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Interview with Union Producer Mars Verrone
When Amazon's first labor union was established, workers around not just the US, but the world were given a spark of hope in times when...
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Oct 14, 20245 min read


All We Imagine as Light (2024) Review
I became very excited to see Payal Kapadia’s newest offering after it gained so much acclaim at Cannes, where it became the first Indian...
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Oct 10, 20244 min read


Exclusive Interview with Direct Action Co-Director Ben Russell
I was excited about this French documentary the second I read its synopsis, so I couldn’t be more excited to speak with one of its...
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Oct 7, 20245 min read


In Defense of Megalopolis (2024)
It’s been a week since I’ve seen Francis Ford Coppola’s latest epic sci-fi drama, and I’m still debating whether it was a masterpiece or...
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Oct 6, 20245 min read


In the Summers (2024) Review
Right before Alessandra Lacorazza Samudio’s Sundance darling begins, a title card lets viewers know the portions in Spanish were...
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Oct 5, 20244 min read


My October Watchlist
Normally, this list would consist of 31 movie recommendations based on movies I’ve already seen, but instead I thought it’d be more...
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Oct 3, 20248 min read


Exclusive Interview with The Sealed Soil Restorationist Jillian Borders
New York Film Festival is not only where some of the best films to release this year are screened, but is also a great place to see some...
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Oct 2, 20248 min read


The Wild Robot (2024) Review
It’s funny to think how little thought has historically been paid to animated movies, especially those made for children. This seems to...
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Oct 1, 20245 min read


By the Stream (2024) Review
Readers of this blog will know I’m a huge fan of Hong Sang-soo; so, I couldn’t have been more excited to learn the Korean auteur was...
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Sep 27, 20243 min read


The Substance (2024) Review
What first drew me to Coralie Fargeat’s sophomore feature is the mythology surrounding it: gruesome tales of people passing out in the...
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Sep 26, 20244 min read


New York Film Festival: Anora (2024) Review
The return of Sean Baker is not to be taken lightly. After thrilling us with 2021’s Red Rocket , this newest offering continues to build...
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Sep 25, 20243 min read


New York Film Festival: Exclusive Interview with Director Nicolás Pereda
Nicolás Pereda’s latest offering, Lázaro at Night , deals with three actors in a love triangle struggling with the line between their...
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Sep 23, 20247 min read


New York Film Festival: Happyend (2024) Review
For millions of people, the end of high school represents a kind of apocalypse where the frivolities of childhood are replaced with...
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Sep 21, 20244 min read


New York Film Festival: The Seed of the Sacred Fig (2024) Review
Mohammad Rasoulof made a big splash at Cannes with this latest offering, having to sneak out of Iran and travel by road for almost a...
michaelzendejas72
Sep 20, 20245 min read


New York Film Festival: The Brutalist (2024) Review
Don’t let the most recent wave of hype fool you: Brady Corbet’s newest epic historical drama is what Mao would call a paper tiger. It may...
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Sep 19, 20244 min read


My Old Ass (2024) Review
One of the hardest parts about aging is thinking of everything you could have done, everything you should have done. But chasing the...
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Sep 8, 20243 min read


Beetlejuice Beetlejuice (2024) Review
After more than three and a half decades, Tim Burton has finally provided audiences with a follow-up to his iconic 1988 comedy-horror....
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Sep 6, 20243 min read


Top 10 Sports Films
The Olympics has come and gone, but it did leave me thinking about my favorite sports movies. This list is obviously not exhaustive, nor...
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Aug 17, 20243 min read


Alien: Romulus (2024) Review
When I first heard about another addition to the Alien franchise, I was skeptical to say the least. We live in the era of reboots and...
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Aug 14, 20244 min read


Maxxxine (2024) Review
From the grindhouse style of X (2022) to the technicolor nightmare that was Pearl (2022), it’s clear Ti West’s X trilogy has been a fun,...
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Jul 5, 20243 min read
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