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Spider-Man: Far From Home (2019)

July 10, 2019by lsbushey Leave a comment

“You’re saying there’s a multiverse?” Set directly after the events of Avengers: Endgame, the aptly titled sophomore Spidey effort Far From Home has the unfair task of being the conclusion […]

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Action, Adventure, Science Fiction

Velvet Buzzsaw (2019)

March 3, 2019by lsbushey Leave a comment

“All art is dangerous.” One of the very first scenes in Velvet Buzzsaw – a cinematic approach to Juvelian satire with playfully inventive savagery and a generous splash of acerbic […]

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Horror, Mystery, Thriller

Wildlife (2018)

December 16, 2018by lsbushey Leave a comment

“Every time we’ve moved it’s gotten colder.” It was so easy to get bored by Sam Mendes’ 2008 film Revolutionary Road – a showcase for brilliant performers in a stodgy adaptation – […]

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Drama

Stronger (2017)

December 7, 2017by lsbushey Leave a comment

“They’re trying to make a hero out of me.” Not all superhero movies require capes and masks and incalculable powers. As evidenced in the remarkably intimate film Stronger, sometimes they can […]

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Biopic, Drama

Okja (2017)

July 12, 2017by lsbushey 3 Comments

“If it’s cheap, they’ll eat it.” Okja takes place in the present day for a reason. Rather than push its lavishly hyperbolic take on an old Aesop Fable out into a […]

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Action, Adventure, Drama

Life (2017)

March 31, 2017by lsbushey Leave a comment

“We never trained for this.” Much to the detriment of the story’s squandered B-movie material, Life takes itself far too seriously, and in direct contrast to that solemn approach, is oblivious of […]

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Horror, Science Fiction, Thriller

Nocturnal Animals (2016)

December 15, 2016by lsbushey 2 Comments

“Our world is a lot less painful than the real world.” The first images we see are of obese middle-aged women floating in slow motion with pride and dignity, wearing […]

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Drama, Thriller

Everest (2015)

September 19, 2015by lsbushey Leave a comment

“If anyone can do it you can.” Most hear the word Everest and immediately think of the apex. The freezing, windswept, snowcapped summit of the highest point on the planet. […]

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Adventure, Drama, Thriller

Southpaw (2015)

July 29, 2015by lsbushey Leave a comment

“Don’t get hit too much.” Boxing, along with baseball, is a sport that translates well to the screen. It’s been done countless times. And while baseball is a team sport, […]

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Action, Drama, Sports

Nightcrawler (2014)

October 31, 2014by lsbushey 1 Comment

“My motto is, ‘if you want to win the lottery, you have to make the money to buy a ticket.’” On the road to success, obstacles and blockades oftentimes get […]

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Crime, Drama, Thriller

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