A chilled back approach following the mammoth last edition...
At first glance, one wouldn't think John Carpenter's cult classic would be a thematic double-billing - or that Free Guy would be worthy of being mentioned in the same sentence as They Live - but the two films of vastly different genres have more similarities upon further examination.
Viewers get a glimpse of life of mediocrity in a world where humans and cartoon characters live together in this comeback.
Praising Black representation and condemning the power structures that suppress it, a mother delivers an impassioned speech to her distant son.
Dracula evolved from a person to a monster and then from a monster to a person.
If “Good Time” was a lean exercise in suspense, “Uncut Gems” is an ongoing panic attack. It handcuffs us to an immoral man, made up of selfishness and unreliability. At every point, Adam Sandler connects himself to this idiotic soul, unearthing the misguided opportunism that comes with gambling addiction
“Unsung” does not begin to describe the obscurity Bayard Rustin endured in the shadows of the Civil Rights Movement
