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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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'Oppenheimer': Christopher Nolan's Bleak, Spectacular Historical Epic
If there are two things you can say about Christopher Nolan as a filmmaker, it is that he is always ambitious, and he never fails to...

Saxon Whitehead
Aug 1, 20236 min read
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'Barbie': A Fun, Heartfelt, and Surprisingly Existential Blockbuster
As Barbie begins, we are quickly introduced to the vibrant, utopian, and of course, very pink, world known as Barbieland. It is a world...

Saxon Whitehead
Jul 27, 20235 min read
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'Asteroid City': Wes Anderson's Beautifully Meta Masterpiece
Every time a new Wes Anderson film comes out, people are quick to dub it "the most Wes Anderson film yet". As someone who has been a fan...

Saxon Whitehead
Jun 24, 20235 min read
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'Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse': An Incredible, Ambitious, Animated Spectacle
When Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse was released in late 2018, it had an almost immediate cultural impact. Audiences and critics alike...

Saxon Whitehead
Jun 3, 20235 min read
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'Fast X': A Middling, Overstuffed Sequel
Although the Fast & Furious franchise began with a simple film about street racing and carjacking, it has only become bigger and more...

Saxon Whitehead
May 21, 20236 min read
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