Category: Mystery/Thriller
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Movie Review: “The Menu” (Mark Mylod, USA 2022)
The response to this film has largely focused on its skewering of “foodie” culture and/or, more generally, the wealthy. It’s about how these silly rich people don’t understand what they’re doing and pay enormous sums of money for nonsense food. It’s about how performative the food culture is. It’s about how performative the world of…
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Movie Review: “Halloween” (David Gordon Green, USA 2018)
It’s fun for a fan of the original film and/or franchise and generally a good film, but it’s not as focused and powerful as it could be.
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Movie Review: “Monsieur Verdoux” (Charles Chaplin, USA 1947)
Charles Chaplin has become a misunderstood figure in Hollywood history. He is remembered as the Little Tramp character the he played in several silent films, a character whose physical comedy high jinks are often still delightful and reveal Chaplin’s incredible performance skills. However, he was not just a circus performer. He was much more. Those…
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