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I, Daniel Blake (Review)

May 4, 2017May 4, 2017ReviewI Daniel Blake, Ken Loach, Paul Laverty

I, Daniel Blake is the cream of the crop of the completely played out misanthropic old man subgenre. So, how to review it? Put simply, not a lot of it will surprise you, but it

Iridescence (Review)

April 25, 2017April 25, 2017ReviewIridescence, Maxime Beauchamp

Iridescence is an incredible show of ability. The actors, or, rather, the dancers who act, truly personify the guiding emotions with which they wrestle over the course of this eight minute short film. Somehow,

Win it All (Review)

April 12, 2017October 13, 2017ReviewJake Johnson, Win It All

Win It All is a one man show. Jake Johnson has been working towards this. Beloved on New Girl, he has since launched himself, with the help of indie filmmaker Joe Swanberg, into a respectable

The Discovery (Review)

April 4, 2017April 4, 2017ReviewCharlie McDowell, The Discovery

The Discovery would be a wasted effort without its last 20 minutes and its unique casting. Director and co-writer Charlie McDowell pulls pieces (down to casting the underrated Jesse Plemons and giving his female lead

Girlfriend’s Day (Review)

March 14, 2017March 11, 2017ReviewBob Odenkirk, Girlfriend's Day

I made sure to pay attention to the credits this time. I wanted to see who’s behind this elaborate send up of the mystery-thriller genre, ingeniously infusing melodrama and murder into the world of holiday

Meek’s Cutoff (Review)

March 7, 2017July 31, 2019ReviewBruce Greenwood, Kelly Reichardt, Meek's Cutoff, Michelle Williams, Paul Dano, Zoe Kazan

After seeing Certain Women, I sought out more of writer-director Kelly Reichardt’s films. One was and is available on Canadian Netflix: Meek’s Cutoff, a plodding depiction of life on the American frontier; no one can

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