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Murder, Mayhem and Mystery Never Looked Better in Knives Out
The cultural murder mystery throwbacks infused like watching Angela Lansbury bang away at a typewriter during a rerun of "Murder She Wrote" on tv, dialogue referring to Clue board games…
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Coming Attractions, entertainment, Film Festivals, Film Reviews, TIFF 2019, Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF)
Film Noir Tourette’s Gumshoe Mystery Makes Motherless Brooklyn Priceless
As Director, Producer and lead actor, Norton brings a film noir vibe to Motherless Brooklyn that is most refreshing. However, the film does run a tad long getting a little…
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Pattinson and Dafoe are Bizarre and Brilliant in The Lighthouse
Shot on 35mm in shockingly gorgeous black-and-white by Cinematographer Jarin Blaschke), this psychological thriller follows the slow descent into madness of two lighthouse keepers (Willem Dafoe and Robert Pattinson) on a…
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Chameleon Naomie Harris Shines as Rookie Cop in Black and Blue
What happens when the tables are turned and you are a female rookie cop? A cop, returning from war in Afghanistan, with a desire to shift her home town of…
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Coming Attractions, entertainment, Film Festivals, Film Reviews, TIFF 2019, Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF)
Jeffrey Wright Stupendous in Complicated Thriller The Goldfinch
Gorgeously shot by the legendary cinematographer Roger Deakins, the film is given appropriate polish to its high-stakes, high-crime story and John Crowley's direction provides complex undercurrents giving its audience delicious…
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IT: Chapter Two is a Supernatural Horror/Thriller with Few Thrills
Produced by Warner Brothers, IT CHAPTER TWO is a supernatural thriller full of jump out of your seat moments. Horror fans will be satisfied with Pennywise’s return and newcomers to…
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Time Travel, Psychological Thriller Don’t Let Go Delivers on All Cylinders
First Fast Colors now this! I would love to see this developed into a series for television. Kinda like Quantum Leap featuring people of color. Can you see it? I…
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Misery Meets Carrie with Octavia Spencer in MA
As a kid, I remember being terrified watching Carrie. As a young adult, mortified watching Misery. As a woman, who clearly doesn't embrace horror for fear my electric bill will…
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Dennis Quaid Embraces Creepy in The Intruder
Dennis Quaid is the King of Creep for this flick and I'm not quite sure I can see him as a good guy ever again. In that respect, Deon Taylor's…
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Jesse Eisenberg is Fast Talking Hustler in The Hummingbird Project
You know what they say, it’s not the destination…it’s the people we meet. Jesse Eisenberg earned an Oscar nod as the fast talking Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg in The…
