It goes without saying, but 2020 has flipped everything upside down. 2019 proved to be a strong year for film, with some instant classics like Pain and Glory, The Irishman, and Parasite. 2020 was supposed to be another incredible year with releases like The Green Knight, Dune, A Quiet Place Part II, The French Dispatch, …
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‘Sound of Metal’ and Accepting Reality (Review)
Sound of Metal Starring: Riz Ahmed, Olivia Cooke, Paul Raci, Lauren Ridloff, Mathieu Amalric Directed by: Darius Marder Screenplay: Darius Marder, Abraham Marder Cinematography: Daniël Boquet ★★★★★ Letterboxd Score It's not often for me to get chills after watching a film, but that's exactly what happened when Sound of Metal faded to black and in …
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‘Emma.’ Is A Cleverly Written Romantic Comedy of the Highest Caliber
Emma ★★★★ Letterboxd Score Direction By: Autumn De Wilde Screenplay By: Eleanor Catton Starring: Ana Taylor-Joy, Johnny Flynn, Josh O'Connor, Mia Goth, Miranda Hart, Bill Nighy Focus Features In Theatres March 6th, 2020 Emma is exquisitely performed, brilliantly cast, and beautifully set in a buttery pastel dream world. The one thing that sets this adaptation apart from …
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Elisabeth Moss Is Masterful In The Invisible Man
The Invisible Man ★★★★ Letterboxd Score Written and Directed by: Leigh Whannell Starring: Elisabeth Moss, Storm Reid, Aldis Hodge, Harriet Dyer Blumhouse Productions, Nervous Tick In Theatres Now Nothing is more terrifying to me than being in a situation where no one believes you. People think you're crazy, they doubt you and anxiety sets in. Then …
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Corpus Christi (Boże Ciało) Is A Provocative Perspective Of Religious Tolerance
Corpus Christi (English title) Boże Ciało (Polish title) ★★★★1/2 Letterboxd Score Direction by: Jan Komasa Starring: Bartosz Bielenia, Eliza Rycembel, Aleksandra Konieczna Film Movement In Theatres February 19th, 2020 The subject matter that "Corpus Christi" addresses is nothing new. For generations, we've been asking the same questions; What makes an individual close to god? What gives …
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Kajillionaire, Sundance Review
Kajillionaire Direction By: Miranda July Starring: Evan Rachel Wood, Gina Rodriguez, Richard Jenkins, Debra Winger Music By: Emile Mosseri ★★★★★ Letterboxd Score I gave this movie a perfect five stars because I loved every moment of it. It is a bit early to say just how this movie might be received by the general public, …
Zola, How Tweets Turned Into A Movie Sundance Film #3
ZOLA ★★★★1/2 Letterboxd Score Direction By: Janicza Bravo Written By: Janicza Bravo and Jeremy O. Harris Starring: Taylour Paige, Riley Keough, Nicolas Braun, Colman Domingo A24 Pictures In Theatres Soon... All it took was 140 characters and some imagination. "Zola", a story loosely based on true events that were entirely inspired by this twitter thread. This is …
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The Assistant, Sundance Film #2
The Assistance ★★★1/2 Letterboxd Score Direction by: Kitty Green Starring: Julia Garner, Matthew MacFadyen, Mackenzie Leigh, Kristine Froseth Bleecker Street Productions, In Theatres January 31st, 2020 Right after watching “The Climb” we learned that the ONLY ROAD leading to the Sundance Mountain Resort was closed, due to a roll over accident. We had not planned to …
Sundance 2020: My Top Picks
I am grateful that I live in Utah. Not only do we have incredible scenery, so many outdoor activities, and four seasons. We have the largest independent film festival in the world, Sundance. The festival first started in 1978 when the head of Wildwood, Sterling Van Wagenen and John Earle wanted to attract more filmmakers to …
Lulu Wang Should Have Been Nominated For Best Director
In today's social climate we are continually faced with the question of moral values. What we find right, or wrong and the fight for justice of those miss or underrepresented. This is most apparent in media; social, television, and definitely film. The public as seemingly majority have become uneasy at the underrepresentation of women in film. …
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