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The B.A.D.S. by The Goods, 2023

Ladies and germs! We gather today to celebrate that which was most important in cinema in 2023

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Argylle (2024)

Argylle comes on the heels of his cynical, violent, goofy quasi-parody espionage franchise, Kingsman crumbling to critical and box office oblivion.

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The King’s Man (2021)

Who, exactly, was clamoring to see Matthew Vaughn’s World War 1 movie?

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X-Men: First Class (2011)

In many ways, I’m the ideal viewer for X-Men: First Class.

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Kingsman: The Golden Circle (2017)

Kingsman: The Golden Circle is demonstrably worse than Kingsman: The Secret Service, but there’s no single reason why.

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Kingsman: The Secret Service (2014)

There are plenty of directors that grow whose work grows in resonance with each release.

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Under the Skin (2013)

I have some ambivalence towards Under the Skin, Jonathan Glazer’s third film.

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Kick-Ass (2010)

Kick-Ass isn’t really one movie.

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American Fiction (2023)

American Fiction, the debut film by Cord Jefferson, fills in one of my favorite niches, one that could always use more films

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Stardust (2007)

Stardust is a rare breed: A standalone, high-budget, live-action fairytale unaffiliated with any franchise or extended universe.