REVIEW: Unhinged [2020]

I am wide-awake. **Potential Spoilers** There’s a big difference between getting cut-off white driving and finding yourself stuck behind a distracted driver at a green light. The former could have killed you. The latter is at most a frustrating inconvenience. There should therefore be a big difference in how you respond to both scenarios too. While a courtesy tap is all you need to wake someone up to the fact it’s time to go, the jerk in violation of traffic laws demands something more robust if for no other reason…

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REVIEW: Gloria Bell [2019]

We could all die tomorrow. I hate the argument that remakes of foreign films allow English-speakers to invest more in the story and performance because they aren’t dividing attention between dialogue and imagery, but I can’t deny some validity to the thought. There’s more to it than just what you hear, though, because a new environment also brings new context. But so does a subsequent viewing of the original. A second viewing provides something the first couldn’t because you are different while watching—emotionally, energetically, etc. So we ultimately appreciate some…

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