Maleficent: Mistress of Evil (2019)
“You may remember this story.” When you boil and distill Maleficent: Mistress of Evil down to its most essential parts, it’s really no surprise that the film tries to be […]
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Teen Spirit (2019)
“Luck has nothing to do with it.” You don’t really know what to expect going in with a film titled Teen Spirit. You might predict a grunge riff on Nirvana’s […]
The Beguiled (2017)
“Are you frightened?” The Beguiled is not the sort of film where you should ever try to dwell upon any one thing it tries to be about. It’s too sprawling, […]
20th Century Women (2016)
“Wondering if you’re happy…it’s just a great shortcut to being depressed.” In the brilliant, timeless, and transcendent 20th Century Women, there is a feminist awakening found in the borrowed pages – turned […]
Live by Night (2016)
“It’s not enough to break the rules. You have to be strong enough to make your own.” Ben Affleck’s a good director. His first film Gone Baby Gone is about as strong […]
The Neon Demon
“You can always tell when beauty is manufactured.” I’m not sure it’s possible to watch one of Nicolas Winding Refn’s recent films without being utterly absorbed by some sort of […]
Maleficent (2014)
“She reveled in the sorrow that her curse had brought.” All in all, Maleficent surprisingly is not a bad movie. At the same time, it is totally unnecessary. Disney clearly […]
