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[TIFF 50] Modern Whore Review – A Rare Find In A Sea Of Talking Heads
By Kyle Flynn Modern Whore is the new hybrid documentary directed by Nicole Bazuin and produced by Sean Baker, detailing the experiences of sex workers primarily through the eyes of Andrea Werhun. The film takes on an interesting form by… Continue reading
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The Baltimorons Review – A Lackluster Holiday Comedy With Not Many Laughs Or Much Going For It
I love a good day in a life story. Especially when that day is Christmas Eve/Christmas. I’ve seen quite a few of them in my time, but they all haven’t been that great. More often than not, they are convoluted… Continue reading
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A Very Kurosawa Summer: Ran Review
By Jacob Cameron “I am lost…” This quote from Hidetora Ichimonji, the main character of 1985’s Ran, serves as but a taste of the chaos of the film. Ran is Akira Kurosawa’s take on William Shakespeare’s King Lear. Ran serves… Continue reading
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[TIFF 50] The Sun Rises On Us All Review – A Slow-Burn Drama That Gripped Me By The End
By Kyle Flynn The newest film from Chinese Auteur, Cai Shangjun, comes to us at an interesting time when examining the current state of films released from China. This year alone, the highest-grossing film of the year is the animated… Continue reading
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The Long Walk Review – A Brilliant Morality Tale Enwrapped In A Dystopian Event
Stephen King has had many of his novels turned into big-budget motion pictures for decades now. Going all the way back to Carrie, his film adaptations have captured large audiences. As a kid, I remember the releases of The Shining,… Continue reading
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[TIFF 50] Mare’s Nest Review – What Does It Mean To Exist In This World?
By Kyle Flynn Mare’s Nest is the most recent undertaking from experimental filmmaker Ben Rivers, an adaptation of the one-act play written by Don DeLillo, The Word of Snow. The film follows a young child appropriately named Moon (the child… Continue reading
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The Paper Season One Review – A Spinoff Show To Cure Your Office Itch
By Nick Nitkowski It’s been twenty years since that film crew documented the workers of a paper product selling company spearheaded by Michael and making household names of Dwight, Jim, Pam, Stanley, and many others. “The Office” ran from 2005… Continue reading
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[TIFF 50] Little Amelie Or The Character Of Rain Review – The Discovery Of The Year
By Kyle Flynn Every year, terrific animated films come out of the mid-year film festivals. The Cannes and Annecy Film Festivals, just these past two years, premiered to the world, enriching animated films like Robot Dreams and Flow. The feature… Continue reading
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The Cut Review – A Film That Depicts The Ugly Side Of Boxing That Isn’t Very Good Either
There have been quite a few sports movies ever since the medium was created many years ago. Of those sports films, a lot of them have been boxing movies. It’s the kind of sport where writers and directors can create… Continue reading
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[TIFF 50] Junk World Review – Delivers On The Bizarre Imaginative World Conceived
By Kyle Flynn I did not know what to expect in a film like Junk World. First, the film is a prequel set long before Takahide Hori’s 2017 film Junk Head (A film I have yet to watch, but it… Continue reading
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