Moxie Amy Poehler Filmotomy
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FemmeFilmFest7 Review: Moxie (Amy Poehler)

While feminism has grown over the decades, a newer concept being fully realized and defined is girl power. The adolescent experience for girls can be…

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Film Review: Licorice Pizza (2021)

Since Paul Thomas Anderson first stepped onto the filmmaking scene in the 90s, he has quickly grown a reputation of being one of the strongest…

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Nightmare Alley
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Film Review: Nightmare Alley (2021)

Coming off of a Best Picture win with The Shape of Water, the interest in what filmmaker Guillermo del Toro would do next and finally,…

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Film Review: Ghostbusters: Afterlife (2021)

Since the 1984 original film, the Ghostbusters franchise has struggled to find a cohesive and clear path forward for the series. From animated series to…

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TIFF 2021 Review: Sundown

Traditionally challenging and provocative, Mexican filmmaker Michel Franco never had more eyes on him than in 2020 when his feature New Order had a highly…

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FemmeFilmFest21
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FemmeFilmFest21 Review: Mr. Roosevelt (Noël Wells)

When one packs their things, say goodbye to their old lives and move to the big city to follow their dreams; that old life left…

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Major Updates Announced for the 2022 Awards Season from The Academy & More

Just over 2-months removed from the 2021 Academy Awards ceremony, things are back in action with updates coming, not just from the Academy themselves, but…

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Bloodsport
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1988 in Film: Bloodsport

In the late ’80s to the early ’90s, there was a desire for blood. Built by the backbone of toxic masculinity and love of displays…

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Film Review: A Quiet Place Part II (2021)

2018’s A Quiet Place surprised many with its original horror concept and solid direction from then new filmmaker, John Krasinski. The follow-up rejects the claustrophobic…

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Sundance 2021 Review: Cryptozoo

Dash Shaw has spent his career experimenting with various visual mediums and unique forms of storytelling with his newest feature Cryptozoo being no different. Premiering…

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Mank
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Film Review: Mank (2020)

Citizen Kane has long been considered the shining achievement of Orson Welles. With many considering it to be one of the greatest features ever created….

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One Night in Miami
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Film Review: One Night in Miami (2020)

Based on a 2013 play of the same name, Regina King‘s first major feature directorial outing One Night in Miami brings the real-life 1964 meeting…

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AFI Fest 2020 Review: The Father (2020)

Adapting his own award-winning play of the same name, Florian Zeller crafts a stunning feature directorial debut with The Father. Capturing the horrors of old…

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The Haunting Queer Reading of The Bride of Frankenstein

Out of the genres within cinema, none have quite historically served as an expression of the deeper more hidden thoughts of society as much as…

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