Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery (2022) Review – Rian Johnson’s fun whodunit takes jabs at excess wealth + toxic influencer culture

I’ve been anticipating the sequel to Knives Out for some time now. The 2019 movie was nominated for Best Original Screenplay and stands as one of my top 10 of that year. Instead of gloomy and gray New England, detective Benoit Blanc (Daniel Craig, enjoying himself even more here) now travels to a bright, sunny …

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Indie Weekend Roundup: The Reluctant Fundamentalist review

It's the last weekend of MSPfest and it's been great watching a bunch of indie films. Saw The Hunt last night and this is my initial reaction: Well-crafted & well-acted Danish thriller The Hunt is taut and extremely unsettling. It's one of those films that REALLY got under my skin. — FlixChatter (@FlixChatter) April 29, …

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DVD Review: Nine

"Style is the new content," Kate Hudson's character Stephanie, an American fashion journalist working for Vogue told Guido Contini. Well, that's about sums up the sensibility of this movie, which is nothing short of style over substance. Based on Frederico Fellini's 8-1/2 (reviewed by guest blogger Rockerdad), it centers on the renowned Italian director Guido …

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NINE Musical Trailer 3

Man, I've been giving so much free publicity for the Weinsteins but I can't help myself. I thought the second trailer of the NINE musical flick couldn't get any more awesome. Well I was wrong. In this third trailer, we finally hear the man speak. Daniel Day-Lewis is sporting a believable Italian accent as Guido …

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