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michaelzendejas72
Sep 83 min read
My Old Ass (2024) Review
One of the hardest parts about aging is thinking of everything you could have done, everything you should have done. But chasing the...
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michaelzendejas72
Sep 63 min read
Beetlejuice Beetlejuice (2024) Review
After more than three and a half decades, Tim Burton has finally provided audiences with a follow-up to his iconic 1988 comedy-horror....
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michaelzendejas72
Aug 173 min read
Top 10 Sports Films
The Olympics has come and gone, but it did leave me thinking about my favorite sports movies. This list is obviously not exhaustive, nor...
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michaelzendejas72
Aug 144 min read
Alien: Romulus (2024) Review
When I first heard about another addition to the Alien franchise, I was skeptical to say the least. We live in the era of reboots and...
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michaelzendejas72
Jul 53 min read
Maxxxine (2024) Review
From the grindhouse style of X (2022) to the technicolor nightmare that was Pearl (2022), it’s clear Ti West’s X trilogy has been a fun,...
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michaelzendejas72
Jun 293 min read
Kinds of Kindness (2024) Review
Less than half a year after winning four Oscars for Poor Things (a movie that I hated), Yorgos Lanthimos and Emma Stone are back. This...
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michaelzendejas72
Jun 213 min read
Fancy Dance (2024) Review
Erica Tremblay’s feature directorial debut is one of those incredible movies that manages to walk the line of several genres, switching...
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michaelzendejas72
Jun 13 min read
Top 10 Movies of 2024 (So Far)
With new Coppola, Eggers and more on the horizon, it can be easy to forget about all the great movies we’ve gotten this year, which is...
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michaelzendejas72
May 103 min read
I Saw the TV Glow (2024) Review
Jane Schoenbrun’s latest psychological horror-drama is one of those movies that’s impossible to describe. ‘Two friends deal with the...
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michaelzendejas72
Apr 192 min read
The Idea of You (2024) Review
I love romantic comedies; there’s room in my heart for art house masterpieces and popularly entertaining explorations of human...
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michaelzendejas72
Apr 112 min read
Chicken for Linda (2024) Review
Screening at Cannes last year before making its way to French theaters, Chiara Malta and Sébastien Laudenbach’s charmingly animated love...
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michaelzendejas72
Apr 54 min read
Monkey Man (2024) Review
I don’t know if this counts as a hot take, but action films have a bad rap. While it may be easy to dismiss the entire genre as shallow...
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michaelzendejas72
Mar 113 min read
Oscars Nonsense
Twenty-three years ago, Hayao Miyazaki won an Academy Award for Spirited Away (2001) but didn’t attend the ceremony in protest against...
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michaelzendejas72
Feb 274 min read
Dune 2 Review (Spoilers)
Denis Villeneuve’s gargantuan follow-up to his 2021 adaptation of Frank Herbert’s sci-fi epic has gotten widespread acclaim, and for good...
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michaelzendejas72
Feb 134 min read
EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW WITH TRAN ANH HUNG
My favorite movie of 2023 finally hits theaters this weekend! Telling the story of two chefs falling in love after decades spent working...
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michaelzendejas72
Jan 193 min read
Fallen Leaves (2023) Review
Finnish director Aki Kaurismäki has always excelled at providing insular gems that still manage to speak to the human condition with...
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michaelzendejas72
Jan 183 min read
Most Anticipated Movies of 2024
Right before I started writing this list, Bong Joon-ho’s Mickey17 was delayed indefinitely, which is heartbreaking since it was easily my...
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michaelzendejas72
Dec 31, 20237 min read
Top 23 Movies of 2023
· Films That Got Away I usually include a worst-of list before getting to my favorites, but this year I figured it’d be a better use...
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michaelzendejas72
Dec 21, 20233 min read
Ferrari (2023) Review
Michael Mann’s career has been filled with stylish, exciting dives into gender roles and the dangers of ambition; maybe that’s why this...
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michaelzendejas72
Dec 19, 20234 min read
Maestro (2023) Review
Despite the numbing wave of biopics we’ve seen recently, I still can’t help but find them kind of fascinating. It’s so interesting to see...
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