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August 21, 2019

Ready or Not: You’re Next of Kin, by David Bax

Look, I’m not going to be giving away any major spoilers in this review. But, having said that, if the only reason you’re here is to find out whether you should go see Matt Bettinelli-Olpin and Tyler Gillet’s Ready or...

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August 21, 2019

I Do Movies Badly: Secrets & Lies

Secrets & Lies wonderfully typifies what Leigh is capable of as a director in both the performances he gets from his actors and how subtlety explores the tension between social classes. It’s just a shame that the film’s mouthpiece also reminds...

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January 28, 2019

Sundance 2019: Relive, by David Bax

Even a cursory glance at the pedigree behind Relive would be enough to get one’s hopes up. It’s from Jacob Estes, the director of Mean Creek, and it stars Brian Tyree Henry, Mykelti Williamson and Alfred Molina in addition to its...

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January 27, 2019

Sundance 2019: The Report, by David Bax

Steven Soderbergh’s Traffic doesn’t hold up so well almost two decades later (maybe in a post-Wire world, its insights into the drug trade don’t quite seem to penetrate) but the movie’s legacy has more than endured. In a way, its...

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Ready or Not: You’re Next of Kin, by David Bax

I Do Movies Badly: Secrets & Lies

Sundance 2019: Relive, by David Bax

Sundance 2019: The Report, by David Bax

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