As a sensory experience, Monos is exceptional; in fact, it is rare to see a debut feature (Alejandro Landes) that is this assured, bold and visually spellbinding. This Lord of the Flies inflected story of child soldiers left alone with a hostage and a cow on a remote mountaintop (in an unspecified South American location, … Continue reading Monos (Review)
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Terminator: Dark Fate (Review)
Dark fate would serve as an excellent summary of the Terminator franchise. After two outstanding films, viewers have been treated to three sequels that offered various shades of bad. However, Dark Fate - in spite of its name - puts things back on track, offering instead a new hope and a renewed energy. Yes, Terminator … Continue reading Terminator: Dark Fate (Review)
The Laundromat (Review)
I've long maintained that Steven Soderbergh is the best Steven S__berg(h) in cinema. While his films aren't always home-runs, they are uniformly interesting and fascinatingly varied. The Laundromat only furthers this outlook. It's an ambitious and bold picture that is incredibly uneven but always admirable. To be reductive, The Laundromat is a The Big Short … Continue reading The Laundromat (Review)
Hustlers (Review)
In the wrong hands, a film about female strip club dancers who drug men from Wall Street and take their money could be absolutely heinous. It turns out that Lorene Scafaria, however, was the right person for the job, skilfully turning what could have been wealth porn via the male gaze into something rather brilliant. … Continue reading Hustlers (Review)
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