Throughout Bong Joon Ho’s Mickey 17, countless characters ask the titular hero a question that haunts us all: What’s it like to die? At times, it’s an inquiry that’s played for comedy. In other moments, it’s asked as a plea for comfort. Melding the drama and comedy of life, and subsequently death, is something that […]
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BLACK BAG Sees Soderbergh Return To The Spy World
There are few examples in the world of cinema that are as thrilling as getting a new film from Steven Soderbergh. He’s a filmmaker that has continued to innovate and experiment throughout his entire career that exploded in 1989. In the decades that have followed, Soderbergh has been a filmmaker that, above all else, makes […]
DEN OF THIEVES 2: PANTERA Is A Slick Take On European Heist Films
Disclaimer: I’ve come to learn that my theater played this film without subtitles, of which there is clearly meant to be a fair amount. I thought it was a stylistic choice in all honesty due to how the film is framed. So while I don’t believe I missed too much, and still greatly enjoyed the […]