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October 4, 2020

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Episode 707: Movies About Twins

In this episode, Tyler and David discuss movies about twins as well as some now dated observations about this year’s TIFF.
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david bax / featured / movies / reviews / Theatrical Review

September 30, 2020

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Possessor: You Can Have My Everything, by David Bax

There’s no overlooking the surname. Director Brandon Cronenberg is indeed the son of David Cronenberg and, in his new film Possessor, he wastes no time drawing from the same well of body horror as his father. In the movie’s first...
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September 17, 2020

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Infidel: Action and Reaction, by Tyler Smith

Conservative Christians have long been described as reactionary. It’s a label that I’ve always had a problem with. Increasingly so, in fact, as extreme knee-jerk responses to even the slightest perceived offense is quickly becoming the only thing that has...
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May 28, 2020

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BP Movie Journal 5/28/20

In this episode, Tyler and David discuss the movies they’ve been watching, including: L’IMPORTANT C’EST D’AIMERCARO DIARIOA LEAGUE OF THEIR OWNON THE RECORDDEATH BECOMES HERSEVEN PSYCHOPATHSTOMMASOTHE STANDOFF AT SPARROW CREEKTHE LOVEBIRDSTALES FROM THE CRYPT: DEMON KNIGHTTALES FROM THE HOODTHE VAST...

david bax / movies / reviews / Theatrical Review

December 2, 2020

Nomadland: Unhappy Camper, by David Bax

Chloé Zhao’s Nomadland opens roughly 100 miles north of Reno in one of the snowy, desolate and incomprehensibly beautiful parts of Nevada most of us tend to forget exist. When those who dwell in larger population centers daydream about going...

david bax / movies / reviews / Theatrical Review

December 2, 2020

Another Round: The Drinking Age, by David Bax

Outside of Denmark, Mads Mikkelsen so often plays villains (Doctor Strange, Hannibal) or somber, tortured men (Rogue One, Arctic) that it’s often a relief and a delight to see him in a movie from his native country where he’s allowed...

david bax / movies / reviews / Theatrical Review

December 2, 2020

Dear Santa: For Goodness’ Sake, by David Bax

Dana Nachman’s sweet and uplifting documentary Dear Santa does not waste its energy trying to pretend it’s anything other than a recruitment ad for the United States Postal Service’s Operation Santa program. And why should it? Not only is it...

david bax / movies / reviews / Theatrical Review

December 2, 2020

Red, White and Blue: Strong Reaction, So Alive, by David Bax

Small Axe is the name given to the collection of five feature films, of which Red, White and Blue is the third, about the cultural and life experiences of Black Britons. Three movies in, it’s become interesting to see what...

david bax / movies / reviews / Theatrical Review

December 2, 2020

Crock of Gold: Belly Full, Spirit Free, by David Bax

It’s all too easy to imagine the type of person for whom the words “Johnny Depp Presents…” would be a selling point. They’re probably the same type of person who would eat up a fawning documentary about Shane MacGowen, a...

movie journal / scott nye

November 30, 2020

Scott’s Movie Journal #1

Not going to be too ambitious with these and promise them once a week – hence the numbering rather than dating – though I’ll sure try. Some will just be slightly-reworked or full-on copy-and-pasted Letterboxd entries, some will be x-clusive...

david bax / episode / josh fadem / movies / podcast / tyler smith

November 29, 2020

Episode 715: Josh Fadem’s Noirvember

In this episode, Tyler and David are joined by Josh Fadem to talk about Noirvember (with acknowledgments to Marya E. Gates!).

bp movie journal / david bax / movies / podcast / tyler smith

November 26, 2020

BP Movie Journal 11/25/20

In this episode, Tyler and David discuss the movies they’ve been watching, including: RUNHAPPIEST SEASONGIRLFRIENDSSTAR WARS: EPISODE III – REVENGE OF THE SITHSTARDUSTZAPPA

david bax / movies / reviews / Theatrical Review

November 26, 2020

Lovers Rock: Cadence and Harmony, by David Bax

Unfolding pretty much entirely in unsubtitled Patois, it’s often difficult for those not familiar with the language to follow precisely what’s being said in Steve McQueen’s Lovers Rock. But that’s not the same as not being able to follow what’s...

david bax / movies / reviews / Theatrical Review

November 25, 2020

Zappa: I May Be Totally Wrong but…, by David Bax

It’s not uncommon for documentaries to include, alongside archival footage of their actual subjects, contemporary footage of the popular culture of the time being documented, contextualizing and often ironically commenting on what they’re showing us. But in its early sections...

Episode 707: Movies About Twins

Possessor: You Can Have My Everything, by David Bax

Infidel: Action and Reaction, by Tyler Smith

BP Movie Journal 5/28/20

Nomadland: Unhappy Camper, by David Bax

Another Round: The Drinking Age, by David Bax

Dear Santa: For Goodness’ Sake, by David Bax

Red, White and Blue: Strong Reaction, So Alive, by David Bax

Crock of Gold: Belly Full, Spirit Free, by David Bax

Scott’s Movie Journal #1

Episode 715: Josh Fadem’s Noirvember

BP Movie Journal 11/25/20

Lovers Rock: Cadence and Harmony, by David Bax

Zappa: I May Be Totally Wrong but…, by David Bax

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