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DAHOMEY 😊

There was a pretty big line for this, so I jumped in – not necessarily knowing what it was all about. Went in totally blind. I’ll be honest, I don’t necessarily understand the energy or the message that is trying to be conveyed. The whole film feels very esoteric in many different ways. The camera work in this movie is very idyllic, but also a very long drawn-out 30-seconds-a-pop kind of shots. Add to that the demonic-sounding voiceover that comes,…

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AFI FEST 2024 (A RUNDOWN…)

For my first time at AFI (American Film Institute) Fest, I have to say I made a couple of mistakes when it came to signing up for screenings. I admittingly was lacking when it came to signing up for some of the big red carpet premieres that were here. Films like here (starring Tom Hanks and Robin Wright), Maria (starring Angelina Jolie), Juror #2 (which may be the very last film from Clint Eastwood), and heretic (starring Hugh Grant) will…

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GET OUT 🤩

There are two things that horror movies tend to iconize. The obvious ones are horror characters. Freddy, Jason, Michael Myers, and Leatherface are what I like to call the big four. Venerable horror figures with franchises that can last the test of time. Horror characters that multiple actors can play without anybody getting upset about it. I’m a man of a certain age, and the Halloween costumes of all four characters are just as relevant now as they were in…

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SMILE 2 😊

PREMISE Global pop star Sky Riley begins experiencing increasingly terrifying and explicable events. She’s forced to face her past as these events escalate everything surrounding her life. THE GOOD STUFF NAOMI SCOTT – There’s a big difference between what is referred to as a scream queen and just a good actress in a horror movie. Scream Queens encompass all the traditional things that have defined scream Queens over time (sex appeal, loud screaming, girl next door type of image). Scream…

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