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Portrait of a Lady on Fire

.Reading time 9 minutes.

VERDICT A gorgeous meditation on the nature of love, Portrait of a Lady on Fire showcases the beauty, heartbreak, and power behind the intimacy we seek. Even more, it indulges in the energy and joy present in the love, of any form, between women. Céline Sciamma has crafted something truly special here. See it immediately. […]

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Little Women (2019)

.Reading time 8 minutes.

VERDICT Greta Gerwig has delivered something incredible here. The cast, Gerwig’s story, and the visuals are all top of their class. See this one immediately. REVIEW I remember when the first trailers hit theaters. The Christmas-adornment, the music, the costuming – every choice felt saccharine. Little Women would be feel-good mush, I declared. A pricey […]

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2019 End of Year Report Card

.Reading time 8 minutes.

With 2019 ended, I wanted to keep up tradition and look back at what came out this year. It’s always a surprise to lay out everything like this. Movies can be so individual at times – once it is over, you like it or you don’t. But to then take that opinion and line it […]

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Parasite

.Reading time 5 minutes.

VERDICT Filmmaker Bong Joon-ho outdid himself with every aspect of this movie. This commentary on greed and class introduces a nuance to disadvantage that recent social commentaries masked in super villain movies (cough cough, Joker) lacked. The plot took many unpredictable twists and turns and did so with incredible imagery that often spoke for itself. […]

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