Isle of Dogs

Isle of Dogs. I love dogs. Wes Anderson’s second stop-motion feature is a celebration of human and canine friendship.…

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There Will Be Blood

Advertisements As we approach the one-year anniversary of Daniel Day-Lewis’ retirement announcement, I revisited the film most commonly cited as the pinnacle of his career: director Paul Thomas Anderson’s There Will Be Blood. The 2007 psychological drama is a window into the…

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Black Kite

Tarique Qayumi's sophomore effort explores rebellion and fundamentalism in a volatile Afghanistan.…

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Before We Vanish

Kiyoshi Kurosawa's latest is a compelling science fiction story that slowly squanders most of its potential.…

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Fahrenheit 451

Based on the famous book of the same, Fahrenheit 451, unfortunately, doesn't translate well to film.…

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The Lure

Imagine if The Little Mermaid was about man-eating mermaids who were also into goth music.…

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The Foreigner

Advertisements After a short hiatus, Jackie Chan returns to English speaking live action film with The Foreigner. Sadly, he might have been better off sticking with Chinese films instead. The Foreigner is based on the 1992 book “The Chinaman” and besides Chan…

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First They Killed My Father

Advertisements I often wondered what Angelina Jolie was up to, but little did I know she was working on a biopic that would send chills down my spine. First They Killed My Father is a historical biopic directed by Jolie–based on the memoir…

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