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  • Movie Review ~ Longlegs

    Movie Review ~ Longlegs

    Longlegs Synopsis: In pursuit of a serial killer, an FBI agent uncovers a series of occult clues that she must solve to end his terrifying killing spree.Stars: Maika Monroe, Blair Underwood, Alicia Witt, Nicolas Cage, Kieran ShipkaDirector: Osgood PerkinsRated: RRunning Length: 101 minutes Review: Something strange happened to me leading up to the release of

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  • The 11th Chicago Critics Film Festival

    The 11th Chicago Critics Film Festival

    May 3 – 9, 2024 – Music Box Theatre CCFF Reviews Writing about film for more than ten years has allowed me to cover movies from blockbusters to indies.  It’s also allowed me to attend major events like TIFF in Toronto and Sundance in Park City, Utah. Traveling around the country is a huge privilege,

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  • Movie Review ~ Babes

    Movie Review ~ Babes

    Babes Synopsis: When Eden, an aggressively single woman, gets pregnant from a one-night stand, she turns to her best friend Dawn, a married mother of two, for help.Stars: Ilana Glazer, Michelle Buteau, John Carroll Lynch, Hasan Minhaj, Stephan James, Oliver Platt, Kenny Lucas, Keith Lucas, Sandra BernhardDirector: Pamela AdlonRated: RRunning Length:109 minutes Review: I always

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  • Sundance Report Vol. 3

    Sundance Report Vol. 3

    Indie Cinema’s Biggest Event SUNDANCE 2024 Volume 3 Wading into the waters of the festival circuit has been a whirlwind, and after the exhilarating experience at the Toronto Film Festival in September, the question lingered: was it too soon to dive into the Sundance Film Festival in Park City, UT? Still recuperating from the cinematic

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  • Sundance Report Vol. 1

    Sundance Report Vol. 1

    Indie Cinema’s Biggest Event SUNDANCE 2024 Volume 1 Wading into the waters of the festival circuit has been a whirlwind, and after the exhilarating experience at the Toronto Film Festival in September, the question lingered: was it too soon to dive into the Sundance Film Festival in Park City, UT? Still recuperating from the cinematic

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  • Sundance Report Vol. 2

    Sundance Report Vol. 2

    Indie Cinema’s Biggest Event SUNDANCE 2024 Volume 2 Wading into the waters of the festival circuit has been a whirlwind, and after the exhilarating experience at the Toronto Film Festival in September, the question lingered: was it too soon to dive into the Sundance Film Festival in Park City, UT? Still recuperating from the cinematic

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  • Sundance Newbie Chronicles

    Sundance Newbie Chronicles

    Indie Cinema’s Biggest Event Let’s Go to Sundance! Greetings, fellow film enthusiasts! After an exhilarating time at TIFF, I found myself succumbing to a severe case of festival fever, and there seems to be no remedy in sight! From January 17 – 22, I’ll be in Park City, UT, immersing myself in one of the

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  • Movie Review ~ Anatomy of a Fall

    Movie Review ~ Anatomy of a Fall

    The Facts: Synopsis: A woman is suspected of her husband’s murder, and their blind son faces a moral dilemma as the sole witness.Stars: Sandra Hüller, Samuel Theis, Swann Arlaud, Jehnny Beth, Milo Machado Graner, Saadia Bentaïeb, Antoine Reinartz, Camille RutherfordDirector: Justine TrietRated: RRunning Length: 152 minutesTMMM Score: (9/10)Review: I began my time at the 2023 Toronto

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  • Movie Review ~ It Lives Inside

    Movie Review ~ It Lives Inside

    The Facts: Synopsis: An Indian-American teenager struggling with her cultural identity has a falling out with her former best friend and, in the process, unwittingly releases a demonic entity that grows stronger by feeding on her loneliness.Stars: Megan Suri, Neeru Bajwa, Mohana Krishnan, Vik Sahay, Gage Marsh, Beatrice Kitsos, Betty GabrielDirector: Bishal DuttaRated: PG-13Running Length:

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  • Down From the Shelf ~ Triangle of Sadness (Criterion)

    Down From the Shelf ~ Triangle of Sadness (Criterion)

    The Film Winner of the Palme d’Or at the 2022 Cannes Film Festival and snagging Oscar nominations for Best Picture, Best Director, and Best Screenplay, had I actually seen director Ruben Östlund’s Triangle of Sadness in 2022, it would have been one of my favorite films of the year. Technically, I saw it in early 2023

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