Tag: tim roth
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First Time Watch: Sundown (2022)
Michael Franco’s Sundown is an interesting movie. I don’t know who this movie is for, I’m not sure why it was made. I’m not sure what story Franco was trying to tell, and I don’t know who to recommend it to. But I am recommending it because I found it beautifully filmed, audaciously unpredictable, wholly…
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First Time Watch: Resurrection (2022)
Guys, when are we going to give Rebecca Hall her due? From The Prestige to Vicky Cristina Barcelona to The Town to The Gift to Christine to Professor Marston and the Wonder Women to as recent as last year’s underseen The Night House, I typically leave a Rebecca Hall movie impressed by the movie, but…
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Review: Hardcore Henry
By Christian DiMartino Hardcore Henry is dazzling and maddening in equal measure. Here is a beautiful mess. A film I found easier to admire than enjoy. It’s not exactly a film I enjoyed, but yet there were quite a few things I enjoyed. Does that make sense? Hopefully. But it shouldn’t matter if that makes sense,…
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Review: The Hateful Eight
By Christian DiMartino Quentin Tarantino’s films are best known for two typical traits: Over-the-top violence, and whip smart, crackling dialogue. I’ve seen all of Tarantino’s films, and it is truly a rare event when one of them DOESN’T make my ten best list. His great films (Pulp Fiction, Jackie Brown, Kill Bill Vol.1 & 2, Inglourious Basterds, and Django Unchained)…