A River Runs Through It (1992)
“Someday, when you’re ready, you might tell our family story. Only then will you understand what happened and why.” Few films reflect on the mystery and the majesty of life […]
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Nope (2022)
“It was a spectacle. People are just obsessed.” Nope isn’t a film directly about religion, but ultimately is one about faith and belief, and it begins with an Old Testament quote […]
Prey (2022)
“A long time ago, it is said, a monster came here.” Kinetic and thoughtful and fantastically well made from start to finish, Prey might just be the most unexpectedly great […]
Don’t Make Me Go (2022)
“You’re not gonna like the way this story ends. But I think you’re gonna like this story.” Don’t Make Me Go is an honest movie from the onset, telling us […]
Hustle (2022)
“Everybody loves a redemption story.” Average at its best and emotionally overwrought at its worst, Hustle is a mostly forgettable film about a shared redemption between a NBA scout and a […]
Nightmare Alley (2021)
“I’ll meet you on the other side.” In context with the above quote, and aligned with filmmaker Guillermo del Toro’s general approach to the nuances of noir that I’ve seen […]
Boiling Point (2021)
“I can’t give you what I haven’t got.” I can’t remember the last time I left a film feeling the way I did after watching Boiling Point, one of 2021’s best […]
The Batman (2022)
“They think I’m hiding in the shadows.” A grueling labor of love in its conception but mostly unfulfilling in its delivery, The Batman is a grandiose film made on a […]
I Want You Back (2022)
“I kind of can’t believe it worked.” It’s damn near impossible to make a timeless romantic comedy these days. The genre has almost been entirely relegated to the wastelands of […]
Jackass Forever (2022)
“20 years later, we’re still doing the same stupid shit.” Steeped in nostalgia and shit and jizz (yes, I mean that quite literally), Jackass Forever is a warm welcome back […]
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