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I Blame Society movie review: jeopardizing her likability with no f*cks to give

Fri, Feb 26, 2021
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A vicious, delicious Hollywood sendup, deconstructing — like a wrecking ball deconstructs — indie filmmaking, cinematic violence, and the industry’s treatment of women. Write what you know? Hoo boy.

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Irresistible movie review: are money and politics irretrievably entwined?

Sun, Feb 21, 2021
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This zingy satire is so perfectly, beautifully Jon Stewart: big and brash, raging with fury at the state of American politics but also underlain with hope that it might be changed for the better.

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Borat Subsequent Moviefilm movie review: punching way the hell up

Thu, Oct 22, 2020
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A work of breathtaking audacity. This is as perilous as comedy gets, and it’s very, very funny, often shockingly so. Sacha Baron Cohen’s scathing cultural strikes land like extinction-level asteroids.

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Lucky Grandma movie review: brittle old lady

Fri, May 22, 2020
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Wild sass, gentle comedy, shivs of poignancy, and instantly vivid characters add up to a wonderful riff on mob movies as a Chinatown granny faces off against gangsters. Tsai Chin is an absolute hoot.

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Extra Ordinary movie review: oh, the mundanity!

Sat, Apr 18, 2020
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Sly, sharp, and snarkily underplayed, this instant little masterpiece of fantasy comedy is as occasionally shockingly horrific as it is nonstop shockingly funny, peopled with instant fast friends.

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Birds of Prey: And the Fantabulous Emancipation of One Harley Quinn movie review: fantabulous

Thu, Feb 06, 2020
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Behold ladyrage given full candy-colored, sparkle-sprinkled voice in an ironically comical spectacle: Haha, isn’t this delightfully absurd? Or is it? This is kidding-not-kidding on celluloid.

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The Gentlemen movie review: sufficiently advanced crime

Thu, Jan 16, 2020
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Guy Ritchie ups his game on his signature subgenre with a hilariously sublime crime comedy that acts as mirror on the legit world and oozes with crackling cynicism about culture and politics as well.

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Uncut Gems movie review: diamond in the blech (LFF 2019)

Tue, Dec 24, 2019
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There is real cinematic tension in this own-worst-enemy tale of addiction and its ever escalating series of bad bets. But Adam Sandler’s unfettered arrogance renders it far from endearing or fun.

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Knives Out movie review: catch your death of fun (LFF 2019)

Mon, Nov 25, 2019
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An entirely entertaining murder-mystery jape; dryly funny, deliciously retro yet decidedly modern. Whenever you think you’ve got it figured out, it trips you up again… and you love it for doing so.

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Corporate Animals movie review: work is hell

Fri, Sep 20, 2019
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Corporate culture gets a delightfully twisted kick in the ass when a “team-building retreat” turns disastrous. As horror vies with comedy, the pitch(black)-perfect cast gets the balance just right.

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