A fictionalized account of the night of February 25th 1964, a night where cultural icons Malcolm X (Ben-Adir), singer Sam Cooke (Odom Jr.), NFL player Jim Brown (Hodge) and […]
Film Review – One Night in Miami (2020)
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Elisabeth Moss Runs on Pain, Real and Imaginary, in ‘The Invisible Man’ and ‘Shirley’
As the powerhouse explains, a neck injury enhanced her demented turn as Shirley Jackson. But other than that, Moss insists she’s no method actor.
Elisabeth Moss Runs on Pain, Real and Imaginary, in ‘The Invisible Man’ and ‘Shirley’
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Sylvie’s Love
Picture it: 1950s Harlem. A young man is walking by a record store. Through the window he spots a beautiful young woman behind the cash register, visibly enjoying an episode of I Love Lucy. Something urges him inside – he grabs the Help Wanted sign out of the window just to have something to say. […]
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John’s Horror Corner: Sputnik (2020)
MY CALL: This is top-notch science fiction, complete with horror like action and a fantastic monster, and gift-wrapped in an atmospheric thriller. Huge recommendation. I loved this! MORE MOVIES LIKE Sputnik: The best double-feature suggestion I have for this would be Life (2017). Distantly related, much less pithy, and more to the tune of grimy […]
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Connolly: The Dry (2021)
The Dry is a pretty passable adaptation of a fairly readable novel – it’s not going to seriously disappoint any fans of the book but it never quite blooms into a film on its own term either. For those who haven’t read the crime thriller that took Australian readers by storm in 2016, Jane Harper’s […]
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Coraci: The Wedding Singer (1998)
After perfecting his comic persona in Billy Madison, and relaxing it slightly in Happy Gilmore, Adam Sandler experimented with dissociating its two component parts in his next two films. Where he regressed even further into toddler tantrums with The Waterboy, he explored his sentimental side in The Wedding Singer, which remains his only really viable […]
Coraci: The Wedding Singer (1998)
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[REVIEW] ‘Effigy: Poison and the City’
Anyone who has read this blog for long knows I have a soft spot in my heart for period piece dramas. I even recently enjoyed the glittery and not-at-all true to life series Bridgerton on Netflix. Today I want to share my quick thoughts on something entirely different in the world of period films. This […]
[REVIEW] ‘Effigy: Poison and the City’
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Aziz Ansari Filming Master of None Season 3: Report
British actress Naomi Acki (The End of the F*cking World) will co-star in Season 3, which will shoot in London.
Aziz Ansari Filming Master of None Season 3: Report
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Atlantic Cruise for an Author – Let Them All Talk (2020)
On the ocean with friends. So this is about a celebrated author (Meryl Streep). She doesn’t want to fly across the sea to pick up a prestigious award in the United Kingdom, so she hops on a luxury cruise line instead. She talks her publishing company into footing the bill for her nephew (Lucas Hedges) […]
Atlantic Cruise for an Author – Let Them All Talk (2020)
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Featuring: Rik Mayall
To continue my Featuring series I will be featuring nobody less than Rik Mayall. This comedian had a huge impact on British comedy and did as well on me. Often working with Ade Edmondson he is mostly known for the series The Young Ones and Bottom which I would like to describe as anarchistic slapstick. […]
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SİYAD, BOYALI KUŞ’u “2020’nin EN İYİ YABANCI Filmi”
Sinema Yazarları Derneği (SİYAD) üyeleri tarafından geçen yıl Türkiye’de sinemalarda vizyona giren tüm yabancı filmler arasında yapılan oylama sonucunda en yüksek oyu toplayan Boyalı Kuş’un ithalatçısına ödülü, Mart ayında düzenlenecek 53. SİYAD Ödül Töreni’nde verilecek. SİYAD üyelerinin oylaması sonucu ilk 20 sırada yer alan filmler şunlar: 1) Boyalı Kuş 2) Sefiller 3) Bal Ülkesi 4) […]
SİYAD, BOYALI KUŞ’u “2020’nin EN İYİ YABANCI Filmi” Seçti!
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ONE NIGHT IN MIAMI
The more I learned about them, the more it seemed natural they would have been drawn to one another. They were unapologetic in their art. They were unapologetic in their political beliefs. And […]
MMT Minute Thoughts on ONE NIGHT IN MIAMI
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The Weather Underground
The Weather Underground is a documentary about the radical group of that name, and the times that gave rise to it. In addition to archival footage, it includes retrospective interviews with multiple Weather Underground members themselves and other figures from that era. It’s quite well-done and thought-provoking. By the late ’60s, Robert Kennedy and Martin […]
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IDA Awards: ‘Crip Camp’ Wins Best Feature, Garrett Bradley Is Best Director
Netflix collected eight prizes at the IDA Awards, while Bradley won both Best Director and Best Emerging Director for “Time.”
IDA Awards: ‘Crip Camp’ Wins Best Feature, Garrett Bradley Is Best Director
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Promising Young Woman
Cassie (Carey Mulligan) was once a promising young woman, a fact her parents take the opportunity to remind her of every morning at breakfast. Now 30, friendless, living at home despite heavy parental hinting that it may be time to move one, an unambitious med school dropout turned barista, Cassie’s parents (Jennifer Coolidge, Clancy Brown) […]
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The Office (US) (2005-2013)
A motley group of office workers go through hilarious misadventures at the Scranton, Pennsylvania, branch of the Dunder Mifflin Paper Company. While I didn’t see the show during its original run, I was aware of its cultural identity and that it launched the careers of John Krasinski (A Quiet Place) et al. I was put […]
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Sputnik 2020. Find Earth and Reep.
Sputnik is a film I knew very little about before watching it. Okay, I guess the title is a bit of a giveaway but I hadn’t watched any trailers or read any reviews. It was just the simplicity of the poster above that made me believe this film was worth watching, and when that happens, […]
Sputnik 2020. Find Earth and Reep.
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Allen: Manhattan (1979)
While they’re renowned for their sparkling dialogue and witty repartee, Woody Allen’s films don’t tend to be especially remarkable for their visual beauty. Manhattan is one of the few exceptions that proves that rule, however, since Allen’s collaboration with cinematographer Gordon Willis made this the most visually ravishing film of his entire career. Rather than […]
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Rahatsız Ediciliğin Doruk Noktası: Climax
Sinema izleyicisine karşı takınılması gerektiği tavır sinema tarihi boyunca tartışma konusu olmuştur. Film, izleyicisine ne tür bir deneyim sunmalıdır? Onu mutlu mu, yoksa mutsuz mu etmelidir? Filmlerin amacı duyguyu yansıtmak mıdır, yoksa izleyicinin kendi içindekine dokunmak mıdır? Sinema, estetiği itibariyle iyi ve güzel masalsı bir dille mi anlatmalıdır, yoksa bizi suratımıza yumruğu mu patlatmalıdır? Gaspar […]
Rahatsız Ediciliğin Doruk Noktası: Climax
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Klişelerin Başarılı Birleşimi
İsmet Özel “Modernlik insan yaşamına yaraşır bir hayata manidir”[1] der. Bunun Amerika’yı yeniden keşfetmek olduğunu söylemek haksızlık olacaksa da modernitenin bizim yaşamımıza getirdikleri ve götürdükleri sonucunda yaşamımızın aldığı hâlin ne olduğu meselesinin her bireyin zihnini kurcalaması gerektiğini ve kafası çalışan pek çoklarının da zaten kurcaladığını düşünüyorum. Açık olan bir şey var ki bu mesele Oslo, […]
