“The Girl with the Needle” Review
In the fight for abortion and female empowerment, The Girl with the Needle doesn’t shy away from the darkness of that struggle in 1919 Denmark. Not just the darkness of
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Thoughts on the 2025 Oscar Nominations
The Oscar nominations were announced this week and there’s plenty of surprises this year. Some were genuinely pleasing, as with Sean Baker’s wild drama Anora and the body horror The
“Creature Commandos” Season 1 Review
Creature Commandos won me over almost instantly for the character of GI Robot (Sean Gunn). He is a robot programmed during World War II to fight Nazis. He enjoys gunning
“T Blockers” Review
Here’s the good stuff. Here’s that scrappy, rebellious spirit for the transgender experience we need now more than ever. The cheapness of T Blockers can be felt in its rickety
“Get Away” (2024) Review
Subversion is a tricky thing to inject into a film. Get Away is a film that attempts to surprise with its twist of a folk horror nightmare vacation that is
“Pepe” (2024) Review
Late last year, I watched Dahomey, a film that tried to mix the ghostly narration of an ancient spirit with the modern-day political documentary of Benin. At a brisk 68
“Buy Now! The Shopping Conspiracy” Review
A gross feeling washed over me during Buy Now, and not the intended disgust of the waste in our world. That admission of our hideous consumer culture had already been
“Hard Truths” Review
Mike Leigh has a certain wizardry with how he crafts characters that are so real it hurts. Hard Truths is a return to form for the director/screenwriter, returning to melodrama
“Better Man” Review
Although I was initially unfamiliar with the pop icon Robbie Williams, his rise to fame is familiar. He had a dream of singing, blossomed into the member of a boy
“Den of Thieves 2: Pantera” Review
The sequel to the heist film Den of Thieves is a film that is all work and no play. It confuses intricacy for intrigue and competency for charisma. For the