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Category: reviews

Only films I see in a theatre get a full-on review. Other titles seen on dvd and the like are covered in the “Reactions” section. My take on spoilers is that they pertain to the crux of the filmgoing experience – so while my posts aren’t what I’d call “spoilerific”, consider yourself warned.

All films are rated from one to four stars.

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SICARIO: DAY OF THE SOLDADO

Sometimes we need to face the facts of our fiction.

Posted on July 1, 2018September 22, 2019
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HEARTS BEAT LOUD

We might want to belt the chorus, but more often than not, we hum the bridge

Posted on June 26, 2018September 22, 2019
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HEREDITARY

Sometimes malevolence courses through our own veins…and there’s just no hiding from that

Posted on June 13, 2018September 22, 2019
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I FEEL PRETTY

Is it enough to look in the mirror and see something different – or should the real desire be to look in the mirror and like what we see?

Posted on May 14, 2018September 22, 2019
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AVENGERS: INFINITY WAR

In a world obsessed with spoilers, it’s the spoilers that must be discussed.

Posted on April 28, 2018September 22, 2019
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A QUIET PLACE

We all want a little peace and quiet, but what happens when our wants become the requirements of our survival?

Posted on April 8, 2018September 22, 2019
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READY PLAYER ONE

At his most self-aware, Steven Spielberg asks if we are defined by what we love, or simply that we can love at all?

Posted on March 29, 2018September 22, 2019
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A WRINKLE IN TIME

A tale from the past considers the darkness of the present, and acts as a beacon for the future.

Posted on March 14, 2018September 12, 2020
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PHANTOM THREAD

Being the object of affection can sometimes be less about affection and more about objects.

Posted on January 7, 2018September 22, 2019
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THE POST

Democracy dies in darkness.

Posted on January 5, 2018September 22, 2019
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CALL ME BY YOUR NAME

Smell the flowers while you can

Posted on December 21, 2017September 22, 2019
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STAR WARS: THE LAST JEDI

Adventure. Excitement. A Jedi craves not these things…

Posted on December 19, 2017September 22, 2019

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