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Stream of the Week: To Leslie (2022)
It’s a shame I’m barely seeing this movie, because it definitely would’ve made my list of the best films released last year. Michael...
michaelzendejas72
Jun 16, 20233 min read
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Spoiler-Free Review: Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse (2023)
I have to say: initially, I wasn’t excited about the idea of this film. We have so many multiverse movies now; plus, Latinos finally get...
michaelzendejas72
Jun 4, 20233 min read
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Hypnotic (2023) Spoiler-Free Review
Robert Rodriguez wrote the original idea for this film back in 2002, calling it one of his favorite stories; and I think that level of...
michaelzendejas72
May 15, 20233 min read
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Joyland (2022) Spoiler-Free Review
It’s shocking to me that this dazzling, Queer Palm-winning drama is the feature directorial debut of Saim Sadiq. Centered around the Rana...
michaelzendejas72
May 6, 20233 min read
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Polite Society (2023) Spoiler-Free Review
In Nida Manzoor’s latest comedy-drama, teenage misfit Ria Khan practices martial arts in hopes of becoming a stuntwoman, despite her...
michaelzendejas72
Apr 28, 20233 min read
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Beau is Afraid (2023) Spoiler-Free Review
I deeply dislike Ari Aster’s previous movies. That being said, when I heard people calling his new surrealist dark comedy...
michaelzendejas72
Apr 21, 20234 min read
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Renfield (2023) Spoiler-Free Review
When I first saw the trailer for Chris McKay’s direct sequel to Dracula (1931), I was sold. I think comedy and horror are much more alike...
michaelzendejas72
Apr 20, 20233 min read
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Stream of the Week: Before Midnight (2013)
In the early scenes of the final installment in Richard Linklater’s Before Trilogy, Jesse and Céline are having lunch with a group of...
michaelzendejas72
Apr 18, 20233 min read
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How to Blow Up a Pipeline (2022) Spoiler-Free Review
It’s interesting to think about how this environmentalist action-thriller by Daniel Goldhaber relates to the book it’s based on; Andreas...
michaelzendejas72
Apr 16, 20233 min read
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Suzume (2023) Spoiler-Free Review
The latest offering from Your Name (2016) director Makoto Shinkai is a real sight to behold. Centered around a high school student caught...
michaelzendejas72
Apr 14, 20233 min read
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Smoking Causes Coughing (2022) Spoiler-Free Review
This review is hard to write, because everything about this movie sounds cool; but I think that speaks to why it’s ultimately such a...
michaelzendejas72
Apr 9, 20233 min read
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A Thousand and One (2023) Spoiler-Free Review
When I first saw the trailer for A.V. Rockwell’s newest drama, I was more than skeptical. The movie’s centered around a young mother,...
michaelzendejas72
Apr 3, 20233 min read
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Stream of the Week: Night and the City (1950)
This post originated as a suggestion from one of the blog’s Patreon supporters, and became one of my favorite watches this week. If you’d...
michaelzendejas72
Mar 30, 20233 min read
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John Wick: Chapter 4 (2023) Spoiler-Free Review
The new John Wick film is perhaps the most action-packed, visually stunning entry in the franchise. After recovering from the events of...
michaelzendejas72
Mar 24, 20234 min read
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Inside (2023) Review
Right after watching the trailer for Vasilis Katsoupis’ newest psychological thriller, I knew I had to see it. Starring the iconic Willem...
michaelzendejas72
Mar 22, 20233 min read
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Top-10 Oscar Snubs: 2023
For so many people, the Oscars is always a night of serious disappointment, and I don’t think this year was any different. I’m happy for...
michaelzendejas72
Mar 20, 20234 min read
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Stream of the Week: Castle in the Sky (1986)
Hayao Miyazaki’s work has always been deeply engaged with themes of the environment, war and human connection. The director would later...
michaelzendejas72
Mar 18, 20233 min read
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Scream VI (2023) Spoiler-Free Review
In the early scenes of the latest addition to the Scream franchise, one killer compares his victim to a dead animal, a pile of meat. “But...
michaelzendejas72
Mar 15, 20233 min read
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Emily (2022) Review
The debut of writer-director Frances O’Connor has finally made its way to the states, and I couldn’t be happier. Released at last year’s...
michaelzendejas72
Feb 26, 20233 min read
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Of an Age (2023) Review
Despite premiering last august at the Melbourne International Film Festival, Goran Stolevski’s latest offering only just reached US...
michaelzendejas72
Feb 20, 20232 min read
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