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Film Review: Tony
By Matthew Moorcroft Strong Recommendation Directed by Matt Johnson Starring Dominic Sessa, Emilia Jones, Leo Woodall, Antonio Banderas R Like all writers, a young Anthony Bourdain is doing literally everything else but actually writing. In fact, he’s mostly just kind of drifting, confident in his own bullshit to the point where he’s convinced he’ll get…
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Film Review: Teenage Sex and Death at Camp Miasma
By Matthew Moorcroft Highest Recommendation Directed by Jane Schoenbrun Starring Hannah Einbinder, Gillian Anderson, Jack Haven, Arthur Conti R One of the most famous scenes in horror movie history is also, maybe, it’s trashiest. The opening scene of Friday of 13th, which follows two camp counselors sneaking off for a fun time away from prying…
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Film Review: The End of Oak Street
By Matthew Moorcroft Strong Recommendation Directed by David Robert Mitchell Starring Anne Hathaway, Ewan McGregor, Maisy Stella, Christian Convery PG-13 Oak Street is on the verge of destruction. Or at least, the Platt family home is, who is currently in the midst of a parental squabble that is about to boil over into resentment that’s…
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Film Review: Spider-Man: Brand New Day
By Matthew Moorcroft Highest Recommendation Directed by Destin Daniel Cretton Starring Tom Holland, Zendaya, Sadie Sink, Jon Bernthal PG-13 Is Spider-Man ever allowed a chance at happiness? While this is eternal question of most great Spidey stories, the fantastic – and surprisingly thoughtful – Spider-Man: Brand New Day is the first take on the character…
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Film Review: The Odyssey
By Matthew Moorcroft Highest Recommendation Directed by Christopher Nolan Starring Matt Damon, Tom Holland, Anne Hathaway, Robert Pattinson R At what point do we earn forgiveness for the sins we have wraught? This is arguably the question that has permeated the entirety of Christopher Nolan’s career, who has spent two decades examining and reexamining the…
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Film Review: Evil Dead Burn
By Matthew Moorcroft Strong Recommendation Directed by Sébastien Vaniček Starring Souheila Yacoub, Tandi Wright, Hunter Doohan, Eroll Shand R Pushing boundaries of good taste has always been the modus operandi of the Evil Dead series, one of horror’s most consistently entertaining and well designed machines. Even as far back as the original film, which was…
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Film Review: The Invite
By Matthew Moorcroft Highest Recommendation Directed by Olivia Wilde Starring Seth Rogen, Olivia Wilde, Penélope Cruz, Edward Norton R An awkward and consistently insightful sex comedy about the perils of relationships and marriage, The Invite immediately has an air of tension right as Seth Rogen’s Joe enters the home. With a bad back, a miserable…
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Film Review: Minions & Monsters
By Matthew Moorcroft Solid Recommendation Directed by Pierre Coffin Starring Pierre Coffin, Trey Parker, Allison Janney, Christoph Waltz PG While their appeal may have diminished overtime, one forgets there was a time when the Minions, the yellow pill shaped creatures that are Illumination’s mascots (and the bane of certain parents’ existence), once actually were somewhat…
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Film Review: Leviticus
By Matthew Moorcroft Strong Recommendation Directed by Adrian Chiarella Starring Joe Bird, Stacy Clausen, Jeremy Blewitt, Mia Wasikowska R Seduction and the fear of desire are something that are intrinsically linked in horror and have been for some time. While the reasons are mostly socially – mainly the advent of puritan culture and conservatism in…
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Film Review: Supergirl
By Matthew Moorcroft Unsure Directed by Craig Gillespie Starring Milly Alcock, Matthias Schoenaerts, Eve Ridley, Jason Momoa PG-13 In true DC fashion, Supergirl is a bit of a strange oddity. You would think that years after the fact that DC Studios, having seen first hand the implosion of the original DCEU and the general healthy…
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