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Enjoy the Murders: Ballerina
Len Wiseman gives slash and burn a whole new meaning but also makes it the film’s only meaning.
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William J. Barker
Wes Anderson's Undoing: The Phoenician Scheme
The absurd has always been Anderson’s tactic. One question: how much longer will you let him get away with it?
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William J. Barker
Do the Impossible: Mission Impossible The Final Reckoning
Their mission is to prevent the future I fear is coming.
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William J. Barker
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Superheroes In A Teenager's Nightmare: Thunderbolts*
Like the heroes of Tarantino’s Inglorious Basterds or any of Wes Anderson’s films, the Thunderbolts are cartoons brought to life by real people.
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William J. Barker
Fortune Favours the Bold: The Count of Monte Cristo (2024)
Delaporte and Patelliere dive headfirst into every bottomless trench of the dramatic potential the story holds and emerge with their arms full of…
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William J. Barker
The Return
Pasolini seems afraid of the violence of his material. He makes a bloody story remarkably bloodless.
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William J. Barker
Removing Snow White’s Heart
The Snow White live-action remake is like being force-fed stale gummy bears.
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William J. Barker
Spies Lead Such Interesting Lives: Black Bag
They work in a world where a poker face is your default position.
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William J. Barker
Gangsters Don’t Sing: Emilia Perez
The film’s sold as a musical crime drama. It fails as both a musical and a crime drama and its attempts to be both cancel each other out.
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William J. Barker
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Blood on a Tesla: Conclave
You can hear the trepidation asphyxiating these men.
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William J. Barker
For All the Complete Unknowns
The prince has become a punk.
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William J. Barker
Sex With A Corpse: Robert Eggers’ Nosferatu
Nosferatu is not supernatural erotica. It’s necrophilia.
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William J. Barker
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