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Fantasia Fest Journal: Swallow

Deirdre Crimmins — Mon, 22 Jul 2019 16:00:54 +0000

Capturing mental health issues on screen without victimization or exploitation may feel like a fool’s errand. Swallow is not a foolish film, and its gamble pays off handsomely. Hunter (Haley Bennett) likes things just so. The new housewife to up-and-coming business heir Richie (Austin Stowell) takes pride in keeping a tidy and appealing home, or...

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One Man’s Trash: Kristy

Adam Tyner — Wed, 29 Aug 2018 16:00:16 +0000

Kristy isn’t a person; she’s an ideal. Young, beautiful, privileged, innocent and pure, a Kristy is the closest thing on our mortal coil to an angel. Naturally, Kristys (Kristies?) across the country are being ritualistically murdered, with the grisly evidence posted on some dark web Reddit knockoff. Justine (Haley Bennett) isn’t hep to this whole...

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‘Thank You for Your Service’ Review: Imperfect Gratitude

Philip Brown — Thu, 26 Oct 2017 19:00:29 +0000

‘American Sniper’ screenwriter John Hall makes his directorial debut with strikingly similar material. Fortunately, his follow-up focuses on the best aspects of that troubled war epic. Gone are the disturbingly narrow-minded battle scenes, and in their place Hall has doubled down on the unsettling reflection of war through PTSD. Based on a nonfiction book about...

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‘Rules Don’t Apply’ Review: Megalomania Squared

Philip Brown — Mon, 28 Nov 2016 16:00:56 +0000

Warren Beatty has been obsessed with making a Howard Hughes movie for decades and it’s not hard to see why. After all, Beatty is a notorious control freak who meticulously supervises all aspects of any film he’s involved in, whether he’s directing or not. As you may have heard, Howard Hughes also had issues with...

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‘The Girl on the Train’ Review: Be Gone, Girl…

Philip Brown — Fri, 07 Oct 2016 13:00:10 +0000

Some bad movies remind you how good another movie was. ‘The Girl on the Train’ is one of those. This marital murder melodrama based on a bestseller is remarkably reminiscent of ‘Gone Girl’ and likely only exists because of that movie’s success. Unfortunately, ‘The Girl on the Train’ lacks all the wit, morbid humor and...

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‘The Magnificent Seven’ (2016) Review: The “Seven” Part Is Accurate

Philip Brown — Thu, 22 Sep 2016 19:00:42 +0000

No one ever asked for a remake of ‘The Magnificent Seven’. Quite apart from the fact that the original movie is a product of its time, the thing was already a remake of ‘Seven Samurai’. Remaking a remake sounds more like a parody of Hollywood unoriginality than a real project. Yet somehow here we are....

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