Tag: tilda swinton
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Review: Asteroid City
By Christian DiMartino If looks could kill, Wes Anderson’s Asteroid City would’ve slaughtered me within the opening five minutes. It’s kind of common knowledge at this point that, love him (as most probably do) or hate him, Anderson is one of the most unique filmmaking voices we have. He’s a household name whose style and…
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Review: Guillermo Del Toro’s Pinocchio
By Christian DiMartino We have gotten three Pinocchio adaptations over the course of two years. Why? I don’t know, I guess some filmmakers just want to take a stab at it. One was a live-action, Italian version released in 2020; the technical aspects were pretty remarkable, but the movie was nightmare fuel. The second Pinocchio…
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Review: Three Thousand Years of Longing
Three thousand years? That’s uh… that’s a lot of longing. George Miller, the Academy Award winning visionary behind Happy Feet and The Witches of Eastwick returns with his first film since Mad Max: Fury Road, Three Thousand Years of Longing. Chances are, you’ll hear that title and your eyebrows will raise. Chances are, your eyebrows…
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Review: The French Dispatch
Wes Anderson’s The French Dispatch feels like the blueprint of a great Wes Anderson comedy. Those of us who enjoy his films know that they each have a distinct look, feel, and style; when we watch a Wes Anderson movie, we know we’re watching a Wes Anderson movie (see: The Royal Tenenbaums, Fantastic Mr. Fox,…
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Review: Doctor Strange
1/2 By Christian DiMartino Gather up your friends and your doobies: there’s a new doctor in town. That’s Doctor Strange, the hero of Marvel’s newest outing, Doctor Strange, and man, what a glorious entry. We’ve seen so many of these superhero origin stories that a new idea would seem hard to come by. And in some…