It’s fascinating to think that writer/director Martin McDonagh’s last film was released over half a decade ago. With seven Oscar nominations under its belt, Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri was hailed as masterful across the board. McDonagh sets the devastating drama in the small titular town, shining a light on the earth-shattering events of everyday […]
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BHFF 2022: INFLUENCER Focuses On The Scary Loneliness of Social Media
While social media is a relatively new creation in the grand scheme of modern technology, it has already fundamentally changed many of its users’ lives. It’s no secret that many people will save nothing but the very best for their followers. Regardless of whatever an individual may be going through internally, social media is a […]
TÁR: Cate Blanchett’s Portrait of A Power-Hungry Icon’s Demise
Todd Field’s TÁR begins with a literal profile of the eponymous star composer the film follows. As The New Yorker writer Andrew Gopnik goes through a laundry list of accolades and accomplishments, one cannot help but begin feeling palpable excitement in the air. Whether you have any knowledge or even an interest within the realm […]
THE GREATEST BEER RUN EVER Is A Deeply Unfunny Anti-War “Comedy”
Peter Farrelly’s follow-up to 2018’s controversial Best Picture, Green Book, was bound to have plenty of eyes on it. While Green Book was decently received according to major review aggregate sites, many (including a rightfully upset Spike Lee) believed that it was not deserving of the night’s biggest award. Now, four years and one Quibi […]
MEET CUTE Is A Date All About Second Chances
The rom-com has fallen into a very specific set of circumstances that it cannot seem to escape from. It’s a genre that essentially ran the early 2000’s, yet up until recently, they could rarely be found. Luckily, in the past few years, there seems to be not so much of a resurgence of the genre, […]
PEARL Has Mia Goth Stunningly Capture The Horror Of Failure
After a 6 year hiatus from feature films, Ti West burst back onto the big screen with his highly acclaimed X, a throwback to the grimy horror films of the 1970’s. As an added treat to audiences who finished the film thinking, “I want more”, the surprise teaser for a follow-up, Pearl, blessed audiences. Very […]