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TIFF Journal: Nekrotronic

Philip Brown — Wed, 12 Sep 2018 15:00:29 +0000

Decapitations, possessions, exploding everything, splatstick humor, and Monica Bellucci as the queen of the underworld… Nekrotronic seems like the sort of nerdy horror show guaranteed to please anyone who enjoys such things. Unfortunately, the second feature by Aussie director Kiah Roache-Turner (Wyrmwood) doesn’t quite manage to deliver the adrenaline shot of genre goodness that it...

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‘Twin Peaks’ 3.14 Recap: “We Are the Dreamer Who Dreams”

Josh Zyber — Wed, 16 Aug 2017 12:00:00 +0000

The ‘Twin Peaks’ episodes without Dougie are decidedly better than the episodes with him and show the potential of what this new season could, and should, be. It’s a shame there are so few like this. Buckhorn, South Dakota Gordon phones Twin Peaks to return a call from Sheriff Truman. He assumes that means Harry....

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‘Spectre’ Review: A Bond-Sized Victory Lap

Philip Brown — Wed, 04 Nov 2015 20:00:40 +0000

At its best, the Daniel Craig era of James Bond has been all about reinvention. ‘Casino Royale’ kicked things off with an origin story that allowed the Bond conventions to be twisted through the character’s inexperience. In ‘Skyfall’, Sam Mendes reverently deconstructed and toyed with the iconic images and elements of the series. (‘Quantum of...

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‘The Wonders’ Review: Neo-Realism with Honey

Philip Brown — Fri, 27 Mar 2015 15:00:05 +0000

The new feature by Italian filmmaker Alice Rohrwacher (‘Corpo celeste’) arrives on North American shores with the hype of having won the Grand Jury Prize at Cannes. The award was well-deserved. ‘The Wonders’ is indeed a beautifully observed and almost inexplicably moving piece of work. At the same time, that prize almost sets unreasonable expectations....

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How to Ruin a Good Thing: The ‘Matrix’ Sequels

Dan Hirshleifer — Thu, 28 Mar 2013 19:00:47 +0000

While it’s not the greatest film ever made, ‘The Matrix‘ felt like a genuinely new and exciting IP when it first appeared in 1999. I can remember seeing it in the theater, not knowing much more than the central question: “What is the Matrix?” And the movie did not disappoint. While not every line of...

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