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March 12, 2024

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Civil War Review

I did not think the trailer for Civil War looked very good. Alex Garland has written (28 Days Later, Sunshine) and directed (Ex Machina, Annihilation) some of my favorite movies. But Civil War looked like a cheap ploy at grasping at some of our worst fears in the United States: another civil war. I was Read more

April 17, 2024
April 10 Newsletter: The Animal Kingdom review, Bob Iger survives, Megalopolis gets Cannes premier, and Jon Snow spin-off show canceled.

New from me: The Animal Kingdom is a unique French film that examines themes of loss. I wish it was a little deeper on social themes, but I’d recommend checking it out. Headlines Disney’s Bob Iger survives his proxy battle against Nelson Peltz. [Variety] More Disney woes though, as it’s streaming service Disney+ has lost Read more

April 10, 2024
The Animal Kingdom Review

★★★½ A unique foreign film that examines loss. Read more

April 7, 2024
April 3rd Newsletter — Ghostbusters and Godzilla x King Kong reviews. Trouble is brewing at Disney and the latest info from projects involving Coppola, Malick, and Scorsese.

New From Me Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire shows the franchise in a complete identity crisis. Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire is mindless fun and has me buying into the MonsterVerse… for now. Headlines Francis Ford Coppola’s (The Godfather trilogy, Apocalypse Now) ambitious new film Megalopolis finally screened last week for interested distributors. Assuming it finds Read more

April 3, 2024
Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire Review

★★★½ Absurd and Fun Read more

April 3, 2024
Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire Review

Franchise Purgatory ★★ Read more

April 2, 2024

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