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'Thanksgiving': A Fun, Flawed Holiday Slasher
One of the more memorable aspects of Quentin Tarantino and Robert Rodriguez's 2007 double feature event Grindhouse is definitely the fake...

Saxon Whitehead
Nov 23, 20236 min read
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'Maestro': Bradley Cooper Soars as Actor and Director in Spectacular Biopic
Given how successful Bradley Cooper's directorial debut A Star is Born was, it's a little surprising that it has taken him five years to...

Saxon Whitehead
Nov 22, 20237 min read
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'Leo': Adam Sandler Charms in Uneven Animated Comedy
It doesn't matter how old I am or what the project is, I will always be curious about anything that Adam Sandler is in. Yes, a fair...

Saxon Whitehead
Nov 21, 20235 min read
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'Please Don't Destroy: The Treasure of Foggy Mountain': A Promising, Yet Scattershot Debut
Please Don't Destroy, the comedy trio who went from posting sketch videos on YouTube to becoming writers and making pre-recorded sketches...

Saxon Whitehead
Nov 20, 20237 min read
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'May December': A Bold Drama That's As Uncomfortable As It Is Brilliant
There is a scene close to halfway through Todd Haynes's latest film, May December, in which the characters played by Natalie Portman and...

Saxon Whitehead
Nov 17, 20237 min read
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'Rustin': Colman Domingo Shines in Otherwise Average Biopic
When it comes to the Civil Rights Movement of the 1960s, most people likely think of important figures such as Rosa Parks, Malcolm X, or...

Saxon Whitehead
Nov 16, 20236 min read
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'Priscilla': Sofia Coppola Delivers a Quietly Affecting Biopic
While watching Priscilla, the latest film from Sofia Coppola, it was hard for me not to think about Baz Luhrmann's Elvis from last year....

Saxon Whitehead
Nov 15, 20235 min read
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'The Holdovers': A Holiday Comedy That is Both Heartwarming and Heartbreaking
The holidays are a strange time for a lot of people. For some, it truly is "the most wonderful time of the year". For others, it is a...

Saxon Whitehead
Nov 9, 20237 min read
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'Nyad': A Tepid, Feel-Good Biopic
When you go to see an inspirational sports movie, you more or less know what you're getting yourself into. Nine times out of ten, these...

Saxon Whitehead
Nov 2, 20235 min read
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'The Killer': David Fincher Goes Back to His Roots in Masterful Thriller
From the opening title sequence of David Fincher's latest film, The Killer, it appears that we are in for something similar to his early...

Saxon Whitehead
Oct 27, 20237 min read
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'Killers of the Flower Moon': A Staggering, Haunting Epic from Martin Scorsese
There are few filmmakers currently working that have had as phenomenal of a run as Martin Scorsese has had over the past decade....

Saxon Whitehead
Oct 22, 20237 min read
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'The Royal Hotel': A Subtle, Yet Unflinching Tale of Workplace Misogyny
Kitty Green's debut feature, The Assistant, is a tense, claustrophobic thriller that acts as a perfect indictment of toxic masculinity...

Saxon Whitehead
Oct 11, 20236 min read
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'The Exorcist: Believer': A Bland, Unholy Legacy Sequel
Coming off of his trilogy of Halloween legacy sequels, David Gordon Green is back to try and revive another beloved horror property....

Saxon Whitehead
Oct 8, 20236 min read
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'Dumb Money': A Funny, Irreverent Retelling of Recent History
When it comes to making films based on actual events, timing is everything. If you put something out too soon after the events in...

Saxon Whitehead
Oct 1, 20237 min read
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'Flora and Son': A Heartfelt, Charming Musical
If there is anything that can be said about John Carney, it's that any film he does is going to prominently feature music in some...

Saxon Whitehead
Sep 30, 20236 min read
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'Fair Play': A Gripping Thriller That Mixes Business and Pleasure
The world of finance has been the background for a number of films and TV shows over the years, such as Wall Street, Boiler Room, and The...

Saxon Whitehead
Sep 28, 20236 min read
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'No One Will Save You': A Taut, Inventive Sci-fi Thriller
Under the guise of a home invasion movie, Brian Duffield's sophomore feature, No One Will Save You, quickly reveals itself to be...

Saxon Whitehead
Sep 25, 20235 min read
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'Expend4bles': An Awful Action Sequel
In a time where action franchises are few and far between (or relegated to direct-to-video releases), there is something strangely...

Saxon Whitehead
Sep 24, 20235 min read
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'A Haunting in Venice': A Thrilling Supernatural Whodunit
Kenneth Branagh's late-career pivot to making adaptations of Agatha Christie's iconic mysteries has been something I can't help but be...

Saxon Whitehead
Sep 18, 20236 min read
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'Vacation Friends 2': An Unnecessary, Unfunny Sequel
At least once a year, a film comes along that makes me ask, "Why was this made?" Most of the time, this is due to a strange premise or...

Saxon Whitehead
Aug 28, 20235 min read
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