‘Madre’ Review: A Mother’s Unraveling Sparks an Elusive Connection in This Powerful Drama

Filmmaker Rodrigo Sorogoyen takes an epic, elliptical approach to intimate material that could’ve been exploitative, but is instead deeply humane.
‘Madre’ Review: A Mother’s Unraveling Sparks an Elusive Connection in This Powerful Drama

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Quiz: How D’Ya Like Your Eggs In The Morning? July 23, 2021

Poached? Pickled? Boiled? Scrambled (obviously the best)? Fried? Or in an omelette? You can list as many egg cooking techniques as you like, but its undeniable eggs are the best breakfast, lunch – damn, even dinner – you can get anywhere in the world. So it certainly isn’t surprising they pop up all the time […]

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Review: Old July 23, 2021

Old is a thriller from M. Night Shyamalan, the mind that brought us The Sixth Sense. Because it is Shyamalan, Old follows his formula – a a simple story + a twist = good film. The simple story in Old – a family on vacation ends up on the secluded beach with a group of […]

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Thoughts on PIG July 22, 2021

Truffle hunters will camp out on their porches at night, shotgun in hand, to fend off competing hunters trying to steal their valuable pigs and dogs. What? That was one of those facts that felt otherworldly yet immediately relatable to me, and that’s where PIG started. Michael Sarnoski – director, PIG Prior to watching PIG, […]

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Gunpowder Milkshake July 19, 2021

Spoiler alert: I’m pretty sure the milkshake’s actually just vanilla. Public safety notice: Don’t eat gunpowder. It’s not delicious and it also might set your toots on fire. Friendly piece of advice: Chocolate beats vanilla. Peanut-butter-brownie’s even better. Salted-caramel-pretzel is the best. Movie premise: Sam (Karen Gillan) is abandoned as a child by her assassin […]

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Film Review: “Black Widow” (2021) July 19, 2021

⭐⭐⭐⭐ Rating: 4 out of 5. Black Widow is one of the most fascinating characters I personally started respecting after her ultimate sacrifice in The Avengers End Game. There’s something about her you can’t disregard. It’s not just her contagious charm or ability to convince the rest of the world why she deserves to be […]

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‘Madre’ Review: A Mother’s Unraveling Sparks an Elusive Connection in This Powerful Drama

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