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August 5, 2022

They/Them: Split, by Tyler Smith

John Logan’s They/Them is a film with a lot of ideas, though none are particularly fresh. It is a film about the evils of gay conversion camps, which have already been discussed in recent films such as Boy Erased and...

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August 3, 2022

I Love My Dad: Overfished, by Sarah Brinks

On its surface, I Love My Dad is a “comedy” about a father’s misguided attempt to stay in touch with his estranged son on social media. However, the moment you stop to think about the reality of the premise, it...

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July 28, 2022

Thirteen Lives: Depths of Despair, by Tyler Smith

In 1995, Ron Howard directed Apollo 13, the story of three astronauts trapped in a damaged space shuttle and the efforts of those back on Earth to rescue them. It was an amazing directorial achievement. The film’s eye for technical...

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July 26, 2022

Terror on the Prairie: Best of the West, by Tyler Smith

Though rigidly specific in its iconography, the Western genre is surprisingly broad in its scope. Some Westerns take place over decades, featuring dozens of characters and intricate action sequences. Others, however, strip away everything from the genre until it is...

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July 21, 2022

My Old School: Heard About the Whole Affair, by David Bax

If you only know one thing about Jono McLeod‘s My Old School, it’s probably the fact that Alan Cumming is involved. His face is front and center on every bit of promotional art, so much so that you may be...

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July 14, 2022

She Will: What’s the Matter?, by David Bax

It’s a fact, overlooked or denied by most of your more superficial film critics, that it’s possible for a bad screenplay to be saved by good direction and filmmaking. I mean, James Cameron has made a whole career out of...

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July 14, 2022

Mrs. Harris Goes to Paris: Make It Work, by David Bax

Lesley Manville has been acting onscreen for nearly half a century but, at the moment, she is arguably best known for a more recent picture, 2017’s Phantom Thread. So there’s something metatextually funny about her taking the lead role in...

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July 13, 2022

Shut In: Satisfactory Confinement, by Tyler Smith

D.J. Caruso’s Shut In is an effective – if occasionally lackadaisical – thriller that puts its main character through the ringer before coming to a mostly-satisfying end. The film can be described as functional and efficient, in that it accomplishes...

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July 7, 2022

Moon, 66 Questions: Don’t Give Up Until, by David Bax

Anyone who’s spent a fair amount of time at film festivals, or at least watching festival-type movies, might think they’d be able to guess at the overall feel, if not the specific plot, of Jacqueline Lentzou‘s Moon, 66 Questions based...

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July 5, 2022

Fire of Love: Hot Springs Eternal, by David Bax

This might sound mean but that’s the opposite of how I intend it: In the most basic, traditional sense of the word, Miranda July is not “good” at voiceover narration. All I mean to say here is that she doesn’t...

Category: reviews

They/Them: Split, by Tyler Smith

I Love My Dad: Overfished, by Sarah Brinks

Thirteen Lives: Depths of Despair, by Tyler Smith

Terror on the Prairie: Best of the West, by Tyler Smith

My Old School: Heard About the Whole Affair, by David Bax

She Will: What’s the Matter?, by David Bax

Mrs. Harris Goes to Paris: Make It Work, by David Bax

Shut In: Satisfactory Confinement, by Tyler Smith

Moon, 66 Questions: Don’t Give Up Until, by David Bax

Fire of Love: Hot Springs Eternal, by David Bax

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