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Tag: drama

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THE SHAPE OF WATER

For those who dream, and believe in the impossible.

Posted on December 11, 2017September 22, 2019
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THREE BILLBOARDS OUTSIDE EBBING, MISSOURI

Impulse, regret, and the search for solace

Posted on November 19, 2017July 2, 2020
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THE KILLING OF A SACRED DEER

A long walk through beautiful rooms, each one filled with ugly moments

Posted on November 14, 2017September 22, 2019
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SUBURBICON

There is a world of difference between a Coen Brothers Film, and merely Coen-esque.

Posted on November 13, 2017September 22, 2019
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PROFESSOR MARSTON AND THE WONDER WOMEN

When unconventional love brought three people together, an icon was born.

Posted on October 22, 2017September 11, 2020
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MOTHER!

Abrasive, presumptuous, abhorrent, and incorrigible…but so are the times we now live in

Posted on October 5, 2017September 28, 2019
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BATTLE OF THE SEXES

Sometimes it’s not about who won the battle, but how they won that matters…

Posted on October 1, 2017September 11, 2020
festivals, reactions, screenings, TIFF

UNICORN STORE plays TIFF 2017

A colourful, joyous, and messy feature debut from director Brie Larson.

Posted on September 12, 2017September 11, 2020
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DETROIT

How did we get here?

Posted on August 13, 2017September 11, 2020
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LADY MACBETH

Don’t get distracted by divine dresses; this is a story of cold calculation.

Posted on August 6, 2017September 28, 2019
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A GHOST STORY

We all mourn the souls we lose. What if they mourn us back?

Posted on August 5, 2017September 28, 2019
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THE BEGUILED

True violence comes from the quiet backswing of the blade – not the grunt as it is brought down

Posted on July 6, 2017September 11, 2020

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