PARK CITY – Listen, we’re not going to sit here while you read this review and pretend that we’re a musical theater expert. Sure, we may be The Playlist’s default gay/queer/LGBTQ+ critic, but “the stage” usually isn’t our thing. And,…
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Home Movie Reviews Bardo, False Chronicle Of A Handful Of Truths Review: Immersive & Lacks Substance While everything doesn’t always work in Bardo, Iñárritu takes his time painting a visually scrumptious, albeit overly stylized tale. Daniel Giménez Cacho in Bardo…
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Home Movie Reviews 'The Eternal Memory' Review: A Warm Alzheimer's Documentary That Is Full of Hope | Sundance 2023 Maite Alberdi mixes sweet romance with melancholy in this quiet documentary. Image via Sundance Alzheimer's is, by any measure, a tragic…
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Home Movie Reviews 'Fair Play' Review: Phoebe Dynevor & Alden Ehrenreich Go for the Jugular in This Thriller | Sundance 2023 Chloe Domont's debut feature follows a toxic couple in this psychological thriller. Image via Sundance In the past years,…
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Starting with early frames that capture one very cold East Coast winter with cozy grain, director William Oldroyd’s gorgeous yet thin-spread drama-thriller “Eileen” looks like the kind of movie one wishes to luxuriate in. Indeed, the masterful “Lady Macbeth” director’s…
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NOW ON VOD! In the early 1990s, New Orleans seemed like Pleasure Island from Disney’s Pinocchio, with public drinking 24/7 until you turned into a donkey. I had zero interest in the city because I lost interest in alcohol, heroin,…
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Home Movie Reviews ‘Landscape with Invisible Hand' Review: Cory Finley’s Ambitious Sci-Fi Tale Is a Mixed Bag That Mostly Works | Sundance 2023 Starring Asante Blackk, Kylie Rogers, and Tiffany Haddish, 'Landscape with Invisible Hand' is an odd, but effective…
Read moreHome Movie Reviews Avatar: The Way Of Water Review - Overlong But Stunning Sequel Is Worth The Wait The Way of Water is overlong and stretched thin on story, but the Avatar sequel is beautiful, with lush world-building and characters…
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Margaret Atwood said it best: “Men are afraid that women will laugh at them. Women are afraid that men will kill them.” This age-old discrepancy in the way the two genders experience the world is written both at the initial…
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You might not peg Jason Momoa as the person to narrate a nature documentary, but one of the surprises of Deep Rising was just how perfect Momoa was for the part. Director Matthieu Rytz wisely has Momoa narrating some of…
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When it comes to extreme sports, I, as a person who prefers the comfort of her bed, often just have to ask, "Why?" But documentaries like The Deepest Breath tell us exactly why people choose to free dive toward the…
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SUNDANCE FILM FESTIVAL 2023 REVIEW! With Pianoforte, Director Jakub Piątek has composed a genuine piece of art, not unlike a piece of music. It has style. It has sensitivity. It has risks. But at its heart, Pianoforte is a poignant…
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