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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Hidden Gem of the day: American Honey
Shia Lebeouf and Sash Lane star as Jake and Star in American Honey It's not often that a film can make you feel so many feelings. In 2 hours and 43 minutes of the most raw, visceral footage. You feel a mix of emotions. Director Andrea Arnold somehow captures beautiful what it means to be …
Vivarium
Vivarium ★★★★ 1/2 Letterboxd Score Direction by: Lorcan Finnegan Screenwriter: Garret Shanley Starring: Imogen Poots, Jesse Eisenberg, Jonathan Aris Saban Films Out now on VOD Vivarium is everything you want in a dystopian thriller. Vivarium as a film is absolutely remarkable. The acting, the imagery, all the way down to the subtle details. However, it was the …
‘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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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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Harley Quinn Brings The DCEU Back To Life With ‘Birds of Prey’
Birds Of Prey (AND THE FANTABULOUS EMANCIPATION OF ONE HARLEY QUINN) ★★★★1/2 Letterboxd Score Direction By: Cathy Yan Starring: Margot Robbie, Mary Elizabeth Winstead, Jurnee Smollett-Bell, Ewan McGregor, Rosie Perez, Ella Jay Basco Warner Bros. Pictures In Theatres now "Birds of Prey" is essentially a slapstick, cartoonish film that embodies its source material—A COMIC BOOK! It seems …
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We Have A Release Date For A24’s adaptation of Green Knight
Oscar Nominee Dev Patel is set to star in A24's adaptation of the poem Sir Gawain and the Green Knight. A tale of "Middle English chivalric romance". David Lowery will helm this project. Lowery is also known for another A24 feature "A Ghost Story". This is the first film of its kind from A24, a …
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Spree, An Ambitiously Creative Film About How Social Media F$%#s With Our Minds, Sundance Film #5
Spree ★★★★ Letterbox Score Direction By: Eugene Kotlyarenko Starring: Joe Keery, Sasheer Zamata, David Arquette, Kyle Mooney, Mischa Barton, Josh Ovalle No plans for distribution, yet. Spree is an ambitious satire on how large of an impact social media can play in our mental health. Kurt Kunkle (Joe Kerry) is a social media reject that …
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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