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Some Thoughts on The Phoenician Scheme and Wes Anderson
The new Wes Anderson film, starring Benicio del Toro and Mia Threapleton, is here.
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Review: Presence is a Dull Ghost Story Built on an Interesting But Failed Gimmick
Steven Soderbergh’s suspense is a great concept but builds to nothing
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Review: A Complete Unknown (and Some Thoughts on Timothee Chalamet)
The Bob Dylan biopic is… a biopic.
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Some Thoughts on Maria and My Love for Angelina Jolie
Jolie gets her best role in years as the legendary opera diva in a biopic that’s too timid with its subject.
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Review: Robert Eggers Remakes Nosferatu for the Horny Generation
The long-awaited remake of the legendary silent horror is prime Eggers.
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Review: Emmanuelle (or, How to Make a French Softcore Drama Super Boring)
Seriously, how do you screw this up?!
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Some Thoughts on Emilia Pérez (Oh, I Hated This Film)
This musical drama is a big awards season player. It’s also quite bad.
Sebastian Stan
Random Thoughts on A Different Man (and Sebastian Stan’s Weirdo Character Actor Era)
Sebastian Stan lets out his inner Willem Dafoe in Adam Schimberg's meta-comedy drama about acting, disability, and self-hatred.
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TIFF 2024: Conclave (a.k.a. What if Tom Hooper was Good But Still Very Silly?)
Pope it out with Ralph Fiennes and a bunch of catty cardinals.
Amy Adams
TIFF 2024: Nightbitch (and Amy Adams’ Feral Escape from Her Flop Era)
Amy Adams turns into a dog because motherhood is a bit...
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TIFF 2024: The Last Showgirl Review (and Thoughts on the Comeback Narrative of Pamela Anderson)
One of the biggest comebacks of the 2024 awards season comes covered in sequins.
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TIFF 2024: The Substance (and Some Thoughts on Demi Moore)
Live from Toronto: This body horror is gross, hilarious, and as deep as a puddle.