Her Private Hell
"Say it with me: I am a wholly unique consciousness."
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Couture
"Last night, I gave a special party to myself, with everything I love. I told myself I deserve it. I must make the most of life, no?...We are going to be just fine."
The Odyssey
"The song told of all my broken promises, and it said I don't want to return home."
Gail Daughtry and the Celebrity Sex Pass
The best way I can spin the fundamental flaw in Gail Daughtry and the Celebrity Sex Pass is to talk about a sweater. The titular Gail (Zoey Deutch) travels to LA with close friend and fellow hairdresser Otto (Miles Gutierrez-Riley), whose cardigan is emblazoned with the pattern from the
Night Nurse
"Everything I did before today wasn’t me. It was somebody else."
The Invite
"People forget that they deserve more. Somewhere along the way, they start living on crumbs."
Minions & Monsters
"Baby! Piñata, carbonara, lasagna."
You Should Also Watch - 2026
My mid-year check-in post.
Quick Hits: June 2026
A more productive month means fewer unreviewed releases.
Supergirl
"You are not always nice, but you are kind. You are not always perfect, but you are good"
Leviticus
Although Jennifer Kent's debut film, The Babadook, brought international attention to the Australian horror scene, little would come of it until nearly a decade later. Talk to Me kicked off the wave we're currently riding, for better or for worse (mostly better). That's fortunate
The Death of Robin Hood
"Knives cut bread as well as they do flesh. It's a question of balance."
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The Furious
"Who are you, really?"
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Disclosure Day
"Don't be afraid of what you don't know."
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Carolina Caroline
"How do you tell if you're good people pretending to be bad, or just bad people pretending to be good?"
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Masters of the Universe
"By the power of Grayskull, I have the power!"
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Backrooms
"We all have our loops."
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Quick Hits: May 2026
A quieter month, but it included some of the best of the year, which took up all my oxygen.
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Tuner
"Most of the pianos I fix never get played; they're just decorative. This one matters."
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Blue Heron
For the first chunk of Sophy Romvari's semi-autobiographical debut feature, it's not entirely clear what shape the story will take. It's introduced by a woman filming a cute seaside town, with a line or two of voice-over (presumably spoken by her) indicating
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I Love Boosters
"What you call fashion is really just making art out of life it fucking self."
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Corporate Retreat
"We don't want your money. We want your transcendence."
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Obsession
"All we have is time."
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Is God Is
"Them twins burnin’. They been burnin’."