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Burning: A slow-burn mystery

Chang Dong Lee’s Burning paints an intricate portrait of modern day South Korea. It raises questions about toxic masculinity, generational … More

2018, Amazon Prime, Burning, Chang Dong Lee, Drama, Film, Gangnam, Mystery, South Korea, Steven Yeun

The Voyeurs: The optics here aren’t good

Amazon Prime’s new erotic thriller, The Voyeurs, is a ridiculous film. It is a kind of mash-up of Rear Window … More

2021, Amazon, Erotic, Movie, Prime, Sydney Sweeney, Thriller

Horse Girl: A surreal dramedy on mental illness (or aliens)?

Horse Girl follows a woman named Sarah (Allison Brie), an introvert who doesn’t seem to have much of a social … More

2020, Aliens, Allison Brie, Drama, Horse Girl, Jeff Baena, Netflix, Psychological, Thriller

Pig: With a subtle Nic Cage performance

Pig is a simple story. Man loses pig, man goes to great lengths to find pig again and the people … More

2021, Drama, Nicolas Cage, Oregon, Pig, Portland

Enemy: Jake Gyllenhaal and the giant spiders

In anticipation of Dune, I rewatched Denis Villenueve’s 2013 film, Enemy. Enemy is a confusing creature. It is well made … More

2013, Denis Villenueve, doppelganger, Dune, Enemy, Film, Jake Gyllenhaal, spiders, surrealism, Suspense

Vertigo: Let’s stop pretending this movie is good

Much has already been written about Hitchcock’s 1958 masterpiece Vertigo. It is a tale of obsession and manipulation, of love … More

1958, alfred hitchcock, james stewart, kim novak, murder, Mystery, san francisco, Suspense, vertigo

I’m Thinking of Ending Things: A surreal ride from the mind of Charlie Kaufman

A young woman (Jessie Buckley) goes on a trip with her boyfriend Jake (Jesse Plemons) to his family farm while … More

2020, Charlie Kaufman, I'm Thinking of Ending Things, Jesse Plemons, Jessie Buckley, Mr. Popcorn

Vivarium: A thin critique of suburbia

While Vivarium has moments of real terror and explores some interesting sci-fi concepts, its ultimately thin characters and lack of … More

2020, Horror, Jesse Eisenberg, Mystery, Sci-Fi, Vivarium

Review: ‘The Gift’

This directorial debut feature from Joel Edgerton, who also writes and stars in the film, proves to be a very … More

Film, Jason Bateman, Joel Edgerton, Mystery, Rebecca Hall, Suspense, The Gift

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