Mini Reviews for Under the Silver Lake, Shoplifters, and Vice
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From its opening gates, Jonah Hill’s Mid90s presents a protagonist without anything to do. Stevie is bored. As audience members who are fluent in storytelling, we assume that he is going to be given an activity, a skill, anything to push the story forward. And then, not shortly after the movie starts, there it is— skateboarding.
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Unlike other eco-horror films, Apostle begins in a world where nature has been conquered (at least physically). Therefore, it doesn’t bother itself on the battle between humans and the environment. Instead, it asks the question, “What happens after we win?”
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In many online and word of mouth reviews of Bradley Cooper’s A Star is Born, the word “authentic” is pushed around like a badge of honor; It seems as if many popular entertainment outlets are borrowing from the same word bank.
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Consider this article an investigation of the question: Do form and content reflect each other in I, Tonya? This is where the film gets interesting... The answer is a clear yes, and a clear no.
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It seems to me that the action of “seduction” is a reserved for stories of love or eroticism. However, underneath its seedy surface level application lies a simple definition: “to attract powerfully”.
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