Oppenheimer
Remember when Christopher Nolan made indies? We don’t either. Gone are the days of Memento and Insomnia, movies buoyed to success by raw power and word-of-mouth. Now every film Nolan makes is…
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Cocaine Bear + Summer Mailbag
On a hot summer night in June, Jon Butrin drove to Kansas City, MO to visit Tim Nelson for four days. They went swimming, ate barbecue, and watched Cocaine Bear….
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Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3
Nine years ago Guardians of the Galaxy burst on the scene like a breath of fresh air. Just as Marvel was starting to become repetitive and stale, Gunn introduced a brand new…
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You Won’t Be Alone
If Terrence Malick made a horror movie, it would look a lot like You Won’t Be Alone. But Alone wasn’t directed by a grizzled veteran with decades of films under…
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Dungeons and Dragons: Honor Among Thieves
Dungeons and Dragons: Honor Among Thieves is the Top Gun: Maverick of 2023. A movie you go into expecting nothing and walk out from in movie heaven. How can a film based…
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Babylon
Damien Chazelle burst onto the scene with 2014’s Whiplash, a perfect film and one of the most memorable theater experiences of all time. Two incredible movies followed: La La Land and First Man….
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The Fabelmans
Steven Spielberg. The name associated with the biggest moments in movie history. From killer sharks to Oskar Schindler, Spielberg re-defined movie magic, touched our hearts, and brought out the child…
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The Banshees of Inisherin
It’s November and that can only mean one thing: Oscar season is officially here! For the next three months, studios will be rolling out their best releases of 2022. Want…
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Holiday
In the 15 minutes of Googling I did about home renovation, the best advice I found was from Steve Watson. “You bought [your home] for a reason, because you liked…
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The Black Phone
Halloween is almost here which means it’s time for all things scary. To celebrate, we’re reviewing a horror movie released in June called The Black Phone. Or as we call…
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