The True History of the Kelly Gang
George MacKay (star of 1917) is back in another period piece, this time venturing into the 19th Century Australian outback to play infamous outlaw Ned Kelly. I’m quite certain that director Justin...
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Kitty Green’s Sundance darling is finally available on VOD. It’s a nuanced portrait of toxic masculinity and capitalistic subjugation in a Weinstein-esque production office. The Assistant is boring....
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Once Were Brothers
Kim helps us unpack the legend that is The Band by recapping some highlights from their illustrious career, which was recently compiled into a concise documentary. If you’re old enough to have lived...
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Never Rarely Sometimes Always
Eliza Hittman’s Sundance favorite is moving by way of its thorough and concise approach. But does it rise above the candidness of its timely subject matter? Never Rarely Sometimes Always is about a...
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Lazy Sunday Rewatch – Phantom Thread
Our new weekly segment recommends a good flick to revisit (or discover), especially when you’re having a particularly lethargic weekend and have nothing better to do. I could re-watch Paul Thomas...
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The Lovebirds
Issa Rae and Kumail Nanjiani lead a familiar but funny new Netflix romp. The pair have chemistry in spades, but is that enough to sustain the flick? “This is like The Amazing Race but with dead...
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Oldie of the Week – Portrait of Jennie (1948)
Taylor Cuddihy begins a new series on his favorite Classic Hollywood gems. First up, a supernatural romance with a beautifully shot backdrop of New York. One of the joys of delving into classical...
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Jeff loses a bet and has to watch and review Cats, which sends him spiraling down a horrifying, pain-fueled hole of existential fear and loathing. Within the first 15 minutes of 2019’s Cats, you pick...
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Lazy Sunday Rewatch – Hot Rod
Another weekend requires another edition of Lazy Sunday Rewatch. This time around, we dig into The Lonely Island’s cult comedy Hot Rod in all its random glory. Reviewing Hot Rod feels kind of...
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Les Misérables Is 2020’s Most Important Film
In lieu of the protests going on across America, we’re highlighting the most powerful film of the year. Ladj Ly’s film is honest and urgent. As the three cops who make up Les Miserables’ central...
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Oldie of the Week – Buster Keaton’s “Daydreams” and “The Frozen North”
Taylor hits us up with another fantastic old school recommendation. This week, we get two for the price of one: analysis of a couple late Keaton shorts. This past week, The Giornate del Cinema Muto, a...
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Because You’ve Seen “The Big Lebowski” So Many Times
Kim starts a new series where he takes an older classic–a movie that’s been watched to death–and recommends something similar but a little less familiar. Let’s start off on the right foot by me...
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Lazy Sunday Rewatch – Hedwig and the Angry Inch
For this Sunday’s Rewatch, we go back to 2001 for John Cameron Mitchell’s ambitious and triumphant film adaptation of his hit off Broadway rock musical. That’s the pain, That cuts a straight line Down...
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The Walrus and the Whistleblower
Recent Hot Docs Audience Award winner, The Walrus and the Whistleblower, is an emotionally charged, personal examination of Marineland’s unethical animal captivity. Like so many Canadians, I grew up...
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Oldie of the Week – Christmas in July
This week, Taylor gives us a taste of an underrated screwball classic–one of many hilarious satires in the filmography of the Hollywood legend, Preston Sturges. Continuing from last week’s Buster...
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Vast of Night
There’s this new sci-fi indie flick that’s getting quite the buzz after debuting strongly on Amazon Prime. Vast of Night is low-key but it’s definitely worth the hype. How does one qualify their low...
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Because You’ve Seen The Bourne Movies So Many Times
Kim continues his series of snarky commentaries on lesser known alternatives to classic movies. This week, he gives us a nice hot tip on the spy gem, Ronin. James Bond is still the #1 spy in the world,...
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The King of Staten Island
Pete Davidson is the subject of Judd Apatow’s latest project. He doesn’t play a comedian, but he does play a confusing version of himself to mixed results. Has Pete Davidson ever played anything other...
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“Ferris Bueller’s Day Off” Ruined My Life
John Hughes’ classic teen fantasy is one hell of a metaphor. This is the story of what happens when a preteen kid takes it literally. You saw the title. I think Ferris Bueller’s Day Off ruined my life....
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Da 5 Bloods
Spike Lee is Hollywood’s latest auteur filmmaker to have been recruited by Netflix. His latest endeavor is a riveting, violent, and thought provoking old school epic. Da 5 Bloods is a very complicated...
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