Movie Reviews
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Waltzing With Brando Might be the Worst Film I’ve Seen This Year
Yes, the Brando of the title does refer to the one and only Marlon Brando, one of cinema’s most famous and idiosyncratic performers. This isn’t a standard biopic of Brando as an iconic, but you might wish it was instead of what it actually is. “Waltzing with Brando” is told from the perspective of Bernard… Read more
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Peppermint Candy is Essential Cinema
“Peppermint Candy” is one of South Korea’s finest dramas. Writer, director Lee Chang-dong might not be quite as well known and admired in the U.S. as the likes of Bong Joon-ho and Park Chan-wook, but he is undoubtedly a filmmaker that deserves adulation worldwide. This video was originally intended as a normal review but ended… Read more
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Confession of Murder (2012) Review
My review of the 2012 action thriller Confession of Murder from director Byung-gil Jung starring Jae-yeong Jeong and Shi-hoo Park. 6/10 Read more
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A Taxi Driver (2017) Review
A Taxi Driver is a South Korean drama from 2017 starring Song Kang-ho and Thomas Kretschmann. 7.5/10 Read more
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The sadness (2021) Review
The Sadness is the ultraviolent horror movie debut of filmmaker Rob Jabbaz shot in Taiwan and streaming on Shudder. 7/10 Read more
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Ghosts… of the Civil Dead (1988) Review
Nick Cave’s first screenwriting credit and first acting role can be found in the extremely rare Australian prison movie from director John Hillcoat, Ghosts… of the Civil Dead. 8/10 Read more
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The Scream Series Retrospective
This video is a huge retrospective review examining the entire Scream series started by horror master Wes Craven and screenwriter Kevin Williamson. We’ll be taking a look at Scream, Scream 2, Scream 3, Scream 4, and Scream 2022 AKA Scream 5. Each movie is reviewed individually and then the Scream franchise is ranked overall —… Read more
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The Halloween Franchise Retrospective
A big retrospective looking at and reviewing every Halloween sequel, remake, reboot, remake sequel, and reboot sequel. This tangled series includes the original 1978 “Halloween,” “Halloween II,” “Halloween III: Season of the Witch,” “Halloween 4: The Return of Michael Myers,” “Halloween 5: The Revenge of Michael Myers,” “Halloween: The Curse of Michael Myers,” “Halloween H20:… Read more
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The Father (2020) vs. The Son (2022)
Florian Zeller’s two movies The Father (2020) and The Son (2022) are similar in many ways but at polar opposite ends of the quality spectrum. In this double review of both movies, let’s break down why The Father is a great film and why The Son is a failure. “The Father” = 8.5/10 “The Son”… Read more
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Red Rooms is a New Kind of Horror Movie
Grey joined me to review Pascal Plante’s new courtroom drama, thriller, horror hybrid “Red Rooms” starring Juliette Gariépy and Laurie Babin. One of my favorite films of 2023. Sam’s score = 9/10 Grey’s Score = 9/10 Read more
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