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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Bros: A Mainstream Rom-Com That Proudly Plants A Rainbow Flag Into The Genre

November 01, 2022 / Aaron Haughton

Comedian Billy Eichner teams up with director Nicholas Stroller and producer Judd Apatow for Bros, a historic Rom-Com that proudly plants its rainbow flag into the genre in ways it’s never been before. The film is as informative as it is fun, dishing out LGBTQIA+ history along with the jokes jokes, but its tale of opposites attracting is a familiar one. As much as it pokes fun at the genre and its sappy tendencies, it also falls prey to the conventions itself, albeit in mostly amusing and humorous ways.

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Three Thousand Years Of Longing: A Visually Stimulating Love Letter To Storytelling

July 14, 2022 / Aaron Haughton

Following the massive success of Mad Max: Fury Road, Aussie writer/director George Miller returns with Three Thousand Years Of Longing, another visual stunner that boasts transportive qualities. It might not fulfill all your wishes, but the amount of potent cinema Miller bottles up into its modest runtime is certainly a commendable feat that dazzles more than it frustrates.

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Licorice Pizza: An Infectiously Freewheeling Romantic Hangout Film

January 08, 2022 / Aaron Haughton

Writer/director Paul Thomas Anderson resurrects the San Fernando Valley of the early 1970s in his latest charmer, Licorice Pizza. Blending coming-of-age, hangout, and romantic comedy elements ,PTA pulls from his childhood as well as his past catalogue to create his most enchanting, laugh-out-loud film to date.

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Poor Things: A Rapturously Fantastical Comedy About Female Liberation

Bros: A Mainstream Rom-Com That Proudly Plants A Rainbow Flag Into The Genre

Three Thousand Years Of Longing: A Visually Stimulating Love Letter To Storytelling

Licorice Pizza: An Infectiously Freewheeling Romantic Hangout Film