Kyle Flynn
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Reflection In A Dead Diamond Review – Allow The Experience To Overtake You
By Kyle Flynn Reflection in a Dead Diamond, the newest visual feast from Cattet and Forzani, delivers the most earnest European spy thriller — or perhaps a direct foil to one — in recent memory. It is a film wholly… Continue reading
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[NYFF63] Resurrection Review – A Transformative Experience
By Kyle Flynn When I was much younger and far more enthusiastic as a moviegoer, I watched Bi Gan’s 2018 film Long Day’s Journey Into Night. In my honest assessment, it remains one of the best films of the decade.… Continue reading
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From The Golden Row! Another Awards Season Has Officially Begun
By Kyle Flynn Last week, two things happened. AFI Fest ended, and Gotham Nominations came out. Otherwise, what I will now start dubbing ‘The Great Seasonal Transition,’ the end of the Fall Festival Season, straight into the start of another… Continue reading
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[NYFF 63] Is This Thing On? Review – Bradley Cooper’s Heart On Full Display
By Kyle Flynn If I were to sum up the three films of Bradley Cooper in a single word, it would be earnest. A Star Is Born marked a turning point in his career — not just a performance that… Continue reading
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[TIFF 50] Capsule Reviews Pt 1: Homebound, Left-Handed Girl, A Useful Ghost, The Presidents’s Cake, And The Last One For The Road
By Kyle Flynn A Useful Ghost: A film that works much better conceptually and in form than it does in execution. The initial premise of the idea of a woman, who is a wife and a mother, but most importantly,… Continue reading
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[TIFF 50] Ghost School Review – A Heartfelt Debut
By Kyle Flynn One of the more intriguing selections in this year’s Discovery section at TIFF was Seemab Gul’s Ghost School, a film that gently blends coming-of-age drama with elements of mystery. The story follows Rabia, a young girl who… Continue reading
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[TIFF 50] The Voice Of Hind Rajab Review – Exploitative Exploration Of A Tragic Incident
By Kyle Flynn Writer’s Note: The film is based on true events, and a very notable event, and thus, I will be partially talking about the ending of the film, only mild spoilers. If you are not familiar and would… Continue reading
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[TIFF 50] FUCK MY SON! Review- The Movie Theater Experience Of The Year
By Kyle Flynn Provocation is a word that I feel often has a negative connotation when discussing art. However, there is nothing that makes me happier as a moviegoer than having a strong reaction, positive or negative, to a film,… Continue reading
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[TIFF 50] Aki Review – Captures Moments So Beautiful, I Teared Up
By Kyle Flynn At TIFF, every film is preceded by an acknowledgment of the native american land the theaters are built on. I bring this up because it almost felt uncanny, but I also felt somewhat of a release watching… Continue reading
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[TIFF 50] It Was Just An Accident Review – The Pain We Carry With Us
By Kyle Flynn For my money, the Palme d’Or remains the most prestigious prize a film can win. This year, the Juliette Binoche-led jury awarded it to Jafar Panahi’s It Was Just an Accident, a decision that immediately piqued my… Continue reading
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From the Fourth Row! 