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Poor Things

She's like nothing you've ever seen.

Brought back to life by an unorthodox scientist, a young woman runs off with a debauched lawyer on a whirlwind adventure across the continents. Free from the prejudices of her times, she grows steadfast in her purpose to stand for equality and liberation.

13 Jan Poor Things

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Things Inside Things This is not a film that grows on you and settles within your soul as cinematic enrichment. First, let me tell you that the period of watching was very pleasant. What this older man saw was a woman navigating within values I hold...

Published January 13, 2024

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Napoleon (2023)

He came from nothing. He conquered everything.

Filmmaker(s): Ridley Scott

Drama

History

War

An epic that details the checkered rise and fall of French Emperor Napoleon Bonaparte and his relentless journey to power through the prism of his addictive, volatile relationship with his wife, Josephine.

09 Jan Napoleon (2023)

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Lettered Narration Interesting characters make interesting films, so we are led to believe. Filmmakers certainly believe it, and here is one of the most interesting historical figures ever. So why not? Especially since you have budget, a master filmmaker and good actors. But usually it doesn’t work;...

Published January 9, 2024

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The Magician’s Elephant (2023)

Dare to believe

Filmmaker(s): Wendy Rogers

Peter is searching for his long-lost sister when he crosses paths with a fortune teller in the market square. His only question is: is his sister still alive? The answer, that he must find a mysterious elephant and the magician who will conjure it, sets Peter off on a journey to complete three seemingly impossible tasks that will change the face of his town forever.

02 Dec The Magician’s Elephant (2023)

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Layers Any children’s movie runs the risk of easily being reducible to a ‘message’, often mistakenly called a moral. I’ve already read a few reviews of this that mention the film’s message, and how wonderfully it is presented. I suppose if that is how you watch movies,...

Published December 2, 2023

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A Haunting in Venice (2023)

Death was only the beginning.

Filmmaker(s): Kenneth Branagh

Mystery

Thriller

Crime

Celebrated sleuth Hercule Poirot, now retired and living in self-imposed exile in Venice, reluctantly attends a Halloween séance at a decaying, haunted palazzo. When one of the guests is murdered, the detective is thrust into a sinister world of shadows and secrets.

15 Nov A Haunting in Venice (2023)

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The Influence of Inscrutability Agatha Christie based films are a sort of bellwether for me. I think the most important trend in our culture just now is how we play with awareness. The most obvious and experimental centre for that is long form film. The most...

Published November 15, 2023

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The Flash (2023)

Worlds collide.

Filmmaker(s): Andy Muschietti

Action

Adventure

Science Fiction

When his attempt to save his family inadvertently alters the future, Barry Allen becomes trapped in a reality in which General Zod has returned and there are no Super Heroes to turn to. In order to save the world that he is in and return to the future that he knows, Barry's only hope is to race for his life. But will making the ultimate sacrifice be enough to reset the universe?

17 Sep The Flash (2023)

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Illuminated There’s been a decision made to not tune the CGI very much, I guess in the assumption that it won’t matter. The emphasis instead is on a lot of story in many episodic clusters, plus what passes for human interest in this demographic. There is some...

Published September 17, 2023

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The Super Mario Bros. Movie (2023)

Not all heroes wear capes. Some wear overalls.

Filmmaker(s): Michael Jelenic, Aaron Horvath

While working underground to fix a water main, Brooklyn plumbers—and brothers—Mario and Luigi are transported down a mysterious pipe and wander into a magical new world. But when the brothers are separated, Mario embarks on an epic quest to find Luigi.

11 Sep The Super Mario Bros. Movie (2023)

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Winning I shudder with the knowledge that in a few days, this grossed higher than any Pixar movie. Imagineer that. This about as charmless as it gets without the floor falling off, so I can only attribute the success to love of the character. As a non-gamer,...

Published September 11, 2023

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Tenet (2020)

11 Sep Tenet (2020)

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Reflective Narrative You can draw a chart of what goes on in Nolan’s mind and how that instances in the worlds of cinema and the one I share. That chart would then be superimposed on a chart of timelines and events in this film. Nolan’s chart would...

Published September 11, 2023

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Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem (2023)

Heroes aren't born. They're mutated.

Filmmaker(s): Jeff Rowe

After years of being sheltered from the human world, the Turtle brothers set out to win the hearts of New Yorkers and be accepted as normal teenagers through heroic acts. Their new friend April O'Neil helps them take on a mysterious crime syndicate, but they soon get in over their heads when an army of mutants is unleashed upon them.

05 Sep Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem (2023)

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Inside the Lines In most respects, this is a conventional film. It has a lot of story, more than one dynamic development, and character portrayals way beyond the normal. Its conventionalism is also reflected in the father dynamic, pervasive these days, the social message of antiracism,...

Published September 5, 2023

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Oppenheimer (2023)

27 Aug Oppenheimer (2023)

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Fours First let me remark on the film itself. Visually, Nolan continues his ‘dogma of performance’ where every decision is slanted toward reality except — predictably — the sex scenes. Structurally, he has mapped his philosophy of folded narrative onto basically four events with nested histories,...

Published August 27, 2023

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The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Horse (2022)

A journey, in search of home.

Filmmaker(s): Peter Baynton, Charlie Mackesy

The unlikely friendship of a boy, a mole, a fox and a horse traveling together in the boy’s search for home.

06 Aug The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Horse (2022)

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Ensnared The affirmative platitudes that anchor this are inescapable, and since they are relatively true, you may as well embrace them. My tween boys did, and I’m glad for it. But why I am recommending this is the art and animation. I have to admit that...

Published August 6, 2023

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