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Kin by Hope Madden I’m no cook. If it’s not on Chipotle’s menu, I’m not eating it. And yet, I feel like I understand certain things that don’t go together,…read more →
Kin by Hope Madden I’m no cook. If it’s not on Chipotle’s menu, I’m not eating it. And yet, I feel like I understand certain things that don’t go together,…read more →
Juliet, Naked by Brandon Thomas Movies that mix music and quirk tend to punch me right in the feels (is a 36-year-old allowed to say “feels”?). Once, Begin Again and…read more →
Operation Finale by George Wolf “Whom did you lose?” “We lost six mill-” “I’m asking about YOU!” Operation Finale may be an often gripping take on the hunt and capture of…read more →
The Little Stranger by Hope Madden There were a lot of reasons to be excited about The Little Stranger. The film is director Lenny Abrahamson’s follow up to his staggeringly…read more →
Searching by George Wolf Much like early 80s music video directors adjusting to the possibilities afforded by the power of MTV, it’s taken current filmmakers some time to craft nuanced…read more →
It’s like an end-of-summer fire sale this week. So many movies! All available to watch from the couch in unwashed yoga pants and Alf tee shirts. I mean, that’s how…read more →
The Harvey Weinstein story is a horror film all its own, but there are echoes of it across the genre. When you are desperate to accomplish something and there are…read more →
Hey, friends of puppetry! What did we think about the Melissa McCarthy puppetmania that is The Happytime Murders? How about Charlie Hunnam’s Pappilon remake? And did you hear the dish on…read more →
The Happytime Murders by Hope Madden Do you like Melissa McCarthy? Foul language? How do you feel about puppet ejaculate? You should probably be comfortable with at least two of…read more →
Papillon by George Wolf Don’t expect wholesale changes to the classic survival tale from 1973. Instead, Danish director Michael Noer makes a subtle shift in tone, moving the focus away…read more →