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david bax / movies / reviews / Theatrical Review

September 18, 2020

Blackbird: Only Waiting for This Moment, by David Bax

Over the course of his career, director Roger Michell has been responsible for beloved rom-coms (Notting Hill), sturdy melodramas (The Mother), absolute misfires (Hyde Park on Hudson) and at least one underrated gem (Enduring Love). Despite some misses, his reliable...

david bax / movies / reviews / Theatrical Review

January 30, 2019

Piercing: Wild Session, by David Bax

Even before the sharp objects come out and the blood starts flowing, it’s clear that Nicolas Pesce’s Piercing will be a film of physical performances. In the first few minutes, Christopher Abbott grabs himself by the neck and pinches shut his windpipe....

2018 / afi fest / afi fest 2018 / movies / reviews / scott nye / Theatrical Review

November 18, 2018

AFI Fest 2018: Piercing, by Scott Nye

Horror cinema is in an uncomfortable stage right now, too wrapped up in the structures of the past to convey quality to audiences of the present. We can say something that emulates a John Carpenter film is good, because we...

i do movies badly / jim rohner / movies / podcast

September 19, 2018

I Do Movies Badly: Crimson Peak

Past Jim had three main complaints the last time he watched Crimson Peak: everything was too on-the-nose, the scares weren’t scary, and the relationships didn’t work. Current Jim is here to explain why those complaints are stupid and why Crimson Peak is excellent.

david bax / movies / reviews / Theatrical Review

June 21, 2018

Damsel: Distressingly Funny, by David Bax

Directors David and Nathan Zellner may have upped the star power with Damsel, their Western follow-up to 2014’s Kumiko, the Treasure Hunter, but no one could accuse them of making a star vehicle. Even in his brief cameo in the...