent_Marchant (762) on 10 Jan 2023

To be perfectly honest, I was at a loss to understand exactly what writer-director James Gray was going for in this coming of age story…

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Review of Broker (2022)

By Brent_Marchant (762) on 07 Jan 2023

When we look to get the best out of life for ourselves, we often need to “broker” a deal to fulfill that goal…

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Review of The Good Nurse (2022)

By Brent_Marchant (762) on 04 Jan 2023

Telling a good true crime drama requires one or all of the following: a suspenseful presentation, especially if the outcome is predictable…

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Review of RRR (2022)

By Brent_Marchant (762) on 02 Jan 2023

The Bollywood style of filmmaking has, arguably, become a distinct genre all its own, characterized by long, visually dazzling movies filled…

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Review of Babylon (2022)

By Brent_Marchant (762) on 01 Jan 2023

“Babylon” is the kind of movie that most viewers are either going to love or hate…

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Review of Babylon (2022)

By Brent_Marchant (762) on 01 Jan 2023

“Babylon” is the kind of movie that most viewers are either going to love or hate…

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Review of All Quiet on the Western Front (2022)

By Brent_Marchant (762) on 30 Dec 2022

War is hell. We all know that. But do we really need to be reminded of that? Given mankind’s propensity for conflict, one might say yes…

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Review of Women Talking (2022)

By Brent_Marchant (762) on 30 Dec 2022

I’ll admit up front that this is likely going to be an unpopular review and a decidedly minority opinion, but I have to be honest about my…

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Review of Emancipation (2022)

By Brent_Marchant (762) on 27 Dec 2022

Depicting the horrors of slavery is never an easy task for a filmmaker. How much is too much, and how little is too little…

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Review of Decision to Leave (2022)

By Brent_Marchant (762) on 23 Dec 2022

The key to making a good thriller is to offer an intriguing, twist-filled story but not one that becomes so convoluted that it becomes indecipherable…

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Review of Avatar: The Way of Water (2022)

By Brent_Marchant (762) on 17 Dec 2022

As the long-awaited sequel to director James Cameron’s 2009 megahit sci-fi/fantasy blockbuster, “Avatar: The Way of Water” has been one…

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Review of Nanny (2022)

By Brent_Marchant (762) on 16 Dec 2022

When it comes to making a movie (especially one in the suspense, thriller or horror genre), there’s a big difference between “nuanced”…

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Review of Funny Pages (2022)

By Brent_Marchant (762) on 15 Dec 2022

If ever there were a film that would leave you scratching your head in bewilderment, this is it…

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Review of Good Luck to You, Leo Grande (2022)

By Brent_Marchant (762) on 14 Dec 2022

Sex is one of those topics that many of us still have a lot of trouble not only talking about, but also freely acting upon…

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Review of The Banshees of Inisherin (2022)

By Brent_Marchant (762) on 13 Dec 2022

Writer-director Martin McDonagh’s dark comedy-drama is one of those films that leaves me (and probably many other viewers) scratching my…

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Review of To Leslie (2022)

By Brent_Marchant (762) on 12 Dec 2022

Winning the lottery should be a cause for celebration…

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Review of Empire of Light (2022)

By Brent_Marchant (762) on 10 Dec 2022

Sometimes a movie has all the elements of greatness in place but somehow just can’t seem to pull all the pieces together…

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Review of Something in the Dirt (2022)

By Brent_Marchant (762) on 10 Dec 2022

When a pair of Los Angeles friends/neighbors (actors/directors Aaron Moorehead and Justin Benson) begin investigating a series of bizarre paranormal…

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Review of Leonor Will Never Die (2022)

By Brent_Marchant (762) on 03 Dec 2022

For creative types (especially writers), sometimes it’s all too easy for the lines between reality and their work to become blurred…

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