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Film Review: Daliland

By Matthew Moorcroft Screw This Watching Daliland is a bizarre experience, something that on paper should frankly be fitting for a movie that is seemingly about Salvador Dali. After all, the man was notoriously one of the weirdest men alive during his time, so a film that gets weird and out there with it’s content…
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Film Review: About Dry Grasses

By Matthew Moorcroft Highest Recommendation WARNING: THIS REVIEW CONTAINS SPOILERS FOR ABOUT DRY GRASSES, MAINLY IN THE THIRD ACT. YOU HAVE BEEN WARNED. Some disclosure – the onslaught of reviews that have hit over the past month or so have all been on backlog post-festival, and while I tried to get as many out quickly as…
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Film Review: American Fiction

By Matthew Moorcroft Strong Recommendation When Monk sits down to write his joke of a “book”, or at least what he considers a joke of one, perspective switches. What was initially a simple dialogue heavy dramedy goes meta, seeing an almost live performance of the book that is being written in real time – warts…
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Film Review: Foe

By Matthew Moorcroft No Recommendation …Well, at least the leads are hot. Foe, the latest from attempted auteur Garth Davis, begins with a premise that, at least, seems tantalizing to say the least – a future that feels dystopian and all too real, humanity leaving for parts unknown, and rural areas are entirely gone save…
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Film Review: Blackberry

By Matthew Moorcroft Strong Recommendation Like all of the great tech stories, there is something to be said about the spectacular quick rise – and almost historically quick demise – of the Blackberry, at one point the most popular phone in the world and one of the most sought after tech devices on the planet.…
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Film Review: Irena’s Vow

By Matthew Moorcroft Unsure I won’t lie, I wasn’t familiar with the story of Irena Gut Opdyke, the real life figure that this film is based on, prior to watching this. I guess that goes to show the purpose of the final product, to showcase a life that isn’t exactly well known to the public…
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Film Review: The Crossing

By Matthew Moorcroft Strong Recommendation This piece was written during the 2023 SAG-AFTRA strike. Without the labor of the actors currently on strike, the film being covered here wouldn’t exist. Watching The Crossing is like going to an art exhibit. I know this is likely a bizarre way to start off a discussion, but hear…
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Film Review: A Little Prayer

By Matthew Moorcroft Solid Recommendation This piece was written during the 2023 SAG-AFTRA strike. Without the labor of the actors currently on strike, the film being covered here wouldn’t exist. How far do you go to protect family? This is the question that A Little Prayer is asking, the latest from Junebug writer-turned-director Angus MacLachlan,…
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Film Review: Solo

By Matthew Moorcroft Strong Recommendation This piece was written during the 2023 SAG-AFTRA strike. Without the labor of the actors currently on strike, the film being covered here wouldn’t exist. At my film festival screening for Solo, I got the chance to listen to director Sophie Dupuis discuss the making of her film in detail.…
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Film Review: Dreamin’ Wild

By Matthew Moorcroft Solid Recommendation This piece was written during the 2023 SAG-AFTRA strike. Without the labor of the actors currently on strike, the film being covered here wouldn’t exist. About halfway into Dreamin’ Wild, Donnie and Joe Emerson, the two brothers responsible for the album that the movie is based on, find themselves at…