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Dealing with Dad
(2022)
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Luke Y. Thompson
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...the slow unfolding of past emotional abuse builds to a crescendo that should have anyone’s scolded inner child cheering the climactic shoutfests on.
Posted May 01, 2023
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1982
(2019)
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Luke Y. Thompson
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Perhaps by reminding us of the importance of small moments worth protecting, a movie like 1982 can rekindle the connection to that inner child of decades past.
Posted Jun 19, 2022
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A Sexplanation
(2021)
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Luke Y. Thompson
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...offers some surprising perspectives, made more fun by an affable, vulnerable narrator and retro-style amusing cutaways and animations.
Posted Jun 19, 2022
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Father of Flies
(2021)
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Luke Y. Thompson
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Like true night terrors, it never lets the audience get a handle on exactly what the threat is, and therefore, how it can possibly be survived.
Posted Mar 07, 2022
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Let the Wrong One In
(2021)
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Luke Y. Thompson
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Its an unlikely cry for tolerance in a movie full of blood-puking, but one that may well hit a target crowd unmoved by more overt gestures.
Posted Mar 07, 2022
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The Retaliators
(2021)
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Luke Y. Thompson
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Though its understandable to be confused, since The Retaliators blends several kinds of exploitation movies together, its important to remember that a blender's primary purpose is to splatter and liquefy.
Posted Mar 07, 2022
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See for Me
(2021)
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Luke Y. Thompson
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Okita, along with writers Adam Yorke and Tommy Gushue, not only look to shatter stereotypes about the disabled as they relate to their abilities, but also their perceived nobility.
Posted Jun 30, 2021
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Claydream
(2021)
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Luke Y. Thompson
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Claydream will make most viewers want to run out and rent as much of Vinton's work as they can find, and that's the highest compliment it can and should get.
Posted Jun 30, 2021
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Welcome to the Show
(2021)
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Luke Y. Thompson
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...proves that in a movie, as in a live performance, the real best special effects are actors who sell what they're saying
Posted Jun 03, 2021
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In the Shadows
(2020)
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Luke Y. Thompson
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It could as easily be a metaphor for depression as it is the indictment of an economic system.
Posted May 13, 2021
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Get the Hell Out
(2020)
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Luke Y. Thompson
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It feels like it wants to be Die Hard with zombies; it's more like I Drink Your Blood with politics, or Scott Pilgrim vs. the World if Dead Alive-era Peter Jackson made it.
Posted Apr 25, 2021
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Monkey Beach
(2020)
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Luke Y. Thompson
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...a faith-based film, except that unlike in most movies thusly described, the faith in question is not Christian, but Haisla spirituality.
Posted Mar 18, 2021
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Dinner in America
(2020)
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Luke Y. Thompson
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You'd probably be annoyed by Simon and Patty in real life. They'd definitely be bad dinner guests. But in all likelihood, you'll emerge from the movie loving one or both.
Posted Dec 24, 2020
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Insert Coin
(2020)
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Luke Y. Thompson
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You can't, as the saying goes, "buy that for a dollar" any more. But Insert Coin offers a glowing look back to the time when you could at least buy one blood-splattered fight for a quarter.
Posted Dec 24, 2020
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Bleeding Audio
(2020)
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Luke Y. Thompson
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The central conflict remains band versus changing industry - which is akin to one that film reviewers, among others, know all too well firsthand.
Posted Dec 24, 2020
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Coming Clean
(2020)
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Luke Y. Thompson
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It feels weird to compliment a true-life story on such a dark topic for visual beauty, but it's the truth.
Posted Nov 18, 2020
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Honey Bee
(2018)
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Luke Y. Thompson
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To the extent that there's joy to be had in this rough story, it's in seeing world-weary Natalie effortlessly manipulate the high school's would-be bad boys who think they're hardcore
Posted Oct 19, 2020
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#LIKE
(2019)
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Luke Y. Thompson
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There's more than a hint of Stephen King inspiration in writer-director Sarah Pirozek's feature narrative debut.
Posted Oct 19, 2020
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Breaking Fast
(2020)
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Luke Y. Thompson
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...we're not going to solve World Peace here - just household harmony, at best.
Posted Oct 19, 2020
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Freeland
(2020)
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Luke Y. Thompson
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It's not okay, Boomer.
Posted Oct 19, 2020
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White Noise
(2020)
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Luke Y. Thompson
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It's imperative that, as ugly as it might be to look upon them, movies like White Noise due the duty of exposing the reality, and the genuine, hate-fueled influencers out there.
Posted Oct 19, 2020
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Thin Skin
(2019)
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Luke Y. Thompson
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It's imbued with a deep sense of melancholy, but never forgets to laugh at the sheer inanity of some of life's obstacles.
Posted Oct 19, 2020
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Gossamer Folds
(2020)
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Luke Y. Thompson
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...offers hope that even during times and places we think of as stereotypically intolerant, underdogs have always found and helped one another out.
Posted Oct 19, 2020
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Cured
(2020)
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Luke Y. Thompson
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The filmmakers may not have initially thought it would be necessary to instruct and train future resisters, but their footage can serve as vital encouragement.
Posted Oct 19, 2020
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