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‘The Beach Bum’ Review: McConaughey Makes an Otherwise Forgettable Movie Memorable

Sean Cordy - March 10, 2019

Here’s a partial list of the crazy things Matthew McConaughey does in Harmony Korine’s latest project, The Beach Bum: has sex with a woman...

‘Us’ Review: Jordan Peele Holds Nothing Back in Haunting ‘Get Out’ Follow-Up

Sean Cordy - March 9, 2019

I’m not here to discuss the racial politics of Us, Jordan Peele’s follow-up to Get Out. There is a conversation to be had but...

Review: Steven Soderbergh’s High Flying Bird is Smart Movie Filmed on a Smartphone

Sean Cordy - February 15, 2019

Shot on an iPhone. There, it’s been said. Let’s move on. I’d write that if filming with a phone didn’t have a higher purpose. That seems like...

Review: ‘The Hour and The Day’ May Be the Best Episode of True Detective Season 3

Sean Cordy - January 28, 2019

I probably hold the first season of True Detective to an impossibly high standard. There hasn't been a show since that I've watched in a...

“love” is an Inoffensive, Intriguing Return for Michael Bublé

Sean Cordy - December 10, 2018

Maybe this is an unfair assessment of Michael Bublé, but he’ll probably be forever known as the guy the Christmas song guy. He even...

Netflix, Orson Welles, and The Act of Processing Film History

Sean Cordy - November 25, 2018

I don’t know if I liked The Other Side of The Wind. I don’t know if I liked it. Loved it. Loathed it. But I...

Halloween: Adapting the Series to the Present

Sean Cordy - October 24, 2018

There are two theories about Michael Myers. Dr. Loomis suggested that the famed serial killer is simply pure evil. Others empathetically insist he must...

Review: The Night Comes For Us is One of the Best Action Movies of the Year

Sean Cordy - October 23, 2018

John Wick killed three guys with a pencil. In The Night Comes for Us, Ito (Joe Taslim) kills a guy with a cue ball then...

Bradley Cooper Unlocks New Power from ‘La Vie En Rose’ for A Star is Born

Sean Cordy - October 21, 2018

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s8zZlP7s2NY Despite all the hype surrounding A Star is Born, I walked in skeptical that it was the inspiring masterpiece some claim. Listening to Jimmy...

Fantastic Fest Review: Suspiria is an Incredibly Polarizing & Rewarding Test of Patience

Sean Cordy - September 27, 2018

Here’s where I’ll diverge from other reviewers gleefully caught up in the hellscape that is Luca Guadagnino’s Suspiria. It’s not scary. At least, it’s not...