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Film Review: Last Night in Soho
I never thought I'd be bored by an Edgar Wright movie. His films are always visually dynamic and attention grabbing; his scripts have...
Chris Olszewski
Nov 2, 20212 min read
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Film Review: Cuties (Migonnes)
Far from encouraging the over-sexualization of young children, Cuties is an explicit screed against it.
Chris Olszewski
Sep 10, 20202 min read
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Film Review: Children of the Sea (KAIJÛ NO KODOMO)
Children of the Sea is a visual feast, but doesn't have enjoyable enough characters to make viewers stick around for the bonkers finale.
Chris Olszewski
Sep 9, 20202 min read
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Film Review: I'm Thinking of Ending Things
I loved Charlie Kaufman's I'm Thinking of Ending Things, but I'm Also Finding It Rather Difficult to Describe Why.
Chris Olszewski
Sep 8, 20202 min read
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Film Review: Mulan (2020)
The 2020 version of Mulan is a spineless, pale, pathetic adaptation.
Chris Olszewski
Sep 5, 20203 min read
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Film Review: Get Duked!
Raucous satire Get Duked! plays out like The Purge by way of Attack the Block mixed with Edgar Wright's best.
Chris Olszewski
Aug 31, 20203 min read
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Film Review: Bill and Ted Face the Music
Bill and Ted Face the Music might not be one of the most impactful films of the year, but it will put a smile on your face. That's enough.
Chris Olszewski
Aug 30, 20202 min read
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Film Review: The One and Only Ivan
The One and Only Ivan's release on Disney+ means far better options are just a click away.
Chris Olszewski
Aug 28, 20202 min read
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Film Review: Klaus
Klaus is pretty to look at and that might be enough to turn it into an annual tradition in some households. Just don’t look too close.
Chris Olszewski
Aug 25, 20203 min read
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Film Review: I Lost My Body
An unlikable and unengaging protagonist and love story put a severe drag on I LOST MY BODY.
Chris Olszewski
Aug 25, 20202 min read
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Film Review: Marriage Story
Marriage Story is one of my favorite films of 2019. Ask me in 2021, however, and that opinion may have changed.
Chris Olszewski
Aug 25, 20202 min read
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Film Review: The Report
The first of The Report is good film-making. The second half is such a drag that it’s worth treating The Report as a 60-minute film.
Chris Olszewski
Aug 25, 20203 min read
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Film Review: Honey Boy
Honey Boy could have been 90 minutes of self-aggrandizement. It is not. It is instead contribute to an act of introspection and relief.
Chris Olszewski
Aug 25, 20203 min read
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Film Review: Knives Out
Knives Out is an entertaining movie. It’s not going to blow anybody away or change lives, but it isn’t trying to do that.
Chris Olszewski
Aug 25, 20203 min read
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Film Review: The Irishman
The Irishman is the equivalent of a sports superteam that falls apart when the games are played.
Chris Olszewski
Aug 25, 20202 min read
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Film Review: Jojo Rabbit
Jojo Rabbit takes a lot of chances. Not all of them are successful, but enough are that the film is a worthwhile watch.
Chris Olszewski
Aug 25, 20202 min read
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Film Review: Under the Silver Lake
Under the Silver Lake's final reveal is something of the sheer bonkers film-making that comes before it.
Chris Olszewski
Aug 25, 20202 min read
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Film Review: Ford v Ferrari
Ford v Ferrari is not the sports movie to watch if you’re looking for something that reinvents the genre.
Chris Olszewski
Aug 25, 20202 min read
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Film Review: American Animals
Director Bart Layton’s American Animals doesn’t straddle the line between documentary and fiction so much as it destroys it.
Chris Olszewski
Aug 25, 20202 min read
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Film Review: Dunkirk
Dunkirk is something of an anomaly in both director Christopher Nolan's filmography and the war genre.
Chris Olszewski
Aug 25, 20203 min read
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