Our Friend (2021)
“You’re not as alone as you think you are.” Broader than a standard chamber piece yet more dialed back and refined than most dramas, Our Friend essentially starts at the ultimate […]
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The High Note (2020)
“Do not sell yourself short.” Like a greatest hits collection from the vast majority of past their prime artists, The High Note doesn’t bring anything new to the table. That’s […]
The Peanut Butter Falcon (2019)
“You need a name. There’s a remarkable moment in The Peanut Butter Falcon that stands out as one of the best, more honest exchanges of dialogue I’ve heard this year, and […]
Once Upon a Time In…Hollywood (2019)
“What’s the idea of the story?” It’s so appropriate that a movie like Once Upon a Time In…Hollywood is so very open to interpretation. Even the title isn’t exact. I’ve seen […]
Suspiria (2018)
“I didn’t think it was gonna be like this.” You don’t have to love a movie to appreciate its greatness. To be quite honest, I’m not sure I really even […]
Bad Times at the El Royale (2018)
“Which side are you on?” Some movies are short but linger like zombies who just won’t quit. Others feel long because the road they travel is far too ambitious and […]
Fifty Shades Freed (2018)
“I should misbehave more often.” Most studies show that porn controls a significant percentage of all the internet’s bandwidth. There seems to be a site for every kink, every fetish, […]
Fifty Shades Darker (2017)
“I want you back.” Slogging through Fifty Shades Darker as it blindly longs to encapsulate the kinks of a BDSM lifestyle is a lot like that scene from The 40-Year-Old Virgin where Steve Carell’s […]
Black Mass (2015)
“It’s not what you do, it’s when and where you do it, and who you do it to or with.” When will film distributors learn to stop selling us scenes […]
Fifty Shades of Grey (2015)
“I exercise control in all things.” As an initial disclaimer; I have not, and never plan on, reading a page from this series. The source material simply doesn’t interest […]
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