Ooooh, really loved this. From the genuinely chilling opening to the really solid ending. Excellent performance from Sophie Wilde and really the entire cast. Miranda Otto as Jade and Riley’s mom was perfection in how she attempted to suss out whether her kids were planning a party while she was out. The film builds some really interesting lore around the seance / possession, but also infuses some uncertainty into exactly how it all works, effectively keeping the audience guessing until the…
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Flora and Son 2023
I absolutely adore John Carney’s Sing Street and Once. In a lot of ways, his newest film Flora and Son feels exactly like a mashup of those two movies. You get a couple collaborating on songs together in their new “relationship,” and you have a school-aged boy trying to win over his crush with his music. While the story is charming and Eve Hewson is delightful as Flora, it was lacked a the musical hook that “Falling Slowly” or “Drive it Like…
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The Creator 2023
The Creator looks like what I dream of when I dream of a sci-fi movie. What Greig Fraser, Gareth Edwards and the VFX team have accomplished on a modest is astounding. Absolute recommend for that reason alone. It deserves to be seen on the big screen.
I’m predisposed to love these kinds of sci-fi stories. And again, if I were to dream up “sci-fi movie story,” many of the elements would look a lot like The Creator. I really feels like…
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Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 2023
The most fun I’ve had at a Marvel movie in quite some time. The humor really works well with these characters, particularly the Drax-centric humor, which pretty much always hits. James Gunn has a genuinely great handle on all of these characters. The visuals looked stellar, especially in IMAX. The action set pieces were exciting and exceptionally well-realized, especially the corridor fight sequence. The film is not without issues, though. Several flashback sequences shed light on Rocket’s origins. Some flow smoothly…
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Renfield 2023
I wanted to soak up every second Nic Cage was on screen. Hyper violent blood and gore with excellently choreographed action scenes, delightfully funny sense of humor—this was exactly what I was hoping this would be. Hoult plays the titular Renfield, Dracula’s “familiar” responsible for tending to all his needs, but has a want to live a life of his own. (You’re treated to an incredible little montage that explains their back story). This theme of self-actualization vs co-dependency runs…
