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Tag: toni collette

reviews

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
reviews

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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THE BOXTROLLS

When it comes to bedtime stories, “Familiar” is not a negative criticism.

Posted on September 28, 2014October 3, 2014
trailers

Building a Mystery – HITCHCOCK Trailer

Thinking about The Master of Cinema on a morning where we all have America on the brain.

Posted on November 7, 2012November 12, 2012
blogathon, reactions, watchin' & writin'

Sweet Pain: VELVET GOLDMINE

Lindsay starts me with a tale of ivory and gold. Where the curves of your lips can rewrite history.

Posted on July 12, 2012December 24, 2012
reviews

FRIGHT NIGHT

Judging It as a Piece of Schlock Cinema – It Succeeds. Now We Need to Decide How Much Stock We Put in Schlock.

Posted on August 24, 2011January 28, 2012

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