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  • Film Review: Lead and Copper

    Film Review: Lead and Copper

    By Matthew Moorcroft Strong Recommendation Directed by William Hart Not Rated Without doxxing my location, I live close to Flint, Michigan, so the water crisis that was unveiled in 2014 and still somewhat transpires to this day is something that hit close to home in more ways then one. Outside of simply being one of…

  • Film Review: Monster

    Film Review: Monster

    By Matthew Moorcroft Highest Recommendation Directed by Hirokazu Kore-eda Starring Sakura Ando, Eita Nagayama, Soya Kurokawa, Hinata Hiiragi PG-13 Last year, I reviewed the film Broker, a film that I found to be very good if a little undercooked in terms of it’s thematic meat. While Kore-eda is a beloved filmmaker and I don’t doubt…

  • Film Review: Evil Does Not Exist

    Film Review: Evil Does Not Exist

    By Matthew Moorcroft Highest Recommendation Directed by Ryusuke Hamaguchi Starring Hitoshi Omika, Ryo Nishikawa, Ryuji Kosaka, Ayaka Shibutina Not Rated Once upon a time, there was a village. Evil Does Not Exist takes place in this village, a village that almost seems like it’s from another time period. As the film begins, gazing up at…

  • Film Review: Daliland

    Film Review: Daliland

    By Matthew Moorcroft Screw This Directed by Mary Harron Starring Ben Kingsley, Barbara Sukowa, Christopher Briney, Ezra Miller R 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…

  • Film Review: About Dry Grasses

    Film Review: About Dry Grasses

    By Matthew Moorcroft Highest Recommendation Directed by Nuri Bilge Ceylan Starring Deniz Celiloglu, Merve Dizdar, Musab Ekici, Ece Bagci Not Rated 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…

  • Film Review: American Fiction

    Film Review: American Fiction

    By Matthew Moorcroft Strong Recommendation Directed by Cord Jefferson Starring Jeffery Wright, Tracee Ellis Ross, Issa Rae, Sterling K. Brown R 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…

  • Film Review: Foe

    Film Review: Foe

    By Matthew Moorcroft No Recommendation Directed by Garth Davis Starring Saorise Ronan, Paul Mescal, Aaron Pierre R …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,…

  • Film Review: Blackberry

    Film Review: Blackberry

    By Matthew Moorcroft Strong Recommendation Directed by Matt Johnson Starring Jay Baruchel, Glenn Howerton, Matt Johnson, Cary Elwes R 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…

  • Film Review: Irena’s Vow

    Film Review: Irena’s Vow

    By Matthew Moorcroft Unsure Directed by Louise Archambault Starring Sophie Nelisse, Dougray Scott, Maciej Nawrocki, Andrzej Seweryn R 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…

  • Film Review: The Crossing

    Film Review: The Crossing

    By Matthew Moorcroft Strong Recommendation Directed by Florence Miailhe Starring Emile Lan Durr, Maxime Gemin, Arthur Perreira, Axel Auriant Not Rated 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…