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Sputnik (2020)::rating::3.5::rating::3.5::rating::3.5

[su_dropcap size="5"]S[/su_dropcap]putnik will feel familiar to anybody who's even casually acquainted with the works of John Carpenter, Ridley Scott, George Romero and many others.  What's truly impressive is how the filmmakers use these references to create something altogether new.  An intelligent, quietly audacious little film, Sputnik will keep you thoroughly compelled from start to finish.  And yet,…
August 25, 20200Comments

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JFK (1991)::rating::5

W hen I watched JFK in eighth grade, it blew my little mind on two equally important fronts:  First off, it's a balls-out cinematic masterpiece that deploys just about every visual trick in the book to keep it compelling for over three hours.  On top of that, Oliver Stone directs his magnum opus with the frenzy of…
August 7, 20200Comments

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Yes, God, Yes::rating::3.5

[su_dropcap size="5"]I[/su_dropcap] remember an elementary school teacher--we'll keep her nameless--who was alarmed to see me practicing numbers and letters with my left hand.  She informed me that it wasn't Godly to write that way, and I should immediately switch to my right.  I tried, with every ounce of concentration my tiny brain could pool together,…
July 30, 20200Comments

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First Cow (2020)::rating::4

[su_dropcap size="5"]F[/su_dropcap]irst Cow plays like a strange study in contrasts.  It's unassumingly quiet, and yet audaciously ambitious in creative reach.  The story moves at a deliberately languid pace, but it's still fascinating to watch.  Some people will read this review, watch this movie, and wonder how in the hell I could put those four stars next…
July 24, 20200Comments

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