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Everything about Osgood Perkins’ “Longlegs” is designed to rattle you, unsettle you, and make you think about it hours or even days later. It’s a very purposefully exaggerated film, from the oppressive sound design to the heavily mannered performances, going for something closer to a cinematic nightmare than anything approaching realism. To that end, despite […]

Ben (Grant Rosenmeyer) is not okay. His wife and artistic collaborator Sarah (Reina Hardesty) died suddenly, leaving him in a state of shock. He forgets to eat, he forgets to sleep. Stuck in a neverending stupor, he forgets to take care of himself. When his concerned sister Gloria (Lucy DeVito) and her husband Tom (Nican

Writer-director Monia Chokri’s “The Nature of Love,” is a two-hour foray into longing, self-searching, and passion. Sophia (a magnetic Magalie Lépine Blondeau), is a philosophy professor who is stably, but stagnantly in-like with her wealthy partner of 10 years, Xavier (Francis-William Rhéaume). When they decide to rehab their old summer chateau, Sophie goes to meet

You have been warned: If you are in search of a review for any of the Fast & Furious movies, this isn’t the place for you. We’re about to talk about the cult classic that gave birth to that extravagant franchise. Frank Webster (John Ireland) is a man on the verge of being arrested for

The high-concept South Korean army thriller “Escape” clocks in at a swift 94 minutes long. It could have easily gone on longer. There’s simultaneously too much and not enough action in this intriguing, but underdeveloped story about a North Korean defector who, after ten years of military service, flees to South Korea. He’s pursued by

From the moment Dave (Ewan McGregor) frantically walks across a deserted parking lot, “Mother, Couch” feels empty. Dressed in a black suit, Dave walks toward a furniture store filled with vintage, handcrafted pieces. At the front desk is the bubbly Bella (Taylor Russell), whose father Marcus and Uncle Marco (both played by F Murray Abraham)

“I have full confidence that you will not kill me. News travels fast you should be mindful that it will eventually reach the state troopers. If they ask any questions, you’re gonna tell your black mayor to tell them that you’re holding the chief of police for breaking the law. You’re going to need me

Initially, we’re dealing with a Western that doesn’t seem to be that highly appreciated by many critics from the extensive variety of mid-70s spaghetti carousel. While being at the tail end of the genre, aside from it being Lee Van Cleef’s second last spaghetti western, it does prove itself to be rather entertaining. It is

In July 1942, the Tao of America was irrevocably changed with the jarring attack on Pearl Harbor. One of the major repercussions was the active recruitment of civilians to combat the US enemy, Japan, where they retained ownership of many islands on the Pacific coast. As a result, elite battalions were formed such as the

Dick Tracy comic strips had a family-oriented feature that made it less appealing. It seemed that each of its characters had been blended into one entity and then placed into a mixed-up lunatic asylum of crime. Warren Beatty‘s “Dick Tracy” tackled the plot with the same delight I had when reading the stories. The adventures