Posts tagged Dallas Film Critic
Caught Stealing is a gritty love letter to late 90s NYC that stops just short of greatness
Caught Stealing is a gritty love letter to late 90s NYC that stops just short of greatness

Caught Stealing is a grungy look back at late 90s New York life, which I absolutely love seeing on screen. However, this movie gets to third base but doesn't quite hit the home run I was hoping for. It's not because of the story, cinematography, or directing. Those elements are genuinely great, it's because of the amazing cast of characters we meet along the way, all of whom deserve their own stories.

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Eddington Movie Review: Ari Aster's COVID Western Is Raw, Unflinching, and Surprisingly Therapeutic
Eddington Movie Review: Ari Aster's COVID Western Is Raw, Unflinching, and Surprisingly Therapeutic

Set in May 2020 in the small town of Eddington, New Mexico, the film centers on a volatile standoff between a local sheriff (Joaquin Phoenix) and the town's mayor (Pedro Pascal). As tensions escalate, neighbors turn against neighbors in a powder keg situation that perfectly captures the societal fractures of the early COVID pandemic.

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