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Review: Elf - The women are just props but I still love it

23/12/2019

Major spoilers within
Let me make it clear up front that I really like “Elf” (2003) and no Christmas is complete without it. It’s consistently ranked among the top Christmas films of all time and is screened at cinemas every year.

With that in mind, I want to talk about the way the film treats women.

Review: Shooting The Mafia

13/12/2019

This review contains graphic images and only trailer-level amounts of spoilers
This documentary shows the power of photography, standing up to tyranny and being inspired by amazing women.

It will have you questioning your love of mobster films and wondering why filmmakers are so obsessed with them.

Review: Knives and Skin

2/12/2019

This review contains only trailer-level spoilers
There is a strangeness to “Knives and Skin” (2019) that makes it difficult to put into words precisely what it’s about and how it made me feel. Jenifer Reeder’s film is eerie, bright but dark, funny but upsetting. It puts you on edge but also has you really feeling for the people on screen.

If you like films by Peter Strickland or David Lynch you’ll love it. If not, I recommend pushing your cinematic comfort zone.

Review: Judy and Punch

1/12/2019

This review contains only trailer-level spoilers
Just throw ALL the stars at this film. Kiss it on both cheeks and hug it while you both cry.

Sometimes you see a film that encapsulates something so enraging and freeing and vindicating it’s like a punch in the face and you want to run up to your fellow cinemagoers and shout “wasn’t that amazing!!”

Review: Elf - The women are just props but I still love it

Review: Shooting The Mafia

Review: Knives and Skin

Review: Judy and Punch

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