recent posts.
films & shows, reviewed.
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A passive observer who isn’t nearly obsessed or angry enough with the manipulative women around her, Sofia doesn’t earn her final moments — and Hot Milk, already thoroughly curdled, doesn’t either.
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Eva Victor’s bold filmmaking choices restore Agnes’ agency — and that’s what makes Sorry, Baby a more satisfying and resonant survivor film than any revenge-fantasy movie.
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At first, the film’s political satire works — in large part due to Phoenix and Pascal’s committed performances — but it sours faster than a raw milk joke.
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Like Sam, we’re watching Close to You from a window—one that’s so frosted-over that it keeps us at a distance from Elliot Page’s poignant performance.
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National Anthem Review: A Minimal Story Can’t Bring Down This Beautifully Shot Queer Rodeo Chronicle
Luke Gilford’s National Anthem has all the beauty of a Cormac McCarthy novel, but the chronicle of queer rodeo performers plays into tired tropes.
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Cora Bora masks a gut-punch character study in cringe-comedy trappings.
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