Poor Things: A Rapturously Fantastical Comedy About Female Liberation

November 16, 2023 / Aaron Haughton

Yorgos Lanthimos reteams with Emma Stone and Tony McNamara for his latest extravagant and strange offering, Poor Things, which earned him a Golden Lion at the Venice International Film Festival. Based on the Scottish novel by Alasdair Gray, the film is a wildly imaginative and wickedly funny dark comedy, rich in theme, character, and color, that combines elements of gothic romance, fantasy, and sci-fi into an absolutely unforgettable cinematic confection.

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tags / 2023 Film, 2023 Films, Yorgos Lanthimos, Emma Stone, Tony McNamara, Adaptations, Sci-fi, Romance, Comedy, Absurdist Comedy, Fantasy, Willem Dafoe, Mark Ruffalo, Christopher Abbott, Films based on books

Killers Of The Flower Moon: A Sobering, Slow-Burning American Epic

October 27, 2023 / Aaron Haughton

For his 26th feature film, Killers Of The Flower Moon, legendary director Martin Scorsese reteams with Leonardo DiCaprio and Robert De Niro and forges a tight bond with the Osage nation to respectfully and authentically tell this true story of Indigenous injustice. Based off the book of the same name by David Grann which focuses more on the investigation of the sinister murders of the Osage, Scorsese interestingly pivots the film’s focus to the love and betrayal that rests at the center of the tragic story, yielding profound and sobering results.

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tags / 2023 Film, 2023 Films, Martin Scorsese, Leonardo DiCaprio, Lily Gladstone, Robert De Niro, Osage, True Crime, Crime\, Western, Gangster Film, Eric Roth, David Grann, Adaptations, Films based on a true story, Indigenous, Jesse Plemons, Brendan Fraser, Tatanka Means, Yancey Red Corn, William Belleau, Jillian Dion, Janae Collins, Cara Jade Myers, Tantoo Cardinal, John Lithgow

The Whale: A Sentimental Drama That Gets By On Its Performances

March 06, 2023 / Aaron Haughton

Following up his bonkers studio art film mother!, Darren Aronofsky pivots in an even smaller, more minimal, and restrained direction with his adaptation of Samuel Hunter’s 2012 play, The Whale. A self-professed “small movie with a big heart,” it’s a film overflowing with feeling, much of it sincere and played up to the rafters, that might not fully connect due to its narrative conveniences and overly stagey demeanor.

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White Noise: A Faithful Adaptation Of Don DeLillo's Death-Obsessed Postmodern Masterwork

December 12, 2022 / Aaron Haughton

Writer/director Noah Baumbach tackles Don DeLillo’s mid-80s postmodern masterwork, White Noise, in his most ambitious film to date. Although he struggles under the weight of this purportedly “unfilmable” novel’s heady themes and concepts, Baumbach faithfully captures the book’s essence and commendably brings it to life with a great deal of inspiration and enthusiasm.

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Poor Things: A Rapturously Fantastical Comedy About Female Liberation

Killers Of The Flower Moon: A Sobering, Slow-Burning American Epic

The Whale: A Sentimental Drama That Gets By On Its Performances

White Noise: A Faithful Adaptation Of Don DeLillo's Death-Obsessed Postmodern Masterwork