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Used Cars Review

John Gilpatrick — Sun, 13 Sep 2020 12:30:00 +0000

RATING: ***~ (3/4)(3 STARS) For his sophomore effort, following the lively and delightful I Wanna Hold Your Hand, director Robert Zemeckis went a little darker. Used Cars has the same manic energy that defined his feature film debut, but it’s applied in a satire of American capitalism that’s at times as biting and uncomfortable as […]

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I Wanna Hold Your Hand Review

John Gilpatrick — Tue, 08 Sep 2020 01:28:36 +0000

RATING: ***~ (3/4)(3 STARS) Robert Zemeckis films are a little like those of Steven Soderbergh in the sense that he’s a director who seems to be interested in a lot of different themes and applications of his medium. He’ll swing from Cast Away to The Polar Express without blinking an eye and later in the […]

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The Forgaughtens: Charlie’s Angels: Full Throttle (2003)

John Gilpatrick — Sun, 12 Jul 2020 13:20:25 +0000

I was pretty forgiving when I wrote last week about the 2000 Charlie’s Angels film. Yes, it’s packed with some really inappropriate and disappointing instances of cultural appropriation, but the three leads and the film’s very manic “turn of the millinnium” energy help it mostly succeed nonetheless. Thankfully, its sequel, 2003’s Charlie’s Angels: Full Throttle […]

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The Piano

John Gilpatrick — Sun, 05 Jul 2020 12:28:42 +0000

RATING: **** (4/4)(4 STARS) If you subscribe to the notion that the greatest movies transport you to a place you’ve never been and introduce you to people you’ve never known, The Piano is one of the greatest movies. Not your m.o.? Fine, but anyone who loves rousing melodramas, who appreciates impeccable acting, or who swoons […]

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The Forgaughtens: Charlie’s Angels (2000)

John Gilpatrick — Fri, 03 Jul 2020 14:40:14 +0000

In 2019, before movies were cancelled, a Charlie’s Angels reboot starring Kristin Stewart came and went from theaters without much of a peep. But unless you were squarely in MTV’s key demographic (super horny and roughly 12-28) at the dawn of the new millennium, you might not have even known this more recent Charlie’s Angels […]

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An Angel at My Table

John Gilpatrick — Sun, 21 Jun 2020 12:30:39 +0000

RATING: **Â½~ (2.5/4)(2.5 STARS) There’s nothing inherently cinematic about the story of Janet Frame’s life. She experiences indescribable tragedy, undergoes infuriatingly inappropriate mental health treatment, and ultimately turns these hardships into inspiration for a literary career that would make her known throughout the world. It is a life fully lived, but even putting it as […]

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Sweetie Review

John Gilpatrick — Sun, 14 Jun 2020 12:15:32 +0000

RATING: ***~ (3/4)(3 STARS) Sweetie is the debut film from writer-director Jane Campion, and to be totally frank, it completely shocked me. Its content is bizarre. Its composition is stunning. And its themes are both brutally heavy and totally mysterious. I can’t say I totally wrapped my head around the thing – it loses the […]

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Tony Scott Movies Ranked

John Gilpatrick — Sun, 31 May 2020 11:30:32 +0000

What did I learn after watching and reviewing every Tony Scott movie? Well, that I really like marathoning a director’s entire filmography, and I’ll be picking up at the start of another very soon. More notably and to the point, I learned that I freaking love Tony Scott movies! I already kind of knew that, […]

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George Miller Movies Ranked

John Gilpatrick — Thu, 28 May 2020 12:43:24 +0000

Over the last few months, I marathoned and wrote about every Tony Scott movie (culminating in a post just like this one – Tony Scott Movies Ranked), but somewhat more quietly, I’ve been running through the filmography of Australian director George Miller. This was primarily in an effort to keep up with the podcast Blank […]

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Unstoppable Review

John Gilpatrick — Sun, 24 May 2020 11:30:13 +0000

Click here to read my original Unstoppable review from 2010. RATING: **** (4/4)(4 STARS) Unstoppable is the last film from director Tony Scott, and it’s unquestionably one of his very best. In a time now when all action movies seem to be required to run two and a half hours or so, this is the […]

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